Still nothing going on for me. My poor breasts...they are producing colostrum, it's all ready. It has been interesting to watch the progression. I've been squeezing my nipples since I started reading the womanly art of breastfeeding (just because I thought it was cool) and at first it was just water, now I get little droplets of yellow. I've actually been sleeping really well, lately. I haven't been up constantly with pee breaks.
Not sure what to do today, but I'd better think of something or I'll get obsessive over due dates again.
Due today, and just finished my midwife appt. Everything looks great, and there are tons of signs that my body is getting ready. Took a 30 minute walk last night, and had contractions every 5 minutes. Need to call acupuncturist.
Rough day for DS2- he didn't even make it to preschool, and everything that normally slides off his back has him crying. He needs more sleep than his brother is letting him get.
I've been having to take Claretin to get any sleep. I am apparently HIGHLY allergic to chenopods. Blah. Sleeping is bad enough when I am able to actually breath!
Just a quick update. Blood pressure way high again. Urine is good, baby good, no swelling. No major weight gain. I will be doing a 24hr urinalasys and labs tomorrow and if that is good i'll be induced on monday. If it's not good i'll be induced tomorrow. Castor oil never looked so good.
Thinking of MissE and Juicy!!! Evi, I was so afraid that would be the case :( I hope that your labs come back okay and that you take it easy so that BP doesn't get out of hand. At least you have done this before so you know the drill. I've lived it too and it sucks.
It seems it gets higher everytime i go in. Funny thing is, when we measure at home it's perfectly fine. The first reading was 156/98, second 152/86...not much better. My plan is to let dh go to class tonight, take co about an hour before he gets back (so..take it around 9pm) and then hopefully have a baby overnight.
And Evi, hoping all of your tests come back fine, or you end up with a baby tonight.
Juicy, I hope everything works out with the birth, your mom coming, and your DH's board exams.
AFM This is officially the longest I've ever been pregnant. I feel less close today than I did yesterday It's starting to feel like the whole pregnancy is just in my head, like I made it up (yes, just ignore the huge belly that you can watch squirming around). The idea of a whole new little person in our family feels absolutely surreal, and the whole dragging out waiting makes it seem less and less real, like somehow it won't really happen. I know it could easily be another week or so, and that's fine, but I totally didn't expect to go this long. There's no cause for concern in my health or that of DD3. She's positioned perfectly. The ongoing pre-labor is making me a bit insane. I'm just so ready to meet her, and see that she's real and healthy. My poor DH and DD1 and DD2 are going at least as crazy as me with the unknown timing.
Flower of Bliss-- I agree, the longer I go past my due date the more it feels like it was all a joke. I wake up in the morning and realize I'm still pregnant. I forget when I'm asleep. :)
Flower of Bliss-- I know exactly what you're talking about, unfortunately. It's like pregnancy is a journey. You pack your bags, load up the car, and get your family in as well to head out. So, everybody is in and ready and you leave on a 3/4 year journey. As the destination gets closer everybody gets more excited and anticipation grows! Then you miss the exit (aka your EDD)!! And there's nowhere to turn around and so you have to keep driving, feeling like you're just getting farther and farther away :/ I feel the exact same way. I'm 41w4d and feel farther from labor and meeting this baby than i have since conception probably. It's frustrating to say the least.
Ascher-- I'll watch that video when dd4 wakes up (she's napping by me).
Oh, MissE... I hope you have the fortune to have things go the way you want them too or the humility to take necessary cations with stride. You'll end up with a beautiful baby no matter how she enters the world.
JudyBean, you are a trooper. I see your little "getting ready to work out" picture in the belly thread and it make me laugh. You look so cute and fit. I can't imagine you'll have a overly difficult labor when your baby decides s/he's ready- you seem so healthy!
FlowerofBliss, hey, at least you know you won't be pregnant in a month. (; Things will progress and there will be a baby at the end of your pregnancy!
AFM, I've been feeling so quiet lately... It's still so strange to think that the daddy won't be around. I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty excited about steadying out my emotions after the first month or two of being a mom so I can get a handle on how I actually feel about being a single mommy. I'm feeling very at peace with the ideas of laboring and having my boy around. I've had so many people in and out of my life though... so it will be so crazy when he knows me so well. I mean, I've never really known anyone for longer than about 4 years. I don't even talk to my biological family anymore. But Nico's going to be around for a long...long...time. And that makes me so happy. I know these feelings most likely don't relate to any of you and that's okay.
