Being An Invalid/ Things I haven't done yet

 I started the post below earlier today. Then I went to the doctors. Now the post seems mute. I am cautioning you all now- if you are squeamish and/or don't want TMI about my personal areas vacate the page NOW!



Ok if you are still reading you have been warned.

I have hemorrhoids. I've had them since I had Sophie. After her birth, they healed and really hadn't given me problems until I got pregnant again. I have dealt with them on and off this whole pregnancy but they haven't been horrible.

Until this weekend. Not sure what exactly happened but ever since Sunday I have been in so so so much pain. Pain walking, pain sitting, pain laying. I couldn't sleep and felt like I could vomit because of the pain. I finally call the OB's office to tell them. They call me in some foam stuff- burns like a mother and doesn't help in the least. I call again the next morning and they call me in lidociane jelly. Guess what? Still doesn't help.

I see my midwife Tuesday afternoon and fill her in on the specific problems. Luckily Jeff was there too and could help fill in some of the more unsavory details (oh the things husbands have to do!). She refers me to a colon doctor. Apparently, these suckers can burst during delivery- I am sure you all wanted that visual- just as I did.

Off to yet another dr's visit I go. (Can I just say, going to the dr so much isn't fun in the least- I have another appt friday). I am thinking I will visit with him, he will give me some pointers and basically tell me there was nothing he could do until after delivery. Boy was I wrong. That butt doc took one look at me and said "Yep, you have clots and I am going to remove them" Right then and there. Wowzers. 2 shots to numb me (words can't describe how that felt) and then he literally cut the clots right out. I was feeling great (mostly bc of the number).

So in addition to him taking care of my little problem, he also wrote me a script for percocets for the pain AND took me off work until I deliver. Which should be nice. I can still work from home but I get to do it in pj's and from my couch.

Only draw back? I feel good for the first time in days and I am stuck on the couch.



I'm going to be 39 weeks on Saturday. At last check (sometime last week), I was 3 cm dilated and 75% thinned (doesn't mean much to those who never had a baby but it means I am progressing.... somewhat).

There are things that still need to be done that I just haven't had the gumption to do. Apparently the nesting gene skipped me over.

So I am thinking if I write it down I might get moving on it:

1-dig out the car seat and clean it. This ones pretty big since they won't let me leave the hospital without it.

2- dig the stuff out of storage I want to use. This includes: Boppy, bottles, swing, etc.

3- pack a hospital bag

4- wash the sheets for the bassinet

5- buy a whole crap load of stuff including some breast milk/pumping supplies

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