I've had several people ask me if I'm glad I'm no longer pregnant so I thought I'd blog about it. There are a lot of pros and cons and oddly enough I have mixed feelings on the matter. I really didn't enjoy being pregnant. It was frustrating to me that I was 32 weeks and still throwing up regularly. I didn't have any energy to do anything and Shasta's arrival date was quickly approaching with nothing ready to go for her to come home.
Pro: Although I'm still plenty sore from the c-section and tire quickly, I've gotten a lot done in preparation for her to come home. We officially have a carseat and stroller and we bought a crib and dresser, but we haven't gotten them in the mail yet.
Con: I feel like I've missed out on the fun part of pregnancy. I was just to the point where I looked like I was having a baby. It took a long time for me to start showing and before I knew it it was gone.
Pro: I don't want to puke anymore and I don't have acid reflux!
Con: I have 5 different medications to take everyday. 2 of them are pain killers though so I only take them when needed.
Pro: I think my appetite has doubled from what it was before I was pregnant. I feel like I eat a LOT now which might actually be a con!
Con: I was put under for the c-section so I missed out on the delivery. I didn't feel any of my contractions so I don't know what they're like and I only dilated to a 3 before having an emergency c-section. Nick didn't get to be part of the delivery and I didn't have an epidural. Basically all of this means baby number two will be my first experience with all of these things and I get to worry about it all over again.
Pro: I get to hold and kiss my little girl two months sooner than expected.
Con: The last three days of being pregnant I had monitors on my belly so I didn't get to put my hands on my stomach to feel her move or interact with her.
Pro: No more swelling! In my feet anyway... my stomach still swells plenty where my stitches are.
Con: The last belly picture I took was at around 23 weeks so I don't have any pictures of actually looking pregnant.
Pro: I can eat cereal again!
Con: I still feel like I have pregnancy brain. I can't hold onto a thought to save my life.
Pro: I can bare the thought of doing it all over again. Not being pregnant makes me want to be pregnant.
Con: Pumping, pumping and more pumping. It never ends!
Pro: I'd take this over no longer being pregnant any day!
Although I feel like I was robbed of some important parts of pregnancy, I'd much rather hold my little girl in my arms than in my belly!
Love, love, love her hair!!!
Big yawn!
This picture makes me giggle. Every time I put a nursing cover over her she furrows her eyebrows and crosses her eyes like she's trying so hard to focus on the pattern.
Deep in thought...
Wide awake in her incubator. It made it hard to leave her, but it was 1am and Nick was waiting in the car.
This next picture is a view of the whole room. Three walls with a curtain to close off the entrance for some privacy. They typically keep the lights off in the room and the hallway lights dim.
This is her bed all covered up. If I understood right, the reason they keep the lights dim and her incubator covered is to help her feel like she's still in the womb.
Her incubator with one of the sides uncovered. You can see two little doors that open for you to reach your arms in, but also the whole side drops down to be able to get her in and out.
Last is the screen that shows what all her wires are monitoring. The top line is her heart rate, the middle line is her breathing rate, and the bottom line is her oxygen level.
The incubator is to help maintain her body temperature, but they turned it down really low because she's been getting too hot. Her doctor said they could put her in an open bed probably by the end of the week, but it's nice to leave her in it because it blocks out sound and allows her to grow. It's kind of a pain to get her in and out of, but I don't think it's a big deal if she remains in it.
