Who else is left?

[babycarrier]

Hanging out here with labor like feelings that come and go. Everytime I think this must be it, everything settles back down again. One of these times I guess. How is everybody?

[Anguschick1]

I'm here. Had an apt last night - everything is fine. Go in next Friday (start of week 41 for me) for a NST. My belly was achey/stingey this morning and I just looked in the mirror, my stretch marks on the right side have grown. So Wee Bitty must be getting cramped in there.

I'm feeling very tired (like 1st tri tired) and cranky still. I just want to hole up and not talk to anyone every again about anything. But that doesn't look like it'll be happening any time soon. Occasionally I get a stabbing pain down my leg, but it goes away, I figure Wee Bitty is laying on a nerve or something. No contractions or anything (that I feel at any rate) so no news on the labor front.

I figure September 7 is a good day. But we'll see what I say if/when I get more uncomfortable. I'm still not feeling done, and while I don't feel like the baby will come any time soon, I'm not upset about it. Talk to me on Sept 8, though!

[Yummymummy74]

Still here .. was *due* last Friday annoyed but nothing I can do about it so I just wait.

[streetkitty]

Still here too. Due on Tuesday. Not feeling too physically well today so I will keep my grumpiness to myself...

I have an appt. tomorrow- we'll see how it goes...

Traci

[Jaimep]

Still here. Was due saturday. Had a NST today and baby looks awesome. He was jumping and kicking around. They want me to come back Tuesday for another NST, then possible induction on next Thursday (41wk, 5days), althought I can probably push it to the following tuesday if I try. I would then be 42 weeks and 3 days. Midwive thinks I will have him before all that happens. I hope so!

[mtnsunshinemama]

Yep, still here and a little impatient, but excited as midwife says this is early early labor. I've been having contractions erractically a good part of yesterday and today. 3-30 minutes apart. Still could go on like this for days or weeks though- I hope not. Trying to stay busy. Dreaming of holding my baby.

[TanyaMT]

I'm still here, 41-1/7 weeks today and had an NST and ultrasound. Fluid levels are great, NST is great, we wait. :-) Contractions day after day but nothing regular. I had membranes stripped on Tuesday and contractions sped up but then calmed again. Today it appears the whole plug came out. All very soft signs but at least SOMETHING. LOL.

[LeeshaLynn]

I was also due Saturday. I have to go for a Biophysical Profile to check placenta, fluid, & baby and if all is well we will be continuing on with the pregnancy for an undetermined amount of time. My OB is surprisingly not even mentioning induction yet.

If all is well at tomorrow's test then we will do another BPP on Monday or Tuesday. But I really wish this baby would decide to come soon! I'm getting sooooo miserable in my own body.

[Jaimep]

Maybe our babies are just waiting for the weekend, so our DH/DP's will be home already. :LOL My husband was supposed to be on-call with his job next week, but he had to rearrange it, because either way natural/induced baby should be coming in the next week. HIs boss was kind of crabby about it, but OH WELL.

[babycarrier]

TanyaMT- I could have written your post. I had membranes stripped Tuesday also and thought this is it from all the increased contrax and cramps. Have been losing plug for days. NST and fluid levels looked great yesterday. I am getting antsy but what else to do but wait. My m/w is oncall at birthcenter this weekend so I'm hoping this is it. Delivered ds1 on a friday night. maybe dchild2 will come on a friday also.
COME ON BABIES!!!!!

[streetkitty]

Want to join my pity party?

I'm really beginning to think this baby is never going to come. Now I realize that I am not as far as some of the others still here (I'm not due until Tuesday) but last baby was 1 week early so I really expected (as did my OB) this baby to be a week early or earlier as well. I've not progressed at all in 2 weeks (1.5 cm dialated, 60% effaced- baby is still high- they wouldn't be able to strip my membranes if I wanted them to!)

I physically feel terrible. I am so grumpy because of it- not just being so pregnant, but also the infection in my tooth has returned so I got to start my second round of antibiotics this month after not taking antibiotics in over twelve years! This tooth is full of pressure and the pain is starting to set in since the antibiotics have not kicked in yet...I woke up feeling exhausted, I have a terrible headache that will not let up no matter how much water or food I intake (it actually hurts to hang my head down or bend over), TMI to follow next- terrible hems- I think one is actually thrombose, in addition to the usual cramping, random contrax and pelvic pressure. And the guilt that I cannot play with my toddler even though this will be the last few days (weeks?) that she will be my one and only.

My first pregnancy, I had a tear in my bag of water. So I feel like I got robbed of the anticipation and the early labor at home part. When I got to L&D and they confirmed I had a tear, they hooked me up, I was in bed, they wanted to induce (they ended up breaking my water completely and that got labor going instead)- but it was like a scheduled birth as far as I was concerned. I really wanted it to just happen naturally this time (not to say that it still won't- but the closer I get to that due date- the farther away from delivery I feel...)

Now, no offense to other posters, but I cannot stand to read that most of the rest of this due date club has their babies- since I am already so miserable and grumpy- that puts me off even though it shouldn't.

Maybe I should have joined the September due date club since I am due so late in August?? Aren't I just a miserable sap today? Really- is it any wonder that this baby doesn't want to come out now?

Oh yeah- it's over 100 degress today and yesterday...no air con.

Ok- just had to actually get it all out. I so fear being the last one on this board talking to myself! (and with posts like these- I wouldn't be surprised if no one wanted to talk to me anyway...)

I'm done now. Misery loves company so if my post speaks to you- let it all out!

Traci

[Jaimep]

Traci I feel your pain! Sorry about the tooth and headache stuff. Are they sure its an infected tooth? Sometimes sinus infection will be a headache, and feel like tooth pain. Either way the antibiotics should work.

I also have that feeling of as every day passes that it is never gonna happen. IT is so weird, because I KNOW that is physically impossible. I had acupuncture today, hoping to get things moving more naturally. So far doesn't seem to have done anything. I go back on Monday to try again. If I don't go by Tuesday, then I will have an induction scheduled for Thursday. I will be almost 42 weeks then. It is also making it hard because all my natural birthing friends almost make me feel bad for that choice. However we are having an hospital birth, we have to for our insurance and if I go "against medical advice" then they won't pay. Also to mention the fact that at this point I am almost welcoming the induction. I see a midwive and she is confident that it will work just to break the water, as I am already dilated to about 3cm. Maybe more now...that was a week ago. I guess I have made peace with it so that is what matters right?

I am trying to stay positive and talk positive to the baby. Tell him its ok to come out, and that there is more room out here, people to hold him and mama to nurse him. Even had DD tell him to come out. She kisses the belly all the time.

It will happen we just have to try to keep busy and not worry.