I didn't even realize that all crib mattresses are not created alike? I found this mattress through a forum that people say fits the crib model well:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sealy-Baby-Ultra-Rest-Crib-and-Toddler-Bed-Mattress/12662573#Specifications
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Placenta Previa! Found at 23 Weeks
At my ultrasound today the sonographer found that my placenta was lying very low, so low in fact that it's considered "marginal placenta previa". I know what this is through other women on the Shady Grove Graduates page: it's where the placenta is lying on, across, or (in my case) very near to the cervix. This can become an issue later in pregnancy: it can cause heavy bleeding, and the bleeding itself may trigger labor.
Usually this is controlled through bedrest. I won't need bedrest if I don't bleed though, so I am really hoping this placenta decides to cooperate and move up as my uterus grows. I am terrified of bleeding. At this point, I've had OHSS, a morphine drip at 5 weeks pg, 4 surgeries, one lost baby, 2 ovarian cysts, and four gall bladder attacks. I want a free pass from any bleeding during this pregnancy :) Better yet, I just want Liam to grow to term and be born totally healthy. Yes, please!!!
** I just read that this condition is more common in women who've had C-sections or previous uterine surgeries. That septate uterus is the gift that keeps on giving!!!
Usually this is controlled through bedrest. I won't need bedrest if I don't bleed though, so I am really hoping this placenta decides to cooperate and move up as my uterus grows. I am terrified of bleeding. At this point, I've had OHSS, a morphine drip at 5 weeks pg, 4 surgeries, one lost baby, 2 ovarian cysts, and four gall bladder attacks. I want a free pass from any bleeding during this pregnancy :) Better yet, I just want Liam to grow to term and be born totally healthy. Yes, please!!!
** I just read that this condition is more common in women who've had C-sections or previous uterine surgeries. That septate uterus is the gift that keeps on giving!!!
Monday, February 20, 2012
Thoughts on Being a Mother
A poem I found on a couple blogs...
"Thoughts on Becoming a Mother"There are women that become mothers without effort, without thought, without patience or loss and though they are good mothers and love their children, I know that I will be better.
I will be better not because of genetics, or money or that I have read more books, but because I have struggled and toiled for this child. I have longed and waited. I have cried and prayed. I have endured and planned over and over again. Like most things in life, the people who truly have appreciation are those who have struggled to attain their dreams.
I will notice everything about my child. I will take time to watch my child sleep, explore and discover. I will marvel at this miracle every day for the rest of my life. I will be happy when I wake in the middle of the night to the sound of my child, knowing that I can comfort, hold and feed him and that I am not waking to take another temperature, pop another pill, take another shot or cry tears of a broken dream. My dream will be crying for me.
I count myself lucky in this sense; that God has given me this insight, this special vision with which I will look upon my child that my friends will not see. Whether I parent a child I actually give birth to or a child that God leads me to, I will not be careless with my love. I will be a better mother for all that I have endured. I am a better wife, a better aunt, a better daughter, neighbor, friend and sister because I have known pain. I know disillusionment as I have been betrayed by my own body, I have been tried by fire and hell many never face, yet given time, I stood tall. I have prevailed. I have succeeded. I have won.
So now, when others hurt around me, I do not run from their pain in order to save myself discomfort. I see it, mourn it, and join them in theirs. I listen. And even though I cannot make it better, I can make it less lonely. I have learned the immense power of another hand holding tight to mine, of other eyes that moisten as they learn to accept the harsh truth and when life is beyond hard. I have learned a compassion that only comes with walking in those shoes.I have learned to appreciate life.Yes I will be a wonderful mother.
-Author Unknown
"Thoughts on Becoming a Mother"There are women that become mothers without effort, without thought, without patience or loss and though they are good mothers and love their children, I know that I will be better.
I will be better not because of genetics, or money or that I have read more books, but because I have struggled and toiled for this child. I have longed and waited. I have cried and prayed. I have endured and planned over and over again. Like most things in life, the people who truly have appreciation are those who have struggled to attain their dreams.
I will notice everything about my child. I will take time to watch my child sleep, explore and discover. I will marvel at this miracle every day for the rest of my life. I will be happy when I wake in the middle of the night to the sound of my child, knowing that I can comfort, hold and feed him and that I am not waking to take another temperature, pop another pill, take another shot or cry tears of a broken dream. My dream will be crying for me.
I count myself lucky in this sense; that God has given me this insight, this special vision with which I will look upon my child that my friends will not see. Whether I parent a child I actually give birth to or a child that God leads me to, I will not be careless with my love. I will be a better mother for all that I have endured. I am a better wife, a better aunt, a better daughter, neighbor, friend and sister because I have known pain. I know disillusionment as I have been betrayed by my own body, I have been tried by fire and hell many never face, yet given time, I stood tall. I have prevailed. I have succeeded. I have won.
So now, when others hurt around me, I do not run from their pain in order to save myself discomfort. I see it, mourn it, and join them in theirs. I listen. And even though I cannot make it better, I can make it less lonely. I have learned the immense power of another hand holding tight to mine, of other eyes that moisten as they learn to accept the harsh truth and when life is beyond hard. I have learned a compassion that only comes with walking in those shoes.I have learned to appreciate life.Yes I will be a wonderful mother.
-Author Unknown
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Sunday, February 5, 2012
I can see his kicks!!!
I can see my belly move when Liam kicks now! I love it :) He was kicking so strongly that I ran over to show Matt. He and I were sitting watching his little kick show. Matt could feel him kicking strongly. I love sharing that with him!!!
Friday, February 3, 2012
20 Weeks Belly Shot!
I am 20 weeks. Halfway through. lalalala!! I could sing from the mountaintops!!!!
I love my little kicker/squirmer so much... being pregnant is such a wonderful blessing and I am cherishing every wonderful part of it. Even the painful parts (like the gall bladder, ligament pain) are amazing blessings from God that are bringing us our miracle... and so worth it.
I love my little kicker/squirmer so much... being pregnant is such a wonderful blessing and I am cherishing every wonderful part of it. Even the painful parts (like the gall bladder, ligament pain) are amazing blessings from God that are bringing us our miracle... and so worth it.
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