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post #1 of 33
4/5/06 at 8:03pm
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Its too quiet here! LOL! Are you all off having your babies? Madly cleaning your houses (like I was earlier ;-) )?? I'm losing my mind from waiting for this baby! I'm running out of things to clean LOL! Where the heck did all the April mamas go?!
post #2 of 33
4/5/06 at 8:11pm
Definitely still here...avoiding the cleaning, and the studying, I *should* be doing. Moping around and feeling sorry for myself b/c I caught dh's nasty cold, and very much NOT wanting labor to start until I feel better!! Hope all the mams who are off having babies are doing well
post #3 of 33
4/5/06 at 8:18pm
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Sorry you aren't feeling well! I've been sick 3 times in the last 2 months and its miserable being sick at this point in pregnancy. Hope you feel better soon!
post #4 of 33
4/5/06 at 8:32pm
post #5 of 33
4/5/06 at 8:55pm
I'm basically driving myself nuts with the anticipation. Reading every baby book for the third time, cleaning, etc....
My father's been in town so at least I've had someone to hang out with. It's amazing, being unemployed (other than being a "full time incubator" as I like to say) with nothing to do but prepare for this huge transition! Midwife says I'm 1 cm, the braxton hicks are doing their job, though my uterus is still pretty thick. Probably just two more weeks or so to go!
post #6 of 33
4/5/06 at 9:01pm
I'm here. I spent the afternoon looking for dresses I could potentially wear to my mother's wedding at the end of June...

Know how hard it is to find a bridesmaid dress you can nurse in?

I will be changing after the wedding.
post #7 of 33
4/5/06 at 9:08pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AdinaL
I'm here. I spent the afternoon looking for dresses I could potentially wear to my mother's wedding at the end of June...

Know how hard it is to find a bridesmaid dress you can nurse in?

I will be changing after the wedding.
How formal is it? Any specific style or colors? I know there are alot of 2 piece options at David's Bridal, that way you could just switch to a different top after the wedding. Maybe check Motherwear??? I had to just attend a wedding last May when my dd was a year old, and I had a hard time finding something formal enough to wear that I could still nurse in just as a guest. Good luck finding something!
post #8 of 33
4/5/06 at 9:13pm
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Originally Posted by celestialdrmrmama
Sorry you aren't feeling well! I've been sick 3 times in the last 2 months and its miserable being sick at this point in pregnancy. Hope you feel better soon!
Thanks It really shouldn't be possible to get sick while you're pg....it's just rude!! :

Enudely - "full time incubator" hee, hee, I like it!

Adina - good luck!! I'm having trouble envisioning ever wearing normal-sized clothing again. I know it will happen, but right now it seems rather....laughable
post #9 of 33
4/5/06 at 9:16pm
That's the tough part...I don't know how formal it is...It is in a synagogue...But I think it is a reconstructionist, so I don't know if that plays into it. To top it all off, I am in Portland, and my mom and sis (also in the wedding) are in Denver...making it very hard to figure out something that looks good together. Not to mention....my sister is like a sz 4/6 and I am well, not. Hopefully I can find something that fits me and looks good...and sort of matches my sis?

I looked at Motherwear - and nothing formal enough, all of it looks way to casual.

I was annoyed that my mother moved the wedding up...it was supposed to be at the end of August. Now it is at the end of June. Big difference between a 2mo old and a 4mo old....sigh. oh well. I warned her in advance I would have to nurse at some point during the evening. We will see if she got the message that there will be boob at some point. She nursed both her kids for a year, but always bragged that she never had to do it in public.

If I liked the guy she was marrying, I would be more excited. But I don't, and this all sounds like a giant hassle.
post #10 of 33
4/5/06 at 9:25pm
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I'd post one of those cute hug smilies, but obviously they aren't working LOL! So here (((hugs Adina!))) That sounds like a real pain!
post #11 of 33
4/5/06 at 9:57pm
I am here! I dont post as much as I like to but I am so wanting to have this baby now!! I am due on the 23rd and i am counting the days. I went to my birth center today for a check up and met the MD who works there and who would transfer with me to the hospital if need be. She was so cool and said she was sorry that I had to have a c-sect for a breech(my first) she said that its sad how docs are not taught how to deal with breech births.

Anyways It is a 2 hour drive to get there and now I am tired and going to watch Chronicles of Narnia when the kids come in when it gets dark. Have a great night ladies!

It just occured to me that april is a really great time of year to have a baby! I drove past so many fields today that were covered in purple spring flowers, the kids are outside and out of my hair, I just hope we will have a nice clear day on the drive to topeka when I do go into labor. This is tornado alley and spring time. I think thats my only reall fear.
~Angela~
post #12 of 33
4/5/06 at 10:23pm
Definitely no baby here.
I've been attempting to nest on and off.
And sleep as much as ds will let me.
We slept until 11am today, it was nice.

I'm escaping the house for maybe an hour tonight to run a few errands, by myself. It's sad how much that excites me.

