March Mamas: February 28 - March 6 (How is everyone doing??) - Page 6

[ladyelmo1]

Serina, thanks for the website! So many cute ideas.

Autumn, sending some positive thoughts your way. Sorry you are stuck in bed... I know I would be frustrated too.

My sister is coming down to see me this morning; I am so excited! We are going out to get our nails done, I think. I have NEVER had my nails done, other than doing them at home. I feel so girly!!! :LOL

Eminer, I hope you are having your sweet baby even now.

-Melissa

[TRIBE]

Im still here! lol I am gonna be here until Aprile, I forecast I will be the last March mama to pop

We are filling up my birthpool today, after I do some cleaning. I can't wait to see hwo comfy it is and how long it will take to get it full.

Autumn hope you get to feeling better

Ang i would love to go see a chiro too but money is so tight now with needing to save up for the midwife and my summer trip that I cant afford to go

[crayon]

to the mamas on bedrest- however I would love for someone to tell me "just stay in bed for a few days and have your DH take care of DD and change her dipes, and cook for her and stay up late with her, and have her wake him up 3 times a night..." A girl can dream

Has anyone else been emotional? Or were you before you delivered before? I have been crying for 3 days. Yesterday it was because I dont want to hurt anymore. I hav a high level for pain, I mean I have broke over 30 bones, and this is killing me. So I had my pitty part crying for my self. My plevis and feet are hurting so bad I am thinking because everything is connected that my feet are hurting because of my pelvis. And then before I even got out of bed I was all snuggled with DD and I was thinking about how much her life will change and she has no idea, no say, no nothing, and I just started feeling really bad. So, here I am again crying at the computer over what I was crying about already! My MWs will be here in about 45 min. I clean the house like a crazy woman yesterday I only have a few dishes left and some pots and pans. I am very excited. Yes and laundry! But at least things look clean, changed all the sheets, vacuumed, scrubbed.....

Okay- I want to get this show on the road!

[newmomma2005]

Thank you for the wonderful positive thoughts everyone. It must be working, because I do feel more positive about this today. I just hope the blood pressure gets with the program. I don't want to be induced, or all the things that I have filed under "worse" in my little brain that I am not thinking about.

I just keep telling Logan to come out and meet me. "I am already off of work, so no worrying about being too far from Daddy." That's what I tell him anyway, because I know Bryce would sprout wings and fly wherever he was, he would not miss a minute of Logan coming into the world.

Bryce must have felt horrible for how bored and aggravated I was yesterday because he brought me home a coloring/activity book last night as a joke. It was very cute.

So here I am, trying to concentrate on the fact that I am doing what is best for Logan, keeping my blood pressure down, trying to keep both of us healthy for the birth. : (Wish, Wish, soon, soon) He is very wiggly in there. Even the nurses at the hospital kept saying "He's very active!" I looked at them and I said,"He's very excitable, like me. Can't you tell by my blood pressure?" I think sometimes I have my own brand of humor, they did not find it as cute as I do that he is so wiggly and excitable. I've grown quite used to his little feet poking out my left side!

[eminer]

Originally Posted by ladyelmo1

Eminer, I hope you are having your sweet baby even now.

Nope, nothing further has happened, so I'm thinking it was just pee. But at least it really motivated me to finish the housework last night!

[bubbles]

crayon, hang in there. i have been pretty emotional too. my mw encourages me to let things out and it seems to help. it sounds like some forced bed rest would do you good, lol. i will say that if there is any way you can slow down and let some things go it really does help. laundry is piled up and my floors need vacuuming desperately and life is still going on. my dh pointd out that we have clean diapers, clothes, and a cozy place for us to sleep. everything for the birth is set to go and the baby's first meal is ready when he or she is . it really helped me to put things in perspective and to give myself permission to relax. my mw also told me that focusing on everything i want to get done actually tells the baby i am not ready and could slow things down (labor). at least it is a good excuse. i hope i am not sounding like a know it all i just wanted to share some thouhgts. all this letting go and relaxing has not brought my little one out yet but i do feel i will be more mentally and physically prepared.
autumn, i am glad you are more at peace today. sounds like you have good support.
hang in there mamas. it is time for another baby!

[newmomma2005]

Reclining in an office chair and TILTED to my left.... That's kind of like LAYING on my left side right?

Anyway, thought I'd at least try to post my belly pictures to some albumn people can actually SEE! Someone Let me know if this works when you click on it.

growin' the mama belly

Also, just a random question: I know it does not necessarily mean anything when you lose your mucous plug, but I was wondering: How MUCH would be the whole thing coming out? Just wanted to know an amount. I lost a large bit of SOMETHING today, and just wondered if that is what it was. :

Belly Rubs to all and Labor Vibes too all that want them!!!!

[meant2beamom]

Yep, the pictures work - they're great!

About the mucous plug - it's hard for me to give an amount... maybe more than discharge, less than a handful? If you got to see it up close (like, on the toilet paper instead of in the toilet) it probably would've been really stretchy and thick. The first time I lost my mucous plug it went straight into the toilet and I could see that it was a bit bloody. The next time I actually touched it - it wasn't wet, but it was sticky and very stretchy.

Remember that it could be up to two weeks before the baby comes, if you *did* lose your plug. Now for me - I just noticed a bit of some when I went to the bathroom last and told my dh it was time to do some more intense cleaning (for our homebirth). I also reminded him that it still could be two weeks, but that it was less than 12 hours with my son and less than 5 hours after losing it with my daughter.

If I think of a better way to quantify the amount I'll shoot through another email.

