Posts by Beverly

     Quote: Originally Posted by Maine Mama  I also warned him about the 37 week marker and told him that I might not let him off the hook if he's tired.  Or...

I'm due the 5th but I usually go a little early, so it could be next week.  As ready as I am to be done, though, I'm really hoping babe stays put until January ... 12:01 on New Year's Day would be a-ok with me!

Congratulations, Marisgirl! :)

I've never heard anything one way or the other about one gender taking longer than the other, but my own little bit of anecdotal evidence does have my boy coming several days earlier (38+3) than any of my girls (39+1, 41+4, and...

Congratulastion, Diyan!  I love his name!

I reached the full-term milestone today!  There must be at least a few others there along with me, and the rest of you'll be joining us before you know it!  Yay!

Like the others said, I don't think it's anything to worry about at all, and I don't think you need to change anything in your daily routine.  I actually lost a noticeable chunk of my mucus plug way back in June after a big...

In Sweden it's common practice to give a pitocin injection after the birth.  I'm not wild about it, but it's one of those battles I've decided not to pick.

For what it's worth, conventional wisdom says that first-time moms can drop up to a number of weeks before baby comes, but that second-time (and more) moms generally don't drop until labor is imminent.  I haven't necessarily found...

Had an appointment with the midwife this morning, and she confirmed my suspicions that babe is head down and engaged.  I can't help thinking that it's a bit early to have dropped -- I'm just 36 weeks and this is my fifth baby --...