Early Ultrasounds...ummm
Please know that my advice is at least 3 years old (age of my youngest devil). Having said that, ultrasound methods will vary from place to place, office to office, doctor to doctor. When I showed up at my doctor's office office for my very early ultrasound, I was shocked and embarassed. The device used for the procedure was not the kind that gets smushed over your stomach. Are you ready? It looked like a gigantic dildo. And guess were it went...yup...in the dildo department (the "conventional" department...not the department outlawed by 27 states). I got some awesome pictures of the baby. I bet you'll REALLY have trouble sleeping now!
As far as the sleeping goes, I am a champion sleeper. You will need to train yourself to fall back to sleep rapidly, or not really even wake up. You will be having broken sleep for at least the next year. You next best night's sleep will (ironically) probably be on the day the baby is born. If you have the option to have the baby in the nursery, DO IT. It does not make you a terrible mother. The fresh babies only need to be kept clean for the first several hours. They don't know how to eat (we'll cover that topic later). Let the trained experts earn their $25/hour for that first night. You'll be tired anyway. Back to now...wake, pee, sleep. Don't daydream, fret, plan, etc. If you MUST do some of that, keep a notebook by your bed and write it down (whatever thought is keeping you awake). You can't do anything about anything during the middle of the night...well, except eBay.
posted by Suzy @ 7:44 AM
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Well, I had no idea they had "those kind" of ultrasounds. It makes sense I guess.
Brad's comment after reading the first paragraph "Am I blushing, because I feel like I'm blushing." (Laughing in that "I can hardly breathe I'm laughing so hard" laugh.)
Wow there is alot that they just don't tell you! I'll be sure to report back what kind of ultrasound I have next monday.
I'm starting to try a number of different remedies for my sleep issues. No water at 9pm, eating a snack before bed (I wake up with that hole in my stomach empty feeling) and keeping some crackers by the bed to rememdy said hole. Although I find that my mind does need to be cleared out. So I'm finding that biting the bullet and getting up after laying awake for 1/2 hour gets me back asleep sooner. I've got it down to being up for about 2 hours, mostly from 4-6am. I'll try the notebook idea, might be a good thing for me.
About the first night, I've heard something about "rooming in." Although I'm not all together sure what it means. What did you mean about fresh babies only need to be kept clean for the first several hours? I think the only way I will sleep that first night is if someone takes the baby to another room, or I'll for sure be up all night. However, I'm guessing that after several hours of labor, most likely in the middle of the night, sleep won't be a problem.
"Rooming in" means having the baby sleep in your room the first night (or however many nights your insurance company lets you stay in the hospital). I sent the boys to the nursery for professional care. The fresh baby thing...I just meant that newborns don't have many needs (assuming they are healthy). They can't eat yet (don't know how), so they just need to make sure someone is around to change their diapers. Plus, the nurses are great at swaddling...more on that later. Sleep will be a problem because of the nurses. They come into the room 1000 times to check you vitals (if you're rigged up in any manner...IV, pain killers, etc...more on those later).
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