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[Amor Rays]

I'm still hanging on at 4cm.  Having contractions everyday, sometimes consistent then they stop.

[HouseofPeace]

i keep thinking the same thing about our club!  We should have a few more early birds?!?  or else we're all doing such a great job holding on to these guys, they'll all come out well done and strong.  But I'm rooting for 3 this weekend.  it's late enough.

HFH- oh yeah.  mine finally cleared up- but the 2-4 bm's a day were a bit hard to adjust to.  ???  baby's positioning?  can't be diet, and i'm eating SO MUCH LESS.  and i know that just b/c they've cleared up, that only mean's i'm waiting for them to return.  UGH!  

for all those mama's w/ 4 year olds- man, my 3 and 4 year olds are just surviving b/c they're so durn cute and b/c naptime gives me that hour or two to soak in the tub, eat cookies, watch Alias and pretend that i don't want to kill anyone who whines at me about one more thing!!!  they don't like their food, they can't get along, they scream and whine and fuss and are just ORNERY.  i'm the ornery one.  move over.

But, that said, after my thrilling last weekend when my hormones were raging, i've settled into just tired and fat and nothing more exciting.  So, if all goes as usually, another 40-41 week old little critter in Feb.  I DON'T WANNA PLAY ANYMORE.  

even the BH are totally gone.  so we've moved into the final zoning out and trying to pretend like i'm not the crankiest person ever time.  it was a crazy nesting week after those weekend hormones- laundry, rugs, vacuuming, mopping, bathrooms, and made some cookies.  must make more or i'll eat the frozen ones all gone.  i can sleep 12 hours a night and wish i was napping the entire day.  *YAWN*

[etsdtm99]

yes - Where are our babies?!  I know where mine is and i don't really expect him anytime soon ;) but i just can't believe we don't have anymore yet!   - i am 38 wks sometime this weekend (depending on which EDD i go by)  I had my 1st at 39 weeks so i know i'll start getting my hopes up as the week goes on - (even though my others were both 'overdue' by a bit) 

i had a HUGE burst of energy this morning, i cleaned the kitchen, vacuumed and mopped the entire living area/kitchen/bathroom, vacuumed my bedroom including getting down on the floor with the attachments and doing the baseboards, i did (and put away!) 2 loads of laundry (plus another in the wash), washed windows, and cleaned the kids rooms before lunch ..  my DH is working late tonight so i need to slow down before i totally wear myself out .. this afternoon i'm planning to do some nesting in the kitchen, i have a few food prep things on my list that shouldn't take too much energy.

[LadyCatherine185]

my 4 year old is also going through a rough spot. not as bad as when he was 3, but a new hard. lots of thinking he is "the boss" and being really disrespectful. meh.

[Jenny01]

GBS negative and no bladder infection!  Now I just need the pool to be delivered on Monday and I'm set for home birth, and can relax a bit. 

I've had a bit of heartburn again the past few days too - seems worse on an empty stomach.  I also have to stay away from anything tomato based.

[rachieface]

I'm constantly checking here for baby news, too. Which one of us will be the lucky one? I don't think it will be me, since I'm not quite 38 weeks and not feeling close at all. Jenny, I keep getting crampy and am like "labor stuff?" before being like "nope. just more constipation." Lovely.

I really, really, really want to be a bit more zen and joy-filled these last few weeks. I am still sleeping great and don't have too many physical complaints. I am just excited to move unto the next phase and meet this little person! This child has taken over my brain, and labor/delivery/newborn stuff/nesting is ALL I can concentrate on. So pretty much, that makes me a realllllly boring person to have a conversation with these days. :)

[LadyCatherine185]

Originally Posted by rachieface 

I really, really, really want to be a bit more zen and joy-filled these last few weeks. I am still sleeping great and don't have too many physical complaints. I am just excited to move unto the next phase and meet this little person! This child has taken over my brain, and labor/delivery/newborn stuff/nesting is ALL I can concentrate on. So pretty much, that makes me a realllllly boring person to have a conversation with these days. :)

THIS is me too!! I've done better this week than last week, but man it is hard to think about anything else!

We just got more SNOW! That's the second one this winter.. we never get this much! I hope baby holds on until the road conditions are better if he decides to come this weekend!

TMI alert-- I've been having a lot of ..discharge? wet spots in my undies. not very big (dime-sized) but pretty often.. clear/white. probably means nothing other than "labor will be soon" lol... I will be 39 weeks monday!! EEEEEEEK!!!

[loveandgarbage]

Also an upswing in discharge down there, sometimes clear, sometimes really mucousy looking, which is a good sign I think?

[Teles]

Originally Posted by LadyCatherine185 

TMI alert-- I've been having a lot of ..discharge? wet spots in my undies. not very big (dime-sized) but pretty often.. clear/white. probably means nothing other than "labor will be soon" lol... I will be 39 weeks monday!! EEEEEEEK!!!

Same! It comes in random little gushes too sometimes when I've been sitting for a while then I stand. The first time it happened I was talking to a co-worker and was suddenly like "omg, did I just pee myself a little?!"... nope, just discharge.

Also, according to the Baby Predictions thread, Michelle Renee will be having a baby no matter what on January 29 (Tuesday) because she's going in for a scheduled c-section.

[etsdtm99]

I've been having increased discharge too! very watery, though it started about the same time i started doing internal EPO (at night) so i've been blaming that? 
 

someone has to have a baby this weekend - with the full moon and all ;)

[HouseofPeace]

hehe- found this.

http://spacefem.com/pregnant/due.php?use=EDD&m=02&d=7&y=13

so now i don't think i'll be going anytime soon at all!!!  actually, stats make me pretty sure i'm never gonna have a baby....

 on the discharge.  it's been really annoying.  and it's not wetting myself!  i've done plenty of that, but actually haven't been doing that much at all lately.

