March Mamas: March 14 to 20 - Babies, Babies! - Page 6

[simplehome]

Yeah-we seem to be pretty much half and half for boys and girls here so far. Pretty neat to see!

I've had a lovely weekend....but no baby here yet. My due date is not until this coming Thursday, and I'm still feeling really good. I'd love for that to continue right up until I deliver, but there's probably a greater chance that it just means that I'm not destined to deliver anytime soon....oh well. That would be fine with me, except that dh decided to take a new job starting the 4th of April (with the same company, different group) and we don't know whether or not they'd let him take leave his FIRST WEEK. So I'd really like this one to come out this week so that I can know that he'll be home with me for a while....

I've loved reading all of the birth stories....I MUST be pregnant because they all make me cry!!

[Cmildenb]

I can't believe how many new babies there are! Congratulations everyone - I absolutely love reading the birth stories, they are so inspiring.

Yesterday we took a couple good walks in the park, as the weather was sunny and 60 degrees. I'm finally 40 wks today, but yesterday around 4pm I started having contractions every ten minutes, which is the most regular they've been so far. They lasted until about 10pm, but didn't get any closer. I think it was just a teaser, but I'm trying to stay positive and remember that every contraction will help either tone or dilate me. We've even tried some hanky-panky the past couple nights, but it only starts a few contractions right afterward and then they peter out.

This morning I woke up with absolute searing pain in my pelvis and pubic bone. I guess I've been lucky up to this point to not have too many pains. This week is Spring Break for both my husband and I, who are in grad school, so we're trying to relax and enjoy ourselves, despite the pressure to have our baby while we actually have some time off.

Don't give up hope, overdue new mommas-to-be. We will get there eventually.

[TRIBE]

Ok Kash where are you? Laboring yet? :LOL

Me I am still here still getting teased of course. My mil leaves tommorow so tommorow would be a good day to go into labor If not then I don't want labor until March 30 or after when the midwife I really like will be available. She leaves town on my due date! Guess its a good thing my pregnancies tend to get a bit longer each time. Lets just hope it holds true for this one as well.

[Patchfire]

Originally Posted by Jenniebug

Ok Kash where are you? Laboring yet? :LOL

I wish! I still had *very* regular cramping until about 3 am last night, then off and on until about 9 this morning... I went back to bed at 10 this morning (I figure, I did need some sleep, somehow) and when I just got back up, I was having a few more cramps. Ugh! I had some prodromal labor with dd, but a totally different pattern - light contractions during the night when I was asleep, that always stopped when I got up and ate or drank something, so it was clear they weren't anything. These cramps have bordered on painful and when they stop or slow doesn't seem very related to much!

Molly was going to take over the list this week - thinking maybe I'd be too busy later in the week to keep it up - :LOL - so I didn't start a new thread.

Edit: Of course, as soon as I say that about the cramps, I get some REALLY painful ones. If I could be sure they were really doing something, I suppose I'd feel better about it. Or if I knew they would change into something else!

[crayon]

Kash, I hear you about the prodromal labor. With my first I didnt really have any- then with this one I had it and it was also boarder line pianful. It is fursterating, but the good thing is my labor was very easy when you put it next to my first

Sending you baby vibes and a fast and wonderful labor when it happeneds

[crayon]

I guess I will do my daily update here I didnt want to start a new weekly thread- and I have a few min to type.

Well, we have decided to call our new baby Breeze but we do not have a middle name yet. It is very hard to find one that works well with Breeze... so any ideas would be nice

After day 4 I seem to always feel better all the way around. Day 4 is the most emotional day for me in early post-par and it made it even worse I was so upset we didnt have a name yet. So I feel better being able to call her something now- and Rainey goes around saying Breezzzzeeee and Rainey doesnt talk much at all yet, so it is nice to hear her calling the baby.

My body is feeling better- the after pains have stopped and my boobs are feeling better. They hurt the last 2 days pretty good, but today they are just leakers!

