What I'm Looking Forward To After Pregnancy : ) Hmm, shall I count down the days? Nah...that seems too long of a wait. What will make it go by faster is knowing how many weeks I'll have left. So, starting next Wed. I'll be 9months and will be having 4 weeks left!!! OMG...I have 2 weeks left for work and then additional 2 weeks to stay home and rest before the BIG day!!! I'm kinda nervous just because I have NO idea what's going to happen since every labor is different, but I'll be glad that my baby's going to finally be out!!! Long time waiting...I've been wanting to be a mother for so long and have LOVED children all my life.!!!! It'll be a nice role change for myself. I can only pray to be a supermom. I'll do the best that I can.
When she's out, here's what I'm totally looking forward to. I can't wait to...
-be a mom
-Holding Kris in my arms to sleep again. Right now, I have a million pillows between him and I :)
-LOOSE the weight, excercise and watch what I eat again. I need to get back in shape to be in a wedding next summer! Good inspiration huh?
-To wear my cute clothes again. My wardrobe will seem like brand new, since it's just been sitting in the closet for these past 9 months
-I'm sooo excited to wear jeans with belts again!!!
-Grow my hair long again. Perhaps I'll get my hair colored after nursing, of course.
-Eat a HOT DOG!!! The bad ones too. I can't right now because it's all processed meat and I don't even want to know what's in there.
I will miss her being inside and being protected by me. I did the best that I could to supply the right food, protect her and myself from any harms. I'll also miss her hiccups that she' s getting everyday by me.
These are the things that I won't miss:
-the good ol' painful constipation
-the terrible aches and pains on your limbs,hips and wherever else on your body
-the extra weight
-the back pains
-the uncontrollable appetite in the end
-the no eating foods that's spicy, processed or with msg.
-the no coloring your hair or using any weird products on your skin and what not
-the constant pee-ing in the end
-the must sleep on your left side
-the pregnancy clothes
-the feeling of being impaired since you have to be sooo careful of yourself.
-taking very expensive prescribed prenatal vitamins
2008-05-12 (34 weeks)
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to myself : ) I'll consider today as my day too since many women have told me that I'm considered being part of this group now. I do have a live baby with a heartbeat and everything too. So, what did I do for myself? I pampered myself by getting a pedicure and manicure since I won't have a chance later when baby's out. I've waited long enough to get my nails this long and they're now the longest i've had it without chipping or breaking, so why not right?
Kris slepted at 5am working on some freelance gig and told me happy mothers day when he came to bed. That was sweet. He then got me some flowers and a dvd movie called, "Look Who's Talking Too" in the morning. I love this movie! The little girl in there is sooo adorable. I can't wait to see it again!
I deserve this pampering too because I'm pretty set on getting ready for baby. I was totally nesting this whole weekend. Yesterday, I packed for all of us to the hospital. We got her sheets on the crib, put together her swing and bouncer. We washed the rest of her clothes and I even got my car steamed cleaned from sands and what other filthy stains I've had. We also began putting her car seat and stroller in. My car looks brand new...I love it!!! I found a coupon to get this internal steam cleaning done for only $40, while this other location was charging $109. I love a sweet bargain to save!!!
We then went to his aunt Jan's get together and it was really nice to see everyone again. Everyone's excited to meet our daughter and we can't wait for her to meet everyone. Most mom's there think's that I'll be delivering her early since she was sitting low in my belly, so we'll see how it goes. I keep telling baby to just chill inside until pass 37 weeks, at least. Trust me, we're just as excited to meet her too, but just not this soon. She'll have her moment to shine in no time, so no rush baby. Thank you for those that wished me a happy mother's day through cards, text messaging and in person..love you all!!!
2008-05-07 (34 weeks)
How to or avoid inducing yourself... Here's some natural ways to induce yourself if you're late or like me with my early contractions, I'd like to avoid this as much as possible.
