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OH MY GOD I'M 35 WEEKS PREGNANT AND I'M FREAKING OUT!!!!!!
Okay. Got that out of my system. I'm not sure which part of all this freaks me out the most. Labor and delivery could be pretty scary. My own personal post-delivery recovery, not the least of which is the possibility of up to 6 weeks of bleeding in an area that will be needing some major healing anyway, does not sound fun. Taking care of a newborn is absolutely terrifying. The financial end of things isn't so great. And the prospect that this child is my responsibility for many, many, many years to come is a bit freak-worthy, as well.
In any case, we finally have the baby's room pretty much set up. Granted we only have one crib sheet at the moment, which probably won't last us very long, but at least the crib is made up. And with all our cute little oceany things hung up on the walls, it looks, as John declared the other day, like a real room. I suppose that sounds like a funny designation, but it's been a boring guest room and then a somewhat filthy haven for Mike, so it does have a real purpose now and it appears to be happy about that prospect.
I packed up stuff for the dog and I'll get that to my parents' house one of these days so all they'll have to get is him when the time comes.
I still have to pack a bag for the hospital, but I have some things already gathered and made up a list of what to take. I'll probaby get on that this weekend at the latest, though some of it will be last minute things to grab. It seems like a lot of stuff that everyone tells you to take.
Meanwhile, I think it's cruel of nature to make it difficult to get some good sleep while I still have the time to do so. It's so hard to get comfortable and then the nasal congestion kicks in and wakes me up all the time. It blows.
On top of that, I have this waterproof thingy under my sheet, just in case I were to be one of the few women out there that have a major water breakage gush (contrary to popular TV representation, that only happens about 10% of the time) and in case it were to happen while I was in bed. I refused to get a vinyl mattress cover because that would be noisy and annoying. Target had a full mattress cover that was vinyl underneath, but soft on top. We were going to get that for $30, but then found basically the same thing, only it covers just part of the mattress. On the plus side, it was only about $7. On the minus side, there's nothing really holding it in place so in all my tossing and turning and whatnot, it gets all bunched up and wrinkly. And because there's not an ounce of any kind of natural material in it, it makes me very, very warm. Still, better than the possibility of ruining a mattress, I guess.
Okay. Got that out of my system. I'm not sure which part of all this freaks me out the most. Labor and delivery could be pretty scary. My own personal post-delivery recovery, not the least of which is the possibility of up to 6 weeks of bleeding in an area that will be needing some major healing anyway, does not sound fun. Taking care of a newborn is absolutely terrifying. The financial end of things isn't so great. And the prospect that this child is my responsibility for many, many, many years to come is a bit freak-worthy, as well.
In any case, we finally have the baby's room pretty much set up. Granted we only have one crib sheet at the moment, which probably won't last us very long, but at least the crib is made up. And with all our cute little oceany things hung up on the walls, it looks, as John declared the other day, like a real room. I suppose that sounds like a funny designation, but it's been a boring guest room and then a somewhat filthy haven for Mike, so it does have a real purpose now and it appears to be happy about that prospect.
I packed up stuff for the dog and I'll get that to my parents' house one of these days so all they'll have to get is him when the time comes.
I still have to pack a bag for the hospital, but I have some things already gathered and made up a list of what to take. I'll probaby get on that this weekend at the latest, though some of it will be last minute things to grab. It seems like a lot of stuff that everyone tells you to take.
Meanwhile, I think it's cruel of nature to make it difficult to get some good sleep while I still have the time to do so. It's so hard to get comfortable and then the nasal congestion kicks in and wakes me up all the time. It blows.
On top of that, I have this waterproof thingy under my sheet, just in case I were to be one of the few women out there that have a major water breakage gush (contrary to popular TV representation, that only happens about 10% of the time) and in case it were to happen while I was in bed. I refused to get a vinyl mattress cover because that would be noisy and annoying. Target had a full mattress cover that was vinyl underneath, but soft on top. We were going to get that for $30, but then found basically the same thing, only it covers just part of the mattress. On the plus side, it was only about $7. On the minus side, there's nothing really holding it in place so in all my tossing and turning and whatnot, it gets all bunched up and wrinkly. And because there's not an ounce of any kind of natural material in it, it makes me very, very warm. Still, better than the possibility of ruining a mattress, I guess.
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Date: 2007-03-10 02:09 am (UTC)From:I actually had an excel spreadsheet for the hospital bag. Still have it, I think.
The funniest thing about the hospital bag is that they tell you to bring all this stuff that the hospital provides. For example, the hospital here provides toothbrush, toothpaste, lotion, soap, shampoo, maxi pads, socky-slipper things, and gosh, I can't remember what else. You can pretty much forget anything except the clothes for the baby to go home in. They even provide a carseat, if you need it!
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Date: 2007-03-10 07:27 pm (UTC)From:A lot of what's on the list was recommended by our childbirth educator, who is also a doula, and she seemed to have a good idea of what all the local hospitals will provide you with. I'm hoping the hospital nightgowns aren't too horrible because I don't have any to bring. Or a bathrobe, for that matter.