I was 2cm 50% when I came in (same as at my last appointment on Thursday) but just now after seeing the doc for the first time (1:15pm) I am now 3 cm. The nurse said we won't see him again until after office hours. He is going into surgery now and might check on me with the nurses, but won't see me until later.
He says he has to make a prediction, according to hospital code, so he says the baby will be 7 lbs, 2.4 oz, he has never been more than 3lbs off. :-) Let's hope he doesn't break his record today. An eleven lb baby would really stink!
The contractions are getting a little stronger, I'm up to 8ml/hr of pitosin. She keeps doubling it every half hour or so.
The baby looks great, according to the monitors, and I'm not in A LOT of pain yet. I guess I'm pretty tough. :-)
Until Later,
Kim
Meyer Family
Winter 2014
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
We're In!!
We finally got here at 11 oclockish and we were in admitted and in bed by 11:15am. It is now 11:40 and I've got an IV with Pitosin in it b/c I haven't been contracting at all, but my "water" has been broken for 12 hours. They are going to give me antibiotics too soon to just be safe, b/c it has been so long since my water has broken.
The nurse has been great so far, her name is Jennifer. She is a "no boloney" kind of lady. She said I'm in here for the long haul and "if" I have my baby today, so it could/will be awhile.
Mom's are apparently coming around 1pm. Dr. Hintz won't come down to see me until his lunch hour. So another 20/30 min longer.
How our morning went:
The trip here was fun! I called Dr. Hintz around 8:25, he called me back around 8:40, Josh got home about 9, we left around 9:45. He showered and took his time. Guess that wasn't such a big deal now.
I started driving, yeah, driving myself to the hospital. :-) He had to finish putting his numbers into his handheld for work. Once we got to the 63 turn towards Traer, we swapped out and he finished the drive in. I must say, I was much speedier than he was. He was very non-chalaunt and took his time.
The funny of the morning was his almost veer off the hospital route. We are supposed to take the straight route through Hudson to follow "Hudson Road" into CF, but he wanted to follow 63 to Wloo (which is a lot more stop lights and takes longer). He wasn't able to lapse long, as I kindly reminded him to go straight. :-)
It is now 11:45 and he is out getting something to eat. The contractions are just starting to get stronger. up to 40 on the scale on the monitor. Not too bad yet. I wish I could eat something, should have had more for breakfast. Heck, I had enough time to cook quite a bit. Oh well. It's ice water for me for now.
I'm guessing this is long enough for now, so I'll post again later, if I'm feeling up to it on to how we are progressing. Hopefully baby soon!
Kim
The nurse has been great so far, her name is Jennifer. She is a "no boloney" kind of lady. She said I'm in here for the long haul and "if" I have my baby today, so it could/will be awhile.
Mom's are apparently coming around 1pm. Dr. Hintz won't come down to see me until his lunch hour. So another 20/30 min longer.
How our morning went:
The trip here was fun! I called Dr. Hintz around 8:25, he called me back around 8:40, Josh got home about 9, we left around 9:45. He showered and took his time. Guess that wasn't such a big deal now.
I started driving, yeah, driving myself to the hospital. :-) He had to finish putting his numbers into his handheld for work. Once we got to the 63 turn towards Traer, we swapped out and he finished the drive in. I must say, I was much speedier than he was. He was very non-chalaunt and took his time.
The funny of the morning was his almost veer off the hospital route. We are supposed to take the straight route through Hudson to follow "Hudson Road" into CF, but he wanted to follow 63 to Wloo (which is a lot more stop lights and takes longer). He wasn't able to lapse long, as I kindly reminded him to go straight. :-)
It is now 11:45 and he is out getting something to eat. The contractions are just starting to get stronger. up to 40 on the scale on the monitor. Not too bad yet. I wish I could eat something, should have had more for breakfast. Heck, I had enough time to cook quite a bit. Oh well. It's ice water for me for now.
I'm guessing this is long enough for now, so I'll post again later, if I'm feeling up to it on to how we are progressing. Hopefully baby soon!
Kim
Heading In
8:40am- I just talked to Dr. Hintz and he said to come on in and get checked out. I'm patiently waiting for Joshua to return home and then we'll head to Waterloo.
Pray for it to happen AFTER we get there. :-)
YEAH! BABY ON THE WAY!!!!
Kim
Pray for it to happen AFTER we get there. :-)
YEAH! BABY ON THE WAY!!!!
Kim
11pm- Aug 3- water break??
I'm pretty sure my water broke at 11pm, however no contractions came along with it. I waited until 12:00 to call OB at Allen and she said to wait another hour to see if I have a lot more fluid coming and if it does, come in to the hospital, if not call my doctor in the AM. I changed clothes and went back to bed. Well, I surprisingly fell asleep. At 2:15am I woke up and not much fluid, so following the nurse's directions, I stayed in bed and then when I got up again at 5:15 still nothing. No contractions, just a little 'show' and thankfully some movement from child. That has made me the most nervous.
