March Mamas: The 15th-31st!!!!! - Page 5

[PinkSunfish]

Bebeluna: Thankyou for posting the picture of Taurin - he's a gorgeous big boy.

Citizenfong: I hope things get moving for you soon loads of to you. I can't imagine how frustrating it must be to go so overdue, I am hoping that doesn't happen to me. We keep telling the baby that we are ready whenever. Fingers crossed.

[Spark]

Hi, all! Sorry, I've fallen behind here. I can't remember what I respnded to last. So, I'll try to get to the most recent posts at least.

BebeLuna -- Taurin looks as big as an 8-week old that visited us yesterday! He is so beautiful. Looks a lot like Tallin to me.

Tracy -- TGFUC! (Thank God For UC!) Your babe must kno just the right time to be born. I'm sure it's quite a challenge waiting though. You're doing really well. you're trusting your body and your baby. that's the best thing ever!

Mamaroni -- Ooh, I'm having stomach cramps this morning. I'm thinking since we somehow got connected ctx-wise, maybe you're having actual ctx right now? ugh, I think it was something I ate yesterday... but now what of the 1000 lbs of food I consumed would that be?!?!

Ok, chaos errupts...

[mamaroni]

Hey mamas. . .
I love that this thread is so active, but it is getting difficult to keep up.

Spark. . . nope, no labor going on here.

bebe luna! thanks for posting the pics. . .he's a beautiful boy (are you sure he's a newborn?? :LOL)

citizinefong. . . I've been thinking of you as I am heading down the same "over-due" path. . . You sound so great about it! I'm sure it's difficult. Tomorrow for me is either 40 weeks, or 40 weeks, 5 days (based on u/s). I don't feel any need to think about induction either, although maybe a little sex and walking? Of course, because of the yeast, we will abstain from sex for now . I'll see my mw again next wednesday, and will get checked (mainly to see if the yeast it gone) and just may consider having her "tickle" my membrane, depending on my dilation, too. I'm up to taking about 9 5W per day, along with the EPO. I'm sitting on the birth ball as we "speak" and doing lots of pelvic rocks on the floor.

everyone else still waiting. . . oceanone, fiacre, pinksunfish, jster, artemesia, racheepoo, coloradomom, heather, bathrobegoddess, hang in there ladies! (I hope I haven't forgotten anyone!)

rainbowmoon, ouch! That's just plain not fair. I hope you're feeling better.

pumkinseends, willowsmama and Jish, when can we see pictures??

and congratulations to shershine! I don't think I've said that yet.

[Mama2ABCD]

i saw my OB yesterday and i was curious enough to agree to a cervix exam. I was 4 cm dialated and 50% effaced and he was definitely touching my baby's head. I had contractions throughout most of the day yesterday despite the activity level so i'm sure i'm more thinned out today. At least i know that all the contractions i've been feeling are doing something. The contractions disappear at night but return in the morning.

Mama's that are getting the prelim contractions at night my heart goes out to you. I had only prelim contrx at night with my second and it drove me to exhaustion. I would either be timing them or waiting for the next or just too excited to go back to sleep when they stopped. At least i'm getting good sleep this time around. The day ones are great because they are still mild enough that it doesn't stop me from doing anything. ( i was doing bear walks with my youngest in his gymnastics class last night)

Well, my due date is past (the 17th), the mw due date for my baby is tomorrow, and the ob's is monday. I'm like Racheepoo, didn't get the St Patty baby (i love the number 17) so let's shoot for a vernal equinox baby.

So, i'm in laborland waiting too just taking each day as it comes or trying to. Hopefully several of us will have spring baby's.

[Mama2ABCD]

wanted to add that the nice thing about the baby dropping...it's sure is good to eat a full meal again!!

[Rebecca]

I was due sat the 13th and today had my membranes stripped (I'll be 41 wks tomorrow). It wasn't as scary or painful as I had built it up to be, but now I'm crampy with lots of contractions.

I'll be induced monday morning (water breaking) if nothign happens this weekend. Ugh.

I'm so tired of worrying about this!

[heythere heather]

Good day today...bloody show this morning, and I"ve had good contractions for several hours now. Not getting TOO excited yet, as I'm still obviously able to work through the contractions But it encourages me that there is an end in sight

HUGS to everyone waiting (and bebe luna, Taurin is soooo cute! I can't remember his stats at birth, but look at those great cheeks now!!!)

