Comments on: Ten Long Months… http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/04/13/ten-long-months/ a real look at a 20 something mom Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:41:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=201 By: Justice Jonesie http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/04/13/ten-long-months/comment-page-1/#comment-693 Justice Jonesie Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:08:15 +0000 http://theyoungmommylife.com/?p=786#comment-693 WOW! You just wrote my story. I'm 5'1 and gained between 50-60lbs with all three of my pregnancies. I was sooooo uncomfortable. My pelvis hurt like hell, I couldn't sit, walk, sleep, anything. but i was on bedrest. NIGHTMARE!! WOW! You just wrote my story. I’m 5’1 and gained between 50-60lbs with all three of my pregnancies. I was sooooo uncomfortable. My pelvis hurt like hell, I couldn’t sit, walk, sleep, anything. but i was on bedrest. NIGHTMARE!!

]]> By: tmpringl http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/04/13/ten-long-months/comment-page-/#comment-692 tmpringl Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:35:13 +0000 http://theyoungmommylife.com/?p=786#comment-692 @Mrs. W - Awww!!! The twins are here! Congrats! :) @Mrs. W – Awww!!! The twins are here! Congrats! :)

]]> By: Mrs. W http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/04/13/ten-long-months/comment-page-1/#comment-691 Mrs. W Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:22:42 +0000 http://theyoungmommylife.com/?p=786#comment-691 wow! only women are built to handle the joys and pains of pregnancy... with my oldest, i missed my whole first trimester (long story) and i was underweight so i had to do some catching up with my weight. i had a subchorionic hemorrage & i was on bedrest from week 26 to week 37, got the "sugars" a.k.a. gestational diabetes so i had to have this wack strict diet. (but i had some people sneak me foods i liked every now and then, lol) and as you know, we were expecting twins really soon and they came last thursday. but before they did, i was on bedrest since february. my stomach was stretched to capacity to the point where i now have minor burns that i'm nursing as we speak. my body couldnt handle all of the baby weight, fluid, etc. they were good sizes and my doc said i was hours within rupturing if he had not delivered them when he did cuz my body just couldnt handle anymore and i was thinning out. but besides that, i was in the hospital since last tuesday to stop my contractions and i was going home thursday when they strated up again. they put me back on i.v. meds to stop them for the 3rd time, but it didnt take AND i had a reaction to it. my skin turned bright red, i broke out in hives, and was on FIRE!!!! i also have minor burns from that as well....but they are here, are beautiful and doing well. trust and believe tho, ABSOLUTELY, POSTIVELY NO MORE BABIES FOR ME!!!!!!!!!! wow! only women are built to handle the joys and pains of pregnancy…

with my oldest, i missed my whole first trimester (long story) and i was underweight so i had to do some catching up with my weight. i had a subchorionic hemorrage & i was on bedrest from week 26 to week 37, got the “sugars” a.k.a. gestational diabetes so i had to have this wack strict diet. (but i had some people sneak me foods i liked every now and then, lol)

and as you know, we were expecting twins really soon and they came last thursday. but before they did, i was on bedrest since february. my stomach was stretched to capacity to the point where i now have minor burns that i’m nursing as we speak. my body couldnt handle all of the baby weight, fluid, etc. they were good sizes and my doc said i was hours within rupturing if he had not delivered them when he did cuz my body just couldnt handle anymore and i was thinning out. but besides that, i was in the hospital since last tuesday to stop my contractions and i was going home thursday when they strated up again. they put me back on i.v. meds to stop them for the 3rd time, but it didnt take AND i had a reaction to it. my skin turned bright red, i broke out in hives, and was on FIRE!!!! i also have minor burns from that as well….but they are here, are beautiful and doing well. trust and believe tho, ABSOLUTELY, POSTIVELY NO MORE BABIES FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: tmpringl http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/04/13/ten-long-months/comment-page-/#comment-690 tmpringl Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:35:41 +0000 http://theyoungmommylife.com/?p=786#comment-690 @Humps - Don't think because you had a great pregnancy (argh!! LOL) that you will have a sucky labor. One has nothing to do with the other. Whatever happens, you will be fine! But the best thing about labor is that it doesn't last forever, whereas I feel like pregnancy drags on and on. That's the only thing that got me through labor with my daughter. I kept thinking, "Well, that's one less contraction. One minute closer. One hour closer...." And so on and so on. You'll make it through and then we can trade labor stories. (Trust me, I won't scar you with mine just yet!) @Humps – Don’t think because you had a great pregnancy (argh!! LOL) that you will have a sucky labor. One has nothing to do with the other. Whatever happens, you will be fine!

