daily check-in, january 2!

[HardCoreMom]

january, day 2!

how are you feeling?  anyone think today could be their day?  what are you going to do to keep busy today?

and if you could be anywhere on vacation right now, where would you be?

indigoscot, is your DP still hanging in there?  you guys were due over the weekend, right?

and kindermama, where are you, woman?  the last we heard, your water had broken.  hope things are well with you, friend!

have a great day, everyone!

[Kaitlyn811]

And another boring night..with no baby. I'm seriously getting irritated at this point - I realize babies come in their own time but I am SO ANTSY and just feeling trapped. 

I want to go to PA. But I know that if I leave I'll for sure have the child at the hospital up there and I hate it. So I'm kind of just..not coping well. I really thought I'd have a baby by now. No contractions, no mucous plug, nothing. Fearing I'm going to give birth to a damn teenager. 

Lalala..waiting...

[Psmythe]

I feel like today could be the day.  Lots of cramping and some contractions.  The Dread Toddler Rocket is pitching a fit every five seconds or so, he's really in rare form, and it's hard for me to pick him up.  Wheeee!  Fun!  Maybe he can sense the changes.  This is not a good day for us to have a baby!  Husband picked up a double shift and I still haven't put the bedroom in order.  Can't I get one good burst of nesting done before I pop?  Please Universe?

[Psmythe]

Originally Posted by Kaitlyn811 

 Fearing I'm going to give birth to a damn teenager. 

Lalala..waiting...

[ameliaanne]

Heading out of the house today for my 38 week appt. with my wonderful midwives! I feel so antsy too, even though my EDD isn't until the 18th. I am trying to not hold onto my earlier ideas that this baby (my first) would come early, and just trying to appreciate the time to relax and get projects done around the house....

[Kindermama]

I'm here, I'm here! Everest arrived yesterday! There is a new thread up with his pic

I'm feeling great! No tearing, afterpains aren't too bad this time (using some herbal tincture to help), my nipples are a bit sore already (darn flat nipples do this every time!) but other than that, I feel great! I cannot believe I gave birth yesterday. It's all so surreal! It went so fast (minus the prodromal labor I had off and on for 10 days!). My midwife arrived about an hour and half before he did! Crazy fast! 

[HardCoreMom]

yay, kindermama! i was so happy to read your post about everest! happy new year!!

AFM, i'm trying to get back into the post-holiday swing of things here.  did schooley stuff with the kids this morning, some cleaning, refilled the bird feeders.  doing more laundry (like a BOSS).  i think we will hit up the library this afternoon.

i'm very tired today.

i would like to be on maui right now.

hope everyone has a good day!  gentle labor vibes to those who are ready, and comfort to those who aren't feeling great these days!

[hannabee]

Due date is tomorrow, but I really hope she shows up today...or tonight even...  MIL is moving in (to the basement apartment) tomorrow afternoon, and I REALLY don't want her around when I'm in labour, or trying to come up right after baby's been born...we've said rather firmly that everyone (meaning EVERYONE) will be welcome by invitation only, but I wouldn't be surprised if she regards herself as an exception to the rule, because she'll be living in the same building...sigh...

On the other hand, baby can wait for a couple days; hubby and I have been sick for several days, and I got an email from my doula last night that she has the stomach flu, so if need be, we'd get her backup...I don't want her backup, I want her!!!!   I also want to be at least a bit better before needing to take care of a newborn, and I really want hubby to be better so he can take care of me .

Been having prodromal labour on and off for about a week; it sucks because I keep thinking, is this what early labour feels like? Is it starting? (first time mom...) and then of course it peters off...I see the midwife on Wednesday (if nothing happens by then) and I'm going to ask her to do a stretch and sweep, and check my cervix and all that stuff.

[demoonunit]

I like this daily check-in idea. Very sweet.

I'm not due for another 2 weeks and I don't feel like she'll be coming any time soon, which I'm happy with. I can still feel her little bum in my ribs (which I love ). Feeling her in my ribs makes me think she didn't drop yet, but my midwife said her head is already in the pelvis, so maybe she's just a long baby? Although at my last ultrasound at 32 weeks they said she was really small (in the 35th percentile)...who knows. We'll see when she comes out! Overall, I'm enjoying every little moment I can with her in there.

