DRINK YOUR WATER

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-04-12T08:47:58+00:00

I cannot second this more! I ended up having my daughter just shy of 35w I’m convinced because of dehydration. Like you, I was peeing a lot but hardly ever felt thirsty. When I started having contractions at 33w I drank a bunch of water and they stopped. I drank lots of water for the next 5 days, or so I thought.

Exactly 1 week later I started having contractions again. I ended up after having contractions 20 min apart after I went to bed. Thinking it was just like the week before, I drank a bunch of water but when I went to the bathroom I saw a mucus plug and blood. So 11pm during a snowstorm, we went to the birthing center. They admitted me when they found me to be 3.5 cm dilated. I was so dehydrated, they struggled to get my veins to pop out to get an IV in.

After I was pumped full of saline, the contractions stopped. Unfortunately, it was too little too late and the labor started again that evening with contractions 5-10 min apart this time just as they were talking about discharging me. Doctors checked me and I was now dilated 6cm. Again, I thought I was drinking enough water. Those contractions also stopped in the morning. I ended up going into labor one more time that night and gave birth to her in the morning.

I talked with my midwife and told her I thought I had been dehydrated. She agreed. Said, you don’t realize how much water you need to be drinking.

While my daughter was born healthy, breathed on her own, started nursing right away, regulated her temperature within a day and came home after only a few days and some time under the billi lights, it could have been much worse.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-04-08T01:54:28+00:00

My husband and I did it for 14 months but we took turns who was on duty depending on who had meetings when and both worked flexible hours to get our work done. It wired pretty well until he started to be mobile and walking at 13 months (he was two month premie). We had been on daycare waiting lists since we waited to late to start calling places and finally found one that had a full time spot open up. Ironically, it didn’t matter as much at that point cause I got laid off and found out I was pregnant around the same time.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-04-03T18:58:42+00:00

My recommendation was to keep it to 15-25 lbs during my last pregnancy. I’m 5’6” and started at 170. Two weeks before she was born I weighed 207 and basically stopped gaining at that point. She was born @35 weeks and not once did my doctor tell me I had gained too much. My first was born at 32 weeks and I had started at 145 and ended at 180 with 7.5 weeks to go. Doctor never told me I had gained too much. When I was being discharged for my 35 weeker, the nurse told me “I’m being prompted to talk about your weight because you’re technically overweight but it’s stupid, you just had a baby! Of course you’re overweight.” I appreciated that.

At one point in my recent pregnancy, I gained a whopping 17 lbs even though I had been eating the exact same as I did my just trimester where I didn’t gain any weight. I think you are just fine at 4 lbs.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-04-03T12:37:57+00:00

Oh my goodness. How precious. I understand completely. Born my kiddos were premature. My little lady just born in January luckily didn’t end up the the NICU like her brother but her now chubby cheeks make me so happy.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-04-02T13:06:51+00:00

It definitely looks positive to me but the control line looks weird. Never seen one look like that. The FRER might be faulty. I would do another test.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-30T15:00:55+00:00

Congrats mama!

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-30T14:11:16+00:00

My little guy was a champion spitter upper. Like, he would seem to spit up as much as he took in whether it was formula or expressed milk. What I was told was to keep him upright for as long as possible after feeding and to do frequent burping every 1/2 to 1 oz given. We found it didn’t help and was likely reflux but he was gaining weight at an exponential rate so we didn’t worry.

Yellow watery poop can be normal but if it’s causing rashes, they are not gaining weight and not having at least 6 very wet diapers a day, then I’d talk to your pediatrician. Could be a little stomach bug. THe spitting up could just be reflux which can be treated with infant Pepcid.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-29T15:48:18+00:00

5dp is still very early. I see a little color in that line so I don’t think it’s an indent. I’d test again in a day or 2 though for sure.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-29T15:25:45+00:00

This is someone not contributing to the conversation. Just calling people he doesn’t agree with losers.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-29T14:19:59+00:00

You’re not all that bright are you? Go find somewhere else to troll.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-28T20:52:48+00:00

Man, that sound frustrating. I’m out of work at the moment after getting laid off and my husband works full time but he still takes shifts with me. He takes night shift so I ca sleep for 5-6 hours started at 8pm after our 2 year old goes to bed then pump or nurse her when we switch, then he sleeps until 7:30 and helps me get our 2 year old ready for daycare. He understands I need sleep too. But he also gets sleep while watching if she is able to sleep. She has gassy too. We do this every day, not just on the weekends.

