Weekly chat thread February 22 - February 28 - Page 4

[flavorfull1]

Love the quilt too. Such powerful colors! Katie, wow! I hope the power stays on, you could rough it and have a home birth like in the past but...I sure hope that the power stays on and you get the home birth you have dreamed of. I have to say that I can't wait to hear how it goes and see your baby!

[Snapdragon]

Is anyone else totally hoarding food? I know most people in this ddc have had their babies but it is a question for everyone regarding if they did this at the end of their pregnancy.
It is kind of funny! Usually I am not a hoarder- meaning, I go to the grocery store a couple times a week and get some things and there is not much of a fully stocked kitchen all the time. I mean- I always eat well but I tend to get things in small amounts at a time.
for the last month though- I have been squirreling food away like crazy!
It actually came in really handy on those days we were stuck here with no electricity and couldn't really go out- we still ate well. But I just stocked up my fridge and food closet and it is stuffed to the gills. It is just so different from how I usually am- a total instinctual response to end of pregnancy I think. But it is kind of extreme! HAs anyone else done this? Like- I feel like I want to be super well nourished all the time- but to a major extent.

[HappiLeigh]

Originally Posted by judybean

That has to be one of the most beautiful things I've ever SEEN!! The quilting on it is amazing too (I love that it radiates!)... and the colors? They're so EMPOWERING I think!!! Your mom is awesome!!!!!

Awesome!

Katie, I went to Costco the day before my birth and bought a ridiculous amount of food. Must be a way of nesting! I'm glad I did it now.

Labor vibes to all! It's a full moon, isn't it?

[NicoleS]

Katie - I made sure I had two weeks' worth of ingredients on hand for quick and easy meals before Caleb was born.

[linchi]

Originally Posted by SunRise

Good LUCK and do not worry about anything. It will be your birth and your experience and you will cherish it as you will have your baby. I was induced with my first, after going past my due date. Besides having being "tied" to the bed for 24 hours while they tried to rippen my cervix (it was half a cm at the most and never rippened) ... that part is tough, not being able to be mobile. Then they tried pitocin...and from the moment the first drop hit my blood stream I went from 0 to 10 and pushed out baby in three hours. Got the non-medicated birth I wanted / no time for pain medication.
Any how, lots of good birthing vibes.

I am gonna post my birth announcement now!

Oh, I read this before they started the induction and I so wanted your story to become mine. Alas it wasn't, although we had similar starts. I just wanted to say thanks, because you totally gave me hope during a hard day.

Good day for babies with the full moon! I really hope and pray for easy labours for all you still pregant mammas!

[Snapdragon]

40 weeks and 4 days-
I think I have just reached the point where I am ready to have the baby be born. I am a little scared of the unknowns of giving birth for the first time. And I still do love the feeling of the baby inside of me. But, I am so exhausted and kind of just at that point where I am ready to have the baby on the outside. It took a while for me to feel this way!
Yesterday I had this great burst of energy where I was not tired all day and stayed up till 1am doing major house cleaning. then today I am just so tired all day. I hope I feel well rested when I go into labor.
No significant signs yet- other than- increased elimination.
No mucus or contractions yet.
Got the birth tub set up today.
We still don't know if we will end up doing just me and dh or having the midwives there. The thing is, I don't really like the midwives that much
If I had great nurturing warm emotionally supportive midwives I think we would just have them there- at least some. But I find them quite cold and we have had some conflict- just because I expressed some feelings I was having about them not feeling supportive to me. Now we are all sort of extra polite to each other but there isn't a great natural ease between us. Oh well, I know nothing is perfect and we will have them if we need them. I would prefer if we end up with a great UC though- but having the mw's isn't that big a deal. I am open to however it works out to any extent that I may imagine or not. So weird that I am going to be giving birth for the first time any second or any day! And meeting my baby.
anyway- I have been saying for a while that I am happy to have the baby still in there, and I am. but I am pretty ready at this point for when he or she wants to be born. And just hoping for the best like everyone else. I am going to try my best to trust my body and let go and even enjoy the birth, if I can! though I do get scared sometimes as it is so unknown, other times I just get excited. And right now I am just tired!!

[Nicole730]

I'm 40w exactly and just started feeling kind of ill. We all have colds, but I'm now feeling crampy with "increased elimination" (as Katie34 put it!), I also feel nauseous and am alternating between hot and cold. I definitely didn't get like this last time. I've had a few random contractions today, but nothing noteworthy. Everytime I go to the bathroom I keep hoping for some sort of mucous plug, but not yet.

[flavorfull1]

Man you are all killing me with the anticipation! I love it! I am eagerly waiting with you pg mamas to hear your news and I love the updates, keeps a nursing mama entertained and interested. Don't worry about the unknown part, somehow, when you get there, you just know. You can do it!

[judybean]

Originally Posted by Nicole730

I'm 40w exactly and just started feeling kind of ill. We all have colds, but I'm now feeling crampy with "increased elimination" (as Katie34 put it!), I also feel nauseous and am alternating between hot and cold. I definitely didn't get like this last time. I've had a few random contractions today, but nothing noteworthy. Everytime I go to the bathroom I keep hoping for some sort of mucous plug, but not yet.

EXACTLY!! Everything!! Um.. even down to hoping to see some sort of mucus plug every stupid time I wipe (which is often, since it feels like I spend more time in the bathroom than bed at night... ugh). And.. nothing.

I had more prodromal labor going on LAST week.. and nothing in the last few days at all. I mean, maybe a random contraction here or there, but mostly just tightening when I stand up or walk a bit or something silly. Certainly nothing of note. *sigh*

And.. the 'increased elimination' ... ugh... I'll have a day or so of that.. nothing for another day, then another day of um.. PLENTY of elimination... then nothing... and.. this cycle is making me batty! (and gassy!).

So yeah.. I'm ready. But.. just hanging out instead.

[judybean]

oh.. and now I"m not sure if it's a good or a bad thing... but I've found more boy names that I like (oh heck, I LOVE three names now! love, love, LOVE them!!!). But of course now I haven't a clue for anything of a girl name. I don't think I like any of the ones I liked before. Eek. (I say as I go back to hand-binding the VERY GIRLY baby quilt I made)