I'm not sure if I could wrap my head around even being on an imaginary vacation right now...I'm just loving being home and nesting. However, I would love to see some snow around here! It's been an unusually warm winter in my area, and all I really want to do is have a blizzard, get snowed in, and have a Lord of the Rings marathon. I'm not too worried about there being a snow storm if I go into labor because my midwife lives a mile away and the nearest hospital is 2 miles away (should we need to transfer from home to hospital). Weeeee!

Wishing for smooth sailing for all of us for the rest of the month!

[imakecutebabies]

No contractions, no baby today :) 

DH & I could feel baby's tiny foot really well last night as he was pushing against my stomach. It was really sweet & cute <3 

Ummm... still no definite name picked out! I think DH must be suggesting ridiculous things so I'll pick one of his real suggestions. "How about Brilliant or Water??" um, no. 

Quote:

Originally Posted by demoonunit 

 and have a Lord of the Rings marathon. 

this is happening in my house as i speak :P

[cedarwoman]

39 weeks tomorrow... thinking this baby is going to hang out for a while. I was having braxton hicks the ENTIRE pregnancy and except for a few days about a week ago when I got some random ctx, they've basically completely stopped. Baby dropped more - either that or there's just less fluid now - as I'm measuring bang on for dates instead of ahead like I have most of the time. Definitely he/she is running outta room in there, some of LO's stretches hurt! 

I'm at a place of acceptance about my 'readiness' but I don't think DH is on board yet - he keeps having "one more thing" he'd like to get done before the baby arrives. I'm trying not to assign any responsibility to that, which is hard. Energetically I feel like I'm "holding on", if that makes sense, until he's calmer.

I'm trying to be graceful in these last weeks, which is hard. The carpal tunnel is ridiculous. The foot swelling sucks because I am out of shoes and it's hard to justify spending any money at all on more pregnancy stuff. 

HCM, I would like to be on Maui too! DH and I spent our honeymoon there when I was 20 weeks, and it was absolutely glorious.

[Sweet.Bee]

I'm 38+1 today and hoping our baby comes soon. Our son was born around this point, so it feels like the right time. Also, this baby's head is measuring 4 weeks ahead.

What is the mucus plug supposed to look like? All the descriptions I've read sounded really vague. I had a few days of increased goo (looked a lot like EWCM in huge amounts). I'm also feeling crampy.

Ready to give birth! Come on, baby!

[redbirdlady]

40 weeks today.  Midwife came over for my weekly appointment, "stirred things up" a little bit (40% effaced, 2 1/2 cm dilated, but my cervix is apparently VERY posterior...I feel like she was checking out my lungs while she was in there!) and told me to walk up and down our driveway hill. 

Have had some contractions since then, but nothing regular.  Back to prodromal labor, I guess.

[contactmaya]

Originally Posted by Sweet.Bee 
 

What is the mucus plug supposed to look like? All the descriptions I've read sounded really vague. I had a few days of increased goo (looked a lot like EWCM in huge amounts). I'm also feeling crampy.

Ready to give birth! Come on, baby!

Ive had 2 babies, and i still have no idea what a mucus plug looks like :shrug.

[element2012]

Silly question, did anyone's belly button not pop out?

[contactmaya]

Mine did a little while ago....

[Kaitlyn811]

As it pertains to the mucous plug..everyone's apparently can be different. I passed some of mine and it looked like a ball of snot followed by VERY watery discharge which (per the midwife) is also completely normal. 

Really adds to the 'ick' factor IMHO (: 

[MidwifeErika]

mucous plug.... often they look like a giant wad of snot (I know, nice image) and have brown or red streaks in them. Not just more mucousy discharge, but often an actual huge chunk. Although some people will just lose a bit at a time. The body continues to produce more mucous so if you don't go into labor, you can lose more and more and more.

I lost mine more than a week ago and it was blood tinged and still no baby. Oh well, all things in their time, right?

[hannabee]

Originally Posted by element2012 

Silly question, did anyone's belly button not pop out?

Mine didn't, though I had quite a deep innie to begin with, and my belly seems really compact when I compare it with other bellies...

[demoonunit]

Originally Posted by imakecutebabies 

this is happening in my house as i speak :P

Jealous!

Originally Posted by element2012 

Silly question, did anyone's belly button not pop out?

Belly button did not pop out, although it is much more shallow than it used to be.