On menstruating, sharks, and parts --- a thread I recommend only for girls!!

[Yrys]

Good thing she hasn't heard of land sharks.

She will, but later in life. At that age, with ArmyVern around none would have come near...

The ones with freaking laser beams on them?

Are you speaking of someone you know (particularly when in front of a mirror )  ?

BTW ... I've decided that this thread will last.

Cheeky the Travelling Squirrel has not showed up here yet. When he finally bestows a visit upon us -- we know being watched!!  >

As opposes to what ? Being locked, disappearing in "the staging area", being delete ?

With "Lu 605 fois", that wouldn't pass as an "accident" !

(ducking head, IF anyone cross somebody in Montréal that they think it's me, NO, it's not  )

 

[Mike Baker]

Are you speaking of someone you know (particularly when in front of a mirror )   ?

Oh boo. 

 

[Yrys]

Oh boo. 

You MUST admit it was an easy one, difficult to avoid the tempation to make ...

Sorry if it offend, was make in jest  .

Like you, wouldn't want to offend you before the end of August  ;D !

 

[Celticgirl]

Also had a girl in Pet who would successfully arrive with a chit giving her sick leave. In advance!!! We were going into the field the next week and she actually came into work the week before with a sick chit "No field  X 14 days". I asked her "how the F does one get a sick chit -- in advance?" It had to do with her telling them she was "irregular ... and heavy" but then she pops out the myth about the damn bears. I lost it. Quite simply, lost it. This girl wasn't really that young, nor that naive --- she just came from a family where life was not an everyday topic and thus the myths carried on for generations.

When I was teaching, I found that many female students (mostly Asian, if that matters) would simply not come to class on days that they were menstruating. They would just stay home in bed.  ???  What really took the cake is that they would relay the message to me via the male students. It was hard not to chuckle at them (the guys) as they were trying to explain in English why their female friends weren't coming to class. (I guess they learned some new vocabulary that way, though.  )

 

[Yrys]

I guess they learned some new vocabulary that way, though.

You never know wHere a second language class will take you  > !

"Vues : 653"

 

[Celticgirl]

You never know were a second language class will take you  > !

Or a thread in Radio Chatter.  ;D

"Vues : 653"

Ah, les gars sont très intéressés sur ce sujet.  Peut-être qu'ils apprendront quelque chose de nouveau. 

 

[Yrys]

Ah, les gars sont très intéressés sur ce sujet.  Peut-être qu'ils apprendront quelque chose de nouveau. 

Well, il y en a déja un qui a appris (par P.M., donc avant les autres) que l'utilité des tampons n'était pas
pour aller dans l'eau... 


"Vues : 680"

 

[Celticgirl]

Well, il y en a déja un qui a appris (par P.M., donc avant les autres) que l'utilité des tampons n'était pas
pour aller dans l'eau... 

Water is nature's tampon, boys. There, I said it.  ;D

"Vues : 680"

^-^

 

[Yrys]

Now that you're talking about them, Celticgirl, maybe there one or more that have question about our bodily  functions,
but never enquire ?

Boys, youhoo, boys, any questions wandering in your mind  ?

Don't be shy, I don't know you  ;D

"Vues : 702 fois"

 

[armyvern]

Well, with that notification of never knowing where this thread will get us to ---

Let us move on to childbirth.

Myths I  Busted:

1)  I had my period the whole time I was pregnant and while I breastfed (so, so much for the "it just doesn't occur while you are pregnant or breastfeeding);

2)  I gave birth to my daughter at 1035hrs ... and was home in the house with her by 1400hrs that afternoon. That's right Alice -- one really does not need to be laid up in the hospital for a couple weeks (as my mother and grandmother were). I do recognize that this is not applicable to every female and is entirely dependant upon one's fitness levels, C Section, other complications etc.

3) It is entirely possible to weigh 199 lbs (what I weighed when I checked in labouring with my son) one hour and be 143 the next!! Yay!!

4) It is indeed possible not to be cursed with at least one prolonged labour if one has multiple children. My longest labour was 3 hours, 10 minutes from first contraction to delivery.

5) Tim Horton's in West End Pembroke has indeed experienced a delivery in their parking lot before (despite last weeks news article posted on this very site last week) -- it WAS me. It was my shortest labour. Contraction 1 in Petawawa at 1012hrs (I'm consulting the kids' books here!!) Contraction 2 in Petawawa at 1014hrs. Father in Law's ass (husband was on SAIC/father in law was still in bed) never moved so fast in his life!!. Multiple contractions and 21 minutes later ... my daughter arrived while the father-in-law drove through that Tim Hortons parking lot because the light at the intersection was red and traffic was backed up. My neighbour had called the hospital to give them a head's up of my pending arrival and were awaiting me with a wheel chair ready to "we'll get you up to a labour room right quick." To which I responded "no, need" ... and casually lifted up my housecoat to reveal tiny little daughter sitting in my lap. Father in law ... went to clean car --- I was home by 1400hrs.

