Due date is going away....

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Ahhh...I wish they would just not tell you a due date! Just give you a time frame like from October 1-November 1 your baby "could" decide to come. Then you wouldn't get all excited for nothing! My due date is today. It's going by uneventful! Boo! We only had one ultrasound and when the dr. did it he said that we could have our baby a couple weeks early according to the ultrasound and this whole pregnancy I thought I would have him early. I was dead set on the fact that he was coming the first week in October. My mom never went 40 weeks with us and so I just assumed that it is genetic. No in my case.

Now I know our midwife told us that we could go past our due date and that most first time moms do and I was prepared in the back of my mind just not anticipating it. And to make matter worse, I have been having prodromal labor for three weeks now. I get intense and consistent contractions in the evenings and they go away right before bed. For a while, I was getting excited and started baking and getting things ready and now I just lie on the couch depressed and uncomfortable.

I love being pregnant and in no way have the "I'm ready to get this baby out" desire but in a way, I want him here. I want to see him and get to know him and knowing that today is my due date and no baby is just depressing all in it's own. And he is a bigger baby. I know where all of his body parts are when I feel my belly and even our midwife has said he is a bigger baby and that gives me reason to want him out soon too. If I am having all of these labor signals, why can't they be doing something?? I don't know what is going on with my cervix-I can't find it myself and our midwife doesn't do checks (which is fine) but sometimes I wish I knew! I keep feeling that "start your period" feeling, and twinges low in my pelvis. I walk every day and today I even went shopping and walked for a good three hours-NOTHING! He is so close to air (as low as he is in my pelvis) and yet he doesn't want to come out...

Ohh little baby...just come out! We want you...we invite you to come! Please come soon!!!! I know some of you other mothers are in this same position so I just thought I would sympathize while I am feeling cruddy. Sorry to make this sound terrible...I am not one of those women who hates being pregnant. I really love it. Just this week...I am discouraged and tired since I can't get comfortable. I feel bruised all over my bellly!

~~*Kristina*~~ wife to Joe [] and expecting [] [:] 10-17-07 planning a [] and to [:] Living [:] and saying [] [] []
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[NaomiMcC]

Totally feel for ya! My first due date was Oct. 31. Then it was Nov. 11. Now my doctor said it'll probably be earlier, but who knows when. So that's what we're going for. Our theory is she'll get here when she gets here. The funny part is...we don't have a 'date of conception' or a 'last period' date to go by...this PG was completely a surprise since I haven't had a cycle in more than a year. So I just tossed out the 'due date' right away anyway. And it's much easier this way.

[Vicitoria]

I'm going into my due date the same way. I had an u/s yesteday and all is well in there fluid wise etc... The OB said I could go a week after my due date to see what will happen. I went into labor with ds#1 on my due date and had him the next day. So, we shall see what the next 24 hours may bring. He's gotta come out eventually.

We've had so many changes in the last 9 months that my head hasn't stopped spinning. Giving birth is like an afterthought most of the time. I finally packed some stuff for the hospital today. I bought all the stuff we need to start as soon as we moved here a month ago. I have a new OB, a new city, a new rental townhome. Nothing is how I expected or pictured 8 months ago. It will all come together with a happy delivery one of these days.