Well, most of you sound near to the end of your rope! Or dangling off the frayed ends! 
I've enjoyed watching the threads change from the beginning of the DDC, where everyone was thrilled and worried, then sick and worried, then getting bigger and not so worried and now wondering when it will all end! 
I'm doing better since my prodromal event. Nothing since then, but I went a little berserk afterward. Now I'm calmer and a bit more resigned to being pregnant for awhile longer. I see my MW today (but she doesn't do internals, so I won't know anything about that), and saw a chiro for the first time yesterday. My pubic symphysis has been acting up over the past week or so, so she helped with that and she also said that the round ligament that I sprained back in February felt like it was knotted up a bit and affecting the position of my uterus. So I go back twice a week until the baby comes and I'm really glad to have gotten things straightened out before the birth. I'm thinking I should call my acupuncturist, too. She said she could tonify me a bit if I was feeling sluggish (IF???) and she would show DH some of the "forbidden" points so that he could help things along at some point (he's a certified vet acupuncturist, so he's familiar with the technique). I really hope it helps - maybe we could do that the next time I have some prodromal labor...?
Thanks for the reminders, Jilian! I had forgotten about cabbage - now that I think about it, there was more engorgement after DD2 and they really helped. It's going on my list! I also agree about the cloth dipes. DD1 was 9#, so she fit into them right away (we used prefolds with snappis for the first few months until they could easily fit into the fitted dipes). DD2, however, was a teeny, tiny 7#2oz and the diapers would totally cover her umbilicus - either that or the covers were rubbing on it. It was red and oozy for a lot longer than Anna's. So I actually had to get disposables in a preemie size so that they wouldn't cover her up. This time I picked out the 7th Generation disposables and they are pretty small - hopefully they will do the trick. I like them a lot more than the conventional 'sposies. Come to think of it, I also didn't want meconium on my CDs either, so the first day or two were throwaway diaper days. And did the AfterEase tincture help? It was pretty intense after DD2 and I didn't know anything about herbs back then. It was almost like being in labor again. Ugh. But I got some this time and am really hoping it helps. What was your experience?
I also found that the sitz baths really helped after DD2. I only had a skid mark (after passing a 9# babe the first time, a 7 pounder was a piece of cake!), but the hemorrhoids were something else. I had to use a ceramic dish in the tub several times a day and it got really old. So when I ordered my birth kit, I added in an actual sitz bath and TWO bags of herbs. Hopefully that will make life easier.
Shaved ice sounds spectacular!!
I've enjoyed watching the threads change from the beginning of the DDC, where everyone was thrilled and worried, then sick and worried, then getting bigger and not so worried and now wondering when it will all end! I'm doing better since my prodromal event. Nothing since then, but I went a little berserk afterward. Now I'm calmer and a bit more resigned to being pregnant for awhile longer. I see my MW today (but she doesn't do internals, so I won't know anything about that), and saw a chiro for the first time yesterday. My pubic symphysis has been acting up over the past week or so, so she helped with that and she also said that the round ligament that I sprained back in February felt like it was knotted up a bit and affecting the position of my uterus. So I go back twice a week until the baby comes and I'm really glad to have gotten things straightened out before the birth. I'm thinking I should call my acupuncturist, too. She said she could tonify me a bit if I was feeling sluggish (IF???) and she would show DH some of the "forbidden" points so that he could help things along at some point (he's a certified vet acupuncturist, so he's familiar with the technique). I really hope it helps - maybe we could do that the next time I have some prodromal labor...?
Thanks for the reminders, Jilian! I had forgotten about cabbage - now that I think about it, there was more engorgement after DD2 and they really helped. It's going on my list! I also agree about the cloth dipes. DD1 was 9#, so she fit into them right away (we used prefolds with snappis for the first few months until they could easily fit into the fitted dipes). DD2, however, was a teeny, tiny 7#2oz and the diapers would totally cover her umbilicus - either that or the covers were rubbing on it. It was red and oozy for a lot longer than Anna's. So I actually had to get disposables in a preemie size so that they wouldn't cover her up. This time I picked out the 7th Generation disposables and they are pretty small - hopefully they will do the trick. I like them a lot more than the conventional 'sposies. Come to think of it, I also didn't want meconium on my CDs either, so the first day or two were throwaway diaper days. And did the AfterEase tincture help? It was pretty intense after DD2 and I didn't know anything about herbs back then. It was almost like being in labor again. Ugh. But I got some this time and am really hoping it helps. What was your experience?
I also found that the sitz baths really helped after DD2. I only had a skid mark (after passing a 9# babe the first time, a 7 pounder was a piece of cake!), but the hemorrhoids were something else. I had to use a ceramic dish in the tub several times a day and it got really old. So when I ordered my birth kit, I added in an actual sitz bath and TWO bags of herbs. Hopefully that will make life easier.
Shaved ice sounds spectacular!!
: Oh well at least DH will be in heaven!
Still hoping she'll turn on her own, though.... At least her heart rate was strong throughout the procedure.
and 
s to us all!
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