Everyone who has ever been pregnant will tell you about the loss of bladder control. Well, most everyone, and if they don't, they should. My sister gave me some great advice, which was, "cross your legs before you sneeze." It was incredibly important advice that came, as most advice does, after it could have been used. I'm seven and a half months pregnant and have experienced the sneeze/pee combo. It's fantastic, I mean, if your'e into that. Luckily I've been working on my lower lady-bits work outs so I've been able to control some of it. I hear that, eventually, goes as well.
This weekend was my last weekend of travel while being with child. I had two shows, both with Reba. One was in Austin--I love that town, and another in Oklahoma City--I love that state, Oklahoma, not Oklahoma City, you freaks. Traveling when you're this far along and showing this much sucks about as much as the thought of getting hemorrhoids, which I hear most women get after/during birth. Luckily, however, Reba works with a lot of AMAZING women who are very sympathetic to my "condition" so everyone was very helpful. I will miss being on the road with them.
I had a doctor's appointment last week, where the doctor told me we're looking at a nine or ten pounder here. That's great news, if the thought of ripping your flesh in half sounds fun to you. Kip has been SO amazing through this pregnancy. He's been very patient and very attentive to my sore back, feet, ego, etc. The other day, as I was rifling through my products in the bathroom I found this little bottle of massage oil. Not just ANY kind of massage oil, but perineal massage oil. My friend, Jillian, who has an awesome sense of humor, and knack for getting things that are useful, put it in my bag of gifts for my baby shower. She even printed out perineal massage instructions--God bless the woman. Well, since Kip has been so sweet about everything I thought I'd test him. I came out of the bathroom holding the oil and asked if he'd do me a favor, as usual, he said, "of course, anything for you." So, I asked if he'd mind giving me a massage, a perineal massage. He said, "sure, I don't know what that is, but yes." So I handed him the instructions...I never got my massage.
Anyway, I bring this up because another friend of mine, who blogs a lot, and if you're a mommy, want to be a mommy, like mommy things, you should check her out: www.blahggy.com actually did give herself those special massages and said it really helped. She's a tiny woman and had a much smaller child than I'm looking at popping out, but It may not hurt to try it.
So, it's a short one, you're welcome for that, I'm off to massage myself...
My boys were 9#3oz, 9#6oz and 8#10oz.. I've heard that big babies are easier than tiny ones. Never did those kinda massages .. and I can tell ya, that my hubby would have made a face and walked away. But, he would also refuse to touch my feet. (still does - they are "not his thing")
ReplyDeleteHave fun with that.. I'm sure it couldn't hurt! My oldest is nearly 13 and my youngest just turned 5. I still cross my legs before I sneeze, and will even "hold" myself when having a coughing fit. Trampolines are out of the question! lol Guess I should try the exercises! lol
Enjoy Mindy and thanks for the giggle.
Mindy,
ReplyDeleteHave you watched Baby Mama yet? You have to! That is my favorite part, "couldn't we just spray some Pam on it..."
You look amazing. Glad to see you blogging.
Thank you for introducing me to everyone as the lady who gave herself perineal massage. Very kind of you.
ReplyDeleteOH, and to try to make you feel a little better, a lot of people say that a bigger baby doesn't mean a harder birth. Lots of times it just means the baby is longer. And, really, it's all about how big baby's head and shoulders are - and that's mainly bone. Once those suckers are out, it's EASY PEASY.
Oh, I'm laughing so hard right now, thanks for posting. I'm with the ladies here, I'm not sure it matters how big the baby is - labor is labor. You'll be fine, she'll be beautiful and before you know it, you will have blocked out any pain from labor/delivey.
ReplyDeleteLove ya
I'm having to cross my legs I'm laughing so hard! :) How was the massage, by the way? And Liza is sooooo right. Bigger doesn't really mean harder. You would think so, but it's all gonna hurt.
ReplyDeleteAnd with any luck, you'll have a 10 pound, 42 inch long baby! Oh...with a teeny-tiny head! Don't let the lawsuit-scared docs scare YOU! Let ME do it! :)
Don't believe the Mindy, I still hurt just thinking about birthing Addison (she was 8.11 compared to Abrie's 9.3 so maybe size doesn't matter so much). I never have forgotten the pain but it was totally worth it, how about that?
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