It's September!!

[True Blue]

October Mamas Roll Call

momtol&a
Yoga mama
snugglebutter 10/01
mirthfulmum 10/03 BOY! Harrison Eliot Smith
*prediction: last week of Sept, 8 hrs labour*
TracyK 10/04
mhurst 10/04
kraftykathy 10/04 *prediction: Oct 4, short labour, girl*
Jillerina 10/04 *prediction: Oct 6, 6 hrs labour*
water 10/06
KateMary 10/06 GIRL!
Proudly AP 10/08
MamaEmerald 10/08
mayasmama 10/08 GIRL!
FutureMama 10/09 BOY!
bluehalo 10/10 BOY! Noah Daniel
allformyboys 10/11
Lucysmama 10/12 *prediction: girl, Oct 8, 16 hrs labour*
bendmom 10/12
momadance 10/13 BOY! Gabriel Reed...? or will it be Zappa?
*prediction: Oct 23rd*
Mandi 10/14
rhemp 10/14
wannabmommie 10/15
MTBto5 10/15
krnflwr 10/16 GIRL! *prediction: Oct 16th, 10 hours labour*
gmvh 10/16 TWINS! BOY! and GIRL!
Piglet68 10/18 BOY! Sasha Adam
MommyMuse 10/19
JenDoula 10/19
BeansMomma 10/20 GIRL!
Mom2Lily 10/20
CourtneyandLogan 10/21 BOY! Zander Julian
*prediction: Oct 18 or 28*
OakEmber 10/21 BOY! Oakley Kai
*prediction: Oct 6 - 10, 6 hours labour*
mtnjenny 10/22
Stanleymama 10/23 BOY! *prediction: Oct 18, short easy labour*
gottaknit 10/24 *prediction: Oct 31 - Nov 4, > 9 lbs*
3boyz4us 10/24 *expected Oct 22*
Ctmom70 10/24 BOY! Alex Richard
*prediction: Oct 14, 5 hrs labour*
Kim22 10/24 BOY!
aspiring mama 10/25
sunshinegal 10/25 Fiona
truebluexf 10/27 *prediction: Oct 11, 8 hrs labour, boy*
Soogie 10/27 *prediction: Oct 27 or 28*
ameliabedelia 10/29 GIRL! Greta Marie
*prediction: Oct 17, 10 hrs labour*
flitters 10/30
BeauGeek 10/30
AnnR33 10/31
guinnessinu 10/31 TWINS! BOY! and BOY!
BlueMoonTime 10/31 GIRL! Alexis


OK, I know it's technically not September til Wednesday, but wow! The month before our due dates, can you believe it??? Time to get down to the nitty-gritty of having these babes, get things out in the open, and have clean slates to birth these babes with joy and ease.

QOTW: What is your biggest fear(s) about giving birth this time?

I have a few right now. First, I worry about the baby coming before 36 weeks and having to deliver at a hospital with an OB I have never even seen before and the baby having to be there for a few weeks. Second, I am currently a little worried about the baby being posterior and having labor --excuse me, birthing time (I'm doing Hypnobabies ) from hell. Third, there is always the nagging fear of c-birth -- I just don't want to be cut open!! I'm sure there are more little ones, but these are the biggies for now.

[3bees~1flower]

32 wks 1 day

well, i guess i don't have any worries really, to speak of. this will be my 4th c-section (followed by a tubal this time). All my births were good...Noah's (#3) birth was awesome...i got to see everything...even him peeing all over the docs! i will be sure they bring the mirror again this time. i spose if i had to list a worry, i guess it'd be an early delivery...i want another big baby!! ds #1 was born at 33 wks and was still good sized, 4-8, but i like my moose's, you know, the 10+ lb ones...:LOL anyway, i hope you all get the births you are hoping for.

Katie...just wanted to give you a and let you know i hope you can find a place to live so you can settled before your birth and are able to enjoy your birth completely.

and pregnancy brain strikes again as i can't remember what everyone was talking about at the end of last weeks thread....

we are leaving wed. afternoon to go to MN to see my sister off who is leaving friday to go to South America till the end of dec. so i'll be gone wed-mon. hope you have great week mamas!!

