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[chiromama]

Glad all is well! Donosmommy! Whew.. what a relief

[eco_mama]

Awesome to hear donosmommy!

[earthmama369]

Yup, it's evening. Welcome the contractions. Every evening when dh gets home from work, it's like my body figures it's safe to kick things up a notch. That's cool and all, but boy, am I ready to have this baby!

My mother thinks he's coming on his due date, Monday, June 12. Why? Because she was randomly thinking about numbers (she does this) and she realized that if you add the birthdate numbers together for Qualia (23), myself (25), and dh (18), we've got a string of 5, 7, and 9. So if ds is born on the 12th, he'll make 3.

My mother scares me sometimes.

[eco_mama]

Today is my 'official' due date. I have an app @ 11am. I think I'm gonna go into labor today or tomorrow. Last night I was having some nice cntx, tons of pressure, and lots of twinges 'down there'. Like the baby was just banging his/her head against my cervix or something.

We had a really nice night. We found this REALLY great Italian restaurant that had awesome food. And the service was soooo good. Then rented movies. Today after the app. we're gonna go to the beach (app. is in Long Beach) and chill since it'll be the last time we'll ba able to really cuz after we have the baby we're leaving CA. : Back to MI we go..but first we're gonna stop in Albuquerque (sp?) and visit DH's gramma. Probably stay with her for at least a week. She's really awesome so I'm excited.

I think at my app. today I'm gonna have my mw check to see if I'm dialated more. I was at 2 cm over 2 weeks ago. Well, I must go off to clean up a little bit before DH and DD get up. Hope all is well w/ all you Mamas!!

[chiromama]

My official 'due' date was 2 days ago. I'm still feeling good, so I figure I've got some time left. Of course my husband is annoying me beyond measure this morning. We are going to my oldest nieces' HS graduation today (actually, I compromised, we're only going ot lunch before, and skipping the ceremony because if I go into labor we don't want to deal with hordes of people (aka assholes). It's a 90 min drive and the lunch starts at 11. Right now. It's 9:20 and my husband is in the basement sanding a closet door. I know he doesn't want to go... at first he said it was because it was too far, and he was worried that we'd get stuck having the baby there . ((yeah, right)). Then last night he said "well I was hoping we'd get to spend one last weekend together before the baby came". yeah. he wants to finish fixing and hanging the closet, mow the lawn, blah blah blah. So the 'weekend together' will be us doing projects during the day, and then watchinga movie at night together. ((which is fine with me... i wouldn't mind knitting on the couch all day between naps!)) I just wish he'd be honest about why he doesn't want to go. Ugh. I want to kick him in the nuts. I think my nieces HS grad is a little more important than a stupid closet door, besides, we're only going to be gone for a few hours! ugh!!!

Ok. /end rant.

[cymbeline]

Today is my official due date too! I was feeling awful last night, just really depressed. Can't believe I made it this far. I couldn't sleep, tried taking a bath. I had an awful night's sleep with ctxn's that started around midnight and kept waking me all night long.

Woke up this morning, and the ctxn's were still there! They were spaced pretty far apart, maybe 10min? But intense. I decided to ignore them, figuring they wuold go away. My mom and sister came into town around noon, so we all went to a late brunch. The ctxn's were actually hard to eat through, and there was TONS of pressure down low.

We went back to the house, sat and talked. I had a few I had to breathe through. Finally, we all decided to go to their hotel and take a dip in the pool. Water always stops my false labor, but this time the ctxn's were just as strong in the pool as they were out.

After swimming, we went back to their room and ordered dinner. I decided to time some of them for the heck of it. Six minutes apart, and regular. I finally told DH I wanted to go home.

We took our takeout home, and I jumped in a hot bath. This will really kill them, it usually does! But no, and all through dinner, they continued!

Anyway, it is 9pm. I'm feeling pretty good, the ctxns are 5min apart. I'm still not convinced. They take a little concentration. I think I'm really waiting for my water to break, then I will "know" for sure. I sent DH out to rent a movie so we aren't just sitting around waiting for something to happen.

