Who's online? Anyone contracting with me?

[Noelia430]

I'm having some pressure waves (again) but this time they are closer together than they have been since a week ago. I don't want to time them right now though. I want to see if the intensity changes.
I keep telling myself to go to sleep but I can't! I'm so stinkin anxious to have this baby already and I haven't even reached my guess date!!
Anyone else joining me?

[2bluefish]

Contracting some - I've been contracting fairly constantly the entire weekend. I'll be going to bed pretty soon. My first I stayed up all excited and ended up exhausted by the end of the 2 day ordeal. In all honesty, I'd rather not be too conscious of labor until I'm good and close to the end. Good luck to you!

[Apryl Srissa]

Me too.

They've been really different since Friday, and I suspect leading to the real thing. But it isn't really here yet, so I'm doing the same, trying to tell myself to just rest and not time them. They were REALLY strong, but spaced out at one point, but over all been closer and not strong enough yet, so trying to be patient.

Fingers crossed for us that we all get some good rest and then have some babies soon!

[roostery]

I have been, off and on, I'm currently on again, they're pretty mild though. I don't expect it to go anywhere yet. I think this baby is holding out to be a scorpio.

[hetaera]

My guess (wish) date is tomorrow.

I felt yesterday and the day before that although I had no physical signs or symptoms (except more crampiness) that I was very close and it will be this week.

I told baby that I didnt want it to come today because its his aunt's birthday and it would be neat if they had their own.

I didnt have ONE contraction today... I had plenty yesterday.
I am kinda amazed about that...
we will see about tomorrow!!!

[jrayn]

you'll regret not sleeping if this is it!!! try as hard as you can to sleep!

[mittendrin]

I am sitting here and am pretty sure that I'll have a baby within the next day. Just woke up an hr ago with contrax and cramps every 10 mins and I can feel something is going on. I have been anxious and nervous all day and kinda felt something is different. We'll see, I wanna keep this going...
hetaera, lol, my sister's bday is the 25th and we all wanted him to come on that day to share a bday with his aunt also. Boy, she's gonna be ticked if I don't make that happen

Good luck, ladies, let's find some strong contraction vibes and have some beautiful babies!!!

[Apryl Srissa]

How are you guys now? Get any sleep? I was soooo restless, I had to force myself to bed, managed to sleep ok half the night, but was so crampy it kept waking me. A few contractions were strong enough to wake me too, but not enough to keep me up the rest of the night.

So now my lil Bug has me up, still VERY crampy and the contractions are there. Hopefully it's today! Maybe we can go as a group

[mittendrin]

I zonked out around 3am and no contrax anymore :
I am tired and crampy still but that's about it. Ok, let's see what the day brings. One thing is for sure - dh is in for some DTD tonight

[roostery]

I woke up in the middle of the night with cramps but went back to sleep and incorporated them into my dreams. I saw the baby in my dream, she was beautiful, with spiky dark auburn hair.

No cramps now but I'm continuing to have tons of pelvic pressure. DH says if he can go to work today he'll get everything absolutely necessary done and then be available for me the rest of the week. So I guess we have a plan

[Noelia430]

I went to bed around 1am and they went away. Now that I'm up and moving they have started up again. I'm gonna snuggle up with ds and watch a movie (and possibly take a nap).

[Furrow]

How funny. I was cramping and contracting all day yesterday and overnight as well. My guess date is the 28th. Strange that several of us due in a week or so are having this. I wonder if we're gearing up for the full moon on the 26th. . My parents were at our house yesterday, and I wondered if it was stress. My mother is being really paranoid about missing the delivery. She's not invited in for the final pushing, but the more she tries to make me feel guilty, the less I want her around at all. I figured it would be just my luck to go into labor yesterday while they were at the house.

I'm off for a full work day. We'll see how that impacts me.

[Noelia430]

I've been really wondering if I'm having the baby during the full moon. That is technically my "due date". That would be pretty cool.

[2bluefish]

LOL, I remember wanting my baby so bad the last full moon. I thought I would go crazy if I actually had to keep on with prodominal labor all the way to the next full moon - which is my due date too. Well, still might go crazy, but can't believe I'm actually still waiting. I had alot of downward pressing contrax last night, and I actually thought "I better get to sleep cause this really could be it." Oh, grrrrr, stopped after I went to sleep.

[Noelia430]

Well, I've been having more pressure waves all day. Nothing regular. I haven't even tried to time them. They have started getting closer together though, but not changing in intensity. I'm trying to just ignore them and I don't even want to mention them to dh.
Now I really know why all my prodromal moms call me crying everyday. *sigh*

[2bluefish]

I didn't have any all day - I tied my belly up with the rebozo, thinking maybe the baby got out of alignment. Once I took it off, I started up contracting again, and alot of downward pressure. Maybe not tonight, but surely not too much longer...

[Apryl Srissa]

Still be having lots. On and off all day, but pretty busy the last few hours. Most encouraging is that they seem much stronger now too. not time to call yet, but hopefully not another week left. At our appt Thurs we'll be 39w2d and they were going to ask if we want any intervention (history of not progressing and this has been weeks of contractions) and dh and I are already disagreeing, so I'd like it done by then. He just sees that this looks like the last times. I know it feels differently though, so would like to hang in and trust my body. He wants this baby now lol so sooner is better

Hear that Nia? Sooner is better, k?

[Wildecat]

How is everyone doing??
I am now in the same boat as you....waiting.
I had some bloody mucous (sorry TMI) yesterday and the cramps and stronger contractions began. Last night I was up all night with contrax 10 minutes apart and painful menstrual cramps. I did not get out of bed until 11:00 b/c I am trying to rest up for the action. The second I got up all symptoms disappeared: and I am kinda confused. I am a FTM Mom and I have heard many other people tell me about the start-stop labor process so I am not too surprised. Anyway, just wondering how everyone is doing.

[Furrow]

I had my first "bloody show" this morning, and it's been coming on and off througout the day. I've had a little crampiness in back and front, and some pretty strong bh-type contrax maybe 30-45 mins apart, but not sure about that. I came to work, so I've been distracted. I'm feeling lots of low pressure and feeling like things are opening up.

The baby had been much less active, which made me think she was getting ready, but she is currently kneeing me repeatedly in the side. My primary doula is out of town until the 29th, and I'm not crazy about the backup, but if tonight's the night, so be it.

good luck to everyone.

[Noelia430]

Same old thing here. Last night I went to see The Business of Being Born and I was hoping it would give the baby some motivation to come out, but no luck there.
I lost more mucous plug today. That's about the only update I have. I've stopped timing the pressure waves and I figure I won't be timing them again until I really feel like they have changed.