Mommyhood?!

AXO Alum · #1 03-23-2002, 03:47 AM

Okay - its 2:45 in the freaking morning (EST) and here I sit at the computer for over an hour because I was coughing so hard in my sleep that I freaking WET the bed!! UGH!! Is this what being a mommy is going to be about?? Heck -- I figured this stuff would happen AFTER the baby comes, but in my 4th month??

(oh...and no, hubby is still sound asleep...heehee...guess he better not roll over too far

)

And plus, the internet is being slow as ever --- WHY? Are there really THAT many people on over here in the big metro of 1500 people that I live in??

Well...just had to throw that out there. Mom's...advice please...

Thanks!

xo_sue · #2 03-26-2002, 01:53 PM

I'm so glad you started this thread- I wanted to start one but did not know if there were that many greek mommies to be out there!

I'm entering my 8th month so any advice you need or someone to just vent with- let me know!

The bathroom trips all night are part of the deal- it never stops. Your throat & nose get dry too (probably why you are coughing)- just always have that glass of H2O next to the bed.

Don't sleep on your back- make that hubby's job when he wakes up during the night to nudge ya and make sure you turn over if you are sleeping on your back.

I'm so excited for you! Congratulations!

Sue

LXAAlum · #3 03-26-2002, 02:04 PM

Having been there three times now on the fatherhood side, all I can say is the weird things that happen during the pregnancy are all worth it in the long run - we have three wonderful children, and we wouldn't change a thing - living through the morning sickness, weird changes in the body, sleeplessness, utter fatigue, etc....it's all worth the end result.

carnation · #4 03-26-2002, 09:34 PM

Well, if pregnancy were that bad, I sure wouldn't have given birth 8 times! Some things are not fun but you forget them as soon as the nurse handles you that bundle--except labor. Some people out there swear that you'll forget the pain of labor and delivery and that's a big fat lie!!!!!

But again--babies are definitely worth even that pain!

aephi alum · #5 03-26-2002, 10:53 PM

One of my best friends (and a sorority sister) just gave birth to a darling little girl.

She says you do forget the pain of labor, as soon as the little one is put into your arms. (Note: I'm not a mother, yet. My husband wants kids... so I hope she's right!!

)

Your husband will take care of you - and at the end of it all, you will come out of it with a precious little bundle of joy.

Take care.

deltaphi94 · #6 03-29-2002, 01:55 AM

There are Greek mommies, and I too heard the stories of how the pain is forgotten. I decided shortly after my son was born that those mothers must not have gone through natural labor. It's definitely worth it, though!
Another note... memory loss lasts after pregnancy ends...

justamom · #7 03-29-2002, 08:53 AM

Yes, I can recall it ALL!

10:30 p.m.-"Mom, my stomach is cramping and I want to throw up! Is this labor?"
"I was asleep...how would I know if you're in labor?"
Big help...thanks MOM!
11:30 I'm laying on the cold tile floor in the bathroom, Hubby is asleep and I'm DYING! Sweating buckets and dealing with a HORRIFIC "stomachache".
12:30 "Honey, I think I'm in labor...hey, wake up, I think the baby is ready... GET YOU A$$ OUT OF BED AND TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL!"
12:45 "DO YOU HAVE TO HIT EVERY %$!*! BUMP IN THE ROAD?"
1:15 Throw up tonight's dinner outside the hospital--hit the bin!
2:00 "What do you MMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAANNN this
could be false labor!!!!!!!!!!
3:10 last check on SOMETHING that says I don't have to go home.........OK let's get this show on the road!
4:00 GET ME SOME ICE CHIPS.....NOW you S... of a B....!
5:10 DAMN DAMN DAMN, Breathing does NOT help!
I WANT DRUGS....GIVE ME SOME DAMN DRUGS!!!
6:15 BUT I HAVE TO PUSH!!!
6:30 YOU FOCUS you... YOU JERK!
7:00 I AM pushing...
7:09 OH MY BABY! MY BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL...OH THANK YOU GOD, she's so BEAUTIFUL!

#2 literally "popped" out! YES, IT'S WORTH IT!

tridelta4ever · #8 03-29-2002, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by justamom
Yes, I can recall it ALL!