But the kids are at the hotel tonight, it is just us, and it is technically my due date. Come on, baby!!!!!!

[eco_mama]

cymbeline: Here's some labor vibes for ya! Good Luck!

So I saw my mw's today. I was a little disappointed when I left though because she wants me to get an u/s this Monday (unless the baby arrives before then). She's not sure of the positioning of the head and wants to see where it's at exactly. We know the head is down but she thinks it's in some funky position or soemthing. She wants them to check the cord, fluid level, etc. sigh I'm just pretty darn against u/s and I totally wasn't expecting this. I mean, she said it would make her feel more comfortable knowing these things so I agreed but, it just sucks. : Also, I'm still at 2cm and my cervix is still pretty long. sigh I know that, that doesn't really matter but I guess I was hoping to be more dialated. She said it's definitely soft though and that my face has that "ripe" look. (The look that a mama gets right before she's about to give birth aparently) So, that's pretty cool. I hope it's true! I've gained 2 lbs, bp's good, measuring about the same as last week, and baby is "really" low. She counted 10's when she listened to the hb and I think she'd like it to be 11's, 12's so she actually listened a couple different times but the baby was moving around alot so they didn't seem real concerned or anything.

All in all I guess the app. was fine I just feel a little depressed about it. Oh ya, and she wants me to try and stay away from starches and sugar. Sugar?!?! Is she actually serious! UGH! So, that was just the icing on the cake today.

I just really want/need this baby to come NOW. Today I was so happy when I got up and really had this feeling that the baby was gonna come tomorrow. I felt that I was gonna go into labor tonight and have him/her tomorrow sometime...but then after my app. I just don't feel like that at all really. I kinda feel like this baby is gonna stay put for awhile longer. :

[AugustineM]

Ecomama -- I have to get an ultrasound on Monday as well. Also a NST. I will be a week over my due date on Monday, and I'm vbacing. I hope yours goes well! Maybe you've already had the babe... boy do I know the feeling of wishing they'd come "tonight".... maybe this night, etc.....

[cymbeline]

Still here!!! : Good news is, tho, that so are the ctxn's. No less intense, just a little far apart for my liking. We're getting out and about today and I am hoping that something will come of it. Who knows. Watch me be two weeks late! :

[chiromama]

Eh. I'm not feeling so hot today. Achey all over. not hungry. feels like i'm coming down with something. Eh.

[Lousli]

Maybe you're coming down with...

a baby

[chiromama]

You're funny leslie who knows who knows. I'm ready!

[medicmama]

Full moon ladies!

i had u/s on thursday babys hr droped my ob thinking she was lying on her cord ,she was actualy holding the cord bending it like a garden hose. I take it she's never leaving my body willingly: .we will follow up w/nst on tuesday,iv'e had a slightly low fluid issue my levels on thurs were actuely higher than they ever have been -hope that this birthing streek continues


good luck, nikki

[ckhagen]

Originally Posted by chiromama

Eh. I'm not feeling so hot today. Achey all over. not hungry. feels like i'm coming down with something. Eh.

I had that happen yesterday Gosh that sucked... I was so nauseated I couldn't even stand the smell of food. I just felt icky. Hopefully that's a sign of something, but so far not yet.

[cymbeline]

The contractions are SO low and crampy... but still no baby. I'm getting at least 4-5 calls a day asking if I've had her yet, or presumptively offering congratulations. UGH.

DH has the stomach flu. What timing!

Chiromama, I hope you're feeling better! THis is such a rotten time to feel icky. Then again, I have heard mamas say they thought labor was a stomach bug!!! You go, girl!

I have an ear infection. This really sucks! I don't want to take anything for it. Guess I just have to wait it out.

[mommy2girlies]

Have decided to ignore all cntxns....none of them have lasted long enough for the "real" thing. They always peter out. But now I want to wait till after this coming weekend to have the baby. Sat. we are celebrating my #2 dd's 2nd birthday and having a party. And my ob is out of town this weekend. So Monday the 19th is a great day to have a baby also my 32nd birthday!

cymbeline~sorry about that ear infection hoping your feeling better this morning!

chiromama~hope you're feeling better today today