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post #1 of 77
6/11/06 at 8:50am
Thread Starter 
Good morning, mamas!

And heartdeep congratulations to all of you who've had their babies by now!!

Still pregnant here. My EDD is tomorrow and I still don't get any sense that ds is in a hurry to come out and meet us. Having plenty of prodromal contractions, and I know I'm dilating, but the baby seems pretty happy where he is.

. . .

We're having conversations about this, he and I.

How's everyone feeling, pre- and postpartum?
post #2 of 77
6/11/06 at 11:25am
My EDD is tomorrow as well. I know we must be getting close because of how increadibly achey I am (couldn't sleep because of the cramping in my tummy). However, I don't believe that the baby will come by tomorrow or anything. Well, maybe.... isn't tonight a full moon? That would be nice

Overall I feel good. I am just getting more and more tired, cranky, and sore. Oh, that tiredness is really catching up with me, I now need a daily nap again in order to stay awake through dinner. Luckily my husband is pretty understanding and trying to pick up the slack.
post #3 of 77
6/11/06 at 11:28am
Yes, tonight is the full moon....

Here's hoping!!

~C~
post #4 of 77
6/11/06 at 2:15pm
Thread Starter 
I forgot about the full moon. That would be so cool!
post #5 of 77
6/11/06 at 3:43pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by earthmama369

How's everyone feeling, pre- and postpartum?
I'm scared to poop Real scared.
post #6 of 77
6/12/06 at 1:27am
Hey Mamas Congrats to all that have had your babies already!! Hope you're enjoying your babymoons.

Still pg here. And unless this baby is born tonight or I start labor tomorrow morning..it looks as though I'll be getting that u/s. sigh It really sucks. But if the baby doesn't come before then maybe that will make him/her come. I'm really trying to walk as much as possible. Walking brings on cramps for me and I've been having the same cntx all day pretty much. I've been praying and telling the baby that's it's OK to come now. So, we'll see if s/he wants to take my advice. :

I never envisioned going past my EDD for some reason. I mean, I know that the date doesn't really mean that much but I just never thought I'd go past it and here I am, still pg.

We're supposed to be leaving for NM right after the baby comes and then making our way back to MI so everything is on hold until this baby comes. Marley asks everyday if we can go now and everytime I have to say, "As soon as the baby comes." She's starting to get really annoyed and anxious. I can't say that I blame her...she's been hearing about this baby coming for months now and she pretty much feels the same as I do. We just want it to happen already! Like, YESTERDAY!

Hope everyone is doing well!
post #7 of 77
6/12/06 at 1:33am
I'm still here. EDD was the 8th. feeling ready. Not much happening other than just feeling crappy. achey tired and overall ick. Hopefully tomorrow will be better!
post #8 of 77
6/12/06 at 1:33am
I'm still here. EDD was the 8th. feeling ready. Not much happening other than just feeling crappy. achey tired and overall ick. Hopefully tomorrow will be better!
post #9 of 77
6/12/06 at 1:33am
I'm still here. EDD was the 8th. feeling ready. Not much happening other than just feeling crappy. achey tired and overall ick. Hopefully tomorrow will be better!
post #10 of 77
6/12/06 at 1:35am
Holy triple post batman!
post #11 of 77
6/12/06 at 4:57am
I'm still here (though I have been avoiding the computer as much as possible). I'm 9 days over as of today (techincally it's Monday already), and frankly getting rather down and frustrated about it. I too never envisioned going over the mysterious "due date" - ds#1 was two days early and ds#2 was right on his date. And here we are with baby #3, waiting and wondering. I've been walking around the darn birth pool in our bedrooom for two weeks now because two weeks ago I was having contractions all night and woke dh to tell him. He freaked, set it up, and there it's been sitting since. : My mw said the baby is great (she came over and did a NST ... heart was doing perfectly), is sitting at about a -2 to -3 position, I'm almost completely effaced and about 3cm ... it's just up to my body to start going. I'll get some mild contractions usually once a day for about an hour (or until I get up/move positions), and it's quite annoying to have them stop. I have talked ad nauseum with this baby, myself, and the greater universe, letting all parties know that it's time to come out now, and no one seems to be listening to me (I shouldn't be surprised ... my boys aren't listening to me either! ). But it is mentally waring me down.

