Updates for October 15th~ - Page 2

[soccermominsd]

Originally Posted by Avani

Anita i so feel for you.Is it harder on your body at your age?I'm still fairly young so i can't quite imagine the impact!

I started this PG healthier at 42 than I was at 27...much more active/exercising and eating VERY clean and healthy...so I was blessed there. I think my age might have impacted this PG in different ways...like my gallbladder/liver acting up (thus the itching/cholestasis), my endurance/getting tired & having to take naps. I don't ever remember taking naps 16 years ago.

The ONE thing that hasn't happened with this pregnancy compared to being PG with my DD is I haven't gotten swollen. My DD & I were looking a pictures of when I was PG with her & I WAS HUGE...I mean my nose, my face, my legs (twice the size they are now), I looked like a puffer fish. I look pretty much normal in my face, arms & legs (cept some extra 'cottage cheese') now.

If it weren't for the dag-nab itching I wouldn't feel so worried so often & could relax...even being past due & older.

Okay-hopefully off to bed & pray that I WON'T itch and can sleep.

I know we'll all have our blessed children in our arms soon, I just pray it's sooner rather than later.

[sweetfeet]

I feel good physically. I'm 39 weeks now, and I keep thinking okay anytime now. My dd was a 35 weeker so I guess I anticipated going early again. So in my mind I'm beyond "due". My family thinks I'm a crazy lunatic for wanting a homebirth and I keep fielding stupid, ignorant comments. Apparently I should've just scheduled an elective repeat c-section for the safety of me and the baby. Yeah, that's a great idea.: So I've isolated myself from the negative people which leaves my mom, my dh, and my midwives as the positive people left around me. I'm feeling lonely not having people to talk to, but it's for the best.

So my dd was a fairly big 35 weeker at 6lbs13oz and I'm scared to death thinking of how large this baby may be. I had a dream the other night that someone handed him to me while I was standing up and I fell over because he was a chunk.

I've got everything ready to go. This time the only baby items I have are the car seat, diapers, clothes and some slings. I feel naked not having a home full of baby things like I did when I had Sophie. I feel unprepared in a way, but at the same time it's a really cool feeling to not have that stuff around. If you look around my home you can't even tell a baby is on the way. I just need to get a king sized bed now, but I'm waiting until after the homebirth for that as I don't want to possibly wreck a new mattress. Right now it's only a full, which worked before with Sophie because we side-carred a crib. The crib is at my mom's house in storage but I don't feel like side-carring again even though it would save some serious money.

I'm so anxious and excited to meet him. My dd is being so awesome, sweet, cool and wonderful about becomming a big sister and I have a feeling I'm approaching the best, most fulfilling years of my life. I'm so, so happy with where I am right now and to have this baby come into my life in just a few days is just going to make it so much better. My dh is taking 4 weeks of paternity leave and I'm so excited to get the time to bond and come together as a family of 4. I'm just so damn lucky.

[sweetfeet]

I'm so sick of being so singularly focused on this, and yet I have absolutely no interest in anything else, except my dogs. The thing that's killing me is the not knowing when something will happen. Ugh.

Yeah, I know how you feel. I can even almost understand how someone could want an induction. Time is just dragging on and on.

[pumpkinsmama]

s for all you "overdue" mamas... s s and more s

I'm "due" next Mon. I'm nervous because I was induced with DS1 and I don't want to go that route again. I've actually been having cx which is a plus, but I'm sick of unproductive cx as I have a hard enough time sleeping as it is.

I am also hugely swollen. It hurts my feet to go up stairs because they are so swollen any bending causes pain. I can't squat because my legs are so fluid filled they don't bend either. Grrrrrr. I was doing better for a while when I increased my sea salt intake but now I'm just all swollen again. Last apt with the midwife she said I was measuring at 41 weeks. (I was 38)

I will be happy to see baby!

[ladybugchild77]

Mamas!!! Here is another for those of you who are "overdue". I may only be 38 weeks but I have been mentally prepared for this baby to come for a few months now with the pre term labor and contractions - not to mention my WATER BREAKING LAST WEEK! I am finally getting swollen a little - last time I was so swollen it hurt to move. I am also getting cranky: My poor dh and dd ...Otherwise I am just trying to relax and enjoy life - I am taking baths and posting on MDC and reading books...stuff I know will be hard to do once I have more than one kiddo...Happy thoughts and wishes to you all...HANG IN THERE - we'll all be meeting our little ones soon!