A new who's still here thread

[richella]

Cause several of the people on the last one are mamas now!

Went to lunch today in a town about 18 mi away. As I was getting into the car I felt a little squirt of moisture, thought maybe it was the membrane, but when we got there and I went to the restroom it turned out to be just mucous. Or maybe another white gooey body fluid, who knows.

I'm feeling like I want it to happen soon, though. Massaging the LI pts on my hands.

[JanB]

Me. Sigh. After a few bouts of prodromal labor last week, everything seems to have quieted down. I thought I lost part of my plug last week also, but now I'm not so sure because I haven't seen any more signs since then. I am still having a lot of contractions, but nothing regular.

And worst of all, as I just posted in another thread, I came down with a nasty cold today and I am really hoping this does not delay things for me. I am ready for this baby to be born, and with diabetes, I am pretty sure my OB will start talking induction once I hit 40 weeks. (He hasn't mentioned anything yet, but with diabetes it gets dicey once you go post-dates; my previous OB actually wanted to induce diabetics at 38.5 weeks. : )

Anyway. That's my little update. I'm going to take some vitamin C and drink some water and try to get some sleep.

[momto l&a]

I am here.

Very light bloody show for the last week almost. Cervix is open quite a bit in feeling with my untrained finger.

42 weeks tomorrow.

Baby is busy banging around in there. At times, my pelvis feels like its about to split open.

[megviolet]

I'm here too.... 42 wks yesterday.
It HAS to be soon!!! Contractions are still very off and on, they will maintain a pattern for several hours but then go away completely. I'm hoping baby wants to be born tomorrow... it's a holiday here so he would always have a good birthday.

JanB.. get lots of rest and keep up your nutrition! Hope you feel better soon!

momto l&a... i totally know the pelvis splitting feeling. Ugh.

[Meg_s]

Me. 40 weeks 1 day.. been having false labours for over 3 weeks now. I have to admit I am getting really grumpy and angry... mainly because I'm frustrated over what I feel like physically at this point.

[MotherofEden]

still here- (long, sorry)

I'm here- been pretty quiet.
I was 3 cm dialated on Friday when I went to the ob. I was telling him how ironic I thought it was that as I was going over the list of interventions I wanted to avoid, I was considering asking if they'd strip (stretch and sweep is the same, I think?) my membranes. I tend to chatter when being examined, to ease my tension or something. He said, "I just did, but you didn't really need it" : I was shocked that it was done without mention or consent.I didn't even notice any discomfort on examintation. It Let me know that dh and I really need to be on our toes and be our own advocates. I really trusted this team of ob's (we risked out of homebirth and birhcenter due to gestational diabetes) and I'm trying not to panic because I wouldn't change things at this late juncture.
After that I had a lot of bloody show and mucous, with cramping for the last couple days, but nothing I'd call a contraction. I'm 39 weeks and scheduled for incuction tomorrow morning. (JanB- my ob wont let me go past 39.2 because of GD, so I pushed it to the limit)
I've tried everything in the last couple days to kick start things to avoid cervadil/pit. We walk an hour after dinner, been taking and inserting EPO, ate eggplant parmigan 2X
DTD often, had super spicy chinese food with lots of basil last night-- nada.
I can tell her head is engaged, and the crampiness and dialation seem to say we are both on the road to ready. Maybe the induction will be minimal. The doc said she'll do what's needed for a start then turn it off.
On the positive- my dearest friend, who will attend, will only be able to be there Tuesday. We did a belly cast on Saturday (wish I knew how to post pics- they're really fun) and got dd (10) off to grandparents without the rush and drama of surprise labor last night.
I really wish things could have been different and we could wait until we were all ready and have our little girl at home, peacefully, but it is what it is. 6 am tomorrow, on our way to babe in arms. It hardly seems real.

[adoremybabe]

40 weeks 3 days.... I have to be happy because I could be 42 weeks like some of the other mammas here. I haven't had any contractions, no bloody show, no water leaks, and I am not sure if I have lost my mucous plug. Just a ton of discharge. Blah.

As a side note, my sister had a dream about our father who passed away 5 years ago this July and he gave her pink baby gifts. It might be sign that I am having a girl! Either way I can't wait to meet my little baby!

[PapayaMom]

I am still here too 39W+6 "due" date is tomorrow! Hard to believe. I thought yesterday was it I had a bloody show and then contrax for the whole day. They never really got any stronger but they were regular and I definitely felt them, maybe I am on my way maybe not. I am super anxious to meet this little one.

The bloody show did come after 15 minutes of nipple stim where i did 2 min on 2 minutes off and during the off times I was massaging pressure points so who knows if that had anything to do with it.

Hang in there mamas we're almost there!

[engineer_mom]

Me. No huge signs of impeding labor, yet. One week past my EDD and going to a MW appt in an hour. Hopefully she will have good advice, as I don't want to get transfered to the DR's in the office. Other than that, relaxing "patiently".

