~~*~~August 13 Weekly Thread~~*~~

[QueenOfThePride]

How is everyone this week?

Is anyone else still pregnant? I am! I'm due tomorrow....

How are the new moms doing? Did your bodies give you any signals that you were about to go into labor? How is recovery? Is BFing going well?


I really hope this week is my week! I've had enough waiting! :

[Groggie]

I'm still pregnant too, with a week and one day till my due date ... my husband is so funny, he is like a kid going for a long car ride, he keeps asking "are you in labor yet? are you in labor yet? are you in labor yet? how bout now? And now? Still not in labor?" And he keeps putting his head down at the bottom of my belly, where we figure the baby's ears must be (approximately) and talking to the baby and trying to persuade her to come out, like, "When are you coming out? Don't you want to play? It will be so fun if you come and we can play ..."

Friday was my birthday AND our wedding anniversary AND the anniversary of the day we met (!) and I was so hoping I'd go into labor then, so that date would end up being a quadruple whammy, but nothin' doin'. But my husband drew me the cutest card - on the front was a little cartoon of the two of us, with me with a big pregnant belly, and on the back was another cartoon with us and the baby (and me all skinny again - I wish!) So now I have the card displayed with the pregnant me side showing, and I decided that after the baby comes I'll turn it around and show the baby side!

My mom said that when she was waiting for me to be born, their health insurance was scheduled to expire on or right after my due date, so she had scheduled an induction for the due date in case I didn't come before then. Of course, I waited till the very last minute, and she ended up going into labor just as she was driving to the hospital for the induction! I hope this baby doesn't decide to do just like her mama did and come right at the last minute! We don't have a time constraint with the health insurance, but our green card interview is on the 30th ... and so I'm hoping she'll come right around the due date so I'll have at least a week to recover ...

[PiePie]

38 w, 5 d -- a mix of feeling unready but impatient, exahusted but restless, sometimes freakin' out on DH and sometimes weepy.

still have cold but not nearly so bad as a week ago. it's now in cough form. i am fine just so long as i don't choke on that post-nasal drip. sometimes when i cough i get sharp pain in my pelvis!

have had dull lower back cramps and something sharper toward the top of the uterus.

ate like 6,000 calories yesterday. including a pint of haagen-dasz sorbet.

i just feel weird. something is VERY off , and i can't put my finger on it.

[dctexan]

37 weeks 5 days here. I don't think baby boy is going to be making an appearance this week. Probably a good thing since DH is staffed out of town (like way out of town...Boston) Tues-Thurs.

Lots of movement, lots of BH, nothing regular or predictable though. My big concern this week is fluid retention. I apparently gained 4 lbs a week for the past two weeks. Eek! My BP is still normal and no protein so nobody is freaking out yet - but I am definitely feeling the bloat. I am drinking so much water now (my goal is one 16-24oz bottle every 2 hours). Peeing like crazy. I think I have only gained 2lbs so far this week (and it's all in my feet - they look horrible). Next midwife appointment is Wednesday so we shall see what they say.

Plans for the week include interviewing pediatricians. I have 4 appointments scheduled. Yeah, I really procrastinated on this one. Oh well.

My heartburn seemed to have disappeared last week (which made me really excited because I thought maybe the baby had dropped), however it has returned in full force (seriously, how can water give you heartburn?!). I am not pleased.

Okay enough bitching. That's my check in. I am super happy to see so many mommas with their babes. Hope all is well with the still preggos

[PiePie]

i feel like i am going to go this week...what do i know though? i am such a first-timer.

[dctexan]

Pie! You best get off MDC and finish that stupid paper work!!!!

[Groggie]

Originally Posted by dctexan

My heartburn seemed to have disappeared last week (which made me really excited because I thought maybe the baby had dropped), however it has returned in full force (seriously, how can water give you heartburn?!). I am not pleased.

Dude! Me too! What's with that?

[QueenOfThePride]

Originally Posted by Groggie

Friday was my birthday AND our wedding anniversary AND the anniversary of the day we met (!) and I was so hoping I'd go into labor then, so that date would end up being a quadruple whammy, but nothin' doin'.

Friday was our wedding anniversary too!

[kristen1978]

38 weeks, 3 days here . . . .feeling pretty good, except my body thinks it's starving all the time! I thought most of my weight gain was over, but I think I was wrong!

I think I might be in denial. Either that, or my insistance on NOT fixating on my due date (and assumming that I'll go "late") has worked, because I'm not feeling very anxious, at least not yet. I've been puttering away around the house -- oh, the luxury of being able to stay home and not have any other children to care for yet! -- and slowly getting things done. I still have yet to freeze food, but will start on that today. Birthtub, etc are all set up for our homebirth. Looking for ways to make the presumed birthing room a bit "prettier," though. Been having toning contractions every day for the last few days -- no idea how far apart or how many, as I haven't been keeping track, as I really don't want to obsess over WHEN this is going to happen! Have no idea of the state of my cervix, other than it is still posterior because I can only reach the anterior side of it. Still need to come up with an early labor project . . . . something to distract me as long as possible -- any suggestions?

[PiePie]

Originally Posted by kristen1978

my body thinks it's starving all the time!

yep oink

[mom22girls]

Originally Posted by PiePie

i feel like i am going to go this week...what do i know though? i am such a first-timer.

But did you find your house keys??? And don't you have a trial tomorrow? Cool if your water broke in the middle of that!!!!!!