Good luck!
Barb

[Ravenmoon]

Bubbles~i hope Shiva got you good and relaxed

Newmomma~for me i woke up very wet down there and when i wiped there was a bunch of stretchy,bloody goo.The next morning i had the same thing and that night i went into labor.

[newmomma2005]

Thanks for answering mamas. I definitely think I lost a good bit of it, but probably not all of it. I am not "due" for 8 more days, and just for many reasons I don't think I will be going early. I was just so curious if that was what that was. My Doctor had tried to give my cervix a "kickstart" at my appt on Friday, she was hoping to get it to dilate I suppose, she did not really tell me why or what exactly she expected to happen, I just know it hurt.

Thanks again, hope everyone's having a peaceful weekend.

[Earthy Birthy]

I also lost my mucous plug last night. I was having some very intense and regular (less than 5 min apart) cntx, but when I saw how tired (almost to the point of delirium) dh was, my body just sort of shut down. He is very stressed out at work and I'll admit that I haven't been the nicest person to be around lately :, so we went to bed. I woke up with a few cntx, and at one point felt something cold and wet on my leg. I got up and went into the bathroom and realized that it was a big hunk of mucous plug. So at least I know that those cntx were actually doing some work on my cervix. Tonight I had pizza and a beer, just to relax my body and let things come as they may. I'm not going to push my body, but just a little nudge to say, "I'm ready when you are!" I'm sure that I'll wake up in the morning and still be pregnant, but I'm okay with that. All of the pictures of the sweet little babies sure are making me anxious to hold my little one though!

[bubbles]

ravenmoon--shiva was great! i felt ike a day at a spa. i sent the family out and it was wonderful. i hope you had an enjoyable treatment also.
i lost my mucous plug ib bits over the last few days. no other signs though. since being on bed rest i hardly have any ctx now. i hope the baby is still in a good position. i really can't tell. i feel most of he movement on the right side where the knees and feet should be but also feel things on the lower left. hmmmm....

[JoyfulMomma]

Happy due date to me!!!

Today is my due date but I am really hoping the baby holds out until Tuesday when my SIL will be here. SIL is coming to care for DD while we are in the hospital. My DD absolutely loves her so I think it will be a real treat for her.

to all of the mamas on bedrest.

JoyfulMomma

[TRIBE]

Happy duedate JoyfulMomma!!

I almost thought I was going to have a baby sometime today. I was having some really good, strong close together ctrx last night for a few hours. Even had the loose bowels to go with them. Then by 2 am they had stopped

I was hoping to not go thru prodromal labor but alas looks like I really will. I think I might take a walk around the mall today see if that starts anything up

[Patchfire]

I had a series of really nice contractions yesterday - and basically told my body to stop, because my MIL is visiting today. :LOL The level of stress if she were around when I was in labour - eek. She's on the list of people who don't get called until after the birth is already over, for a variety of reasons. Wish me luck in dealing with her today - this is the woman who, the last time we saw her, wanted to give dd some bacon, even though we had told her just the day before that bacon makes dd choke, gag, and throw up. I guess she wanted to test our veracity?

We did a second trial run with our fishy pool Friday night - we wanted to try it when we hadn't just run the dishwasher an hour before. Surprisingly, that helped. It still took about two hours from start to finish, between the water heater running out of hot water and refilling. We put two flannel-backed tablecloths over it, though, so it was still nice and warm. Filling the pool is definitely the very first thing to do when I'm in labor, though, we're thinking. Especially since everyone (my mom, the midwife...) seems to think I'll have a six hour labor. (It was 11 hours with dd.) I wouldn't complain... but I'm mentally preparing myself for something more like nine or ten. Just because if I didn't, and I expected it to be over that quick... ugh.

Today is diaper-washing day. Whee! I hope it's someone else's birthing day!

[crayon]

Happy due date JoyfulMomma!!

We had a weird night of DD going to sleep at 7:30 and then being very restless and waking for good at 5 am then ate and watched Ice Age and went back to sleep-Then I started having weird pains only on one side of my belly- well from my mid back around and it stopped right in the center of my belly- so weird. Then I was having some cx from the bottom up- but they stopped- I know I will have this baby in the next week- my guess has always been the 9th- but that could be when the bean is born or when I start labor- who knows. But the 9th has always been my guess and we are getting some major snow storms starting tomorrow and also the new moon is on Thurs... So lots of energy and gravity working with my tired, hurting body! My MW let me have a few movies to watch with Rainey- so we watched 2 of the 3 yesterday- Rainey was moning and making sounds with the ladies in labor- so I hope all goes good when it is my turn. We have no back up care for her, because we have no family near by and any friends we have would want to hang out and view the birth and not watch DD- so they are out!

Well, I have to get to the store and get some food and then clean the house! Hope all the mamas that have lost their plugs get some good labors going! I keep looking for mine, but nothing I didnt lose mine until I was already havng cx with DD and about the same time my water started leaking!

I am getting excited.....

[simplehome]

I woke up feeling awful today....well I should say that I didn't really sleep this morning, and SAT up feeling awful.

I started out so nauseous, let a bunch out the back end (ick), then proceeded to puke at 8AM and 9AM. Hopefully not again in another half hour....I don't really feel anything going on in the baby arena, so I'm thinking I might have caught a stomach bug. Ugh.

I just can't think of anything with calories that sounds good....any ideas? All I've put down today is water and about 4-6oz of a fruit smoothie (bananna, strawberry, yogurt). I know I need some calories....

Hope you are all feeling better than I am......

[bubbles]

simplehome, bummer you don't feel well. can you tolerate sports drinks? they were a lifesaver for me when i had morning sickness. my fave is gookinade (i got it at rei) as it is not as sweet, but still has some calories for energy. i could not tolerate water, but could drink that. good luck and hang in there.