41 + 1 and I'm feeling down today. I had a few strong contractions yesterday and called DH to come home from work. By the time he got home, they'd fizzled to nothing. I lost a lot of bloody mucous yesterday, presumably due to Thursday's...
40 weeks 6 days... I saw my midwife today and had a NST and cervical check. The baby is doing great and I'm 2 cm dilated and 80% effaced. She tried to stretch my cervix a bit and that hurt. I've had some pretty strong contractions over...
My DS is 21 months old. His baby sister is going to arrive any day now (I was "due" 5 days ago!). I intended to hold off on potty stuff until after the baby was born and we'd all settled in as a family of four. However, he's begun to...
I've mostly been lurking over the past few months, but I feel compelled to post today. I'm 40w 3d. And I just feel so done. I expected, all along, to go past my "due date," but I'm feeling impatient regardless. I don't have to tell you...
I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughtful responses. And, OP, if you're still reading this, thank you for your honesty. I could have written your words (if I were more articulate), and reading them was like looking...