It's August...what about the rest of us?

[TanyaS]

I was just browsing the new messages on the DDC, when the title of a sticky caught my eye: July Birth Announcements



I wanted to have a July announcement! Oh, well. I'll have to settle for an August annoucement. At least I know I won't STILL be pregnant in September!

[puddleduck]

my friends are getting married on the 25th august - i had to warn them today that i might still be pregnant

[ice_chick]

Well, we should still be listed on the July list since we've spent so much time with the DDC. Am I right?

[TanyaS]

Originally Posted by ice_chick

Well, we should still be listed on the July list since we've spent so much time with the DDC. Am I right?

Oh, I'm sure we will be. I was just noticing the title in my cranky, impatient state.

[Mama2ABCD]

hey, you've got many moms' in the July DDC that are as anxious as you mom's are for your babies to be born It's almost like reliving that final week which is remembered more sweetly after the fact!

Please keep us posted!

And if you are in the contest Miss Juice has going, then one of ya's is going to win

[Meeshi Mama]

You're more than welcome over on our August DDC, too!!

[~pi]

Originally Posted by kirstie

hey, you've got many moms' in the July DDC that are as anxious as you mom's are for your babies to be born It's almost like reliving that final week which is remembered more sweetly after the fact!

Please keep us posted!

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[KarenEMT]

I fully expected to go this long and was pleasantly surprised when I did not. Lots of easy blissful labor vibes to each and every one of you still waiting!

[vanilla]

I check in every day to see how you all are doing!! (Tho not much time to post lately!!!)

[jinkel]

Originally Posted by vanilla

I check in every day to see how you all are doing!!

Me too!!!

[Still_Snarky]

OF COURSE I'm planning on listing you guys on the July announcement list! I listed our mamas that went in June too. You'll get just as many as the rest of us! Hang in there ladies, those babies HAVE to come out soon!

[SabbathD]

Originally Posted by Still_Snarky

OF COURSE I'm planning on listing you guys on the July announcement list! I listed our mamas that went in June too. You'll get just as many as the rest of us! Hang in there ladies, those babies HAVE to come out soon!

Y'all can't stay pregnant forever!! And you are part of this club, July birth or not!! We love you guys, hang in there!!

[carliec76]

Originally Posted by SabbathD

Y'all can't stay pregnant forever!! And you are part of this club, July birth or not!! We love you guys, hang in there!!

actually I determined today that I can stay pregnant forever.....11 days over!!!:

[Miss Juice]

Yep I'm pretty much planning to be pregnant forever too. It beats the hell out of wondering every minute when the baby is coming.

This is the longest I've been pregnant - 40w 6 d by latest EDD (41w 2d by ovulation/conception) and while I know it's not that big a deal, it's getting more stressful. I had an appt with my MW this morning. DH went with me (first time this pg!). They did the NST - no big deal, everybody's fine of course, but I've never had to do that before! And they wanted to schedule a biophysical profile for Friday, so I have that to look forward to...it's just a US, which I am not worried about at this point, but what a PIA. Then I have another appt with the MWs, and they'll check me (if I want) and offer to strip membranes at that point, again if I want. So I'm basically hoping not to be pregnant on Friday, so I can skip all of that. Oh, wait, I'm hoping not to be pregnant this evening, so I don't have to cook dinner, too!

In general I feel pretty good - though there's SOOO much pressure down there, I wonder how I can possibly walk around like this and NOT be in labor. I do OK through the day, my sense of humor is intact though my nesting instinct is totally kaput, so my house is wrecked again. But by the evening I just want to cry (and frequently do).

My MW's parting instructions were to go home, have sex, and scrub the floor. All I could say was "How domestic."

[SabbathD]

Originally Posted by Miss Juice

In general I feel pretty good - though there's SOOO much pressure down there, I wonder how I can possibly walk around like this and NOT be in labor. I do OK through the day, my sense of humor is intact though my nesting instinct is totally kaput, so my house is wrecked again. But by the evening I just want to cry (and frequently do)..

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Originally Posted by Miss Juice

My MW's parting instructions were to go home, have sex, and scrub the floor. All I could say was "How domestic."

[Mama2ABCD]

Miss Juice, you are going to have that baby sooo soon. I wish you could just skip tomorrow and do something fun with your family instead. Then have your baby after. Sending smooth labor vibes to you and to all the July mama's still in waiting!

[TanyaS]

Originally Posted by kirstie

Miss Juice, you are going to have that baby sooo soon.

That's what I keep telling myself, too! I'm starting to move from denial and crankiness about being past my edd to acceptance. It's a much nicer feeling. I'm still cranky, but that's because it's August, I'm nearly 41 weeks pregnant and today is the day my feet decided to swell. It could be worse...they could've been this fat and swollen for the last several weeks like with my last two. I also don't have medpros hounding me about being "overdue." That must make it so much harder to handle emotionally.

[Miss Juice]

Originally Posted by kirstie

Miss Juice, you are going to have that baby sooo soon.

Thanks. I know it will be soon. I don't even mean to be so cranky about it - it's been so different this time with weeks of prodromal events that are just enough to keep you thinking "maybe today..."

I'm really not usually this whiny!!