Yes, i have heard of white coat hypertension and i would not be surprised if that was the case for me. I was induced with ds due to hypertension and ever since then i'm driving myself batty. I even had my affirmations with me at the dr. office to calm me down but it didn't work i guess.
Anyarose: i agree...eyes on the prize lol. My ob suggested to break my waters and i would be totally ok with that. Oh boy. I'm torn between the idea of taking CO but at the same time i'm worried about what the tests might bring tomorrow.
Anywho. All the best to you too. I can only imagine how hard it must be to go through pregnancy without a SO, let alone knowing that that SO didn't want the little human growing in you. You are so strong and it seems like staying at your doula's house was the right decision for both of you. Good luck.
@judy: saw your belly pic. You look adorable and so fit. Our dog is the happiest fur ball in the street. He gets walked a lot. I dont know how far we usually walk. Not as far as you, that's for sure.
MissE - I'm sorry (hugs) I hope it all works out for you!
Ascher, Flower, and Judy - come on babies!!! Waiting is the WOST. Very nice analogy, Judy.
I'm 40+1 today. Saw the MW and my Chiro. Babe is totally in the right position (head down, in pelvis, anterior) so I was apparently freaking myself out for no reason. I got the pool today. I also got my Black and Blue cohosh tinctures, castor oil, EPO, and the homeopathic versions of the cohoshes. Apparently my MW is not freaked out about me going past 42 weeks but she did ask if I wanted to be pregnant past 42 weeks and I said no. I completely get the "forgetting" I'm pregnant thing despite the giant belly and the complete preggo brain.
example - yesterday I went to a local toy store and knew I would need a quarter for parking. I took exactly one. I parked next to another car and deposited my quarter into the other cars meter. And yes, I ended up with a ticket.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one that feels like the reality of a baby is seeming less real. Last week I was a mess emotionally and went to bed everynight thinking "This could be the night" and now, I'm like "Whatever, I won't be pregnant forever" meanwhile extended family is all starting to freak out, it kinda makes me laugh. Don't get me wrong, I definitely want to meet my baby and be done with pregnancy but I think I'm just tired of getting my hopes up when my wishful thinking isn't going to speed things up - and I'm only 40w4d. I'm really lucky that my DH, close friends and MW think this is totally normal. I also have a friend that went 44 weeks with her second but I'm not sure if that is reassuring or really depressing - I do not want to be pregnant 3 weeks from now!
Hmmm... I got the quotes in the wrong order... Oh well...
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Anyarose: i agree...eyes on the prize lol. My ob suggested to break my waters and i would be totally ok with that. Oh boy. I'm torn between the idea of taking CO but at the same time i'm worried about what the tests might bring tomorrow.
Anywho. All the best to you too. I can only imagine how hard it must be to go through pregnancy without a SO, let alone knowing that that SO didn't want the little human growing in you. You are so strong and it seems like staying at your doula's house was the right decision for both of you. Good luck.
Couldn't have said it better!!
Anya - I absolutely agree with MissE. You are so sweet and an encouraging, loving person, your son is so lucky to have a wonderful mommy who has already fought for him before she even knew him!
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By the way, has anyone tried this method to induce labor?
I had a friend who tried this and I don't think it worked for her...It probably depends on how ready your body is to go into labor...
AFM: I totally get the other mamas and the surreal-not-really-pregnant thoughts. I feel like that too. Like my family can't possibly receive another member. It is so strange!
Anyway I had my MW appt today and asked her to do a VE... am dilated to 5cm!! How the heck did that happen?! MW is nervous about making the birth cause she thinks I will go really fast! (I really hope I do!) The VE hurt SOOOOOO bad though, and not because of the MW being in my lady parts up to her wrists (I have a very high cervix) but the stretching hurt like I was healing from my tear all over again. Seriously it felt like I was going to rip open again... I am soooo nervous about tearing again. I seriously feel like something is wrong with me because I hurt so badly. That's how it feels during sex at first and then it feels ok for a few minutes and then it starts hurting again, like In haven't completely healed there or something. If it feels like that during sex how much worse will it be when I push this watermelon out?! I am really starting to get terrified, but I am also trying to just not think about it because I don't want that fear to impact my labor negatively. I really do feel like something is wrong with me, idk what to do. I am trying really hard not to freak out!
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