[jessma]

Me too. 39+ weeks here - official due date is this Friday. I head to the OB this afternoon to see what is up. I'm so ready to be done. I'm really, really tired...

[sarabrynn82]

39 weeks today... No signs of anything as of yet.

Starting last week, my mw has been trying to get in for a stretch and sweep, but so far my cervix has only been softening and not opening yet. Glad that no one is talking induction yet - after our shaky April, I wasn't sure that my back-up ob would support me going this long without intervention. Thank goodness for low bp's and normal afi's!!!

I'm starting to feel ridiculously huge. Not so much uncomfortable, as I am just totally awkward. It's almost a certainty that both girls will be 8+ lbs and I'm secretly hoping at least one, if not both, are 9!

Off to yet another bpp this morning... and I have another scheduled for Wednesday - if no babies by then I'll be scheduling for bpp's post-date!!! Whoever thought that would happen?

Hang in there everyone!

[RumiWithAView]

I'm still here with no real huge signs of labor besides Saturday I had an extreme case of diarrhea... and on a couple of occasions, I've had light contractions that were rather regular but only lasted about an hour.

(I'm tired, too, Sara... I can take 2 naps a day and still have no energy.)

[sugamagmama]

40 weeks this Wednesday, lots of contractions on and off, nothing substantial it seems. No show or mucous yet either. My midwife says we will talk about setting up a post dates ultrasound and NST for 41 weeks. Yuck.

[DoulaLes]

I am 40wks this Wed too--like Sugamagmama....and still trying to patiently hang in there.

I have had weeks of CTX...some that last for hours at 3-5 minutes apart only to fizzle when I lay down or go to bed. I have been 100% effaced, 2cm and carrying him at +2 station for weeks also....seriously some things got to give at some point, right??

[VOBetz]

My doctor given due date is today, but based on conception it was Saturday. (Not like it really matters one way or another.

And well much to my dismay, I'm still pregnant. I went to the hospital Sat night/Sun morning after 6 hours of regular contrax, I was progressing, but only at 2 cm. So my doc gave me the option to stay or go home to labor. I chose to go home, and after being home for 3 hours my contrax fizzled. They were on and off for the afternoon yesterday and then seem to be completely gone. I'm very frustrated. Ive tried everything sex, walking, nipple stim, RRL, black cohosh in small amounts even. My problem is that these things works - I start contractions, I get more mucus plug, whatever - but then the contrax fizzle.

I'm toying with the idea of calling my doctor this morning to schedule a medical induction because I'm SOOOOO DONE! : As it stands, I'm supposed to schedule either an induction or a NST after my next appointment, which is either tomorrow or Thursday. My plan was to schedule NSTs because I've been wanting to avoid pit - but after all my contractions and frustration this weekend. I'm not so sure I can stick to my guns on that.

[beatee]

Me:.
I'm 41w 2 days today, I don't feel any closer to birth than I have for months. No signs whatsoever. Baby still not engaged (as far as I can tell). Think she's posterior as well.
I'm beginning to get really really stressed, because of I know that the intense pressure to induce starts at my MW visit tomorrow. Also, after 42 weeks, although I am technically still allowed to demand a homebirth, it is unlikely to be with the blessing of the MW who attends (National Health Service, blah blah blah...). And I could do without having to deal with that in labour, ya know. Gah.
I'm 'supposed' to have a stretch and sweep tomorrow, but I'm still undecided. Part of me really wants to move things along so I don't have to deal with all the sh*t that is likely to be piled on me if she doesn't get born damned soon, and get her out before the 'cut off' for homebirth. But another part of me fears the risks of the procedure...I dunno what to do.
I actually spent half an hour sobbing my heart out htis morning because this is such a crappy way to end being pregnant. I can just see all of my plans and hopes for a peaceful natural homebirth going down the toilet because of the abritary cut off dates that are almost enforced in our medical system. And I don't want anymore babies so I feel like I only have one shot at getting it 'right'. Even though I'm fed up I would be happy to chill and let her come when she want's, but no one else will let me and that sucks beyond belief.

[PudnHead]

I will be 39 weeks tomorrow and I am still here. I have had some miscellaneous back pains, but no practice contractions.

[laneysprout]

I'm still here, too, at 39 weeks 3 days. I had been having contractions daily for several weeks that suddenly stopped. This morning I woke up feeling achey and crampy, but nothing yet. No mucous plug, no bloody show, nada.

For those of you who have been through this before, does everyone lose their mucous plug? I keep looking out for it as if it is THE sign that things are finally going to start happening.

[chrissy]

me. today is my due date. i am huge, uncomfortable and a crabby pain in the a$$. my poor baby, i wouldn't want to be born to a mama like me right now.

[VOBetz]

Originally Posted by laneysprout

For those of you who have been through this before, does everyone lose their mucous plug? I keep looking out for it as if it is THE sign that things are finally going to start happening.

I didn't lose it with my son. I had signs labor was coming, loose bowels, acheyness, puffiness - but I didn't know they were early labor signs then.