6) No stitches for me either with that delivery above in #5!! How awesome is that?? Leading me to myth 6 busted: Obviously ... someone likes me!!

So, anyone with some actual horror labour stories to tell?? I haven't got any.

 

[armyvern]

Oh and just to clarify --

the sharks with frickin' laserbeams already have threads!! Multiple threads!!

http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/68760/post-646437.html#msg646437

http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/69241/post-655063.html#msg655063

Although Journeyman believes that they are more appropriate for flying!!

http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/67777/post-636366.html#msg636366

And, dapaterson thinks they are appropriate for some sort of National Defence system:

http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/59140/post-550894.html#msg550894

And then ... the penultimate thread on sharks with laser beams ... is one in radio chatter!! Go figure. 

2012

 

[Yrys]

1) There was a woman on francophone television a few months ago. She made the headline because the doctor that
receive her in the emergency room, when she presented herself, not knowing why she was in pain, announce to her
that "she was pregnant and in labour", an evenement that she had no clue. It was a plump woman, so nobody noticed
any weight gain. She told the journalist that she was on the pill, had her menstruation the whole time, and the baby hadn't
kicked while inside, so she had no clue, and neither her entourage...

Doesn't one of the perk of being pregnant is " no menstruation for 9 month" ? Did you feel cheat by nature ? Did you have the same cramps ?

3) Was your baby that HEAVY ? Just kidding. The placenta is also heavy. Do you know what happen to yours ?

4) Usually the first one is the most difficult, from what women tell. So if the first one is a fast one, whatch out for the others one ...

5) Chuckles. I wish you had a pic of your father-in-law . I went shopping once with a pregnant friend and a male friend. The woman was 5 month pregnant
or so, and the man lost his mind when she said that she felt the baby kick  ;D !


"Vues :  738"

Mod : a few spell errors and " vues : 744"

 

[Celticgirl]

My labour and delivery was relatively fast and easy, too, Vern, but not quite as quick as yours! (And I didn't lose 50 lbs immediately after the birth, either!  :-[) I stayed in the hospital for the 48 hours recommended by my doctor, but I didn't really want or need to be there. She told me I could stay longer and I was like, "NO THANK YOU!"  

I had my daughter just before 4 a.m. and was in the shower at 8 a.m. The nurses just stared at me walking down the hall to the showers with a change of clothes. Apparently, they thought I should be 'resting'. Well, if there is ever a time a woman needs a shower, it's after giving birth to a child, I have to say!    My father showed up at 9 a.m. to find me sitting in a chair fully dressed with my make-up on. He was like, "Are you okay?" lol  

 

[MamaBear]

Wow, finally a thread to which I can contribute (notice correct sentence structure  ;D )

I was overweight when I got pregnant so my OBGYN wanted to make sure I didn't gain the usual baby weight.  So, I actually listened to my body and ate what I craved - fruit, vegetables, whole grains (with the occasional bowl of Captain Crunch cereal).  So, under the guidance of my doctor, I actually lost 35 lbs during my pregnancy.  If only I could have had 6 or 7 more children....I'd be perfect <snort>.

 

[armyvern]

Wow, finally a thread to which I can contribute (notice correct sentence structure  ;D )

I was overweight when I got pregnant so my OBGYN wanted to make sure I didn't gain the usual baby weight.  So, I actually listened to my body and ate what I craved - fruit, vegetables, whole grains (with the occasional bowl of Captain Crunch cereal).  So, under the guidance of my doctor, I actually lost 35 lbs during my pregnancy.  If only I could have had 6 or 7 more children....I'd be perfect <snort>.

I was toxemic during my first pregnancy, and experienced placenta previa (not fun!!) -- explaining the very large weight gain. That being said --- it was gone with the birth.

For my daughter (my second child), I actually weighed 13 pounds less the day after giving birth to her than I did around the time that I became pregnant with her. Possibly because I ate what my body told me to (poutine -- I was on a 5 times a day poutine diet, with black coffee, and that was it  ;D). Also possible because I never realized that I was pregnant until I was well into my pregnancy. I was still out doing PT every day etc, including ruckmarchs and aerobics, swimming, etc.

