you can really truly prepare yourself for labour the second time. I thought I wouldn't have to worry since I've done it before. But I'm still nervous about the pain. I guess it's normal....
The last two nights (since finding out my induction date) I have taken ages to go to sleep at night and woke a lot. And I feel full of energy but I should be resting because I know I'm probably not going to get any sleep tonight. I got up at 5:45am this morning. I am wide eyed and brushy tailed... which isn't normal for me :lol:
Even Paul is the same way... he told me he woke up all the time last night.
I think we are both anxious about tonight.
I swear if I hear him complain about not getting much sleep I may slap him :lol: Ok maybe not but he did it last time. He complained about only having about 2 hours sleep where I had NO sleep. :roll:
He even said he wished he could stay home today and sleep. :roll:

Oh wow Renee!! :P I bet you guys are excited!! I'm excited for the both of you and Miss Abby!! Is Abby excited about being a big sister? Labor is terrible, but the end result...holding that beautiful baby in your arms, is sooo worth it!! Sending you some ~*~*ELV*~*~ I'll be sure to keep you in prayer for a smooth and easy labor hun!! Love ya' Chica!!
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XOXO XOXO

You know Renee, I've had the no sleeping thing for the past four nights! Last night, instead of fighting it in bed, I got up and played around on the computer until after two a.m. Then, I wake up early too on top of it. I know the feeling. I am sure you are just ready to have Sophie. I don't blame you at all.

Just try to relax a little before you go in tonight. Even if it means just playing in the computer, don't do any nesting. I think I am about ready to give it up myself.

You'll do fine, I'm sure.

Can't wait to hear about it.

I know how you feel about the labour - I'm starting to feel apprehensive in the same way (now that it doesn't seem like it is so far in the future). People keep telling me that it tends to be a bit better the second time - so I guess that is encouraging. My problem is that the mind has a wonderful way of not recalling pain - I can't even remember what it really felt like - so although I feel like I should be better prepared this time, I still feel that I don't really know what to expect. Also I read a leaflet from my midwife regarding dealing with the pain of childbirth that really started to freak me out. But I do remember that it is all worth it when you get to hold that little babe in your arms :D . All the best for the birth - you will be meeting your little baby girl really soon.

Oh wow Renee!! :P I bet you guys are excited!! I'm excited for the both of you and Miss Abby!! Is Abby excited about being a big sister? Labor is terrible, but the end result...holding that beautiful baby in your arms, is sooo worth it!! Sending you some ~*~*ELV*~*~ I'll be sure to keep you in prayer for a smooth and easy labor hun!! Love ya' Chica!!
:wink:
XOXO XOXO

Yeah I keep thinking that... that once it's over I'll forget like I did last time. It's not permanent or forever.. imagine if it was :shock: :lol: And it is sooo worth it. If it was that bad I wouldn't have got pregnant again LOL There is this saying I love... "Amnesia: The condition which enables a woman who has been through labour to do it again" :wink: :lol:
I am excited but I think I'm more nervous right now. But I'll be ok.
I am not sure how much Abby understands what is going on. But I'm hoping we don't have too much sibling rivalry or jealousy...

Thanks Jamie :)

You know Renee, I've had the no sleeping thing for the past four nights! Last night, instead of fighting it in bed, I got up and played around on the computer until after two a.m. Then, I wake up early too on top of it. I know the feeling. I am sure you are just ready to have Sophie. I don't blame you at all.

Just try to relax a little before you go in tonight. Even if it means just playing in the computer, don't do any nesting. I think I am about ready to give it up myself.

You'll do fine, I'm sure.

Can't wait to hear about it.

Yes I should be resting.... but as normal I'm cleaning LOL I am going to go and clean the bathroom now and I have to finish last minute packing of things... but I'm not rushing around.. just taking it slowly. :wink:
And I was the same way on Wednesday night... I couldn't sleep so I got up and played a jigsaw puzzle on the computer and I went back to bed at 1am. I just didn't feel tired. Too much running through my head...
And I know what you mean about giving up. I have been waiting for almost two weeks for Sophie to arrive and am honestly sick of cleaning LOL I'm like "what's the point ..." LOL But I know it's less stress for me when I come home because the house will hopefully be tidy and clean. If Paul can keep it that way :wink: :lol:

I know how you feel about the labour - I'm starting to feel apprehensive in the same way (now that it doesn't seem like it is so far in the future). People keep telling me that it tends to be a bit better the second time - so I guess that is encouraging. My problem is that the mind has a wonderful way of not recalling pain - I can't even remember what it really felt like - so although I feel like I should be better prepared this time, I still feel that I don't really know what to expect. Also I read a leaflet from my midwife regarding dealing with the pain of childbirth that really started to freak me out. But I do remember that it is all worth it when you get to hold that little babe in your arms :D . All the best for the birth - you will be meeting your little baby girl really soon.

Yeah I've heard that too.. and that the labour is usually shorter... I hope it's true!
I think I remember the pain and what it's like. It's like a chinese burn but 1000 times more painful ... well, that's what it felt like for me :lol:

Thanks everyone :) Ashtonsmama (Amanda) will be posting for me when Sophie arrives to let you all know. :D

Ah, yes, the no-sleeping thing! I'm seriously getting better sleep now with a newborn than I did at the end of my pregnancy. LOL. You're almost there!

And yes, amnesia, it's a wonderful thing. When I was in transition, I was like, I don't know if I can stand having any more kids, this hurts so bad. And then when I saw my daughter, I developed instant memory loss. [rofl]

WOOHOO!!! Havin' that baby soon!!! And the second time 'round is different than your first. I think you get anxious 'cause ya think you know what's comin' then...WHAM! God sends ya a wake up call by makin' it COMPLETELY different than your first. I believe it's His way of say, "See? I make EVERYONE unique right from the start!" [claphigh]

Blessings and prayers to you, Paul, Abby and soon, Sophie!!! ~Kerri

Ah, yes, the no-sleeping thing! I'm seriously getting better sleep now with a newborn than I did at the end of my pregnancy. LOL. You're almost there!