[mrs_oli]

Birthing Ball

Hi everybody! I've been one of "those people" who have just been lurking for several months. I'm pregnant with my 4th and looking forward to my second homebirth! I'm due next Thursday and was wondering if anybody has any tips on using the birthing ball. I've been sitting on it several times a day which really does help with hip/low back pain. Any suggestions for using it until labor begins and then while in labor? Thanks and congrats to everyone who has given birth and hang in there to those in waiting!!

[mamaroni]

ahhh, kirstie, I forgot you in my last post! sorry. . . happy vibes to you as well!

Hi mrs_oli, and welcome. I think you should use the birth ball during labor as your body desires. It does feel sooooo good to sit on it now, doesn't it?

Alright, well I'm hoping at least one of us has an equinox baby tomorrow (and if it were me, that'd be just fine ). We didn't have any leap day babies, or any St. Pat's day babies, so let's get going for an equinox baby. Next, it'll be an April 1 baby, or Easter, but I know none of us wants to go that far (it's april 11, btw)!

rebecca and heather, if you are in labor, sending your way!!

good night, and let's have more babies this weekend!!

[PumpkinSeeds]

hi, sorry I havent posted. i've Been thinking aBout all of you. Been having some dramaa with my almost 3 yo ds. the transition has been difficult since he was the center of my universe before #2 came along. Nursing getting better.

sorry for typos.

Ladies in waiting, your little aries babies are on their way!!

who can i email a pic to, i'm not clever enough to post it.

[Spark]

Pumpkinseeds I'd tell you I could host your pics no prob, but my site is having a few troubles. Want to try though? You can e-mail them to me and I'll post them. We'll just hope that the site works properly later today.

Kirstie -- Glad you're eating full mals again! That's such a nice feeling!

mrs_oli -- I used my birth ball in the bathroom. I had to pee a lot, so in between peeing, I found the birthball great for sitting down close to the toilet. Then when I started pushing (still had a lip in the way), I felt the urge to sit on the ball again. It took away a lot of the urge for me to push too soon. Just let your body be your guide. Best wishes to you!

heythere heather & Rebecca -- sounds like some possibilities for you two! That's exciting! Rebecca, I hope your body goes into labor before you get to water-breaking time. Sounds like it might have already started!

Jster -- I don't think I responded to your post yet. Yeah for being gone with stbexhwwnsd (soon-to-be ex-husband who was not so dear). Think that could be a new abrv. here at MDC? Sounds like you're cleared for labor land now. I hope things go smoothly wih your mom. Sending you love!

Artemesia -- I'm sending you love, too. I'm sorry things are rough between you and your partner.

So, things here are going pretty well. I think night time is the biggest challenge at the moment. My DH works until well past bedtime, so I've been practicing putting Cicely and Jude to sleep by myself while my mom is here to help if things get harry. Jude's been waking up more than Cicely. (He was pretty much sleeping through the night). That's rather frustrating. I know he's just getting used to big-brotherhood. I know it will pass. This will just be a short period in my life. Thank goodness she's such a good sleeper!

[Jster]

Happy Equinox!! I'm thinking we're definitely going to have a lot of Aries babies, and how funny since that's only 1/3 of the month!! My sister was looking in one of her astrology books, and there is a point where the babe's horoscope is either Pisces/pisces rising or Aries/aries rising, changing of course at a certain minute. And what a change!!

Good luck to all mamas in waiting! Tracy, glad you're going the UC route and that you've got such peace! Sounds wonderful!

6 days over here, but still feeling good. I had a mw appt. yesterday and did let her check me, 1.5cm, 60%, but super soft, baby at 0 station. Sounds fine to me, it's more than I was at when I went into labor with dd (I think I just dilate all at once). On wednesday we'll start herbs if I haven't had the baby yet...darn laws don't let mw's do homebirths after 42 weeks. But I still have 8 days until that point, so no real sweating yet.

OH!! And I was *running* yesterday! My sister lives about 1.5 blocks away, and I was walking her dog home (he stays with us while she's at work) while she drove her car. He was very concerned about his mama driving past, and I said, "Come on, Midnight, let's go!" So we both ran the last block, must have been a hilarious sight and my abdomen was a bit sore later in the day. But too good to pass up, and I was laughing my head off the whole way. Needless to say, the dog one the race and my sister was even out of her car by the time I got there, but I did it, hehe!