I had what I thought were cramps and went over to the MIR, where the MO stuck his ice cold little stethescope onto my tummy and went "holy crap" --- (not so politely; the look on his face was also photographical) ... a urine test given at the MIR was negative, but they took blood and sent me for an emergency ultrasound in Pembroke. The ultrasound that afternoon revealed that I was approximately 23 weeks along. I travelled back to base chuckling to myself and to find out that the bloodwork was posotive. We were all pretty much shocked at how far along I actually was. They let me stay in my field posn though (times were different back then) until the day the CSM came in and found me picking up a full fire extinguisher after having come in from ex. He escorted me immediately over to Base Supply (my new and temp home) ... while I cried the whole walk over trailing along behind him. And, I kept doing PT as well ... just at my own pace, but I did the same thing everyone else was doing that day.

So, YRYS ... I can see how a female who is heavier set would not realize that she is preganant. I managed to pull it off for 5 months -- and it wasn't like it was my first child.

 

[Dolphado]

Hmm delivery and labour horror story huh ArmyVern?  Well, with my first (he's 4 now) I had labour pains  for a whole whoping 2 weeks. And I;m not talking about those nice little braxton hicks contractions either.  I was dilate to 3 and stayed there with doubling over almost screaming labour pains.  In and out of the hospital the whole time. 

Finally the day before my due date my Dr. decided to break my water.  5 hours later they put in an epidural, I had to wait for the anaesthetics guy to come on shift!. Finally 3 hours after that I'm at 10cm.  I start pushing but can't get the baby past my pubic bone (epidural numbed me out pretty bad) My doc calls another doc and they decide to try the vacuum technique. First episitomy then. Well no exaggeration the vacuum cup pops off my son's head!  The doctor was pulling so hard that he fell down in the delivery room when this happened! My son's heart beat starts slowing a tiny amount, so in comes second even larger episiotomy and the forceps!  Not pretty but it did the trick. 

And after all this I still was only laid up till my epidural wore off.  Oh and I went ahead and had another baby (4 years later though)  Mind you that one went smoother. 5 hours, 10 mins pushing, all done.

 

[Yrys]

Well, OUCH!

Maybe you should put a warning Dolphado, starting your post : women that are a bit afraid of
delivery pain, beware !

 

[armyvern]

Ouch!! For sure !!

I never experienced the anesthesia, although I hear that laughing gas is kind of fun!!

They told me for my son, who was still only 3 hours and 10 minutes labour (first child) -- that by the time it took effect, I'd have already had him.

My doctor did tell me that if I decided to have a third ... he was booking me into the hospital a month early as he figured I'd experience about 10 minutes notice. When he said that --- I decided that two were quite enough ... and that, surely to hell, I was going to pay BIG TIME the third time around for all the ease I had with the first two.

I may be dumb, but I sure to heck am not stupid.  ;D

 

[MamaBear]

I had what I thought were cramps and went over to the MIR, where the MO stuck his ice cold little stethescope onto my tummy and went "holy crap" --- (not so politely; the look on his face was also photographical) ... a urine test given at the MIR was negative, but they took blood and sent me for an emergency ultrasound in Pembroke. The ultrasound that afternoon revealed that I was approximately 23 weeks along.

23 weeks!!?  Holy moly. I know you said in a previous post that you bled through your pregnancy, but you didn't have any signs?  I think I felt the first movement at about 20 weeks.  I actually really enjoyed being pregnant.  Never had morning sickness, no aches, pains or other complaints.  Any my labour and delivery took all of 4 hours (but before epidurials became the norm).  Like I said, if I could have had more, I was ready and willing. 

 

[armyvern]

23 weeks!!?  Holy moly. I know you said in a previous post that you bled through your pregnancy, but you didn't have any signs?  I think I felt the first movement at about 20 weeks.  I actually really enjoyed being pregnant.  Never had morning sickness, no aches, pains or other complaints.  Any my labour and delivery took all of 4 hours (but before epidurials became the norm).  Like I said, if I could have had more, I was ready and willing. 

No, not until my "cramping" episode caused me to go to the MIR to see what was causing it and the little lighting bolt jabs of pain coming with those cramps ..

Which were, as the MO with the stethoscope discovered after receiving blood test results, one hyperactive little girl kicking me. Repeatedly.

(Based on what I was feeling -- they originally thought "appendix!!" <--- ergo the very quick trip into Pembroke for emergency ultrasound)

Edited to add: think Nicole Kidman at 5 months ... skinny. No tummy. Same here (well at least with the 2nd one -- same here).