Weekly Chit Chat October 4th-10th

[mrscompgeek]

Another week closer!!
Good labor vibes to everyone!

[firewoman]

I hope the full moon helped some of you. Here on the west coast, the full moon was last night at 9:11 PM. I went outside and asked the moon if she could please help this baby on her way. It wasn't to be. I'm still pregnant this morning without any different contractions from the last week. My midwife told me last pregnancy that you are not in labor....until you are. I remember thinking when she first said it that is was simplistic, but then the next day my water broke and it made sense. I'm not in labor now......but I will be soon.

[gumby74]

It's been really hard being patient this week, but I am going to try harder in the week to come! I remember that after DS1 was born, I actually missed being pregnant. I missed feeling him kick inside of me and feeling him as close to my heart as he was able to get. This time does go really fast. I mean.....seriously, 9 months in comparison to a lifetime outside the womb is nothing. Not to mention, I really have to get more work done for school before I have this baby and get a couple of things organized around here. My next appt. is on Wednesday and I hope like heck that my doctor is actually there for that appt.

[kawa kamuri]

Today is my due date.

Despite knowing it's meaningless and that I've never had a baby before EDD I still sometimes feel like crying and I do. I try to focus on how beautiful and snug she is inside of me, how when she's born the last thing I'll wish for is hurry up/grow up.

It's difficult sometimes because I've felt my body making changes for the last four weeks, I'm uncomfortable and I want so much to hold her in my arms, wrap myself around her sleeping at my breast. It's difficult because I feel at peak vulnerability, raw, mushy, sensitive. I want to see her in her fathers hands, he's so excited to meet her as are her siblings. I've had her in my body almost every day of 2009 and I feel ready in every way possible to fully fall in love with her.

Last night I dreamt that I was a cat open to pushing my kitten through me but there was no kitten. It's a lesson in patience and grace, humility and gratitude. It will be soon, I know it.

I feel so lucky to have been able to share this time with all of you.

[LionessMom]

i had a dream last night that i was in the hosp and my baby was plastic. wierd. i have been having strong BHs and some mucousy stuff but nothing real. i will be 39 weeks on wed. i really doubt i have this babe before 41 weeks but it would be nice...

[zjande]

I put the infant car seat in our van yesterday. We now have THREE car seats in the van. DH & I got a chuckle out of that. That's a lot of little kids.

My to do list is nearly complete! I'm 38 weeks today.

We still need to seriously work on names, & I need to do some general tidying. But otherwise, I'm ready!

[southernmommie]

I've had pink tissue for going on 3 days now and more slimy discharge yesterday. But no more contractions. I know its soon, but I wish I could know when. I am not a patient person. My belly is still in pain on my left side. I still think it's a gas bubble. It comes and goes.

[firewoman]

Originally Posted by kawa kamuri

Today is my due date.

Despite knowing it's meaningless and that I've never had a baby before EDD I still sometimes feel like crying and I do. I try to focus on how beautiful and snug she is inside of me, how when she's born the last thing I'll wish for is hurry up/grow up.

It's difficult sometimes because I've felt my body making changes for the last four weeks, I'm uncomfortable and I want so much to hold her in my arms, wrap myself around her sleeping at my breast. It's difficult because I feel at peak vulnerability, raw, mushy, sensitive. I want to see her in her fathers hands, he's so excited to meet her as are her siblings. I've had her in my body almost every day of 2009 and I feel ready in every way possible to fully fall in love with her.

Last night I dreamt that I was a cat open to pushing my kitten through me but there was no kitten. It's a lesson in patience and grace, humility and gratitude. It will be soon, I know it.

I feel so lucky to have been able to share this time with all of you.

I cried the day after my due date with my last pregnancy. I'm not letting myself go there this time, at least I hope not. Cry if you need to. It can be so cathardic.

I feel lucky to have had this time with this baby and to share the journey with all of you ladies.

[Nature]

I had goopy stuff when I went to the bathroom today!! (and in what other forum could we post this stuff in? )

Nothing gigantic, but definatly pieces of the plug are coming out. I'll be 36 weeks on Tuesday, so we're getting there! Induction will be at 39 weeks. And baby is pushing upwards AND downwards very hard lately. I can barely walk, but sitting is SO painful too. Ugh.

[kjs]

I am due 2 weeks from today, feeling a lot of pressure and cervical pinching/pain. Baby is at station "zero", I am partially dilated ( a fingertip)and becoming effaced. Very sore, waddling like I am 10months along due to the fact that baby has dropped. This is my last week of work!!!! I am still trying to get over a bad cough, a little bit cranky and not sleeping well. Can't wait!!!! Every time I wipe I look for color. None yet. Yesterday I sat on my butt all day and it felt great. Sore ribs from coughing. Bought a nasal aspirator and baby nail clippers. My kids and DH are excited!!!! BABY COME ON!!!!