[ameliabedelia]

31 weeks

I am so upset, no more homebirth for me . We just found out about dh's new insurance and the coverage is awesome! We have no deductible, everything is covered at 100$ and office visit co-pays are only $5. But, of course they don't cover mid-wives or homebirth and providers not in their directory are not covered at all. So, it is either go the traditional hopsital/ob route and pay nothing, or fork over $2000 for a homebirth. We really don't have the money to pay for the homebirth and honestly I myself would rather use that money for other things like paying off debt. So, it is the traditional route for me.

There is one good thing about it. The hospital I will be birthing at has a jacuzzi in each birthing room. So, I get to have a waterbirth. It is actually a birthing center at the hospital, so I think it will be a nice place to birth. I wasn't going to do waterbirth at home because of the logistics of it and we will be renting an apartment on the 3rd floor and the last thing I wasnted to worry about was water damage or a pool crashing down onto our neighbors below .

So, now I am frantically trying to find a good OB.

QOTW: My biggest fear is that baby will be breech and I will end up with a c-section. I really, really, really don't want a c-section, nor do I want to deliver breech vaginally. Or, that I will end up with a c-section some other way.

Well, it is hard to keep up with everyone,

but, s to Katie. You have just had so many problems lately. I know things will all work out for you and your baby.

Pig, good luck with the move. We move on Labor Day, so I can't WAIT to get settled. The hard thing, is we don't have any furniture so we need to buy used stuff, so I won't get dressers and things right away, and will stuff in boxes for longer than I normally would. I hate stuff in boxes!

I have pregnancy brain, and can't remember what everyone was talking about either.

[blessed2bamommie]

:LOL I was looking at the thread and like what! September? :


QOTW: Weeeeeeeeeell....God didn't give us a spirit of fear; but, my *concern* is being about to handle the pain of labor and the pool crashing down into the first floor apartment! : Oh! And that the TV etc, is in the corner of the room which is on the outer wall of the apartment. Did that make sense? and it can carry. Now, what about the noises of birth...and if its at 2am.

Can that Aqualdoula go through the floor! : Ok, a fear! :LOL Surely its not the heaviest thing that could be in an apartment! I've been really disappointed once we moved in and I took off my rose colored glasses about our first place with the quality and so the integrity of the floor is a valid concern.

OK, I reaaaaaaaaaaally need to finish this registry! Off to shop!

[stanleymama]

Good morning everyone

QOTW: I struggle with fear off and on. Mostly it deals with baby being breech and needing a c-sec, or doing it all again. What helps me though is to pray, pray, and pray and focus on how much of a gift and blessing this baby is and then I know it will all be worth it. I also hope it goes quickly. I am also thankful that God knows what I can handle and what I can't, and He too wants this baby to come safely into my arms.

Chat more later mamas!

[gottaknit]

Just a word of reassurance to anyone worrying about their pool crashing through the floor: I don't remember where I read this, but it said that the weight of a full kiddie pool/aquadoula is equivalent to four large nurses standing in a circle (about 700 pounds). :LOL

If my floor couldn't handle that much weight, I'd never be able to invite my family over for Thanksgiving dinner! :

QOTW: Since changing to a different midwife, most of my fears/concerns have melted away. But I guess there is always the nagging what-if of getting "stuck" in labor and having to go to the hospital, then ending up with the cascade of interventions culminating in a Caesarian. But I honestly don't worry about it. I just don't think it'll happen. I'm having a hard time getting my money's worth from Birthing from Within classes right now, because when we examine our fears I can't think of any! :LOL I am totally pumped for this experience!

Ok I'm going back to bed. I came down with some nasty cold or flu this weekend and had to call in sick. Who gets sick in the middle of summer?!?!

[True Blue]

31 weeks 5 days

LOL ok yah I jumped the gun on the Sept thing but it's only 2 days away .

On the opposite of fears, I had the most wonderful birth dream the other night. It was fabulous, perfect, (except that somehow DH wasn't there, just MW and me, and we couldn't videotape bc the battery was dead LOL) but I gave birth outside (I guess the mw moved the tub there bc she thought I'd like to do it outside LOL) next to the tub, and caught the baby and SHE was beautiful! It was almost painless and perfect.