But the best thing about labor is that it doesn’t last forever, whereas I feel like pregnancy drags on and on. That’s the only thing that got me through labor with my daughter. I kept thinking, “Well, that’s one less contraction. One minute closer. One hour closer….” And so on and so on. You’ll make it through and then we can trade labor stories. (Trust me, I won’t scar you with mine just yet!)

]]> By: tmpringl http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/04/13/ten-long-months/comment-page-1/#comment-689 tmpringl Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:33:02 +0000 http://theyoungmommylife.com/?p=786#comment-689 @ Kaye - Reading your comment made me realize I had forgetten some of the symptoms. I guess you really do forget, huh? I had that faintheadness stuff a lot and this babe also gave me heart palpupitations, as well. Doctors really have no clue when it comes to the size of babies, do they? Mine kept saying, "Don't worry, the baby's measuring right on the money. Eight pounds, tops." Um, yeah. (I LOVE my doctor though, don't get me wrong.) But they are miraculous little beings aren't they? I'm so glad I had 'em! @ Kaye – Reading your comment made me realize I had forgetten some of the symptoms. I guess you really do forget, huh? I had that faintheadness stuff a lot and this babe also gave me heart palpupitations, as well.

Doctors really have no clue when it comes to the size of babies, do they? Mine kept saying, “Don’t worry, the baby’s measuring right on the money. Eight pounds, tops.” Um, yeah. (I LOVE my doctor though, don’t get me wrong.)

But they are miraculous little beings aren’t they? I’m so glad I had ‘em!

]]> By: tmpringl http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/04/13/ten-long-months/comment-page-/#comment-688 tmpringl Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:29:32 +0000 http://theyoungmommylife.com/?p=786#comment-688 @Leah - Duh, I didn't answer your question! He was a 9-pounder! My daughter was 8 pounds, 5 ounces. @Leah – Duh, I didn’t answer your question! He was a 9-pounder! My daughter was 8 pounds, 5 ounces.

]]> By: tmpringl http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/04/13/ten-long-months/comment-page-1/#comment-687 tmpringl Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:28:26 +0000 http://theyoungmommylife.com/?p=786#comment-687 @Ms. Bar B - No, morning sickness, huh? <em>*putting "Ms. Bar B on my list of mama's who are gonna hear it from me*</em> Oh, wait, you passed a kidney stone? <em>*erasing her name off the list*</em> Never mind! LOL. @Ms. Bar B – No, morning sickness, huh?

*putting “Ms. Bar B on my list of mama’s who are gonna hear it from me*

Oh, wait, you passed a kidney stone?
*erasing her name off the list*

Never mind! LOL.

]]> By: tmpringl http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/04/13/ten-long-months/comment-page-/#comment-686 tmpringl Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:26:28 +0000 http://theyoungmommylife.com/?p=786#comment-686 @Leah - Aww, you have no idea how happy am I for you! I didn't like pregnancy not one bit (well, except for the eating desserts part) but I LOVE pregnant women. Y'all are sooo cute!! I can't wait to hear updates! And going to school while pregnant always sucks. I remember having to sit sideways in the desk and if a pen rolled off onto the floor? Oh, well, it would just have to stay there! LOL. But you'll do fine I'm sure. Such a good mommy! :) @Leah – Aww, you have no idea how happy am I for you! I didn’t like pregnancy not one bit (well, except for the eating desserts part) but I LOVE pregnant women. Y’all are sooo cute!! I can’t wait to hear updates! And going to school while pregnant always sucks. I remember having to sit sideways in the desk and if a pen rolled off onto the floor? Oh, well, it would just have to stay there! LOL. But you’ll do fine I’m sure. Such a good mommy! :)

