In order to participate in the GunBroker Member forums, you must be logged in with your GunBroker.com account. Click the sign-in button at the top right of the forums page to get connected.

Just got back from the Wife's 38 week appt...

simonbssimonbs Member Posts: 994 ✭
edited July 2002 in General Discussion
They have scheduled her to be induced on Friday, 07-19 @ 0600. Baby BS will be here then I guess
I'm not afraid of the dark...the dark is afraid of me!
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
«1

Comments

  • thesupermonkeythesupermonkey Member Posts: 3,905 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Congradulations!!! If your baby turns out ugly and hairy, name him after me!

    Don't worry about the bullet with your name on it, worry about the fragmentation grenade addressed 'To Occupant'.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • William81William81 Member Posts: 25,510 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I hope everything goes well for you and your family on Friday.....Especially your wife as she will be doing most of the work.

    Guns only have two enemies: Rust and Liberals....
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wishing you both all the best!

    A great rifle with a junk scope,....is junk.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Gordian BladeGordian Blade Member Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Everybody knows it's hardest on the husband. Ask any mother, she'll tell you it was rough at the time but she forgot the pain when the baby finally came. We husbands, on the other hand, remember every damn thing.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • pigeoncreek1pigeoncreek1 Member Posts: 217 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Congrats & Good luck!!



    Gun control is hitting your target
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • VarmintmistVarmintmist Member Posts: 1,074 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Induced is great for you, you should be out of there by 3 PM as a DADDY, DO NOT FORGET TO CALL FOR 1 DOZEN ROSES, or you are a dead man. However, Pizza places deliver to maternity wards, if its your first you cant get away with that, #2 on....... pepperoni and mushroom please. If they ask you to cut the cord, and you answer "will you knock 200 bucks off the bill" you WILL get "THE LOOK" from as many females that are present at the time. I got "THE LOOK" from the doc, she didnt think it was funny, nor did she knock 200 bucks off the bill.

    Those people who see nothing but grey areas, no black and white, are lost in the fog.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • varmit huntervarmit hunter Member Posts: 1,674 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It will be a day you will never forget. Best of luck.

    The most important things, Are not things.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • The LawThe Law Member Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ...Sincere..."Congratulations"...(SuperMonkey sp)

    "What we have here... is Failure to Communicate"
    "The Board Law"
    "You fought *The Law* and *The Law* won"
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • FitzFitz Member Posts: 258 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Congratulations! Have an extra stoggie for me!

    Fitz
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • concealedG36concealedG36 Member Posts: 3,566 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    simonbs, is this your first?



    Gun Control Disarms Victims, NOT Criminals
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • 4wheeler4wheeler Member Posts: 3,441
    edited November -1
    Best of luck!

    "It was like that when I got here".
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • RosieRosie Member Posts: 14,525 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have six and I hope with all my heart you know how lucky you are.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Ms. BeastMs. Beast Member Posts: 496 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Congrats!

    Boy, do I remember those days! Who said you forget the pain?!! I remember it all, it was worth it though! Just don't try to make her laugh while in labor and you should be fine.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • simonbssimonbs Member Posts: 994 ✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks for all the well wishes and good (and not so good) advice I'm getting a little anxious.

    Concealed,
    This is our first and its a boy (not that I really care).
    I'm not afraid of the dark...the dark is afraid of me!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • VarmintmistVarmintmist Member Posts: 1,074 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    DO NOT FORGET THE ROSES, they may be in pain, but its nothing like you will experiance for the rest of your life if you neglect that 1 little item.

    Try not to look scared when the kid pops out, although they remind you of a blue, wet Saint Bernard coming out of a cat door, it really is a person

    Did you name him yet?

    Those people who see nothing but grey areas, no black and white, are lost in the fog.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • martzkj@msn.commartzkj@msn.com Member Posts: 582 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Take it from someone's who has been there. Avoid inducement if at all possible. I just had a baby on April 21st, two weeks overdue and they wanted to induce. My water had been "breaking" for about 24 hours and I was not dilating fast enough so I didn't have much of a choice. They gave me pitocin to bring on the contractions. I went from having one mild contraction every 15-20 mins. to painful contractions every 1-2 mins. They were fast and furious. I was in so much pain. It is not a natural process and thus hurts that much more. You have no time to build yourself up to the increasing pain of the contractions. After about 4 hours, I was given the epideral, and that helped alleviate a lot of the pain. After it was all said and done, I ended up having her by c-section. I implure your wife to try to hold off on the inducement. Try to let nature take its course. I would not wish that pain even on my worst enemy. My doctors actually wanted me to be induced a week earlier, but trying to avoid the poticin, I declined and went against their medical advice. If your health or the baby's health is at risk, obviously you do what you have to do, but if at all possible, avoid it. I don't want to scare your wife, obviously I survived, but it certainly was not a pleasant experience. Good luck, hope all goes well. Let us know.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • 4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
    edited November -1
    Go with the epidural, otherwise shel break your hand squeezing it...lol... good luck, congradulations and may god bless your family...

