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[Rach]

Congrats Onlyboys!
I was just thinking this morning, how when the baby is born I'll have TWO girls to tote along with me to the bathroom when we're out in public! It's no fair, Adam won't have to bring any kiddos along with him! LOL

Movingon, I was told I was having a girl, even saw the girl parts, which look nothing like my nephew's boy parts looked at that age (20 week) and I still have this feeling that the ultrasound was wrong. I have to have another ultrasound at the end of the pregnancy to check placenta location, I'm going to see if they'll check to make sure she's a girl. I have boy dreams and TWIN dreams!!!

[onlyboys]

Pyra, I can tell you this about my first and second births-- My first lasted from Wednesday to Sunday morning. I went to the OB on Wednesday for my appointment, he said, "You're in early labor. Go home until you need pain meds." I didn't go in until Sunday morning at 5ish. My son was born at 7:10 am.

My 2nd labor lasted for about 12 hours from water breaking to birth.

So, anecdotally, at least you should be a lot shorter...

[movingon]

Rach - I'm not going to be having anymore U/S, but if I were, I'd be asking, too.

onlyboys - 12 hours sounds fine to me. I have heard that typically, second babies are bigger and come faster, and that third ones are unpredictable. Not sure I'm ever going to have a third - well, at least not give birth to a third. But I'm crossing my fingers that "prodomal" labor doesn't last forever.

[onlyboys]

My 3rd was my easiest birth so far, but I had heard they were the wild card. My 2nd son was smaller than either of the other two...

Prodromal labor sucks, sucks, sucks. No question about it.

[catholicmama]

This is definitely a quiet board! I am also hanging out on others instead of here.
But I do like it here!!

[Patti Ann]

Prodromal labor is the worst. I've never had it, but we admit some patients into our triage area numerous times before they actually get admitted to an inpatient room and deliver. I feel so bad for them because they are having contractions, but not making any cervical change. Hopefully # 2 will come quicker for you Pyra. #1 for me was 17 hours #2 about 8 and #3 was 2 3/4 hours. Hoping I continue my trend too.

I come here and check posts everyday, but I guess I'm more of a lurker. I love hearing what everyone else is up too. This being my 4th and the fact that I'm an l&d nurse I guess I don't have lots of questions and haven't read one pregnancy or birth book this time. Like Kerc I hang out over at the running board. I've been a regular over there since last April so I know more people. Turns out we have some preggos over there now. About 5 of us between Sept and Dec. Not running much these days, but trying to keep acitve with walks and an occasional run and bike ride.

Been busy with the kids. Trying to get our curriculum done before the baby comes and then I won't start the next year until the baby is a few weeks old. The joys of homeschooling. I'm still working 1 evening a week. I'll work until 36 weeks. I'm planning on taking 6 months off again. I only work per diem, 1 day a week so there is no rush for me to get back there. Enjoying our summer here. Just got back from camping this week(only one night), but boy it was a lot of work. Makes more sense to spend a week with all the prep work that goes into it. Feeling good here. Occasionally I get leg cramps, but trying to increase my calcium intake. Bummed about my weight gain this time, but I guess it will all come off again like it did the other times.

Hope all is well with everyone.

Patti

[RyvreWillow]

Originally Posted by Carsonsmama

SO.....you were saying RyvreWillow? :LOL

Haha! Well, if it will keep the moms hanging around here entertained for just a few more minutes, then i am willing to share!

It's nothing too juicy, but having a hubby home for two+ weeks with no job...well...you get to talking, lol, and we ended up working out some major issues we've (i've) had since our first child was born. Namely, our lack of sex, and my lack of seeing it as a bad thing. Long story short, i seemed to have transformed from girlfriend to mom overnight (it happens) and skipped the whole "wife" part. The problem was, i didn't see the importance of what was missing, and was annoyed that he did--i was like, hey, your laundry is done, your dinner is made, and your kids are taken care of, what else do you want? But, apparently, he wanted affection, and a wife he could love and hug without getting smacked. It took me awhile to understand the significance of this, and i'm not sure what did it, but i suddenly understood he just wanted to feel like he mattered to me, and i realized how harsh and cold i'd been. I'm not sure how it relates, but as a result, i suddenly fell in love with him all over again, and things are better now than they were when we were dating! Oh yeah, and the sex is good too

[FitMama]

*hoping not to kill this thread*

I am a long time member of a mainstream board, but I'm pretty absent there lately as well. I know a lot of you can relate to this...I have a toddler so I'd rather not spend time online when I could be playing with him. Especially considering there's a baby on the way and I want him to have lots of mom-time while I'm on summer break.

I think it's so cute that we have both "allgirls" and "onlyboys" in this Due In forum. If we kept having kids, I'm pretty sure I'd end up a momma to only boys as well, but this will be our 2nd and last baby. DH's family makes boys, only. ONLY! It's crazy. I guess that's part of the reason we don't find out the gender...it's like having a girl--maybe--for 9 or so months.

Pregnancy-wise everything seems normal right now. Normal aches and pains, normal lack of sleep etc. Due to scheduling problems, DH and I were unable to sign up for Bradley classes this time around. I'm a bit bummed about that, but I have lots of books and materials so I'm reading up and practicing my relaxation techniques. The key is getting DH to practice with me though. And he's a bit of a foot-dragger sometimes!

I will definitely be posting more. Maybe I'll even start a thread or two!