[treehugginmama]

My to do list is complete and I'm totally bored now. I didn't plan much for this week because I really thought I'd have a baby this weekend for some reason. Now I'm making sure I have some things lined up so I don't go nutty. My due date is Wed. I'm starting to get a little antsy, it ebbs and flows though so not to bad. I'm just really looking forward to meeting this little person!

[TIFF4NY]

I'm realizing just how much there is to do on my list and just how little free time we have over the next two weeks. I better get cracking on as much as I can today!

[tayndrewsmama]

I am pretty happy that today is the last day I am going to lay low. I figure that anything I do tomorrow won't result in birth being before the clock strikes midnight on Tuesday. Dh isn't planning on coming home until next weekend, but I can't STAND not doing anything anymore. I also figured out that I have a choice, either have a hard time breathing or feel like he's going to fall right out of me. Hmmmmmmmmm........tough choice there. Though, I would feel badly if he did come before dh got home and it looked like it was my fault.

[StephM76]

I'm just hanging around! I did the test run with my birthing pool last night and it felt so great to lay in the warm water.

I'm 36w4d, so I still have time. I'm trying to be patient but seeing all of these birth announcements and baby pictures on the board sure makes it hard!

[tayndrewsmama]

I am so tempted to do a test run, but I am afraid I'll make huge mess. I'll have to see what my MW thinks.

[gumby74]

Originally Posted by kjs

I am due 2 weeks from today, feeling a lot of pressure and cervical pinching/pain. Baby is at station "zero", I am partially dilated ( a fingertip)and becoming effaced. Very sore, waddling like I am 10months along due to the fact that baby has dropped. This is my last week of work!!!! I am still trying to get over a bad cough, a little bit cranky and not sleeping well. Can't wait!!!! Every time I wipe I look for color. None yet. Yesterday I sat on my butt all day and it felt great. Sore ribs from coughing. Bought a nasal aspirator and baby nail clippers. My kids and DH are excited!!!! BABY COME ON!!!!

Isn't it bizarre that wiping and finding something at the begining of the pg was enough to send us into a crying fit for fear that something was horribly wrong. Now, we look for color and get excited that the baby is on the way.

[MandyB]

I feel like TODAY would be such a nice day to be born! Not just because I WANT the baby to come today, for my own selfishness of wanting to meet him NOW, but because October 4th, just seems like it would be a great Birthday, don't you think?!

I do!

I was supposed to have my "final" (hopefully lol) prenatal appointment today, but one of the midwives called me last night to tell me that they were on their way to a birth who was a first time mom, and if the baby was delivered by my appt. time, then they would probably be sleeping at my appt time. SO, it's been rescheduled for Monday at 10am.

We took the kids to the pumpkin farm this morning. It wasn't a really commercial one, just someone's house and they have pumpkins, chickens, and fun stuff for the kids to run around etc. I feel like this is our last family outing as a family of 5 instead of 6, and it was fun to get some cute fall pictures. ALTHOUGH, looking at the pictures of the kids, I really felt like someone (the one in utero) was missing from them. Like the pictures just didn't look "right" without him here yet! funny.

I'm so happy to have this DDC to ramble all my share my thoughts, worries, fears, and joys with! Who else would be so patient to talk about mucous plug's and aches and pains with, seriously, except a bunch of other pregnant mama's going through the same thing!

[tayndrewsmama]

Originally Posted by gumby74

Isn't it bizarre that wiping and finding something at the begining of the pg was enough to send us into a crying fit for fear that something was horribly wrong. Now, we look for color and get excited that the baby is on the way.

Funny what a few months will do.

[MsVyky]

Originally Posted by gumby74

Isn't it bizarre that wiping and finding something at the begining of the pg was enough to send us into a crying fit for fear that something was horribly wrong. Now, we look for color and get excited that the baby is on the way.

I was JUST saying this to my husband last night!


I said "Funny that I'm back to checking my panties and toilet paper for blood in ANTICIPATION now, when before it was with dread"

[mrscompgeek]

Just got back from a walk with DH and the dogs. DH says he's trying to get my labor started so he doesnt have to go to work tomorrow. Lol. Such a sweetheart isnt he?
My doula was here this afternoon and she said I look different, not sure what that means but she said she wouldnt be suprised if I go into labor in the next few days. 4 people have told me today that I look different?? I kinda noticed it this morning when I was getting ready for church, my face looks different. Im not swollen or anything but maybe a little puffy? I cant put my finger on it.
Good news is while my doula was here we talked a little bout my fears and labor and all and she helped reassure me a bit. I told her my fear was the pushing and tearing and recovery and she said that homebirths are SOO much different than a hospital birth that its not even funny. 9 times out of 10 homebirths dont have any tearing and easy recoveries. Of course I am aware of the 1 in 10 times and that it can happen but just hearing from her that its much more likely Ill not tear at all is so reassuring to me.