    When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • ruger270ruger270 Member Posts: 21 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Congrats, that is a great day, 16 years ago that day I was married.

    Again congrats.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • punchiepunchie Member Posts: 2,792 ✭
    edited November -1
    Sincere congrats. Remember to enjoy them while you can for they do grow into the dreaded teenager.

    AN ARMED SOCIETY IS A POLITE SOCIETY
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    Congrats on the baby.. please keep in touch and let us know how it all went..

    Gordian...who says we forget the bloody pain?... No way in flippin h*** do we forget the pain.. no way.. but it is all worth it.. *S*

    Martzkj..I was induced as well.. was over due by 3 weeks...and the pain then was no worse than with my second one..which I had naturally by the way..Granted there was no time between contractions when induced, but the pain is the same..


    One woman's opinion
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Ms. BeastMs. Beast Member Posts: 496 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    martzkj- I went through the same thing as you, it was pain from 2:00pm until 2:30 pm the next day and then they took him because he was in distress! I don't think they cared about me after the epidural, I wasn't feeling anything! The second was much easier, no labor! They cut me open and took her before I had any pain!

    It is all worth it, no matter how the baby comes out!

    What are the names you have picked out? Is the nursery finished? Is the crib set up? Do you know how to put the car seat in the correct way? So much to do before he gets here!!!

    I think the birth is harder for the fathers than anyone else!

    Edited by - Ms. Beast on 07/12/2002 00:56:54
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Gordian BladeGordian Blade Member Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    BlackRoses, just pulling your leg. Everybody who has been through a delivery knows how tough it is on the mother.

    My wife had to be induced 2 weeks early for our third and last, severe preeclampsia (also called toxemia). I was worried that we would lose the baby, there were signs of fetal distress, but everything turned out OK. He's 13 now and about ready to shoot past his father and brothers in size. So induced labor can be a life-saver in the right situation.

    simonbs, I know you have other things to worry about, but I hope you let us know how everything went as soon as you can.

    Edited by - Gordian Blade on 07/12/2002 10:31:21
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    I know Gordian, that's why I was so flip with my answer.. *EG.. I clicked on this post hoping to hear the baby had been born... just keep checking I guess..So glad your son was okay..
    I have seen many mothers induced in the hospitals I worked in.. and thank god they were, healthy babies and mothers now..



    One woman's opinion
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • simonbssimonbs Member Posts: 994 ✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks again for all the encouragement!

    We have this one and the next three already named, but we're not tellin' 'till it gets here.

    Blackroses,
    We've still got a week to go, that's Friday the 19th, not 12th, sorry for the confusion.

    This will be the first boy born in my Wife's large, half Italian family in 17 years. My Wife has three sisters and five female cousins. My Mother-in-law has lupus and has lost two boys. Its been a very emotional pregnancy.

    I'm gonna print this out and give it to my Wife, it'll make her happy to see all the well-wishes.
    I'm not afraid of the dark...the dark is afraid of me!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    The blond in me came full surface by missing that date... *kicks myself*...well I will check next Friday to see.. *L*..

    Give her a hug for us.. we will be thinking of you both...By the way, what color is the nursery?.. and the baby clothes?.. *looking for clues as to boy or girl.. *LOL

    I imagine it has been very emotional, given the circumstances, but from your post, I think its very safe to say that this baby is already very blessed ..



    One woman's opinion
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,085 ******
    edited November -1
    Get ready. Induced labor is TOUGH!

    Be prepared to meet the Exorcist version of your better half.

    Ex-wife had to be induced for our first. There is no natural progression of the contractions. It is like going from 0 to 120 mph in 2 seconds. I never saw a human in such misery. She called me everything but my name.

    It was a LONG time before she was dilated enough that the Doc would OK the epidural, and by that time, my nerves were shattered, so I went down to the cafeteria for some coffee while the anesthesiologist did his bit. After I got back to the room, the epidural had done its trick, and there was a fairly normal human being where a shrieking demon had been before.

    Of course, every woman and every pregnancy is unique. As the ad disclaimer states, "Your results may vary."

    SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Moderator of General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Visit www.gunbroker.com, the best gun auction site on the Net! Email davidnunn@texoma.net

    Edited by - nunn on 07/12/2002 17:50:55
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • hunter280manhunter280man Member Posts: 705 ✭
    edited November -1
    Good luck to all three of ya! Ours was 2 weeks overdue when they did the induceing, all turned out well but Eliza still needed to be cecerian.

    Forginve my spelling if I'm off, and I probably am. All the best and keep us posted!

    Though I was born to royalty, I was snatched at birth, so treat me as the noble I am!!!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • simonbssimonbs Member Posts: 994 ✭
    edited November -1
    Its a boy. The nursery is all red and yellow Mickey Mouse stuff (Wife and her family are Disney freaks).

    If she is not dialated on Tuesday at our next appointment, we are going in Thursday night for some drugs to get that going. They are not going to induce until the cervix starts to dialate, so she can get the anesthesia as soon as she needs it.