[Gillmoro]

I lost some big pieces of mucus plug a couple days ago and I had a good run of pretty real contractions last night after dtd.  No more of that until next week (I have some exams at school and haven't gotten my tub yet)!! I was able to slow things down and sleep after an epsom salt bath but ending up missing some work this morning because I didn't sleep much even after things slowed down.  I'm thinking another 1-2 weeks for me.  I went early last time and with all these signs and how uncomfortable I am I don't think I'll make it much longer, I'll be 37 weeks tomorrow.  I've been having increased discharge and BMs as well.   

I've been stalking our board daily too!! So close, I'm so excited for us!

[etsdtm99]

HOP - that is horribly depressing!! LOL -  looking at that on any given day and i assume i will never have this baby..   but looking at the dates  my other kids came helps.. i guess.. kind of.. lol  that does really highlight how few days are between now and my due date!

[Teles]

Now that I've watched that acupressure video I want to try it so bad. I keep staring down at my leg where the spots are...

It's like when someone tells you not to push a button - all you can think about it pushing it!!!

[Chloe'sMama]

I have been so cranky today and yesterday.  I am sore, and tired and sore and tired.... I don't want to eat or cook or watch my kids.  Seriously, if I make it to 40 weeks (like I did with both girls), I will not have this baby for another week and a half..... doesn't sound like much, but seriously, I am cranky.

My poor kids, I feel bad for them.  I just am ready to have some down time I think.  I am waiting for the baby, since I know my mom will be helping care for me.  So so tired.

And, why does my body hurt so much more this time?  I don't get it.  MW is saying he is so much smaller, so what causes me to hurt so much.  I can barely walk by the end of the day.  I never felt this with either girl.

Thanks ladies for this outlet to complain.  I know we are all so anxious about meeting these little babies!

Hopefully soon for some of us!

[odinsmama]

Well I hit a wall today and HAD to go lie down for a while. I think I may have drifted off a couple times but the boys were not really helping.... kept coming in asking for random stuff. I need 5 point harnesses on the couch. Then everyone can go potty, I can strap them in with a snack and water, turn on the TV and get a solid 30 minutes of time without feet stomping down the hall and waking me up when I'm *almost* asleep.

Between poor sleep last night (ds2 woke up stuffy during the night and was up for good at 5), fighting the yeast infection, fighting this weird thing I get on the corner of my mouth sometimes, probably fighting whatever my son has AND continuing to grow a baby... I'm just beat.
And ds2 had a rotten day yesterday which was extremely hard to deal with or have any amount of patience with. Now I know that was probably starting to feel unwell but yesterday I was just like WTH all day long. It was nuts.

Nothing else interesting going on with my uterus and I'm really hoping baby doesn't come early so I can make sure this YI is totally gone first.

[josie423]

I'm 37 weeks on Sunday and have been having on and off prodromal labor. Maybe the full moon will do something...! :)

I had my last appt. today and got my birth kit. I had fun looking through it, especially the teeny NB hat. Aww! SO CLOSE!

[LadyCatherine185]

Originally Posted by Chloe'sMama 

I have been so cranky today and yesterday.  I am sore, and tired and sore and tired.... I don't want to eat or cook or watch my kids.  Seriously, if I make it to 40 weeks (like I did with both girls), I will not have this baby for another week and a half..... doesn't sound like much, but seriously, I am cranky.

My poor kids, I feel bad for them.  I just am ready to have some down time I think.  I am waiting for the baby, since I know my mom will be helping care for me.  So so tired.

And, why does my body hurt so much more this time?  I don't get it.  MW is saying he is so much smaller, so what causes me to hurt so much.  I can barely walk by the end of the day.  I never felt this with either girl.

Thanks ladies for this outlet to complain.  I know we are all so anxious about meeting these little babies!

Hopefully soon for some of us!

I hurt SO much more this time as well. In fact, I didn't hurt much at all (other than a few weeks of sciatica with DS2) with my first two pregnancies. This time around, my round ligaments have been killing me since about 34 weeks.. in addition to my back/hips, etc etc... I even lost 30 lbs before getting pregnant this time (in fact, I just reached my PRE-PREGNANCY with DS2 weight). I guess it is just our bodies wearing out from subsequent pregnancies.

and I am so there feeling cranky too. I have done a little better staying busy this week, but I have zero patience with my kids. :( I too am looking forward to baby coming, so I can just get a "break" and have DH here and grandparents helping with the big boys.

[loveandgarbage]

Haha, that chart is pretty depressing HoP! But honestly it's nice to read from yet another source that only 50% of women will naturally go into labor by 40 weeks. If you asked most OBs in this country, 40 weeks is the absolute limit!

My body hurts more this pregnancy, too. Even with my first pregnancy, which resulted in a 12 lb baby, I didn't hurt like I do now. My ankles and legs feel really arthritic. I keep thinking it's because I'm older this time, but come on I'm only in my early 30s!!

[loveandgarbage]

And oh yeah, I feel like my kids are already getting the shaft, too. I have fantasies of DH being able to take off work starting now so that I only have to worry about caring for myself these last couple of days/weeks/whatever. I've been dealing by having a lot more easy snacks around the house (that they can grab themselves) and having them watch a lot of programs/using the computer. I am thankful that my older dude is mostly self-sufficient, but my younger dude is still on me ALL DAY some days. He's come a long way from being perma-attached, though.