Our new dishwasher was delivered and installed today (other one died) so I'm relieved about that. I've got a pre-op appointment tomorrow, and perhaps I get to meet the doctor who will be performing the operation. Then, the big day is Wednesday. I'm really bummed about the recovery arrangements (see my post) but am trying to find peace with it, since there's NOTHING I can do. I did, however, convince them to catheterize me AFTER I get the spinal! I'm ready to hold this baby in my arms. It's so weird, after not wanting any more children, and then having this gift, I'm so enamoured with finally getting to meet this little soul who needed me for a Mama. I'm so honored by my children.

Take care mamas!

[Twinklefae]

39w 3d here and I've completely decided that it's time for this baby to be born. I posted awhile ago about an itchy rash? Well, it's now full blown PUPPPs and is without a doubt the most torturous thing I've ever been through. (Some of the storeis I've heard make it sound like labour was easier!) Everyone of my stretch marks is swollen, and scarlet red. They currently have stretched all the way around my back, and down my thighs. Underneath them is an ugly red rash. The rash and bumps just started this morning on the tops of my feet. :

Also, my parents dog died, and my whole family is kind of gloomy right now.

Anyway, I don't care what I was waiting for before.... I'm done and I want this baby out, so that I can stop scratching! Send me some labour/not itchy vibes pease!

[momuveight2B]

I'm still here. Saw my doctor this morning and everything looks good. Baby's head is in position and cervix is soft. We scheduled to induce on the 2oth if he is not here before. Not my favorite thing to do but I have some high risk factors that make it scary to continue past then. I would rather opt for the induction which I know I can do without an epidural then to end up with a c-section. We will do pitocin only since my cervix is favorable.

Nice to hear the updates from everyone. There sure are a lot of new babies nwo : Hard to believe we are almost there.

[ladyleigh]

40 weeks and 6 days and counting...

My mood swings a lot. Yesterday I woke up feeling nauseus and crappy and was in such a bad mood. I had been cramping all day Sat and then it just stopped. When I woke up still pregnant and feeling sick I just wanted to be done and was getting annoyed at EVERYTHING. I couldn't be happy about anything.

This morning I woke up and sat down to meditate and felt so peaceful and grateful that the baby and I are still healthy and I am mostly comfortable- no major pains or stretch marks or anything. My mood today has been really good.

My mom is here- thinking she'd be helping with the baby. Hopefully he comes before she has to leave! It's actually been a good distraction for me- we've had such positive time together for the first time in a while. Everyday we do something to keep us busy- a museum or tour- today we had a picnic in the mountains.

I got some acupuncture this afternoon and have been downing the rrl tea. DTD when we can get motivated. Lots of walking.

Hopefullly my next post will be a birth announcement ;-) I really want this guy to come on his own- even using herbs or something doesn't feel good at this point. As me in a few days...

[katsam]

I was due on the 11th, so I'm now overdue. My 1st was a week early, so I really wasn't expecting this. Just trying to keep the house clean for my homebirth, and anxiously awaiting baby!

[Cujobunny]

Originally Posted by QueenOfThePride

How are the new moms doing? Did your bodies give you any signals that you were about to go into labor? How is recovery? Is BFing going well?

Doing OK here, 5 days post partum. Had no definite signals that labour was about to begin, save for the 33 hrs of early labour : before active labour kicked in.

Recovery is a little slower than hoped, I had a minor tear that my mw didn't feel was worth stitching, then I stupidly did too much activity when I got home, now I'm quite swollen. Been taking Arnica and that helps. also she has ordered me to stay off my feet as much as possible so it's frustrating not to be able to play with or take care of ds much but he is getting lots of attention from my mom and dh, and this way I can concentrate on baby.

BFing is going well, today I got quite engorged and pumped a little to relieve it. Last night we slept well, dh slept with ds and dd and I had our queen bed allll to ourselves I think she slept most of the night with a nipple in her mouth

[michellemk]

I'm still here. Last night DH, MIL, and I all came down with some kind of stomach bug. I threw up all night, and feel pretty crappy today. I'm so glad the puking didn't send me into labor. I want to feel good and healthy when it happens. Perhaps we ate something bad....I hope everything is okay with the baby. I called the midwife this morning and she didn't seem too worried.

My ribs are so sore! Anybody else having this problem. DS was breech, so I didn't experience all of this kicking. I feel bruised!

A week and a couple days away from my due date. I'm feeling just about done with this pregnancy.

[jandj+1]

Originally Posted by QueenOfThePride

How is everyone this week?

How are the new moms doing? Did your bodies give you any signals that you were about to go into labor? How is recovery? Is BFing going well?

I'm all right. Suffering from some mild baby blues, but otherwise doing well. I had some bright red spotting for two days before labor started and that was it as far as signals go. My recovery is going very well. It's kind of surprising because the 2nd degree tear I got is the exact same as with my first, but the pain in the perineum is much milder. BFing is going well, but not as well as I'd hoped it would. There is some pain and I'm really worried that I won't be able to keep up with such a big baby. Beforethe birth my mantra was 'my body won't make a baby I can't birth.' Now it's 'my body wouldn't have made a baby I can't feed.'

[Vaquitita]

39weeks today. i've been taking epo for a couple weeks and been having lots of bh, i was so hoping those were really DOING something but at my mw appt today she checked me and i'm not dilated at all! my cervix is ripe and is effacing, but i was hoping for more. bummer, i guess i'm not having the baby this week. 41 weeks wasn't so bad with ds, i guess i can do it again. but i'm feeling very impatient! i want to hold my baby!

[PiePie]

vaquita, i think we had the same appt today. i wailed afterward. i am having trouble with the whole patience thing. hugs. this must end eventually!!