Is there anything the doc wants you to do in the mean time? Special diet or something?
Hang in there :huggy: Do you have anyone coming to help when baby arrives...........family perhaps?
As far as I know, no, there isn't anything to do to change this, other than the transfusion someone mentioned.
And no, no one coming to help when baby arrives. I managed Lex on my own after a c-section and Lex will be out of the house for most hours of the day on weekdays so I'm hoping it goes as well this time as it did then.
You don't have the times and options....so, I think you have to have faith and trust. (not easy, not even SUGGESTING it is easy).
Do you have an OB whose care has satisfied you so far? Has the OB been caring? listened? cared about the way YOU wanted to do this before the options were limited? If the answers are yes. Then, the best you can do is have faith in your OB. If they were an awful doc you would have had a sense of it in the last months and switched.
Ask your OB if he/she is experienced and confident in their plan for your care.
We will pray....you take care of yourself and your baby and (TRY) to have faith...because that seems all you are offered right now.
I hope we can be here for you to lean on....post to....complain, shout, whine, yell....whatever you need.
With much friendship love! Barb
Yes, I like my OB and all but one of his partners. You're correct, he's done all of those things and more and yes, I would have switched a long time ago if he hadn't.
I will most certainly take any and all prayers and am grateful I can come here to freak out and have you guys help me re-center myself.
Yes they will do what they have to do for the baby without your approval. As I understand it they simply need 2 doctors to agree and they can proceed. :huggy:
I'm very worried about you and the added stress of all these new worries. This can't be good for your blood pressure. Is there ANYTHING we can do to help? Cook some meals? Something around the house? Anything? Please don't be shy. :huggy:
I have the downstairs organized (upstairs is always a chaotic mess) and the freezers are packed to the gills. The only thing that is bugging me is I can't vaccum the stairs, but I can live with that for a few more weeks. Clars and a few other friends have offered everything I need up to d-day and for the time I will be in the hospital. I'm now less confident of when I get home from the hospital for weekends, but Lex will be picked up/dropped off from daycare during the week, plus get all of his meals there. So I may be asking for help on weekends once baby arrives.
You should sign a power of attorney health care proxy/advanced directive etc for you, Lex, & your new little one. Hospitals usually have you sign off in advance, that they may do whatever is necessary to safeguard lives, if you are not available to give consent at that later time.
I'm sure someone on here knows the law in IL, as the laws do vary by state.
You need to not only consider what is best for the new baby, but yourself, and Lex.
Thanks - with the terms you gave I spent a couple of hours searching last night. I think I need a
Temporary Guardianship/"In Loco Parentis" form for the kids and a
Power of Attorney for Health Care for me.
What she said. I am right down the street from you if you need anything. If you need to send Lex over so you can get a break, now and after the baby is born, he is welcome anytime. Please don't be too shy to ask, we would love to help you in any way we can.
:huggy:
You already know I may be taking you up on that offer. Even though I'm working from home Lex goes to the daycare first thing in the morning and then the past two nights he's played outside with the neighbour's son. I've only seen him while he eats dinner and then has his bath.
This weekend I'll be at the Bartlett Aquatic Center Sun/Mon. He'll be occupied for hours and I'm so looking forward to just floating in the water.
After that, yep, you may be getting a "can Lex have a playdate call" (hopefully not the "can you take Lex for a few days call").
:huggy: Hang in there! I didn't even realize you were pregnant!!! :hides:
Thanks and at least you didn't miss the whole pregnancy - you clued in under the wire.
I am sorry. I am sure you have made good choices for yourself and your children.
Is there anyone that you love (family/mother/sister/aunt/etc) that could come that you would WANT to come be with you and Lex? Even if for a couple weeks or 3?
And to those closer to her that offered more than a shoulder, you guys just totally rock beyond words.
Your words were meant in kindness and support, that's why I started crying. I was chasing my tail and getting no where. It certainly helped to have the obvious stated, that I am simply going to have to rely on my faith for this one.
As to my family, my drunk mom called me last night to see if she could come help. A long time ago I told her to choose between alcohol and Lex. She chose alcohol. Step-mom has Parkinson's and my niece can't get into the US without her mother's permission (she's only 15) and my SIL isn't giving it. Her and brother are getting a divorce.
I suck :hides: I can't remember....do we know if we are having a boy or a girl Canadia?
Nope, I'm being unconventional (I know, hard to believe for me) and not finding out.
That's MrsRed, but I like the way you are thinking.
And to everyone