Sorry its been a while!!!
Sorry its been so long!!!!
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am pregnant, going into my ninth month (thank goodness lol because I dont know how much longer I can last!) and between the normal pregnancy stuff, the gestational diabetes stuff, and the complications arising from bipolar and fibro during pregnancy, I have just been overwhelmed!
At any rate, I’m back now, and getting ready to post some new videos! Look for them very soon, possibly this weekend if I find the time.
So, onto news…
We found out I’m having a GIRL! Sky was so very excited and happy that I am finally giving her a sister lol. Correy and I cant wait to meet our little one either. She’s done a number on me the last few weeks, I swear she kicks harder than the older two ever did. I have had a rough time also with the gestational diabetes this time around. I failed the one hour test, then could not make it through the three hour test, so I am stuck checking my sugar four times a day. Its not bad, the only thing that ties me up is soda… but I have managed to find a balance, I have cut way down but still have a few a day. I am also not gaining alot of weight with this one, even though I honestly feel like a cow. I am gaining but its all baby, and now I am concerned about her getting too big. I had both my other kids early (36 & 37 weeks) and they both weighed over seven lbs, and Correy was over 9 lbs lol so I KNOW I want to deliver early! As soon as its safe of course.
I have other news as well. A few months ago I was contacted by Discovery Health, they are doing a show called “I’m pregnant and…” a six part series about women who are pregnant and suffer from something else, and they picked me to study and profile about being pregnant and having bipolar. Its been interesting, I love advocacy, and really feel like I am doing my part hopefully reaching and helping others. It won’t be on until winter, but I’ll keep you all posted!
I am doing ok on the no meds, or bare minimum meds I should say. Early on in pregnancy I halved my dose of percocet (they told me it was safe to take for the pain of fibro, I went off it mostly during the first trimester anyway, started taking it through the second trimester at half my dose then began only using it sporadically as needed) now I have weaned off it completely, not because I HAD to, but because I didnt want the baby to be born addicted to it. I am doing ok but there are definately times I NEED it, regular tylenol does NOTHING for me, and now they are lowering the limits on THAT even, but thats another rant for another day….
I am now off everything EXCEPT a small antidepressant, and I am worried about it not being enough to ward off the post pardum blues. I go see a psych doc on Friday, and I plan to discuss my treatment options as well as some possible strategies to help me sleep!
Now I am just waiting for my sweet little baby to arrive! I hope she gets here quickly, my back is killing me and I havent slept in weeks!!
Other than that, I don’t have much news. I miss my babies 
I visit them every month and treasure my time with them, and my nightly phone calls, but I cant go down there now until after the baby arrives (another reason I am rather impatient about her arrival lol) and I miss the kids so much!!! I cry every night now, I cant wait to introduce them to thier sister!!!!
Thats it for now gang, much love and you will be seeing and hearing more from me soon!
Jo
I’m so glad that you are sharing this!!
Hi Jo,
Congratulations on the arrival of your baby, I saw your picture on facebook. Best wishes for the future.
God bless,
Liam.
I think you are a beautiful and honest person…..I like you a lot. xxx
hey arent you scared your children will develop and suffer from bipolar disorder?
is it really like living a hell hole?..my father has it but i dont know how to help him, because he does not want to help himself and his personality is unbearable, me and my family cannot stand him, we sometimes wish his was dead. and now i understand its not his fault and that he is sick. is there any way he can get help? and how? living like this is just way too hard!
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