Sorry to be a downer ... I think I just needed to get that all out. I talk with dh, but he automatically puts on the fix-it hat which really makes me mad!
post #12 of 77
6/12/06 at 8:00am
Totally still here, and I think I will be for a while, since my "official" date isn't until the 27th...

And actually, I really don't have anything going on "down there" aside from still getting a little crampy if I do too much, which since that weird pre-e/non-pre-e scare, I've been "on restriction" - but really enjoying DH doing all the housework and shopping!!! I feel like a lady of leisure (aside from still working 37 hours a week from home and running after a toddler all day - : )

HORRIBLE indigestion last night, I ate too much too fast for dinner. Ugh.

Soo, I htink I'm in a holding pattern for another couple weeks, unless someone decides she's ready 'early'. We're certainly ready for her.
post #13 of 77
6/12/06 at 10:26am
Yup, full of baby over here. My EDD is tomorrow. Everyone is now staring at me like a pot trying to boil. I thought this weekend might be good - lots of cramps, toilet trips, very, very irritable, and then all I got for the full moon was a migraine! So last night I was basically up all night, but I kept thinking "please don't let me go into labor on top of this headache!" It was kind of a bummer to watch the "magic" full moon set. I know it's silly, but I feel like I missed a chance somehow.

Because I am so over people! My parents are trying to plan a trip and stick their arrival to a specific date, so I had to put the kibosh on that. My husband's parents are now doing the "call all our cell phones, when we don't pick up, call the house" routine instead of just, you know, leaving a freaking message on the first number you call. Even close friends are finding excuses to call every day. And I want to be totally alone!
post #14 of 77
6/12/06 at 10:50am
Ugh, mommitola, I feel your pain. For some reason I was really hoping the full moon would activate some kind of magic labor button in the baby, but no such luck.

We went for a 2 mile walk yesterday to see if that would do anything (other than relax us) but all I got out of it afterward was crippling hip pain - like imagine me hobbling pathetically through Whole Foods aferwards like Dr. House without his cane. It was pathetic. All those poor hippies probably thought I was in labor when really it was that my right hip was up like 2 inches from my left and making walking unbearable. So DH had to take care of me all night long. I realized during all this that I am NOT a fan of being helpless. Having him do extra housework = great. Having to have him help me hobble the 5 feet to the bathroom = lame. I'm salivating at the thought of being adjusted at the chiro in just a short half hour. Although it's a little better this morning after some heating pad and sleeping off and on for 12 hours!

I'm trying REALLY hard not to stress about the fact that my midwives think my due date was yesterday, when in fact I was charting for this pregnancy and I know that I ovulate late, so by those more scientific calculations I'm not really due until Saturday. I just don't want to get into an induction fight! Before it seemed like 5 days wouldn't make that big of a difference, but if it gets too late, it could make a hell of a lot of difference. I realize now that I should have lied about when my LMP was when I first went in, but it's too late now. I'm going to take printouts of my charts in to my appt tomorrow to see if I can persuade them to listen to reason instead of using the semi-arbitrary LMP date.

Also my mom comes in on Saturday for a month. I LOVE my mom and I'm so excited she's going to be here, but I REALLY wanted to have the baby first. I just can't see myself sitting in my living room trying to get things going with nipple stimulation or something with my mom sitting there watching TV. It's just weird. Plus she was way into her epidural (and pain relief meds in general) and although I know she respects my wishes, I know that if she's at the birth it'll be hard for her to see me in pain and NOT suggest pain meds.

Maybe I need another massage....
post #15 of 77
6/12/06 at 10:54am
Helen-
All I got with the full moon was a migraine too!!! I was actually relieved to have not gone into labor last night as my head was killing me and I just couldn't imagine trying to birth at the same time.