LOL Yeah I can relate to that. I'm wondering if this time it will be different though seeing as I'll be breastfeeding. I will probably be up every 1-2 hours for a while... Abby slept through the night from one week old.

And yes, amnesia, it's a wonderful thing. When I was in transition, I was like, I don't know if I can stand having any more kids, this hurts so bad. And then when I saw my daughter, I developed instant memory loss. [rofl]

LOL I was like "I want to die" but it doesn't last forever.
I remember at high school in Science class we had to watch a video of a lady giving birth and I swore I was never having kids [rofl] Obviously I changed my mind :lol:

The second was so much better for me Renee. I knew what was going on and wasn't as scared. The not sleeping thing is normal I think. I know when I found out my induction date, I was so ready for it to get here I just couldn't sleep. It was kinda like when you were a kid and were excited about going on vacation and just couldn't sleep. I had so much energy too. I think you body is getting prepared for birth. God designed a woman's body amazingly! Who would think that it could do so much?? Give and sustain a whole little life?? It just amazes me everytime I think about it.

You will perfectly! I will continue to pray for you!

Ah, yes, the no-sleeping thing! I'm seriously getting better sleep now with a newborn than I did at the end of my pregnancy. LOL. You're almost there!

LOL Yeah I can relate to that. I'm wondering if this time it will be different though seeing as I'll be breastfeeding. I will probably be up every 1-2 hours for a while... Abby slept through the night from one week old.

And yes, amnesia, it's a wonderful thing. When I was in transition, I was like, I don't know if I can stand having any more kids, this hurts so bad. And then when I saw my daughter, I developed instant memory loss. [rofl]

LOL I was like "I want to die" but it doesn't last forever.
I remember at high school in Science class we had to watch a video of a lady giving birth and I swore I was never having kids [rofl] Obviously I changed my mind :lol:

I'm breastfeeding, too, Renee and it's seriously not that bad. Of course, we co-sleep, so I don't even have to move off of the bed. If you don't want to sleep in the same bed, you could put her bassinet right by your bed. It's wonderful to doze off while having the baby nursing! :) However, my baby has serious latch on issues, so I can't get her to latch on without having a light of some sort on. And many times I have to actually sit up for the nursing, if she won't latch well laying down. I still get good sleep in 2-3 hour chunks, as she sleeps quite well and contentedly. Since she's near us, she doesn't normally cry a lot during the night. Although, if she did I would probably be the only one suffering because once my husband gets to sleep, waking him up is like waking the dead. [rofl] Hope that you find a breastfeeding style that works for you and helps you to get sleep!

Renee are you so kidding about Abby sleeping through the night like that LOL :shock: We had to feed the twins every 2hrs round the clock as they were pre-term to make them put on weight until, I kid you not, about 4 months - but I was fine!! :wink: I just didn't obsess over the nitty gritty of the housework and took regular naps.

I T/A with Ruth, after carrying the twins I slept much better with them out of me ROTF. You imagine the bladder pressure of TWO as apposed to one. I couldn't leave the bathroom. I soooo loved having my bladder back and it's nowhere NEAR as bad this time.

I did the same thing as you crystal, I'd play on the computer at 2am, (when having the twins) rather than suffer the frustration of trying to sleep thru, plus at the time I was still having a natural, so I had that to invisage.

This time around, I think it's much much easier to sleep because it's only one baby - and even though my sister says my basket ball is MASSIVE, it was twice the size last time ROTF. Plus I swelled up like a blow fish too.

I know for sure as the caesar draws nigh, I will be checking into getting something like horlix to help me sleep.

renee, that made me laugh about Paul complaining about his lack of sleep ROTF! You know, we women are so used to loosing these kinds of privelages, and the menfolk just aren't 8)

WOOHOO!!! Havin' that baby soon!!! And the second time 'round is different than your first. I think you get anxious 'cause ya think you know what's comin' then...WHAM! God sends ya a wake up call by makin' it COMPLETELY different than your first. I believe it's His way of say, "See? I make EVERYONE unique right from the start!" [claphigh]

Blessings and prayers to you, Paul, Abby and soon, Sophie!!! ~Kerri

[rofl] MommaBear you were soooo right. Labour was totally different to what I was expecting. :shock:

Renee are you so kidding about Abby sleeping through the night like that LOL :shock:

No really she did sleep through the night from one week old :D

renee, that made me laugh about Paul complaining about his lack of sleep ROTF! You know, we women are so used to loosing these kinds of privelages, and the menfolk just aren't 8)

[rofl] He got a headache this time and mentioned it to the midwife after I'd just given birth and she was like "you won't get any sympathy from me... this is a maternity unit" [rofl] It was soooo funny. She was teasing him though... even though she probably meant it :wink:

LOL again about the midwife and Paul's headache.

I am suprised you didn't grab him by the labells of his shirt and say "HEADACHE! I'll give you headache" ROTF.

That is amazing about Abby, I didn't disbelieve you :wink: , I meant it in a sense of "that's incredible".

LOL again about the midwife and Paul's headache.

I am suprised you didn't grab him by the labells of his shirt and say "HEADACHE! I'll give you headache" ROTF.

That is amazing about Abby, I didn't disbelieve you :wink: , I meant it in a sense of "that's incredible".

[rofl]

I know you didn't disbelieve me. I couldn't believe it myself. My mum told me that this time I'd get the baby that won't sleep :lol: I hope that's not true. She is pretty good IMO