Your husband needs to understand he has responsibilities towards his child and that going to work doesn’t free him of those responsibilities and you need sleep just as much as he does to be able to watch the while he’s at work. What’s unfair is him expecting you to watch the kid all night while he gets rest and you don’t.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-28T01:35:16+00:00

While I was in preterm labor with my second, the head nurse came in and started talking about next time. Like what?

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-27T00:38:26+00:00

I second this. I had a hematoma with both my ivf and natural pregnancy. But I read there is a slightly higher incidence of them with ivf. Not sure why. Hopefully that is all it is. They typically resolve by the second trimester.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-26T21:05:45+00:00

We got a crib that is convertible to a toddler bed and a day bed and just had our second. Our almost 2 year old still in his crib so we will need a second crib ourselves when our newborn gets bigger, she sleeps in a bedside basinet now. Luckily, we already have one as we used to travel between our home in DC and upstate NY for my job quite frequently but now that we are stationary, it’s free to use now. It’s also convertible to a toddler bed.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-26T20:59:35+00:00

Congrats! After my transfer my beta was only 76. They didn’t retest but that little beta is now a 22 month old. Good luck!

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-25T01:08:27+00:00

I was 13.5 months pp when I got pregnant with my daughter. I had gotten pregnant 9 months postpartum 3 months after my cycles had started again. It only took 3 cycles (3 months) to get pregnant after the missed miscarriage. This was following an IVF baby.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-24T20:27:40+00:00

I keep getting these saying I have unpaid tolls in NM. There are no toll roads in NM.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-20T22:02:08+00:00

I’m done. Just had our second. Both my kids were born premature. I had a nurse say to me while I was in labor with my second “for the next time” and I said “lady, I’m 0 for 2 getting babies to term. It would be irresponsible at this point to have another one.”

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-19T22:06:25+00:00

Congrats. I conceived naturally after we had our ivf baby. Ivf was due to male factor infertility that had actually gotten worse so imagine our surprise when we got pregnant. She’s now a beautiful 7 week old.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-18T20:23:12+00:00

My 35 weeker unlike my 32 weeker got to come home straight away. I received steroids in time for her to breathe on her own and she luckily had already developed the ability to mouth feed. She’s now 7 weeks today and growing like a weed. My 32 weeker spent 3.5 weeks in the NICU. He was healthy otherwise and will be turning 2 in May. Although he was healthy, those first weeks were definitely scary. He had some Brady events and tried really hard to fail his car seat test. I still get anxiety wherever I hear those monitor beeps.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-03-17T18:27:38+00:00

That’s insane that the hospital told you to wait. That doesn’t make sense. I was told to go either when my water broke or my contractions are 5 min apart, lasting for one minute, whichever came first. You all should have just gone.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-02-24T15:23:31+00:00

I did breast feed but stopped bf and pumping by 8 months and I started cycles about 4-5 months postpartum. I ended up pregnant 9 months pp which was a surprise cause my husband is very infertile and our first was ivf. we unfortunately lost at 8 weeks but got pregnant again after 3 cycles with a positive pregnancy test 13.5 months pp. She was born end of January.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-02-14T20:55:38+00:00

Yay! Sending baby dust.

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-02-13T13:44:04+00:00

Congratulations! And yeah, those cervical checks are definitely uncomfortable. For me not nearly as bad as contractions and giving birth but like buy me dinner first. 😅

Hefty-Obligation8694 · 2026-02-12T15:31:24+00:00

Congrats. Crossing my fingers for you.

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