Ok, today is my EDD, where is my baby? I guess he/she must be nice and comfy in there. I wonder when it will happen though. I am always trying to guess the actual day, but so far I have been wrong everytime.
post #16 of 77
6/12/06 at 12:01pm
Still here and pregnant too! EDD was saturday. Ive been having pain and contractions on and off for about a week now. I thought last week for sure the baby was coming, I was having really bad contractions etc... then I thought for sure this wknd I would have the baby since nothing when had contractions but nope.. I think the reason I'm so anxious and ready to be done being pregnant is because with DD she was 2 wks early,and I'm tired of working. I wish I could just stay at home again!!!! Maybe it'll happen

A quick question might be TMI:
Is or has anyone else experienced a lot of pain in the vaginal area? Like the canal, it feels like the baby is right there and about to come out. Everytime I move or anything it hurts and it's quite uncomfortable.... I was thinking maybe she'd be here soon. But it's been like that for about a week and a half so maybe not!
post #17 of 77
6/12/06 at 12:42pm
Keeta - a massage is a great idea. I'm going to make appointments for the rest of this week. Pedicure, movie dates, etc. My sister said that the only thing that lures a baby out is a good scheduling conflict or an opportunity for comedy. We'll go with that. Maybe we should all buy non-refundable plane tickets. If the babies don't come out, I'll see you in Vegas.

I bet your midwives will take the adjusted date with no fuss. I ovulated 5 days late the month I got pregnant, and when I went in, I said "I'm going to tell you my LMP was x date because I know when I ovulated," and they said "OK!" It so sucks that there has to even be an induction fight.

Oh, and I told my parents that if they did manage to arrive before there is a baby, they need to go back to the hotel while we birth. I have lost all inhibition about ordering people around. I know it will be a circus if more people are involved than just us and our support team.

Erika - that's funny, the moon worked on the wrong parts for us. I felt like I was going to push my brain out of my nose for a while there. Birthing with a headache is a fear of mine for some reason. Hope you feel better today!
post #18 of 77
6/12/06 at 1:39pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by donosmommy04
... since that weird pre-e/non-pre-e scare, I've been "on restriction" - but really enjoying DH doing all the housework and shopping!!! ...
Well, so much for that. Midwife called with my 24-hour urine resutls, which were borderline...so I have to have another blood panel this week, and another 24-hour urine. and I have to be really, really "bed rest-y", as much as possible. Thank God MIL came over this morning and ran DS around the back yard for 2 hours...poor guy. Mama can't do much now.

Soo, maybe I'm hoping for an early appearance, say, later this week? Just so I don't have to go through this pre-eclampsia nonsense for another 2-3 weeks. :
post #19 of 77
6/12/06 at 2:18pm
Vegas? did someone say we're going to vegas? I dont' like vegas.. but I'll buy a ticket if it means I can feel better. Actually, I do feel better than yesterday.... but still achey and brainless. I'm only 4 days past my EDD - which with IVF it's pretty much known when baby was concieved. Of course, baby obviously isn't ready yet.... ok... I guess I'll wait. I'm not at that "get this baby out of me stage" but I'm ready not to weigh so much, and be uncomfortable.
Keeta, I hope your adjustment helps. I'm thinking of cancelling mine becasue I don't want to leave the house. i'm lame, but it's the truth. I'm actually thinking of calling a few massage therapists i know and see which one will come over here (many of them do!).
Last night when we went up to bed, we both stared longingly at the full moon...... it was Hubs birthday yesterday, and I had so hoped to give him a really good present!!

Oh yeah, and who ever said that pregnant sex was fun is full of crap. It was fun when I didn't weigh a million lbs, and there wasn't a head in my cooter. but now... NOT FUN. And sadly not productive!
post #20 of 77
6/12/06 at 4:33pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by chiromama
Oh yeah, and who ever said that pregnant sex was fun is full of crap. It was fun when I didn't weigh a million lbs, and there wasn't a head in my cooter. but now... NOT FUN. And sadly not productive!
LOL!!!
I totally and completely agree!!! I am so uncomfortable and so NOT agile right now, that the idea of sex (even to induce labor) just seems like far too much work and soooo not any fun! Course, it would probably have helped if I hadn't started this pg at a million pounds too, but too late for that.

I think I am going to look into Vegas plane tickets as well. If my schedule was busier, I bet this baby would get to being born.
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