May Babies

[AtThePark]

Ok - anyone but me having a May baby now?

I'm only 40+3 but oh so ready as you can all understand - had some mildly painful contrax last night so I know things are happening.

My Ds's new Music Together semester starts today and at the end of the last semester everyone was like 'next time we'll see you and the baby' - well you can still see the baby - but s/he isn't very cute, just a bump still LOL.

So anyone else a soon-to-be MAY mom?

[Mom2-4Gs]

I'm still here! 40 weeks and 5 days not that I'm counting! I'm tired of the phone ringing. DO you have a baby yet?

Allison
Mom to 4 daughters and ? due end of April

[Citykid]

40 weeks and 1 day and already tired of the phone ringing! No contrax that I know of, no signs or portents. But I think May is a wonderful month for a birthday. Good luck, everyone!

[BurnsideMommy]

I guess I'm having another May babe too. I had 2 due dates (the 22nd and 27th), so either way I'm several days overdue.

Depressing me because everyone keeps calling and asking (sometimes several times a day).

I'm getting really anxious because I feel like I can't really do anything. All my projects around the house are done. I can't really make appt's or commitments to plan ahead in case I'd just end up canceling them if baby comes. I have some shopping I'd like to do, but it's not so smart for me to drive 1.5 hours each way with the boys to go shopping because I tend to labor fast and would not be happy in labor that far from home. I just feel trapped and bored lately. Plus the boys are driving me absolutely nuts. Feeling sorry for myself lately.

[surfmamato3]

41w2days here. Feeling crampy this morning and baby is really low.

I posted previously I have a nst and an us scheduled for Thursday. I am hoping not to make it...

A good friend flew in from Chicago to visit several of her friends here in Kona, she was the one who went with me to Walgreens to get a pregnancy test in September when we were on the mainland and I found out I was pregnant. So she was there at the beginning and now at the end...she can't believe she arrived before I gave birth, she thought for sure she would be here after. She came straight from the airport to see me. She is sooo sweet.

So today we will do school and I will take it easy. I walked yesterday almost two miles so I hope that it helps.

I am also thinking my dates are a little off. Either way I am still past due a bit...

[ecomommy]

Me! I'm still here. I've now more pregnant than I've ever been and it's a bit depressing. DD came on her due date (after 35 hours of labor) and DS was 2 weeks early! I was sure this one was going to be early as well. So I'm either at my due date today (per u/s) or 1 week past it (per charting of conception). And I am anxious.

The worst part is that we have our own business and took off 2 weeks to be with baby and now are 1 week through it. I don't quite have to go back to work (I'll have to do some accounting and administrative work) but DH has to go back to work and I'm going to be left with 3 little ones and I was hoping DH would get some time with baby. I will have some help though but there is no way he can take off any more time .

I have been having so many contractions and have been up 4 out of the past 7 nights thinking this is it and then they go away. : Well at least I am dilating and effacing. After so many contractions I decided to have my midwife check me because, well, because I was dying to know if anything was going on!!

It has to be soon. I keep trying to remind myself that in the grand scheme of things, this isn't really that long!

So anyhow I'm going to go to Disenyland today and see if that does anything!

Best wishes to all!

Ann

[Titus2fam]

(((((HUGS)))) to y'all! I can certainly understand all of your feelings and just love ya and am rootin' for ya! Hang in there! (((((HUGS))))) sandi

[Wittyone]

Originally Posted by BurnsideMommy

I can't really make appt's or commitments to plan ahead in case I'd just end up canceling them if baby comes.

I'd say go ahead and make them...I kept making appts and dates with people, *hoping* I would have to cancel. It was somewhat depressing when I kept having to show up, but it was good to have the distraction. And you know what? When I finally got to call and cancel a couple it was *awesome*

[BurnsideMommy]

I think I will take your advice! I seriously am making myself more depressed.

Tommorow I have a playgroup to go to and a evening board meeting. Wednesday I'm making an appointment to get some pampering done at a local spa with awesome childcare.

It'll be DH who has to call to cancel the appointments anyways. LOL. He said it's ok.

I'm just tired of running into people or answering the phone or showing up places and having the usual 'you haven't had that baby yet' comments. Ya, I'm already depressed - help a pregnant mama slide down the hill lower why don't ya?

I have a midwife appointment on Wednesday - kinda hoping that's one appointment I need to cancel.

[AtThePark]

So we have 2 yucky rainy days today and tomorrow and Thursday is supposed to be gorgeous out - so today would be a nice day to be in labor LOL!!

I'm luckily not in any major pain or having any swelling or anything to complain about really but MAN am I ready - I've gotten to that point where I'm in complete denial that I'm actually going to have a human baby any day now - you'd think I'd have around it the second time around - but it's much more surreal this time.

My son was born 8 days early - he was breech and I had a low-low placenta and started bleeding - so we did a c-sec and so I've never waited like this before. Most definately a zen ending to a zen pregnancy.

My midwife rocks - she's so hands-off about everything - keeps reminding me that my body has known what to do up to this point why would it goof up now.

Thinking of all the ladies-in-waiting - I gotta change my sig LOL!!

[AdinaL]

Going late is a serious mental game. You don't want to do anything, but if you don't do something you feel super cranky that the baby still isn't here!!

I hope the show gets on the road for everyone really really soon.

[FreeSpiritMama]

Originally Posted by AtThePark

My midwife rocks - she's so hands-off about everything - keeps reminding me that my body has known what to do up to this point why would it goof up now.

Sounds just like my MW, I couldn't have gone 13days post EDD without her

Thinking of you all mamas s

[BurnsideMommy]

I'm having serious circulation problems today. My feet feel tingly (like they're almost falling asleep), and my hands are slightly swollen. I don't know how much longer I can go. I don't have high bp, but have headaches every morning. I've never had any swelling in either of my pregnancies.

Gonna go for a walk and to the bookstore today after our playgroup, hopefully that helps.

Anyone else feel like they're falling apart? LOL.

[Citykid]

Originally Posted by AdinaL

Going late is a serious mental game. You don't want to do anything, but if you don't do something you feel super cranky that the baby still isn't here!!

Thanks Adina. It's so true. It's also annoying because if it's true that the baby can safely arrive up to 42 weeks, why is everyone telling me I'm late at 40+2?

[Mom2-4Gs]

BooHoo!

Am I the only one still left???

Allison
Mom to 4 daughters and an overdue ?

[surfmamato3]

I am still here Allison!!

I am now 41w4d. I face an nst and an us tomorrow. I am sure we will be talking some kind of induction. Stripping would be okay but I am not open to anything else. (maybe I am, I don't know). I am having contractions, really good ones and but they don't stay consisitent. I lost a lot of plug on Tuesday and hardly anything yesterday but today lots of bloody show. My doula came over and so did a midwife she works with to listen to baby and everything is okay just w.a.i.t.i.n.g..........


I am trying not to get depressed...

[BurnsideMommy]

I'm still here too.

No loss of plug, no contractions - nothing. Very depressing.

[adtake]

Originally Posted by surfmamato3

I am now 41w4d. ...

Was there a week ago! HANG IN THERE!!

[Titus2fam]

You can do it! You're just at the cusp of birthing! Okay, what else corny can I share to encourage you? LOL! Still here rootin' fer ya! (((((HUGS))))) sandi

[Citykid]

I'm still here too. For those Bradley mamas I have a little joke. I've identified a fourth emotional signpost: pissiness. It comes before the excitement signpost.