On another note, I think I may have made some progress with getting the baby to spin. I am positive I got it to disengage, and at least today it's back seems to be more on my right side. I am so excited!!! I saw some amazing acrobatics going on there this morning and it seems like it may be trying to settle in a more favorable position. Once the babe spins, I can eliminate my posterior labor fear and most of my cbirth fear. I'm thinking of maybe calling the mw to see if she can give me a feel and let me know where we stand.

ameliabedelia, sory you're losing your homebirth but that is awesome about the insurance! I'm sure you will be able to find an OB or CNM in there somewhere who you can agree with. And the hospital actually sounds pretty cool!

[mirthfulmum]

2 More Weeks 'Till Full Term!

Can't believe it's almost September ! This summer has just flown by.

QOTW: I worry about having to have a c-section too. Although my midwife assures me that the probability of that happening is incredibly small I can't help but worry about it a little. But generally I don't have any one specific fear. It's just a general anxiety that comes and goes. Even though I've been through labour and delivery before, and consider it to be a wonderful and amazing experience (not the scary, painful thing I'd been led to believe it was), I still get nervous when I think about doing in again. There are so many variables and so much uncertainty that my mind can wander into some pretty scary (all be it unrealistic) places.

Just a few more things to do before our little Harrison arrives. Still have those onsies, socks and dipaer covers to buy. And I'll be spending the next week or so cleaning and organizing. It'll feel really good to get our home ready for the new one.

Just had to share... Thanks to Amie's fabulous link recomendation I bought a new sling last night. http://www.milkface.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=00850 I bought the violet swirly pattern. I can not wait to use it!

ameliabelia - So sorry to hear about you lossing your homebirth. But it does sound like your alternative still will provide you with a positive birth expereince. Hope all goes well.

[True Blue]

Mirth, that sling is so beautiful!!! I wish I could justify another one!!!

[gottaknit]

Oooohhh I love those hotslings! And they have the Chinese patterned one! Must resist!

[MamaEmerald]

34 weeks and 4 days!

I'm also afraid of a c-section. I'd feel so much more comfortable if I were birthing at home, but that just wasn't a reality--largely for the same reason as ameliabedelia. Oh, the economics of obstetrics. sigh.

I'm trying to shift my thinking so that I can be thankful that if I need to birth by cesarian I will be able to. You know? It's great to know that it's there if I need it. I just feel so suspicious about hospitals, I've gotten myself convinced that they're the only reasons women ever wind up needing c-sections anyway. And I know that's not comletely true.

I need to trust myself and my midwife. But it's sad to look around my birthing class and think that according to statistics, at least one if not two of us will have c-sections.

My baby is getting HUGE! I can feel his body parts really well, I usually know just where he is. And he feels so low! I can feel his head just above my pubic bone. In the last month, the lower part of my abdomen has gotten really round and full. He's getting ready........I wonder if we'll make it past the next full moon!

I'm getting so excited to birth and to meet my baby!!

[blessed2bamommie]

I that Asian one! Who got it here? My LLL suggested that I wait b/c my chest will change tho..... Kristi should be off babymoon then maybe, so I can get one direct if need be.

[mirthfulmum]

I just finnished getting dressed and had to rant...

I hate every single stitch of my maternity clothes!!!!! I hate opening my dresser drawer and seeing these big, frumpy clothes. I dread getting dressed in the morning.

Sorry just had to share.

[gottaknit]

[QUOTE=mirthfulmum]
I hate every single stitch of my maternity clothes!!!!! I hate opening my dresser drawer and seeing these big, frumpy clothes. I dread getting dressed in the morning. QUOTE]

DITTO!!!

[stanleymama]

Mirthfulmom...I know EXACTLY how you feel about your clothes. I am so tired of maternity, or my non-maternity stuff sliding down my belly I think getting to wear normal clothes must be #3 on my list of benefits when baby comes.