]]> By: Leah http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/04/13/ten-long-months/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Leah Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:14:08 +0000 http://theyoungmommylife.com/?p=786#comment-685 I enjoyed both of my pregnancies with my girls (and so far this 3rd one is easy breasy as well, with little symptoms). I've never had bad morning sickness as long as I kept food in my stomach, didn't have complications, relatively easy and uneventful deliveries, etc. The worst part is now small I am (like you, not even 5 foot) and how big my babies are (both of those factors apparently run in my family). My belly gets painfully HUGE because it has no where to go, to the point I can't drive after about 8 months because I can't fit in behind the wheel. And oh, how the belly brings the backaches and heart burn, which results in little sleep. But really, that's the extent of my complaints. I've been sooo lucky. I'm only 5 or 6 weeks now and while I'm excited about experiencing pregnancy again (because it's amazing and beautiful aspects far out weigh the issues), I do dread those last 2 months especially while going to school full time! Last time I was able to take the last month of high school off and the last month of work off, so I'm not sure how I will manage this. Oy. Anyways, great topic! Just how big was your baby boy when he was delivered? I enjoyed both of my pregnancies with my girls (and so far this 3rd one is easy breasy as well, with little symptoms). I’ve never had bad morning sickness as long as I kept food in my stomach, didn’t have complications, relatively easy and uneventful deliveries, etc.

The worst part is now small I am (like you, not even 5 foot) and how big my babies are (both of those factors apparently run in my family). My belly gets painfully HUGE because it has no where to go, to the point I can’t drive after about 8 months because I can’t fit in behind the wheel. And oh, how the belly brings the backaches and heart burn, which results in little sleep. But really, that’s the extent of my complaints. I’ve been sooo lucky.

I’m only 5 or 6 weeks now and while I’m excited about experiencing pregnancy again (because it’s amazing and beautiful aspects far out weigh the issues), I do dread those last 2 months especially while going to school full time! Last time I was able to take the last month of high school off and the last month of work off, so I’m not sure how I will manage this. Oy.

Anyways, great topic! Just how big was your baby boy when he was delivered?

]]> By: Ms. Bar B http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/04/13/ten-long-months/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Ms. Bar B Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:57:48 +0000 http://theyoungmommylife.com/?p=786#comment-684 Awww, I love looking at baby bumps and stalking women while they breastfeed, lol. Before you call the cops and report me, just know that the lovely hospital where I delivered, which is suppose to be ALL about breastfeeding, gave my beautiful bundle of joy NIPPLE CONFUSION. I could have seriously hurt the entire hospital, but instead I sat there in my hospital bed and just cried and watch one nurse "accidently" pour out my breast milk TWICE. Bitch!... Oh yeah, this is supposed to be about pregnancy stories/experiences, lol... I really enjoyed being pregnant. I had no morning sickness, I didn't get very big, which was a problem for other pregnant moms as they kept asking me if I was sure that I was as far along as I'd said AND by scaring me half to death that something must be wrong with my kid, and I never went into labor. I just walked in and came out four days later with my little girl. Wait, don't start hatin' yet because as lovely as that sounds, I also... -was hospitalized at 29 weeks for 4 days with a kidney infection and had to pass a kidney stone! I'd say that kinda makes up for never having experienced contractions because kidney stones are no joke, owie! -had depression so bad throughout my whole pregnancy that I considered killing myself or her father, lol. I was gonna have to be one of us dammit! -had trouble relating to the baby I was carrying until the middle of my pregnancy. I thought it was super silly to read to my belly at first, but I got over it. And just like all of you mommies I wouldn't trade the experience or my daughter for anything in the entire universe. In fact, I can't wait to be pregnant again. So much so that if they manufactured sperm in a lab I'd be first in line to get knocked up, haha. Awww, I love looking at baby bumps and stalking women while they breastfeed, lol. Before you call the cops and report me, just know that the lovely hospital where I delivered, which is suppose to be ALL about breastfeeding, gave my beautiful bundle of joy NIPPLE CONFUSION. I could have seriously hurt the entire hospital, but instead I sat there in my hospital bed and just cried and watch one nurse “accidently” pour out my breast milk TWICE. Bitch!…

Oh yeah, this is supposed to be about pregnancy stories/experiences, lol…

I really enjoyed being pregnant. I had no morning sickness, I didn’t get very big, which was a problem for other pregnant moms as they kept asking me if I was sure that I was as far along as I’d said AND by scaring me half to death that something must be wrong with my kid, and I never went into labor. I just walked in and came out four days later with my little girl.