Breeze is sleeping very good- she ate at about 1 am when we went to bed and got up at 4:30am to eat and be changed and then again at 9:30am when we all got up Rainey was the same way so we are blessed with sleep around our house

Our major problem is diapers : I am beyond upset about it- it doesnt seem to matter if I use a pefold or a fitted she will pee or poop once and if I dont here it ( :LOL ) her diaper will leak thru her wool cover onto her clothes and even thru her blanket.... It is driving me nuts- and I swear I changed 4 outfits last night in 5 min- I am not joking! I swear..... I dont ever have a problem with leaks with Rainey and we use wool on her too and she can pee- but Breeze must be trying to put out fires, because I have never had a major leak thru a wool cover like she gives me.

Well, I took some more photos of her I have to show off- what kind of mama would I be if I didnt

So here are some I took today Breeze

[eminer]

Originally Posted by crayon

IAfter day 4 I seem to always feel better all the way around. Day 4 is the most emotional day for me in early post-par and it made it even worse I was so upset we didnt have a name yet.

Whoa, the parallel lives feeling continues. Yesterday I freaked poor Grace out bursting into tears uncontrollably in front of her a couple of times. Then I remembered it was the same day I had felt that way after Grace was born, though at the time I assumed it was because I had to go to a class and leave her with dh. It was like a feeling of deep sadness and worry about my connection with both of them. And Eve's cord stump fell off, and Grace started expressing some feelings about nursing, and

ETA: Cute pictures, and congratulations on finding the name.

[MamaGaia]

Originally Posted by mamadaisy

Welp, still here, still pregnant. When I am able to reach it I have found my cervix is high, pretty long, and only a fingertip open. Geez, that is discouraging. As much as I know that can change rather quickly with this being a second babe, it does nothing to help me out of my pity party. I just wish something would start. I do have a very achy back, but that has been the case for 4 days now.

I cannot believe I am going to have an Aries baby! I don't know what to think. I am an Aries. I don't think I am ready for a very strong-willed child. :

I have not been very good at congratulating the recent-posting mamas! Welcome babies! We just had another round of boy announcements. They seem to go in waves of either boy or girl.

I'm STILL in the same boat...and Ack!! An Aries baby in our household?? Help! LOL Our entire household is either Capricorns or Pisces. Just watch...I'll end up with a red-head to boot!

[crayon]

Originally Posted by MamaGaia

I'm STILL in the same boat...and Ack!! An Aries baby in our household?? Help! LOL Our entire household is either Capricorns or Pisces. Just watch...I'll end up with a red-head to boot!

I cannot believe I am going to have an Aries baby! I don't know what to think. I am an Aries. I don't think I am ready for a very strong-willed child.

: I have an Aries, good luck ladies :

[pixiemama]

Hey, I am an Aries! There's nothing wrong with us! I am kinda scared to have another Aries in the house though...yikes.

[crayon]

I was telling my grandma how crazy my little Aries is and she was laughing at me because my uncle is an Aries and she said if he was her first she would not have had more- he was a nut! My girl is beyond hard headded- and she climbs on everything. I knew that Breeze would not be an aries becuase she was so different in the womb. But you know Aries are very smart- it must be because they never give up!

[mamadaisy]

OK, I know I am posting on last week's thread...but I had to chime in on the Aries thing, again. I am an Aries and was born in the Chinese year of the dragon. My poor mom had a fire breathing dragon ram child. Strong-willed doesn't quite get at my persistence. I was going to say, however, that so many Aries are truly great people--really amazing, bright, creative people. So, there is some payoff for all the effort. I also know some pretty laid back Aries'. When I mentioned my fears to my mom about raising an Aries, she came very near cackling...something not in her nature to do. She was so pleased with the idea that payback might be coming. I also have fallen head over heels in love with several Arian males. So, if this is a boy, we might just be a match for one another. Though, I am feeling like this one might be a girl after all the torture he/she is putting me through--ALREADY!

[mamasarah]

well, i'm adding my babe to the list of march babies a bit late...and i hardly ever come here, but i am such a proud mama that i had to post!

miles otto was born at 2:35 am March 18th weighing 8 lbs 10oz, 21 in. my birth story is listed under birth stories.

congrats to all the new mamas! i love babies!!!!