[True Blue]

That's funny about the clothes...this time I made sure to buy cute, form-fitting stuff so I have very little "frumpy" clothing...I'm hating my clothes much less this time around (and I think they look better on me too!). I think when you hate everything you have, you should treat yourself to one cute new top!!!! Actually, that's what DH usually says, LOL!

[AnnR33]

31 weeks
I don't remember having the fear of going early with my last 2 but I do with this one. Don't know why...just because this preg has been so different than the other 2 I guess I think this babe isn't done throwing me curve balls. My only other fear is my in-laws driving me nuts LOL Since they'll be here for a few days prior to my due date then for another 2 weeks I may go a little nutty...

I meet with my midwife again on Wed and this time Dh is going just so he can see the place and meet her. he has the nerve to ask "why am I going?" Uh, because we're having a baby with this woman and it may be nice for you to meet? He thinks since we've had 2 he's on old pro or something-ya right! He's really doing a lot of work huh?

I agree on the clothes thing! Yuck! I need more pants desperately-only have about 3 prs that actually fit nice-and 2 more that are tight but I have to live with if I don't get the laundry done which happens often! I have some new long sleeve shirts just waiting for cooler weather so at least I'll have a few new things on top. Anybody else having bra problems again? Seems like I was fine for awhile but now nothing fits again and I HATE to buy more at this stage when I don't know what size I'll be afterwards....ugh!

We'll be busy this week-my oldest starts Kindergarten!! :cry At least it's only full days every other day so we get to make the transition gradually. My DD starts preschool next week-talk about lots of adjustments! AND not to mention we're still unpacking and getting used to the house, etc.
Have a great week.
Ann

[bluehalo]

34 weeks...

Fears ... you know, I really don't have any true "fears". I have a general picture of my idea birth, but mostly I just want the most loving, peaceful, and respectful welcome for this new little babe. And I know I've done everything I can to set myself up with the kind of support I need to make that happen. I kind of feel like things are out of my hands at this point, if that makes any sense. There are so many things that could happen that I can't even begin to predict ... so I just have faith that "what will be, will be...". Granted, I've done a ton of work to get to this point, and there's no promising I won't be freaking out about who knows what in a few weeks

Clothes ... I'm getting sick of my maternity clothes too, and most of them are even pretty cute! But I'm growing out of most of my shirts, so I'm down to 1/2 of what I was used to wearing, but I certainly don't feel like buying more. *sigh* I've been drooling through "regular" clothes catalogs, fantasizing that I'll be slim and svelte enough to look as cute as the models do *snort*. Ah well ... I'll at least treat myself to a new pair of cute comfy jeans post-partum, even if they're not the size I'd be happiest wearing.

[blessed2bamommie]

sick of trying to alternate items... I can still wear...and they aren't frumpy. Not sure what your definition is...but I could use some fall colors and some color! I have two spring dresses that now probably need to retired for some fall colors and for some reason I guess plus sized women only want to wear black, so two dresses I have are....white floral and polka dot...

I've been thinking what I'm going to wear to the showers....if black is too depressing...I think the white floral cancels out the black so...but what to wear to the others...

I'm stalking Motherhood to drop the price of the sleeveless wrap top at $30 bucks! I need to concentrate on dipes and the baby so as far as getting stuff for me....I *did* check on ebay to see if I could find some things..and I need to figure out what I'm gonna wear for my shoot too! :

Sept 17! And I get a CD of proofs (wow, have things changed since our wedding...), so I think I could post to the yahoo ...group...

[Soogie]

I don't have any real fears about the actual birth except that I won't be able to get everything set up for our homebirth in time. This is a silly fear, simply because I don't have a history of precipitous labors. But I keep picturing myself scrambling to get things together. If this does happen, at least I'll be too busy to pay attention to the contractions, right? Ok, now I'm dreaming!

I'm with you ladies on the maternity clothes...I'm ready to burn them. I only have a few things that are not frumpy and mini tents, and I'm so tired of wearing them everyday!

I put a picture of my growing belly at 32 weeks on the yahoo site. I took one of my bare belly too, but I didn't upload it because I didn't want to scare ya'll! The road map of stretch marks is really unattractive!