Wait, don’t start hatin’ yet because as lovely as that sounds, I also…

-was hospitalized at 29 weeks for 4 days with a kidney infection and had to pass a kidney stone! I’d say that kinda makes up for never having experienced contractions because kidney stones are no joke, owie!

-had depression so bad throughout my whole pregnancy that I considered killing myself or her father, lol. I was gonna have to be one of us dammit!

-had trouble relating to the baby I was carrying until the middle of my pregnancy. I thought it was super silly to read to my belly at first, but I got over it.

And just like all of you mommies I wouldn’t trade the experience or my daughter for anything in the entire universe. In fact, I can’t wait to be pregnant again. So much so that if they manufactured sperm in a lab I’d be first in line to get knocked up, haha.

]]> By: kaye http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/04/13/ten-long-months/comment-page-1/#comment-683 kaye Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:41:44 +0000 http://theyoungmommylife.com/?p=786#comment-683 Yep. I had hard ones too. My first one had me on bedrest for the first 5 months. Hard to do bedrest when you have to keep getting up to vomit. All-day sickness, faintheadedness, belly-button pain (which sounds hilarious, but it hurt like hell)...all of that. Second baby had me sick all the time, for almost all my pregancy. There are still some foods I can't eat because of how it felt when I threw them up. And that was back in 2004. She was 11 days late. I'm small and skinny, but I make monster-sized babies. I remember the doctor kept saying I was measuring small, and I was like, "trust me, the baby isn't small". In fact, the second one was 8 lb. 5 oz. and the doctor had the nerve to tell me after delivering her, "You have a deep pelvic cavity, you're made for babies. You should have more." ARE YOU CRAZY?! Throw in postpartum depression and both kids having extreme colic and I don't know how I'm sane enough to still be here. But, they are the best things that ever happened to me, and I wouldn't trade the experience for anything! Yep. I had hard ones too. My first one had me on bedrest for the first 5 months. Hard to do bedrest when you have to keep getting up to vomit. All-day sickness, faintheadedness, belly-button pain (which sounds hilarious, but it hurt like hell)…all of that. Second baby had me sick all the time, for almost all my pregancy. There are still some foods I can’t eat because of how it felt when I threw them up. And that was back in 2004. She was 11 days late. I’m small and skinny, but I make monster-sized babies. I remember the doctor kept saying I was measuring small, and I was like, “trust me, the baby isn’t small”. In fact, the second one was 8 lb. 5 oz. and the doctor had the nerve to tell me after delivering her, “You have a deep pelvic cavity, you’re made for babies. You should have more.” ARE YOU CRAZY?! Throw in postpartum depression and both kids having extreme colic and I don’t know how I’m sane enough to still be here. But, they are the best things that ever happened to me, and I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything!

]]> By: HumpsNBump http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/04/13/ten-long-months/comment-page-1/#comment-681 HumpsNBump Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:38:16 +0000 http://theyoungmommylife.com/?p=786#comment-681 Great post Young Mommy. I may have to come back to this and comment once I deliver the little peanut. Over the last nine months, I have had a great pregnancy. I am so lucky and blessed. But now I'm scared that I'll make up for an amazing pregnancy with a very long and painful delivery. It's definitely keeping me up at night!! Will definitely let the blog world know when it does happen. ~ humps Great post Young Mommy. I may have to come back to this and comment once I deliver the little peanut. Over the last nine months, I have had a great pregnancy. I am so lucky and blessed.

But now I’m scared that I’ll make up for an amazing pregnancy with a very long and painful delivery. It’s definitely keeping me up at night!! Will definitely let the blog world know when it does happen.

~ humps

]]> By: tmpringl http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/04/13/ten-long-months/comment-page-/#comment-680 tmpringl Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:19:11 +0000 http://theyoungmommylife.com/?p=786#comment-680 Why you gotta make me feel bad for complaining? LOL. I know you had a horrible pregnancy - I think that's why your son is such a sweetie pie kid - PLUS he looks just like you! Why you gotta make me feel bad for complaining? LOL. I know you had a horrible pregnancy – I think that’s why your son is such a sweetie pie kid – PLUS he looks just like you!