If only someone had told me what contractions were. Many women don't even know what it is until detected by the doctors, like me. Here's the best way to describe it. Every few minutes or so, your stomach hardens (mostly on top) and you feel this rush of pressure on your chest. Then you're out of breath for a few seconds. This will happen ever few minutes. Before, not knowing what it was, I thought it was baby moving up towards my chest area and creating this pressure. Who knew...
Sexual intercourse - This works in two ways to induce labor. First, female orgasm can bring on contractions. Second, semen contains prostaglandins. Prostaglandins work to help ripe and soften the cervix.
Walking - Walking may help to get baby to drop into proper position.
Nipple stimulation- Stimulating the nipples triggers the production of natural oxytocin. Oxytocin contracts the uterus.
Raspberry Leaf Tea - Rasberry leaf tea is not actually known for it's labor inducing properties, but it is believed to be helpful in toning the uterus and helping with labor.
Cinnamon stick tea - Take cinnamin sticks and boil them into a tea and drink. It actually tastes good so even if it doesn't bring on labor it may help you to relax.
Evening primrose oil- Evening primrose oil comes in small capsules similar to vitamin E. It is believed to help soften and ripen the cervix.
Accupressure - Accupressure may be helpful in inducing labor. Some pressure points you can try are the roof of your mouth, the webbing of your fingers between your pointer finger and thumb, and above the ankle about four fingerspaces above is a pressure point.
Visualization/relaxation - Relaxation can help with labor induction. Try doing relaxation exercisers. They are also good practice for when labor actually begins.
Pineapple, cumin tea, eggplant parmesan, and spicy foods - are another thing you can try.
Other methods we do not recommend for inducing labor
Castor oil- Castor oil is also used for inducing labor. It tastes horrible! It is likely to make you feel sick and it probably won't work.
Herbs - There are other herbs you can use to induce labor. Without consulting your doctor or midwife we do not recommend the use of herbs.
2008-05-07 (34 weeks)
8th month-2nd doctors visit YAY!!!! I've made it to 34rth week. I just don't want her to come out this early. Late would be better for me and my family since my brothers wedding is the week before her due date. Of course we can't attend This visit was just to see how everything's coming along. My doc was on vacation, so I had a great nurse practitioner. Again my blood pressure and baby is doing great. She measured my belly from top to bottom and thinks that she's slightly above average in her size. I wanted to hear that from her since I've been concerned about her size. I just want her to be at least 7pds. Other than that, we talked about my weight gain and that it's normal. Next week I can begin to walk again, since I can't now because I've been getting some early braxton hicks contractions. She thinks the weight gain is also due to my swollen joints. On my next visit, I might get another cervix check to see I've begun to dialating. EEEEKKKK, i'm getting nervous. I just hope and pray that god will take care of me and baby when the time comes.
I'm kinda nervous just because I have NO idea what's going to happen since every labor is different, but I'll be glad that my baby's going to finally be out!!! Long time waiting...I've been wanting to be a mother for so long and have LOVED children all my life.!!!! It'll be a nice role change for myself. I can only pray to be a supermom. I'll do the best that I can. 
He then got me some flowers and a dvd movie called, "Look Who's Talking Too" in the morning. I love this movie! The little girl in there is sooo adorable. I can't wait to see it again!
This visit was just to see how everything's coming along. My doc was on vacation, so I had a great nurse practitioner. Again my blood pressure and baby is doing great. She measured my belly from top to bottom and thinks that she's slightly above average in her size. I wanted to hear that from her since I've been concerned about her size. I just want her to be at least 7pds. Other than that, we talked about my weight gain and that it's normal. Next week I can begin to walk again, since I can't now because I've been getting some early braxton hicks contractions. She thinks the weight gain is also due to my swollen joints. On my next visit, I might get another cervix check to see I've begun to dialating. EEEEKKKK, i'm getting nervous. I just hope and pray that god will take care of me and baby when the time comes. 