Week of Feb 6 Check-In! - Page 2

[momma_andi]

I'll be 38 weeks tomorrow. So far i've enjoyed most of this pregnancy. This is my first and I expected it to be much worse than it has been. I've been having some BH, but not too many, maybe 4 a day for the past week. Then again yesterday I don't think I had any. I've been dealing with a sore back for a while now, but that is to be expected i'm sure.
Yesterday I finally got some energy to get some stuff done around here. From about 35-37 weeks I had no motivation what so ever and I was hoping i'd get back into nesting mode since there is so much I would like to get done before the baby comes. I think now that it is getting closer I have some sense of urgency also to get more done.
My sleeping is all messed up. I've been going to bed around 3-4am and waking up around 12pm. I had a bad cold this past week, so I was lucky if I fell asleep before 5am. But things are looking up and i'm happy I only have a couple more weeks...hopefully.

[aguacates]

Well, I was assuming I'd get back to this thread to post last night, but apparently our server was down. It drives me crazy when I don't have internet access. I compulsively check it once an hour to see if it is back up.

Anyway, I'm 38ish weeks. Feeling pretty uncomfortable right now, although I think our family avoided the stomach flu that has been going around, (knock wood) which I couldn't be more thankful about, as I'm still having morning/night sickness. I had an appt with my midwife yesterday. Baby is LOA, heartrate is in high 130's, I'm measuring 36 wks, but my mw says there is still lots of amniotic fluid, so it probably won't be anytime soon. That said, I've been having contractions all day, some 3 minutes apart, some 20. More annoying than anything, but I don't feel like they are heading anywhere. I am really trying to come to terms with the fact that I could be pregnant for 3-4 more weeks(but praying really hard that doesn't happen).

It is so exciting though, to read about all the babies that have been coming, I am definitely almost excited to labor. We are out of propane until Thurs though, so I don't wan't to go into labor until then, because we won't have hot water. (Although I do have a nice new crockpot )

Abby

[boycrazy]

Due Tomorrow on the 9th. Never have made it this far. Garrett was a few days early, Zach 3 weeks early. I am ready. People are calling and when they see me they are like You are STILL here??? LOL I am comfortable but mentally ready to get this done. My midwife will let me go to 41 weeks if all is looking good...re my diabetes...I will go in tomorrow for a nst and afi. That will decide my fate. My bestest friend is 9 days overdue with her 1st right now. We both started black cohash this week in hopes of getting things going. I think baby is in a better position than yesterday. More spine to the front. On monday they est that I was 40% effaced and 0 station, about 3 for dilation. Been at the 3 for weeks. What's that song....All my bags are packed

[Sleepymama]

Well I know I already responded but we had a bit of a scare yesterday afternoon. At my regular prenatal visit my MW heard some alarming decels of the baby's heartrate, down below 100 and then zooming up again, back down, etc. She listened for a really long time in different positions and since she had never heard that from my baby before, nor really any other baby before, she wanted me to go to the hospital for an NST. DH met us there and they hooked me up for a long time and everything is fine, they aren't sure why my MW heard those decels, in fact the OB said that the strip was textbook, good reactivity etc. She rarely sees such an active, reactive baby. So I'm not sure what happened. My MW is very experienced and I don't think she would have mistaken it and doesn't tend to overreact, so I knew that she wouldn't send me to L&D for nothing (we're planning homebirth). I have a lot of hospital related PTSD from DS's birth and I was so sure they were going to rush me into an emergency c-sec. I was fighting off a panic attack the whole time.

But anyway, I got a vaginal exam out of it, since my MW doesn't usually do them unless something odd is happening, and she wanted to make sure since I've been having so much prodromal labor that I wasn't in active labor (which could cause the decels), but I am 2cm and mostly effaced, whoopie! Which means of course it could be any minute now, or a week from now...come on baby, time to come out!

[aguacates]

Sleepymama, that sounds really scary, I'm glad everything ended up okay. And it sounds like all that prodromal labor has done something. I'm predicting that when you are actually in labor, it will go fairly quickly.

[boycrazy]

Sleepy- glad to hear all is good in you belly! I agree...come out little babies!!

[ChiaraRose]

Hey, I am joining a little later, but here is my check in.
I am feeling more and more ready to go every day. My due date is Friday, so right around the corner. I am having A LOT of contractions and the last two nights I thought it was the real thing. Theya re very intense, but never get closer than 10 minutes and after a few hours they stop.
I lost my mucous plug during this though. My mw checked me today and I am 80% effaced and 2 cm dilated. Yeah That!!!!! At least this is going somewhere, even though it is sloooooooow!
I have a horrible sore throat now and just feel flu-y, for th lack of a better word. Could be the lack of sleep, I hope.
Otherwise I am healthy.
Just ready to dive in and get this behind me. Maybe it is going to be a due date babe , but I would take it a day earlier
Wish you a happy late pregnancy vibes and hope I can tell you our birth story soon.
Liane

[gypsycat]

Due Dates monday for me and I'm definately getting nervous. I've been 80% effaced and 3 cm dilated for almost two weeks now. Because I'm a vbac they don't want to induce unless absolutely necessary but they're not suppose to let me go beyond 41 weeks either.
I'm luck that in that my OB is willing to go longer as long as both myself and baby seem to be doing well.
I just keep telling myself that he's waiting for Valentines day to give me a special present but I'd be happier if he was early.

[crittersmom]

I am due on the 21st but was just told that they don't let chronic hypertension patients go past 39 weeks so they have me set up for an induction on the 16th.EEK! I don't wanna if everything is fine.My BP is 106/78 and hasn't gone over 120/80.I am hoping that I will be able to hold Zoe in until at least Sun when my mom flies in but before they expect me to have this baby.She has missed the other two births, one by mere hours.DH and I were frisky this afternoon and boy did my body let me know that that was thing to do if I wnated to go into real labor.LOL
I'm still nursing DS #2 and he got sick last week and nursed nonstop for a couple of nights and now hes trying to pop out two teeth and so hes back at the breast nonstop so those contractions have also been "fun" to breathe through.
I tested postitive for Group B and am trying to decide if I should go for the abx or wait and see since my last labor was only 2 hrs.I think I might have to do the abx just to save Zoe from all the uneccessary extra poking and monitoring hospitals like to do when you don't play along.
I am at 3/4 cm and that was where I was at with the boys.I just can't seem to figure out how she is lying, other than I know she is at least head down.
I am nervous about how I am going to take care of a newbron and a 1 year old.My four year old is really helpful and pretty independent so I don't worry as much about him, but Evan.....he's not gonna understand why I can't pick him up or nurse him right away.He is already throwing fits because Nanas are to sore for him.
I still haven't packed, got closer though since its all laid out.At least her clothes are washed and hung and we have the car seat on its way.

[mamasittingduck]

hi all....guess i'm not the only one playing the waaaaaaaiting game! i have been off work for over a month now because i hurt my back, which has been waaaaaaaay too long for this usually very busy lady. i'm due on the 18th and there are times when i feel i can't wait another second! everyone keeps saying, "enjoy this time while you can" which i am tryyyyyying to do, i swear! but, i am so so uncomfortable most of the time. i woke up to having to run and throw up today, which was totally weird. i can only walk a block or so before i get horrible low abdomen/back pains so my activity is severely limited.
now instead of having to pee every second, i feel i have to move my bowels as well, and there's nothing there! i want my body back, pleeeease!!!!!

i just want to start this new life! i feel i've been on "pause" for a verrrrry long time......

well, lets all hang in there....the latest cervical check today was "soft"; that's it! (i think she was just trying to make me feel better, ha!!)

sherri