Good Morning!
Peach-Im getting concerned about your feet...did you test your bloodpressure at the store when you went for your top 10 run? I bet you did, how was it??
Cat-You're right! This will be the first time Ive seen the orbit! (Im a little nervous, but DH being so excited should make it ok)
Maybe-Your turkey prizes are so gorgeous from MM!! Thanks for posting the pics!! I saw on the news today that you and Boston should have gotten some nasty weather! You guys staying warm??
MM-How was the shower??
Maggie-Congrats on getting the room set up! It sounds like you're almost ready!!
SO I woke up this morning thinking that I needed to tell you all a few things to pack in your bag for the hospital. I learned some of these in the class yesterday. Peach and I are delivering at literally the largest birthing hospital in the country and if this hospital told us to bring it, I thought you should too..
1. Birthing Ball-this will help stretch your perinium area if you want to try during labor. The ones at our hospital are $56 and you can buy them at the store for about $12.
2. Relaxation/Meditation CD or Music of Choice. Most hospitals will have a CD player for you to use or maybe you could play it through a DVD player.
3. Massage lotion and massagers. Our teacher kept referring to them as "vibrators and toys". DH and I were like 10 year old boys laughing. Just get the kinds with little feet on them that DH or DP can rub on your back. Another thing that felt AWESOME was she had 2 tennis balls in a sock with a knot tied in the middle and at the end of one side. DH rubbed that on my back and it was the best "toy" in the room.
One last tip that I actually wrote down...you want to try to wait until you are 4 cm dialated to get the epidural. This will help your labor progress significantly since the epidural is notorious for slowing down labor. For example, my sister had the epidural earlier and then she had to have petocin to speed it up, then she got nauseus from the petocin and had to have phenergan. We literally had to wake her up to push. She doesnt even remember the birth....
The doctors can also give you a lower dose of the epidural so you can somewhat feel a contraction and actually help to push better. This might help you from getting a urinary catheter as well..
If I think of anything else I'll let you know.
