Daily check-in for 1/28

[Ruthiegirl]

Hey! Where is everybody?!? Snuggling with beautiful babies or getting some sleep I hope.

I am hanging around for another day, though I am hope to have a baby soon. Contractions are getting stronger with lots of pressure on my cervix and that lovely stretchy/burning feeling. Progress, right? I hope so! I am done, done, done with prodromal labor.

ELV to all who are still with me.

[MAMARabbitt]

I'm still with ya I just snowed here a few hours ago. Not much, just enough to stick to the ground. Maybe now she'll some out since for so long the only thing I was concerned about was her trying to be born when we couldn't drive to the MW I'm pretty sure that's not gonna happen though.
This little one is just STUBBORN like her parents.

[eloise24]

Good morning! Sending peaceful labor vibes to those of you still waiting!

Baby Shannon and I are adjusting nicely. My milk came in yesterday and thankfully she wanted/was ready to eat every 2 1/2 to 3 hours, so I didn't end up in TOO much pain. Definately feel full and tender, but not dying or anything. It brings tears to my eyes every time I think about how precious this little girl is and how she has learned to eat already! Makes me proud of myself, too!

Today we have to head out to the birth center for our check-up, check in on my stitches & how they are healing, etc. I'm so thankful for my amazing midwife and can't wait to give her a huge hug of thanks for giving me/letting me give myself the labor I wanted!

Hopefully!!!!! I can sit down and read all the birth announcements today, from the last 5 days!

[rosie29]

Erika,
I'm so glad to hear things are going well. I'm trying hard not to be jealous.

I'm 41+1 and morale is at an all-time low around this house, especially after our "false alarm" hospital visit Sat nite/early Sunday. I know once we get to the other side and have the baby, all will be forgotten, but for now it just seems like we'll never get there.

[muttix2]

40+1 today according to my adjusted due date (I'm just putting the "old" one out of my mind as of now, it just makes me antsy thinking that I "could" be 41+1.)

I spent yesterday running errands for a few hours and though I had lots of back pain from pressure, it wasn't contractions or anything like that. I was really hoping the constant walking/standing would send me into labor but it didn't. On a nicer note, I found some fabric I had leftover from when I made diapers for my boys. We don't have the money right now to get PUL so I'd just bought a few yards of fleece from Joann's when they had their big sale but I found a couple leftover yards of PUL in our "storage room" (a.k.a. new baby's room) closet when I was cleaning it out. They aren't girly colors but it doesn't matter, they will make some nice, thin, leak-proof dipes for the baby! I also found some flannel and fleece so that's cool. I'm actually going to drag the sewing machine out today and sew some diapers. Maybe this baby is just waiting for me to get that done so she doesn't have to deal with a naked bottom!

[BeanyMama]

39+3 here. this is the longest i've ever been pregnant. since we're not planning anymore children i'm reminding myself to enjoy my last days of pregnancy.

new baby diaps! how fun muttix2. nothing better than those tiny fleecey newborn ones

[HardCoreMom]

41 weeks

hiya mamas.

i was doing some meditation and visualization in bed last night, when i felt the familiar rise and fall of a real, live contraction. it was almost like i brought it on myself! a little freaked out, i stopped concentrating and tried to think about something else (i didn't exactly want labor to start at midnight, since my last labor was really precipitous once it was for real) , but 12 minutes later, i had another one. and then another, in 12 minutes. it was almost 1am before i was able to stop recognizing them and fall asleep.

and that was the end of the contractions. no mucous plug. no bloody show. nada. and i'm wishing i had that hour of sleep back that i lay there, wondering if i hadn't just mentally induced labor. (i can be so weird sometimes.)

i keep feeling like i'm on the brink of labor at the end of every day, but by the morning, i feel like nothing is different than any other day. this feeling won't last forever, right?

off to the mw's this morning- it will be interesting to see what they say, since i've received different "deadline" dates from different mw's, and i want the real, honest scoop. i've sworn to give this kid all the time he needs, but if it comes down to getting Pit pushed on me, i'm gonna try some natural methods. i can't imagine if getting to that, but i look forward to a very sincere conversation about things at my appt. and i'll likely have another NST and u/s.

i should probably finish up those lingering thank-you notes from christmas. maybe this baby is just waiting for me to show a little gratitude.

catcha ladies later! i'm thinking of each of you!
hcm

[Ivan's Mom]

40w+3d

Waiting, waiting, waiting! I am so huge and my hips are so sore. No patience. No labor signs. Hoping she comes along before next MW appointment. They will hook me back up to the NST again.

[dahlsk]

Hi all, 40w2d for me and no signs of anything, boo hoo. I'm at home now on my leave, but just got a phone call from my school saying, "Where are you? Your leave doesn't start until you have the baby." Ummm, wrong! I love when there's no communication between offices to arrange these things. And there are/were 11 pregnant women in my school this year, you'd think HR would come over and give us the leave info in a group to save time instead of having all of us calling them all the time individually and therefore getting inconsistent information. Anyway, enough ranting. I need to focus on encouraging this little guy to get here!