    Simon the still anxious father-to-be (sorry Mudge).
    I'm not afraid of the dark...the dark is afraid of me!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Mrs. SimonbsMrs. Simonbs Member Posts: 1 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hi, this is my first post.

    Thank you all for the advice and support! This is such a great bunch of people.

    Simon the anxious is the understatement of the year!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • The LawThe Law Member Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mrs. Simons...I know your going to be busy ,but when the baby comes through...watch how Mr. Simons wells up in tears when the baby is out (I know I did X 3)... it's an amazing event to witness, and I hope it goes extremely well for you!!!...

    "Don't mistake my honesty for weakness...If I think your phony...I'll flame you in a heartbeat"...
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • martzkj@msn.commartzkj@msn.com Member Posts: 582 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This is what it's all about! I hope your little one brings you as much joy as our little one has brought us in the past 12 weeks.
    Edited by - martzkj@msn.com on 07/13/2002 23:41:53

    Edited by - martzkj@msn.com on 07/14/2002 11:09:59
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • VarmintmistVarmintmist Member Posts: 1,074 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    One thing my wife said after our first. " THE WILL NEVER CUT ME AGAIN" and they didnt after the first. Docs like to snip so that they can get to the golf course faster. Had a nurse midwife for the other 2, best thing we did. Say no to the epesiodimy (sp?)ripping heals faster, after #2 and 3 wife was up the next morning, in jeans moving around doing the paperwork and pitying all of the others who didnt say no.

    Oh and simonbs, DONT look at the dialation chart on the wall and wonder if you can ever "measure up"

    Those people who see nothing but grey areas, no black and white, are lost in the fog.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • 101AIRBORNE101AIRBORNE Member Posts: 1,252 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    SIMONBS,

    Good luck and enjoy. Time to start Life Membership in the NRA and
    thinking about the first gun. 101
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • simonbssimonbs Member Posts: 994 ✭
    edited November -1
    Ok, just got back from the appointment.

    Mom and Baby BS are doing fine (except Mom has been feeling a little miserable the last couple of days). We're going in Thursday night at 1700 for the dialation drug because she is still closed. Inducement is still scheduled for Friday morning around 0600.

    I'll let ya'll know something more on Thursday night, maybe.

    Martzkj@msn.com,
    Your pic didn't come up, can you post a link instead?
    I'm not afraid of the dark...the dark is afraid of me!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • martzkj@msn.commartzkj@msn.com Member Posts: 582 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have tried and tried to post the picture, and as you noticed, it didn't work either time. I don't know what I am doing wrong. I have just created a website with some pictures of our daughter, Emily. I will give you the web address so you can view her page, because I am having no luck with the images showing up on the message board. Go to: http://www.geocities.com/mypookabear/emmysphotopage.html

    Hope your wife is feeling better soon. Those last couple of days are the worst. But it will soon be over, and well worth it. (mrs.martzkj)Keep us posted.

    Edited by - martzkj@msn.com on 07/16/2002 16:48:05
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • susiesusie Member Posts: 7,694 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ok, here goes my take on the inducement. I have four, all induced. Long story, short, dilating the day before will make all the difference in the world. For Mrs. Simon, I found with my third one, in which they dilated the day before, the labor and delivery were not as painful as the other three. Also, believe this or not, I sat Indian style and this was extremely helpful with the labor pains. I read and watched TV as the docs monitored pitocin drip, blood pressure and baby's heart rate. Find the position that is most restful and comfortable for you. Bless you and the miracle you and simonbs have created.

    ***There's a difference between living and living well!***
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • simonbssimonbs Member Posts: 994 ✭
    edited November -1
    We've been at the hospital, Mrs. is still there, I ran up the street to work for a few.

    She's doing fine, feeling normal, no contractions yet.

    Just wanted to drop ya'll a line before I go back. Inducement is still 0600. I'll let ya'll know something maybe on Sat.

    Susie,
    Thank you. That made us (ok, ME) feel a WHOLE lot better. (I was wondering if maybe I could get the epidural, or maybe a valium, or maybe...)

    Bye.
    I'm not afraid of the dark...the dark is afraid of me!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    We are anxiously awaiting the arrival.. Keep in touch


    One woman's opinion
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • metalcuttermetalcutter Member Posts: 34 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Congratulations simonbs and Mrs! I'm pulling for you. My wife is due with our first at the end of September. I'll be needing some first hand advice! I guess by now it's all over? I'll still say a prayer for your family tonight. God bless.

    metalcutter

    BTW did you used to work for Iscar and FMC?
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • simonbssimonbs Member Posts: 994 ✭
    edited November -1
    Hi All,

    Sorry it took so long, Mom and Baby are fine.

    Andrew William Simon
    Born July 19, 2002 @ 2127 after 15 hours of labor and a C-section.
    9lbs. 1oz., 22" long

    To see him go to www.thatsmybaby.net
    His number is 007-62072 (I like that 007 part)

    Feel free to sign the guest book.

    Thanks for all the support!
    I'm not afraid of the dark...the dark is afraid of me!

    Edited by - simonbs on 07/24/2002 16:49:01
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Sign In or Register to comment.