Lanna
post #13 of 33
4/6/06 at 9:09am
Hi Adina,

I had to attend (not participate in) a wedding while nursing a few years back, and I chose a halter-top style dress. It was easy to nurse in (but not totally discreet - I had to cover up with a blankie), and it was a gorgeous dress. This was a warm weather wedding, but even if it's cooler, I guess a jacket-top or even a light, kind of dressy sweater would be nice, too.

Good luck finding the right dress!
post #14 of 33
4/6/06 at 9:50am
Hello,

I don't post as much as I'd like to, but dd is miraculously taking an afternoon nap (I also got a bit of shut eye myself but then was craving cookies (bag over head smilie) and so got up).

I hate this waiting game...I just want to meet the baby! I am so happy to have a 'spring' baby, even though we had a snowstorm yesterday (didn't stick though) and have very cold (but sunny!) temperatures today.
I hope the flowers come very soon!

My house is spotless (well, mostly), everything is ready, dh is on mobile standby, and I'm starting to get those annoying phone calls 'Just wanted to see how you were doing....'...
Grrr.....

Adina,
Good luck in finding a dress...would it be too insulting to suggest to look for something nice in a PLUS size and then have it altered to fit your (I'm sure much smaller) size just before the wedding? Often the 'larger' sizes are more comfortable in the bust areas, and there might be a bit more of a selection in colours, styles, etc. for a wedding-type dress.
post #15 of 33
4/6/06 at 10:21am
I'm here... note to self: Walking up and down streets around your house for an hour when you are already tired will NOT bring on labor but will just make you more tired... next time, be more reasonable!

So yeah, I'm still here. *sigh* and dh wants me to "hold off" until this weekend so he can finish bug fixes at work. (roll eyes.)

I'm going to try to have a good day though... I'm thinking a visit to the dollar store and the bookstore with dd will lift both of our spirits!
post #16 of 33
4/6/06 at 10:22am
I'm still here too! 39 weeks, one to go. I'm always cleaning the house, especially the bathroom (with two young boys it never stays clean for more than a day... please aim IN the bowl!). The bathroom is really annoying me because I like to labour in the bath, and to do that it HAS to be spotless! Okay, I'm a little obsessive when it comes to cleaning.

DH has to leave for work all day this saturday. He'll be several hours away so I'm really afraid of going into labour when he is not here.

Adina: instead of a dress, why not wear a two piece skirt and top (that way you can nurse).
post #17 of 33
4/6/06 at 11:22am
Still here too! DS has been at a friends all morning while I went for a reflexology & massage session. This afternoon we have been playing outside and deciding what to get at the garden centre tomorrow.

Adina, good luck finding an outfit
post #18 of 33
4/6/06 at 12:10pm
I'm still here too, though I have to admit to you all that coming here every day and reading about more babies being born, that aren't due until AFTER me is really depressing me. I hate to feel that way, since I really do enjoy reading about them all, but it just makes me sad and makes me say, "WHY WHY WHY? WHY won't my baby come OUT?" I am walking, WAS trying the castor oil, never again, and sex and NS and all that crap.... finally just giving everything back to her and God and letting them decide when she will come. I wake every night several times to go pee and every time I get up I am having a contraction. These all lead NOWHERE and I am so very tired of it all.

Well, my midwife called me yesterday and wants me to come in this afternoon to see her so off I go to just have her tell me that there isn't anything I can do but wait and that she will do nothing and that I have made NO progress in a month and yada yada.

So...that is my depressing statement of the day. OH, and to top it all off, I have to spend time AFTER my depressing appt. with my sister in law who just HAD a baby girl like a month ago.... it's another sister in law's SON's birthday today and we are taking all the kids to the park. *sigh*

God.....please grant me grace.
post #19 of 33
4/6/06 at 1:01pm
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Originally Posted by BetsyPage
I'm here... note to self: Walking up and down streets around your house for an hour when you are already tired will NOT bring on labor but will just make you more tired... next time, be more reasonable!
LOL! I learned that lesson the hard way in my first pregnancy ;-) This time I only go walking when I feel up to it, rather than force myself...since if I did go into labor, I doubt starting out exhausted is helpful. I was kinda hoping that all that cleaning I did yesterday would put me into labor, but I'm actually glad it didn't because I'm POOPED!

Jen- Just so you know...I think being 40+ weeks pregnant is a good enough excuse to cancel on plans if you don't feel up to it ;-) I didn't feel up to anything last pregnancy after about 39 weeks preggo, it all made me GROUCHY. This time I find being out of the house is a nice distraction for me, but I can definitely feel myself getting pissier by the day.
post #20 of 33
4/6/06 at 1:45pm
Hugs gals. I'm probably only saying this because I know that after today, I dont have to be pregnant anymore, but really-- enjoy it. Try. I'd totally take one more week of this to get a vaginal birth.

xoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxxooxoxoxoxoxooxox

Baby comes tonight at 5pm... i'm still calling it a birth, thank you, and we're still having a Birth Party after. and I am still a crunchy momma. just one whose baby got stuck the wrong way round... Baby Squirmey says: "oops... mommy.... i got stuck. i love you! can i come out now?" <<love>>
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