First 24 hours after delivery: I was on magnesium in the hospital, for the high blood pressure, which is a natural sedative. I slept a lot. A LOT. It was like being a teenager again, only no annoying mom yelling at me to quit being such a sluggo and get out of bed. (For the [...]
I’ve had many kind words spoken to me over the course of this pregnancy ….. people seem to respond really well to surrogate situations and are almost always supportive and encouraging. I thought I would share two of the kindest,and clearly most heartfelt, which have taken place over the course of the last 24 hours here [...]
I know!! For me, Queen of the Induction at 42 weeks, this little blessing, delivered at 39 weeks and 5 days, was practically premature. But since she weighed in at 8 pounds and 1 ounce, and was 21 1/2 inches long, I guess we’ll let it go. Technnically, we didn’t plan to deliver. I went [...]
A couple of you have mentioned that when I skip a day or two of posting you assume I’m in the hospital, delivering. Well, never say never, I suppose, but since this is my sixth pregnancy, and I’ve NEVER gone into labor before my due date (ha, look. I said never say never, then I [...]
…… at 38 weeks pregnant: Awesome: My stomach is so huge, there is no mistaking me for just a chubby chick. Total strangers now feel comfortable asking when I am due. Not awesome: My feet and lower legs are just as big. Scary-big. Huge. I’m pretty sure I have ankle bones in there somewhere, although you [...]
No, seriously. I really almost killed her dog. And I wonder why I never get invited anywhere. Before I start, let me clear up two things: 1) No, I did not mention this pregnancy at any point on this blog until about two weeks ago, when I spoke of it very plainly, after my blogging [...]
I just want to say thanks to all of you who took the time to answer my previous post with a kind word or comment. I always hesitate just a brief moment, finger poised above the “send” button, whenever I type a post that is that personal. Everyone’s entitled to an opinion, but sometimes my [...]
And no, it’s not a post about the merits of chocolate chip vs macadamia nut, although I have given the topic serious deliberation at times in my life ….. Most of you that read on this site know that I have been a surrogate in the past. Three times, in fact. The first time, delivering [...]
Dear Anonymous: I had the baby. Things went fine. The end. For the rest of you: (taken directly from my journal — not so much “why invent the wheel”, but rather, “I’m really lazy and can just cut and paste instead of composing a whole new story” …) We met in the hospital lobby shortly [...]