Again, happy spring!

[Jster]

Hi Spark! Guess we posted at the same time! Thanks for the positive thoughts and the encouragement, I definitely feel "cleared" for labor now where I didn't before. I'm worried about nights as well, sleeping has been a misery around here (Peri is waking up about 1 hr. early, then going to bed late, and has started taking naps that disrupt everything.) I'm very anxious about it, but suppose I should just wait and see. Glad that Cicely is such a good sleeper, though!!

[Spark]

Hey, Jster -- just wanted to say -- that run sounds great! On the Sunday that I went into labor at Midnight, I was playing soccar with DS. We were running. It was so much fun! Maybe it will work for you to go into labor, too! (Really though, I think was my 3 hour walk that sent me to labor land)

[Jster]

Where is everyone??!!?!?! Hopefully we had a lot of spring babies, can't wait to here news!

Nothing here, but again I'm going to try and be more active. I realized last night that all these visiting relatives are driving me nuts, like my uncle is coming Monday night to be here for a few days then drive home. And while he might stay at my sister's house (1.5 blocks away) since she's my labor support and he'd be in the living room, it would be very hard to not feel comfortable just going over. And my sister didn't quite understand how I was feeling, but last night I had to go walking by myself, just like always, and how I miss having someone I can really call a partner for my labor! My sister stayed home so she could visit with my grandmother, so again...relatives getting in the way. Maybe I'm just expecting too much, but I really wish that she'd understand how much I would like her absolute support. Last night while I was walking I tried to tell myself that I can do this all by myself, and I probably would be able to, but now that I'm in this dependent position (living with relatives, etc.) it's hard to say "I'm doing it on my own!" when really I'm not. But hopefully baby will come soon. I'm even tempted to start taking herbs today, I know I promised myself all pregnancy that I wouldnt' do anything induction like, even natural induction, but I'm getting so impatient to get on with life and start the next batch of adjustments as a single mom. And I want to meet my baby!!

Sorry for the ranting, and laboring ladies, send some vibes my way!

[Spark]

This is from an e-mail from Mamaroni's Husband!!!! (She wanted me to spread the word)

hello Claire,_ this is Colleen's husband Jeff. she wanted me to write_you_to let you_know it looks like it's time.__she is feeling good and contractions are_3-5 minutes apart._ we have_our first midwife Debbie here and_Col's good friend Lee_who also attended our first two births.__everything_it well and_I or she will report any new developments._

okay now the 2nd midwife has arrived._ full house all we now is a baby._ wish_us luck and we'll type at you soon.

6:01a.m. (1st day of spring)_

MAMARONI'S IN LABOR!!! SEND LOTS OF POSITIVE VIBES!!!

[PinkSunfish]

and happy birthing vibes to Mamaroni.

I haven't posted too much over the last couple of days becuase I am just waiting now for the baby to come. Hopefully it won't be too long.

to everyone.

[Oceanone]

Yahoo, Mamaroni, bet that babe is in your arms right now.

Jster, sorry about all your visiting relatives. It's so hard when you don't have control over your own environment. I can totally relate to wanting the baby out and wanting to get on with things.

I thought I was really in labor yesterday. I have had cramping and contractions and heaps of bloody mucus plug. But everthing stopped and I got a decent sleep. Hopefully today things will pick up again. Please, please. I feel like a watched pot, my husband and his mother always asking me how I'm feeling, how I'm doing. Like I might have actually had the baby but just not bothered to tell them....

Ok, I'm just being testy. They are great. I feel like I'm letting everyone down and almost apologized this morning that the baby wasn't here yet. Today I'm goign to try to relax about it. Baby's come at their own perfect time.

[PumpkinSeeds]

Yay Mamaroni!! Sending lots of peaceful birthing vibes!

Oceanone, I think you are going to go pretty soon, maybe today!

I think all of your babies were waiting to be aries!

[Al Dente]

YAY Mamaroni! I only wish it was me! I'm going to give Tracy a run for her (42 wk mark) money, I guess.

to you, Oceanone...you sound really close!

to you Jster. You are a strong woman...you can do this!!! I'm hoping that your sis will come around and realize what you need from her before too long.

hi everyone else!

Rachel