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on 12/10/13 5:00 am - Canada
ok so my hubby an i need to have some help getting pregnant..we are going to o IUI ...with no benefits the drugs alone are $600 ..any chance any one have an extra medication>?
Thanks again, girl! :)
Reglan is a drug used to treat GERD, but has the side effect of inducing lactation. SNS = Supplemental Nursing System it's a bottle that's connected to a small tube through which you can give baby formula while they're at the breast so you still get the stimulation of breastfeeding while you're supplementing.
oh my gosh!!! 4 kids! i love it!! in theory i would love to have 3-5 kids. i always wanted to have a big family and be the matriarch. i have this vision of all my kids and their families coming over to mama meli's house for the holidays and cooking up big feasts. but thats in theory. in practice its a diff story. i was surprised how much of a struggle motherhood was for me (that newborn stage was a killer). for someone who always loved pregnancy and wanted to have kids so bad it was kind of a shocker that i wasn't a natural. i'm really hoping that i get better with the next one. now that i know what to expect and have some experience under my belt. maybe my next kid will be an easy baby. one can only hope!! we'll see how it goes. after the first baby i was like ok thats it, i'm done. i know for sure i want a 2nd. but depending on how i handle 2 will determine if we have more. i tell my husband now, lets have 2 and if i have an oops baby later on, i'm ok with that! lol. i just feel like i'm starting so late in life. but i guess everyone is having babies later these days. i'm gonna be an old grandma :/
i want to hear all about the birth of course. keep updating! and enjoy the holidays with your kiddies! benji is too young to really get it. he doesn't pay attention. but 2 and 5 sound like great ages. :) enjoy!
i knowwww....after i had the baby i was just too overwhelmed then as more time passed and i was able to come on every once in a while i felt like i had nothing to contribute to this forum. since its a pregnancy forum. but i come on every once in a while to see updates from the girls i know. some of the girls who were struggling TTC went quiet on here and that makes me so sad. its such a hard struggle. but i always have been and always will be obsessed, fascinated and excited with the entire pregnancy journey. from trying to conceive to the whole 9 months, to the first years. i stopped a pregnant girl at target just to gush over her. and it turned out she was about to pop. she had some concerns and i put her mind at ease. at the end of the conversation she gave me a great big hug. it was just what she needed. that made me so happy! it never gets old to me. lol. i have friends who have pregnant sisters or cousins with pregnant friends and i ask all these questions and want to get to know them but they have no interest. so i have to back off. lol.
but my friend, i have read all your updates since we first met and you are nothing short of incredible. you are so strong!! i mean here i am struggling with one child when truth be told i have it pretty good. i don't work, my husband is very hands on and works from home 2 days a week, and my parents help out when they can. and here you are with all these obstacles and so much on your plate...i don't know how you do it! but God Bless. you are a special breed my friend. you are proof of what one can accomplish. i use having my kid as an excuse for so many things. but look at you!!! don't ever doubt yourself. i've never met a stronger person than you. your children are blessed to have you.
by the way, whats Reglan and whats SNS? haven't heard of either of those things. all you can do is try. if it doesn't go well, then thats ok! at least you tried!
I can't believe he is going to be one already!!
Being pregnant with two little ones at home really hasn't been an issue because it has been such an easy pregnancy (knock on wood). I'm definitely not the "take it easy" type, so luckily this baby has been cooperating with my busy life. My daughter is going to be 5 next month, and my lil guy turned 2 in November. With my daughter in school a few hours a week, I'm enjoying some time with Liam while he is still the "baby" before #3 comes. I think he is going to have a really hard time adjusting because he is definitely a mama's boy. It was super helpful having them in the order I did because Sophie is such a little mother hen and loves to help out, definitely going to come in handy when I have a newborn around again. I'm really looking forward to having a baby in the house again, and I'm already trying to convince hubby to round it out with an even four, lol. First we'll see how this delivery goes. I'm hoping for another VBAC which will have a lot of bearing on whether or not I'm done after this one. Not to mention I've been blessed with good sleepers and a kid who didn't follow suit with that would surely be my last, lol. Enjoy the holidays with Benji, he is at such a fun age to experience it all!
I know exactly what you mean about the breastfeeding. I was sad when I stopped, too, and actually tried to get Izaak to latch again a few times after I had stopped. I am not sure what my plan of action is for this go-round. I started fenugreek really early with Izaak. Within a few days, anyway. It didn't really make much of a difference. I even tried Reglan but didn't see a whole lot of difference and it's not something that can be taken on a long-term basis. I'm hoping this baby is actually bigger than my other two were so I have more leeway when it comes to weight loss in the beginning. I'm also going to look into a SNS if I have to start supplementing with this one as well. I'm glad I have you in my corner telling me I'm super woman! I feel like it's all I can do to get out of bed and that I'm struggling so bad, so it's nice to have an outsider's perspective on my life!
My official due date is January 23. I have a feeling she will be here earlier than that, though. Maybe not by a lot, but I don't think I'll make it to my due date. I will definitely keep updating as I have more to update on and a full labor and delivery story after she is here :) I miss talking to you, Meli! We got so busy after our boys arrived that neither of us have been around much.
you know how much i LOVE your updates!!!!! first of all you're a freaking super woman. i would think skipping a semester is a no brainer but the thought that you even contemplated it. lol. you'll get there when you get there. first priority is the baby and the kids. good luck with breastfeeding! i too failed. but with the next baby i def wanna try again. next time right after the baby is out i will start Fenugreek and oatmeal and brewers yeast and all that stuff that helped me last time but too little too late. you know, as much as it hurt (and it hurt like a *****) i was very sad when i stopped breastfeeding. i mean i was relieved. but also very sad when my milk dried up. having my breasts full of milk made me feel more like a woman than anything else in my life. i miss the whole experience. and i want to have that chance again.
massive weight loss. lol. i never got that. i wish. lol. when is your official due date? you have to keep updating! i'm living through you!! and tell me everything. i wanna hear the whole labor story and everything else.
congrats paula!! wow! 3!! its a challenge just with one! lol. you know i hear after the first kid you start to show right away and probably has something to do with the weight gain. my little guy will be a year next week and i still haven't lost an ounce of weight! ughhhh it suuuuuucks, and with the holidays (being busy, stressed, and with a full calendar it doesn't help!). i really need to buckle down and get serious come january. my guy is finally at an age where i can take time for myself. its just so hard to get back on the horse!!! i will say that knowing what i know now i will do things differently with the next pregnancy. i had my moment of doing what i wanted. now next time i will be healthier.
anyway, so happy to hear you're having an easy pregnancy! yay! now tell me, how in the world do you handle being pregnant with 2 kids?! lol. i'm always so amazed. how old are the other kids now?
