Daily check-in for 1/28 - Page 2

[rosie29]

for the stressed-out mamas! It seems that we're all in good company!

[HardCoreMom]

thanks for the hugs, everyone. i have spent my afternoon locked in anxiety.

so does anyone have any wondrous secrets for ripening the cervix?

i already walk 6 mi/day. now i'm ratcheting it up even more.
i just started taking EPO orally. will try vag insertion tonight.
i drink tons of RRL tea.
i know, i know. sex.
i've tried whole (fresh) pineapple in past pregnancies. i'm not supposed to eat it now, and probably won't.

anyone else know how to get my cervix to come forward and actually do what it's supposed to be doing at 41 weeks?

hcm

[sarahn4639]

hcm- accupuncture can work wonders!! I'd recommend doing it with someone who works with pregnant women (my chiro does it, maybe that's a place to ask for a referal) and just tell them to do the works to get you going. The EPO by mouth and vaginally should help some too.

[angie6282]

41+3

Am I the latest left on here? I'm so ready to have this baby. Still comfortable though and that probably means many more days...I'm taking homeopathics to encourage labor, the 5W herbs, and tomorrow morning my midwife is going to strip my membranes. Maybe that will do it. Any other ideas? I had an acupuncture appointment last Friday and that didn't change anything. I'm out of ideas...maybe I just need to wait patiently now.

[ollineeba]

I've been taking EPO vag for a few weeks now.. not sure if it's doing anything, since I can't even find my cervix I envy those women who know their bodies well enough to be able to do that!

[Tiffany_PartyOf5]

Im still here.. been having contractions all day long but no pattern grrr.. this is getting really annoying and Im convinced hes in there to stay LOL.. Ive been cleaning like a mad woman though and my house is coming together nicely.. well, all except 1 room I refuse to tackle LOLOL... today is 40w4d

[HardCoreMom]

going to bed. depressed.

after 4+ hours of walking today, baby is only higher in my pelvis, kicking at the top of my pained uterus. i am only thinking the worst. can things really change so drastically in just one week? can my cervix come forward and ripen, and have the baby descend and actually start labor by then? (it's weird, cause last week, the baby was positioned and engaged great, my cervix was right there and already soft and dilated a bit.)

tomorrow, we're going to walk at the mall for the day.

i go between panic and tears. i cannot handle another pitocin induction.

hope everyone else is doing ok.
hcm

[MAMARabbitt]

Originally Posted by 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.

We're supposed to go to a birth center & DP says it would be ok if it was snowing or icy because he's from Minnesota & can drive in the ice. I told him it's not whether he can drive in the snow but whether the other cars can If the other people don't know how to drive in the snow it's still dangerous...

[Surfacing]

I've been thinking of you all lately and am sending ELV for those who require. :

We are doing alright on our front, I suppose. I am still pumping breastmilk and bottlefeeding dd#2. When my painful cracks heal up and I've gotten more sleep, I will try bfing again with dd. Also I am waiting to speak with my psychiatrist next week. I am feeling quite tired. Also a little bored being at home all the time and just doing baby stuff. I've been out a few times but find I pay for it later in the day with an energy crash.

Dd#1 has been adorable in her interest in dd#2. She also looks so big now in comparison!!! I do feel like I am on her case all the time trying to get her cooperation, and when she refuses (as is common for a 2.5 y.o.) I calmly, gently guide her to do "it" anyway. She is playing "angry" with me quite a lot. I wish I could be a more energetic connected mommy with her, but I'm just quite tired right now. I do make an effort to connect and play, but sometimes it's just not how she wants. Oh well, it'll get better.

I am a bit nervous about being home with the two kids alone after 6 wks. I need to find a preschool for dd#1 because she's so active and needs stimulation. I CANNOT see how I will cope with her only on 3 hrs of sleep/night, yk? Anybody else with kiddos at home and a newborn who can share some strategies? TIA

Hugs to all