]]> By: Courtney http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/04/13/ten-long-months/comment-page-1/#comment-682 Courtney Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:52:33 +0000 http://theyoungmommylife.com/?p=786#comment-682 Ooohweee, u sure u ready for this? Lol. Let's see: - I spent a total of 16 weeks on bed rest and 50 of those days were spent trapped in a hospital. - I got trans-vaginal ultrasounds from 14 weeks until I delieved @ 36 weeks I had to have weekly, sometime bi-weekly - I had to have a painful amniocentisis - I had to have a stitch put around my cervix - I had to get a weekly hormone shot to keep my uterus relaxed - I had to inject myself with Heparin twice a day which I can still see the bruises on my leg from the injection sites...that ish was painful! - I also had to inject myself with insulin twice daily. So that's 29 injections per week, unless I was in the hospital and they gave me more insulin - I had horrible "morning" sickness and got a stomach virus twice...within a matter of weeks. - I had to get 2 painful steriod shots for his lungs I could keep going here but I won't. Needless to say, I did not get to enjoy being pregnant. Only thing I liked is that I only gained 5 pounds and lost over 20 when we was born! I couldn't enjoy wearing maternity tops to show off my nice round belly to the world b.c most of the time I was in a hospital gown or in bed. I didn't get a chance to go to a lamaze class and experience what that was like, etc. The crazy thing is that even after all that, I do miss being pregnant. Because I was so high risk I got to see my son and hear his heartbeat all the time. I miss having a hard round belly to rub on instead of this blubber I now have. I miss him being inside of me, rubbing on him, talking to him, when the kicks weren't severe, etc. We will never have that type closeness again. I guess that's why I like to cuddle with him at night or can't let him spend the night away from me yet. I watch my son a lot when he sleeps and just stare at him. I look at all his lil parts and think, "wow...u were once really inside me and I CREATED you"! If that isn't one of the most fasinating things in the WORLD then idk what is. But no matter how much I miss those things, lets be clear: [In Chris Tucker's voice] I will neva, eva, eva, eva, eva, eva have another child and go through that again!!!!!!! Ooohweee, u sure u ready for this? Lol. Let’s see:
- I spent a total of 16 weeks on bed rest and 50 of those days were spent trapped in a hospital.
- I got trans-vaginal ultrasounds from 14 weeks until I delieved @ 36 weeks I had to have weekly, sometime bi-weekly
- I had to have a painful amniocentisis
- I had to have a stitch put around my cervix
- I had to get a weekly hormone shot to keep my uterus relaxed
- I had to inject myself with Heparin twice a day which I can still see the bruises on my leg from the injection sites…that ish was painful!
- I also had to inject myself with insulin twice daily. So that’s 29 injections per week, unless I was in the hospital and they gave me more insulin
- I had horrible “morning” sickness and got a stomach virus twice…within a matter of weeks.
- I had to get 2 painful steriod shots for his lungs

I could keep going here but I won’t. Needless to say, I did not get to enjoy being pregnant. Only thing I liked is that I only gained 5 pounds and lost over 20 when we was born! I couldn’t enjoy wearing maternity tops to show off my nice round belly to the world b.c most of the time I was in a hospital gown or in bed. I didn’t get a chance to go to a lamaze class and experience what that was like, etc.

The crazy thing is that even after all that, I do miss being pregnant. Because I was so high risk I got to see my son and hear his heartbeat all the time. I miss having a hard round belly to rub on instead of this blubber I now have. I miss him being inside of me, rubbing on him, talking to him, when the kicks weren’t severe, etc. We will never have that type closeness again. I guess that’s why I like to cuddle with him at night or can’t let him spend the night away from me yet.

I watch my son a lot when he sleeps and just stare at him. I look at all his lil parts and think, “wow…u were once really inside me and I CREATED you”! If that isn’t one of the most fasinating things in the WORLD then idk what is. But no matter how much I miss those things, lets be clear: [In Chris Tucker's voice] I will neva, eva, eva, eva, eva, eva have another child and go through that again!!!!!!!

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