10:30 p.m.-"Mom, my stomach is cramping and I want to throw up! Is this labor?"
"I was asleep...how would I know if you're in labor?"
Big help...thanks MOM!
11:30 I'm laying on the cold tile floor in the bathroom, Hubby is asleep and I'm DYING! Sweating buckets and dealing with a HORRIFIC "stomachache".
12:30 "Honey, I think I'm in labor...hey, wake up, I think the baby is ready... GET YOU A$$ OUT OF BED AND TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL!"
12:45 "DO YOU HAVE TO HIT EVERY %$!*! BUMP IN THE ROAD?"
1:15 Throw up tonight's dinner outside the hospital--hit the bin!
2:00 "What do you MMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAANNN this
could be false labor!!!!!!!!!!
3:10 last check on SOMETHING that says I don't have to go home.........OK let's get this show on the road!
4:00 GET ME SOME ICE CHIPS.....NOW you S... of a B....!
5:10 DAMN DAMN DAMN, Breathing does NOT help!
I WANT DRUGS....GIVE ME SOME DAMN DRUGS!!!
6:15 BUT I HAVE TO PUSH!!!
6:30 YOU FOCUS you... YOU JERK!
7:00 I AM pushing...
7:09 OH MY BABY! MY BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL...OH THANK YOU GOD, she's so BEAUTIFUL!

#2 literally "popped" out! YES, IT'S WORTH IT!

LMAO, that is so funny JAM! I showed this to my sister who just had a baby and she got a good laugh, too.

deltaphi94 · #9 03-29-2002, 12:06 PM

With no clue how to spell this, let's talk about epiderals...

Do you want one?
I have no pain tolerance, so in a word... YES.
Well, you're not dialated far enough. We'll check you every 30 minutes or so, and when you're ready, we'll give it to you.
30 minutes later...
You're almost ready, but not quite yet.
at the next check...
Oops... it's too late for that. Let's get her into the delivery room now!

In the words of the attending nurse... "Please don't have this baby until the doctor gets here."

carnation · #10 03-29-2002, 03:56 PM

How about this one?

Nurse to the anesthesiologist outside my door: the woman in this room is in horrible pain and needs an epidural.

Anesthesiologist: I'm hungry. I'm going down to the cafeteria for awhile.

Does anyone else think that murder of such people would be justified?

aephi alum · #11 03-29-2002, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by carnation
How about this one?

Nurse to the anesthesiologist outside my door: the woman in this room is in horrible pain and needs an epidural.

Anesthesiologist: I'm hungry. I'm going down to the cafeteria for awhile.

Does anyone else think that murder of such people would be justified?

Hooo yeah. Any anesthesiologist who tries that with me gets his @$$ handed to him on a platter.

LXAAlum · #12 03-29-2002, 08:06 PM

Justamom - you forgot one thing...from the husband's point of view....during pushing....

"OK, honey, just grab a hold of something and hold on while you push...I'm here for you....

Hey, wait, that's my neck you're...ow...ow...OW...OWWWWW....CRAP!"

I still have two scars on my neck....sure, nothing like the pain my wife went through, but, at least she got DRUGS to deal with it!

XO_Princess · #13 03-29-2002, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by carnation
How about this one?

Nurse to the anesthesiologist outside my door: the woman in this room is in horrible pain and needs an epidural.

Anesthesiologist: I'm hungry. I'm going down to the cafeteria for awhile.

Does anyone else think that murder of such people would be justified?

Welcome to the world of the anesthesiologists and their egos.

CutiePie2000 · #14 03-29-2002, 09:40 PM

Sue, when you have your Chi O baby, you can get these goodies for "Little Hoots"!
OMG, so CUTE CUTE CUTE!

justamom · #15 03-30-2002, 08:26 AM

LXAAlum--HA HA!!! So true, so true!!!

When I was about 7 months pregnant, a fratenity brother-who was just recently a new father- came to the house. They started drinking beer and smoking REALLY nasty cigars (my husband is a bonified NON smoker) It got late and I went to bed. A bit later, I awoke to a loud THUD followed by the biggest commotion...Hubby was on the bathroom floor, blood gushing out of his head. He passed out and hit his head on the commode.

Seems his brother was giving him a blow-by-blow description of birth and poor sweetie couldn't take it. He has the cutest little scar above his eyebrow.