Raw and Honest Blog of a New Single Mom » labor and delivery http://newsinglemama.com I am a single mother of a biracial baby boy just trying to make it on my own. This journey is hard, yet rewarding. Blogging is my therapy, these words are my heart, and people doing better and being inspired by what I have written is my passion and hope. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:33:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Week 40 http://newsinglemama.com/311/week-40/ http://newsinglemama.com/311/week-40/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:00:57 +0000 Bridgette http://newsinglemama.com/?p=311 Hello everyone! This is the big week! (I hope). I’m hoping baby Jack Jack and my body cooperate and grant my wishes. As of last week I was still dilated at 0 so my doctor and I started talking about induction. If he’s not here this week, next week he would like to thin out my cervix and pump my with Pitocin to bring everything on :(

I’m having hope for my body. Jack Jack is so low that I feel like he’s going to fall out of me, I’ve started to lose my mucus plug and my body has been cleaning itsself out. Plus I’ve had a surge of energy and been going through the whole nesting stage. I’ve never experienced one contraction though. At least not to my knowledge.

Keep your fingers crossed for me! Thanks for everyone’s tips in the last post as well. I’ve been trying them.

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Yeah life is miserable right now. I’m huge, uncomfortable and in so much pain. I’m also sad that my belly suddenly produced stretch marks that go all that way up underneath my tits :( Fuck you body. Whyyyy?? At least one good thing is happening and that’s my skin is clearing up the dryness and pregnancy mask which relieves me since I was so afraid it would not go away.

Now back to waiting! Just wanted to update.

]]> http://newsinglemama.com/309/is-he-here-yet/feed/ 6 36 Weeks – No Progress! http://newsinglemama.com/305/36-weeks-no-progress/ http://newsinglemama.com/305/36-weeks-no-progress/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:22:38 +0000 Bridgette http://newsinglemama.com/?p=305 Wednesday I had my 36 week appointment. I’m beginning to hate my prenatal appts because lately it seems my doc overbooks and I end up waiting hours before he sees me for only about 5 minutes. It’s getting so frustrating because I do have a life outside of visiting them, but I only have to see him about 3 more times. I’m going weekly now.

Doctor checked my cervix and I’ve made no progress at all. Cervix is thick and clamped absolutely no dialation. Grrr. More than that he said my blood pressure is up and if things don’t get better next appointment they may start considering a csection. Damn damn damn. I know I used to want a Csection but I’m so afraid of them now. I guess because I’ve conditioned myself to get used to the idea of vaginal births.

Anyway, when my doctor checked me he irritated my cervix I suppose. It hurt SO bad and I’ve been bleeding like mad with these horrible cramps. Why do these fuckers have to be so rough some times?! Sometimes I feel like they think just because you’ve had sex or are about to have a baby they can be rough and you can take it. YOU HOAR! Haha.

I want to get out of the house today. Going to do some grocery shopping, maybe visit my aunt and then come home and finish redecorating.

]]> http://newsinglemama.com/305/36-weeks-no-progress/feed/ 2 Scared http://newsinglemama.com/38/scared/ http://newsinglemama.com/38/scared/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:51:00 +0000 Bridgette http://newsinglemama.com/?p=38 I’m so ready to have this baby and get everything over with. Arrrgh. I can’t take it anymore! I’m so scared. Somewhat excited, but mostly scared. I hate living my life with a bit of fear in my heart :( It’s just soo .. not how I like to do things. I’m afraid of the pain, afraid I can’t handle it, afraid something bad will happen to me. I have all the confidence in the world that my little one will be ok, but not so sure about myself …

Ohhh .. I gave in and called Daddy, but got no answer, no voicemail. That’s odd, huh? Again, I had no reason to call I just wanted to. *shrug* I had nothing to say. I wonder what’s up with that though. What’s going on in this crazy, dramatic life of his? Not that it matters, but does he remember he’s having a baby? If so what is he thinking? Does he know its getting close to time? Almost halfway there and he’ll have a baby son or daughter. How could he want to miss this? I don’t get it, but whatever.

]]> http://newsinglemama.com/38/scared/feed/ 3 Poked, Prodded, Cut Open … http://newsinglemama.com/31/poked-prodded-cut-open/ http://newsinglemama.com/31/poked-prodded-cut-open/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:56:00 +0000 Bridgette http://newsinglemama.com/?p=31 I have to go get a physical tomorrow .. poked and violated in various places .. uuuggh. I’m honestly scared to death of it. The last time they attempted to take my blood they ended up busting my vein wide open. It was yummily painful .. ugh.

Also, when I’m there I’ve made up my mind that I’m going to ask my doctor for a C-section for health reasons, although I’m scared to death of the major surgery, but I’ve realized that it would be best for me. That’s scary too .. to imagine being all cut open …

Tomorrow is going to be a scary scary day :(

Yes I’m a wuss.

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