[rosie29]

Mamas who have had a NST...can you tell me what that's all about? Is it basically a simple u/s? How long does it take? Last week my CNM talked about possibly having one this week. I have an appt tomorrow and I wonder if they'd do it then or if I'd need to schedule it seperately and come back.

[ollineeba]

Originally Posted by rosie29

Mamas who have had a NST...can you tell me what that's all about? Is it basically a simple u/s? How long does it take? Last week my CNM talked about possibly having one this week. I have an appt tomorrow and I wonder if they'd do it then or if I'd need to schedule it seperately and come back.

I'm supposed to have one on Thursday, when I will be 8 days past my EDD.
I had one 3 yrs ago when I was a week past my EDD with dd- they hooked me up to the monitors and measured contractions & baby's heartbeat until they had a nice long strip. They also did an ultrasound to check fluid level. I enjoyed seeing her chubby little cheeks
That's all I remember, but it did seem to take a while. We're planning to have my mom watch our kids on Thurs. just in case it takes a long time again.

[southernmommie]

sending labor vibes to those past their due dates!

I'm nak right now contemplating a nap and it's only 9am here. Today is DH's back to work day so I'm on my own. Which included getting DS ready for school and a nice walk in the rain on the way home with my DD (2) and new baby. I'm spent already!

[rosie29]

Ollineeba, thanks for the info. That's helpful.

s to everyone. I wonder how Amandamac is doing...

[HardCoreMom]

discouraging

at my appt today, i found out that my cervix is still very posterior. and the baby whose head was really engaged (anterior) last week, has floated back out of my pelvis, and isn't anterior anymore.

i turned down the invitation to schedule an induction. i have until next monday to get this kid out on my own. after that, i don't know what will happen. i had an induction for postdate with my first, and it was a hellish experience that kicked off his 5-month hospitalization. so i'm not feeling happy vibes right now.

at the NST, the baby was noticeably quieter. while he was practicing breathing well (in the u/s), his heartrate was much lower than it was on friday, at my last NST.

i go back on thursday for another NST, u/s, and consult with the mw.

for all of my efforts since the beginning of this pregnancy, i can't believe my body isn't more ready. i am very depressed at the prospect of induction right now (DH is adamant that i not think about that). can i possibly get this kid out on my own in 1 week?

off to down RRL and EPO and walk on the treadmill for the rest of the day. i guess.

hcm

P.S. i have been dodging everyone's ELVs for a few weeks. i take it all back.

[nadine]

i'm at 40+1 today. and thinking i may head into february still pregnant.

Rabbitt, it snowed here too, and that has been one of my fears, that baby will come when it snows. we live up a hill, and it gets really icy. i doubt the labor tub people could get to us, and i would be so bummed to not have the tub. and the midwives would have to somehow get up the hill by walking and carrying all the equipment.

[Surfacing]

HCM

Have been thinking of you all, still cooking and with newborns

[Ruthiegirl]

Originally Posted by HardCoreMom

at my appt today, i found out that my cervix is still very posterior. and the baby whose head was really engaged (anterior) last week, has floated back out of my pelvis, and isn't anterior anymore.

i turned down the invitation to schedule an induction. i have until next monday to get this kid out on my own. after that, i don't know what will happen. i had an induction for postdate with my first, and it was a hellish experience that kicked off his 5-month hospitalization. so i'm not feeling happy vibes right now.

Oh, deep breath. I know this isn't the update you were hoping for, but a lot can happen between now and next Monday. Your patience and committment are awesome! This is one lucky baby to have such a great mama.

Come on baby! Come out and meet your amazing mom. :

[Ruthiegirl]

I have a NST tomorrow too. Not sure what to make of it. I have never gone this long before, so this is my first time dealng wth all the tense faces at my weekly check-ups.

Even the midwife is starting to look at me with some anxiety. I have twice refused to be induced and have agreed to the NST as a way of postponing the third attempt at getting me to agree to induction. I do not want to be induced. I know this baby will come when s/he is good and ready. Just let me be!

Anyway, dh wants me to ask why it is called a 'non' stress test since it is clearly stressing me out.

I'll update tomorrow, but I really hope they tell me that everything looks fine and I am cleared to continue gestating for another week.

[ollineeba]

Originally Posted by Ruthiegirl

Anyway, dh wants me to ask why it is called a 'non' stress test since it is clearly stressing me out.

My DH made a comment like this, too. I'm just worried about what road I might be heading down if they don't like what they see.
I had one with dd when I was a week late, but everything was perfect. Hopefully it will go well for all of us this week!

[my kidlets and me]

Originally Posted by HardCoreMom

P.S. i have been dodging everyone's ELVs for a few weeks. i take it all back.

Hugs, HCM. I know how that feels.

Actually, hugs to everyone. It's so hard to be patient at the end of pregnancy.

Sleep is getting better on our front, although Madeleine has discovered a new talent - spitting up copious amounts of milk on unsuspecting bystanders. She was a real hit with her older cousins until they discovered that she occasionally does this - then suddenly no one wanted to hold her anymore.

Gotta go nurse the munchkin.