I've done some research this morning and most resources say I have up to 24 hrs to give birth after my water breaks and that contractions don't always start right after the break.
It is now 6:06am, Josh went to the field at 5:40 to get in as much as possible before I call him with what Dr. Hintz said. Dr. Hintz's office opens at 8:30am I think, so I'll call then to see what he wants me to do. I'll keep you posted.
Kim
(and STUBBORN baby)
I've done some research this morning and most resources say I have up to 24 hrs to give birth after my water breaks and that contractions don't always start right after the break.
It is now 6:06am, Josh went to the field at 5:40 to get in as much as possible before I call him with what Dr. Hintz said. Dr. Hintz's office opens at 8:30am I think, so I'll call then to see what he wants me to do. I'll keep you posted.
Kim
(and STUBBORN baby)
Monday, August 3, 2009
August 3- due date
Well, today is the due date. I have walked around the house all day, gone up and down the stairs, bounced on the exercise ball, and even gotten some more foot rubs.
Nothing yet. :-(
Congrats to our friends Derek and Kate. We've been on the same everything in our pregnancies, thus far, but looks like if something doesn't happen soon, we are not going to deliver on the same day. They had a little girl. (ex: same due date, appointment dates, sometimes same appt times, we found out we were preg the same day, etc)
We'll let you all know! Thanks for all the text messages and phone calls today, it is obvious there are more than just us who want to meet this little one so badly!
Kim
ps (edit to post) - It is now 9:40pm and I just scratched off a winner on a crossword lottery ticket. $30, not much of a consolation for what I really wanted today. Oh well.
Josh's ticket didn't produce anything, poor guy. :-)
Nothing yet. :-(
Congrats to our friends Derek and Kate. We've been on the same everything in our pregnancies, thus far, but looks like if something doesn't happen soon, we are not going to deliver on the same day. They had a little girl. (ex: same due date, appointment dates, sometimes same appt times, we found out we were preg the same day, etc)
We'll let you all know! Thanks for all the text messages and phone calls today, it is obvious there are more than just us who want to meet this little one so badly!
Kim
ps (edit to post) - It is now 9:40pm and I just scratched off a winner on a crossword lottery ticket. $30, not much of a consolation for what I really wanted today. Oh well.
Josh's ticket didn't produce anything, poor guy. :-)
Sunday, August 2, 2009
August 2
Well, we made it through the Meyer camp out. There were a lot of disappointed family members today when we went back out for breakfast. (We cheated and went to sleep at Stan and Denise's instead of "camping")
It was a lot of fun hanging out with everyone again and meeting some new faces from far away. It was a LATE night and early morning, so I was BEAT when we got home around 1pm. I slept for a few hours and then had some friends stop by after dropping off kids at church camp.
Now to find some food and WAIT!.
We're going to shoot for tonight/tomorrow. I'm ready to be done being pregnant. Maybe it's my obsession with schedules, due date= baby, :-) or maybe it is the fact that I'm 40 weeks and just tired of it. More than likely both. I'm a little more swollen today, fingers very fat and toes/ankles noticeable. I can still see my ankle bones. :-D
We'll keep you all posted!
Kim
It was a lot of fun hanging out with everyone again and meeting some new faces from far away. It was a LATE night and early morning, so I was BEAT when we got home around 1pm. I slept for a few hours and then had some friends stop by after dropping off kids at church camp.
Now to find some food and WAIT!.
We're going to shoot for tonight/tomorrow. I'm ready to be done being pregnant. Maybe it's my obsession with schedules, due date= baby, :-) or maybe it is the fact that I'm 40 weeks and just tired of it. More than likely both. I'm a little more swollen today, fingers very fat and toes/ankles noticeable. I can still see my ankle bones. :-D
We'll keep you all posted!
Kim
Saturday, August 1, 2009
August 1
Well, my husband has griped enough, I've started a mad cleaning of my house today. The whole house has been vacuumed, dusted, (even the baseboards), the bathroom has been cleaned top to bottom, the entryway has been de-dog haired, and the bedroom has been picked up. I'm going to work on the kitchen next, but just went to the bathroom and have noticed that my plug is gradually coming out.
This is great news for those of you that want a baby NOW!
We are going to be heading up to the Meyer Reunion Campout today, later on this afternoon/evening. I'm going to be sure we have EVERYTHING along. The due date of the 3rd is still in reach, but who knows when this junior is coming. :-) (only God)
Enjoy the news, we'll keep you posted. You'll either have an update on here or you'll get a text with the big news of arrival!
Patiently waiting,
Kim
This is great news for those of you that want a baby NOW!
We are going to be heading up to the Meyer Reunion Campout today, later on this afternoon/evening. I'm going to be sure we have EVERYTHING along. The due date of the 3rd is still in reach, but who knows when this junior is coming. :-) (only God)
Enjoy the news, we'll keep you posted. You'll either have an update on here or you'll get a text with the big news of arrival!
Patiently waiting,
Kim
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