My Current Obstetrical & Pregnancy Beef

Okay, so let me put this in order of why I think I'm at the "annoyed" point that I'm at.

My ob/gyn sometimes is super busy and will have the nurse practitioner see his patients if he's running behind, but he says he doesn't want it to be more than once EVERY OTHER time.  Okay, so I'm at the weekly visit point in my pregnancy.  Well, THREE appointments ago the nurse practitioner had to see me because the doctor was running so far behind.  At that appointment she did feel around my stomach and said she thought the baby's head was down.  Also at that appointment I was informed (by a regular nurse) that the doctor had scheduled me an ultrasound in two weeks because the baby was measuring so big that my due date might be closer than was estimated.  So a nurse explained it to me.

Then TWO appointments ago I once again saw the nurse practitioner and this was because my doctor was on vacation.  She did not check baby's positioning and it was a routine appointment.  So LAST appointment (Thursday) I had my ultrasound and then met with... the nurse practitioner.  This was because my doctor was still on vacation and was due to return Friday.  So, at the ultrasound we found out that the baby was in breech position, it was estimating my due date as NEXT WEEK (10 days earlier than before) and that the baby was measuring 9 lbs 3 oz (with a give or take of 1 lb 6 oz.)  After my ultrasound was my appointment where I ended up seeing the n.p. as I mentioned.  Well, she doesn't generally look at the ultrasound results, but I talked to her about the findings.  She mentioned that being this far along my only options for him being breech were if a version (manipulating the baby by pushing on my stomach) or a c-section.  The N.P. said that she would put my paperwork on the doctor's desk so he'd be sure to see it when he came into the office Friday.

So of course Thursday night I come home and google my fingers off.  From what I read, a version is most often not performed after 37 weeks.  So, if I'm "39 weeks" now, I don't think they will do it.  However, guess when I wasn't 39 weeks... 3 appointments ago, 2 appointments ago...  when my doctor was unavailable.  Which makes me think I'm going to have to have a c-section.  My research said that it used to be that babies were delivered breech all the time, but nowadays doctors aren't trained for it and just opt for c-sections.  So it would make sense to me that they wouldn't want me to go into labor on my own.

BUT, guess who didn't get a call from the doctor Friday- that's right, this lady.  So here I am paranoid that if I go into labor on my own I'm gonna end up with a foot dangling out of my birth canal.  Is my doctor going to wait until my next appointment (Thursday) to tell me anything?  If so, what's the news going to be?  I just feel like it's pretty $hitty that no one would think that I should be in on the loop of what will happen or what should happen.

I know I could call the doctor and harass him until I get answers, but why should that be my job?  I've never had a c-section and although friends are telling me it's not that bad, I'm still pretty scared about the thought.

Anyway, I just wanted to vent about this as I know that if I did at the doctor's office it would fall on deaf ears and just be the "hormones talking."  Ugh.

It's Never Too Early to Plan Ahead for Holidays

I am cheap.  And by that, I mean frugal- at least I'd like to think so.  That's why instead of waiting until the last minute to buy things for holidays, I like to plan ahead throughout the year.  Whether it's buying Christmas lights on clearance, Halloween Costumes in June or stocking up on gifts all year long, it pays to buy things off season.

For instance, I mentioned costumes.  Most years I don't decide whether I'm going to go to a Halloween party until the last minute.  Then I end up going to a local department store and paying like 40 bucks for whatever they have available! 

Of course I'd like to wear an original costume, not something that 50 other people will have on.  Likewise I feel the same about the costumes my kids wear.  For kids Halloween costumes it's even worse!  Sure, there are a lot of options at the local stores, but even if there are 25 choices, there's a gazillion kids out trick-or-treating at the same time and I'd like to see my kids in something unique.  And I'm not crafty enough with a needle and thread to make my own.  So, my suggestion if you find yourself in this situation is to order something a couple months before Halloween (best time when you find yourself with some extra cash available) and then avoid having slim pickings and having to see your kids in something that 20 of their friends are wearing.

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Anyone Know Where There's a Local Nunnery?

I can only imagine how hard it is to raise a teenaged daughter.  I was one and I know that it was no easy task for my parents!  Granted, I think there were things that could have been done to make those years go a little smoother, but that's water under the bridge.

Well, my daughter is only 6 and the idea of her getting to be a tween and then teen has me already worried I may have to send her to a convent to keep her from getting corrupted by her peers!  For instance, there are a couple neighbor girls that come over on a regular basis to play and they are only a year older than A.  First of all, here I am hunting at all the stores for a one-piece bathing suit that covers her appropriately and these girls stroll over in bikinis!  Yesterday David kept having to ask one of them to pull the bottoms up because she had the plumber crack going on.  They just wander the neighborhood in these swimsuits and my poor granny heart worries for them and they aren't even my kids!

So then yesterday, while the girls were playing in the backyard, David & I were sitting in lawn chairs watching all the kids play and we overheard A use the phrases, "classic fail" and "I know, right?"  Although I'm familiar with both of these euphemisms, I do not use them.  I've heard David use IKR before, and I glared at him because I hate when people say that.  WHAT DOES IT EVEN MEAN???  After hearing that, we proceeded to have a conversation about how he's going to have to guard the door with a shotgun when A becomes a teenager and the thought of having another girl terrifies him for the same reasons.

Maybe I'm a prude who grew up in the stone ages, but I really don't think I am!  Then one of the girls suggested truth or dare and started talking about her boyfriend and they wanted to dare each other to "kiss the wall" or "kiss the tree" and of course, I had to step in and say that we don't talk about boyfriends, girlfriends or kissing at our house.  I know parents who think it's cute for their young children to have a boyfriend/girlfriend and tease them about it, but I'd like to instill in my kids that there are MANY MANY other important aspects to life than having a significant other.

What do you think?  Any moms of girls (any age) have these same conflicts?  How do you deal with it?