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A Need To Process Our Experiences
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Congrats JR!
Only 5 lbs? Seems so small to me... as ours were all 9 1/2 pounds. I wasn't afraid to hold them when they were born.
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Those were big babies, TW. I had 2 who were a little over 5 lbs. and one 6 lbs., one 7 lbs.Congrats JR!
Only 5 lbs? Seems so small to me... as ours were all 9 1/2 pounds. I wasn't afraid to hold them when they were born.
I do know that an older lady friend of mine was 12 lbs. when she was born...I thought, her poor mama!!! This was back in the 40's, I believe, and that musta hurt!!!
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You guys know how small I am, so people would ask me if I was having twins or triplets.
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Did you gals carry as long as my wife did? She went 10 months with two and a week longer than that with our third. Talk about frustrating. She had to have blood tests every couple of days to make sure everything was still ok with the babies... seems to run in her family.
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Nope, all mine were a tad bit early; the docs said there wasn't any more room for them to grow and the fluid was low, but I never had to induce; seemed the babies knew it, and were ready.
She must've been pulling her hair out by then, TW. I couldn't stand being even 8 mos. pg.
She must've been pulling her hair out by then, TW. I couldn't stand being even 8 mos. pg.
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Tori came almost a month early; D huddled up in there for 2 weeks extra.
By my 8th month with both of them, I literally couldn't get around well anymore. Tori, even a month early, was 7 lbs, 11 oz. And looonnngg - 22 inches. All legs.
Her face was exactly like D's when she was born...I'd better get off this topic.
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Yea... she was. And after awhile, following several false alarms and trips to the hospital, I kinda gave up. With our last one, she told me it was time and I told her to go back to sleep for awhile just to be sure.
Not a wise thing to do with a woman in labor.
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TW with one our kids and a "false alarm" we went to the hospital around 6pm and were given the primo birthing suite, one which looks like a person's bedroom/living room at home.Yea... she was. And after awhile, following several false alarms and trips to the hospital, I kinda gave up. With our last one, she told me it was time and I told her to go back to sleep for awhile just to be sure.
At midnight they kicked us out for "no progress" but we returned at 5:30 in the am for a 6:30am (ish) birth. Yikes!
And we got a 'room" which was like an operating room!
Anyway, if you had to go multiple times, my sympathies.
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Thank you for the info on the new baby! How exciting!!
Makes me want another one.
Speaking of babies, can you all pray for Alexis? She's still not feeling well. Tummy is still troubling her a little and she's lethargic, wants to be held all the time and you know just miserable. This flu has just wiped that baby out. Breaks my heart.
Thank you for the info on the new baby! How exciting!!
Makes me want another one.
Speaking of babies, can you all pray for Alexis? She's still not feeling well. Tummy is still troubling her a little and she's lethargic, wants to be held all the time and you know just miserable. This flu has just wiped that baby out. Breaks my heart.
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Well okay I'll share...I shared already with Jenna.Congrats JR!
Only 5 lbs? Seems so small to me... as ours were all 9 1/2 pounds. I wasn't afraid to hold them when they were born.
These are my babies birth weights in order from oldest to youngest...
8lbs 9ounces, 11lbs 2oz., 10lbs 3oz, 9lbs 11oz., 7lbs 11oz.
BIG babies. But they were all born the old fashioned way and all but one with no drugs...I had drugs with Alexis who was induced...wow talk about pain!!
They were all born in under 3 hours, except for Alexis who was born in about 8 hours.
Oldest was early by 5 days, the next 3 were 10 to 14 days late and the last was 10 days early and induced.
I had MANY false alarms with my 8 y/o. My H didn't believe me when I finally did go into labor which was a few hours before I was to be induced. We got to the doctor just in time...she was born in 52 minutes from the time we hit the door to the hospital.
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Well... it was a little hard for me to be too excited about "rushing" to the hospital. Labor lasted from 12 to 24 hours for all of them. Our last being the 'quickest'.
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Ours got quicker and quicker as each kid came.
From 12-18 hours, to 5- hours, to 2 hours, to <1 hour.
Honestly, when waiting for #4 I was worried we might not make it to the H in time. The old saying of needing catcher's mitt seemed right on!
From 12-18 hours, to 5- hours, to 2 hours, to <1 hour.
Honestly, when waiting for #4 I was worried we might not make it to the H in time. The old saying of needing catcher's mitt seemed right on!
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