Daily Check-In for 2/2

[muttix2]

So, who is left?

I was supposed to get my membranes stripped yesterday but it hurt too much and I told my midwife to stop. Then I had a breakdown and started sobbing. I'm so tired of being pregnant! I never thought I'd go this far. My BPP was rescheduled also so I have that next week. At my midwife appointment next week I'm just going to suck it up and get my membranes stripped. From what I allowed her to do today I had a couple hours of painful contractions and then they disappeared which was frustrating to say the least. I just want to have this baby already! By my original due date I'm 40+13 today. My "new" due date makes me 40+6.

[carmelnap]

Hold on muttix2, it can't be that much longer. Yeah stripping the membranes is very painful. Imagine not knowing that that was being done.

[hadassah]

well it is 4am for me westcoast time and I am up, in pain due to my hips.....I'm so miserable, really truly. And I just know that you all are going to have you babies and I, am just going to go on and on forever pregnant. Seriously this is how I feel.It is SO depresseing knowing that my first due date was the 18th of jan and now here I am in feb. I have ctx everyday and everything is SO primed and ready to go and everyone keeps asking me and now everyone is worried and that doesn't help........I just want to give birth and be done with it.

I feel like crying myself.

well I have already done that so.......yeah.

So here I sit barely able to because of the pain, I am in a terrible mood in the middle of the night as I lsten to my DH, DDand DS snore away......while I wish and long and whatever other word that can describe how badly I want to have this baby.

[pinkshamrocks]

I was due 1/30 and totally expected to go early. I am having uncomfortable surges 5 minutes apart that get into regular patterns for hours and hours - and then just fizzle. (((hugs))) to my fellow overdue mamas!

[anudi01]

Morning to you!

I know how it feels for NOTHING to be happening. Yeah, it's a little frustrating, but if baby is not ready to come, then who am I to want him or her before their time. At least that's what I keep telling myself. I know it is hard ladies. This is my 3rd time going beyond 40 weeks, and you'd think I'd be used to it by now. But really in the scheme of things, the last days waiting, will be a distant memory, when the baby is here and you are loving 'em up!!!

It's just really frustrating to have care providers threatening in the wings, and all you want to do is grow a healthy baby! It's stressful, and that SUCKS!

LV to all you Mama's in Waiting. -------> Me included!!!

[dahlsk]

41w today, and its getting really hard to stay positive, too. I'm doing all the things that everyone is telling me to do to get this going, and trying not to vent when people keep calling, but I am getting pretty frustrated.

I also understand about the hip pain, as I flipped from 1 side to the other about 50 times last night to give my hips a break. Its pretty frustrating to be in bed for a long time but actually sleeping for far less time.

Yesterday, I had definite pains for about a half hour, like really bad menstrual cramps, but it didn't go anywhere. Grrrr...

Has anyone tried acupuncture to get labor going? My friend (whose also the wife of my chiro) recommends it. If I'm still here on Monday, I think I'm going to call him.

Maybe we'll have Super Bowl babies? Thank goodness my DH isn't the type to be annoyed that my labor would interfere with the game, but I sure know some guys who would be!

[BeanyMama]

still here also. thinking of all of you

it seems like i'm never going to have a baby to me too. i've gone past impatient to the point of simply not being able to image that i'll ever actually go into labor. whinewhine. but how great will it be when we meet our babies after all this waiting?

[Ruthiegirl]

Oh overdue mamas, I feel your pain. Soon, soon you will be holding lovely babies in your arms.

[Surfacing]

[Ruthiegirl]

We had a baby last night! Baby boy, lovely amazing warm little boy.

Labor was fast! I woke up at 1 am with crazy strong contractions, drove lightning quick to the hospital and pushed a few times. He was born at 1:45am, a short 45 minutes after the first good contraction.

We are relaxing today in a comfy birthing room and then headed home this afternoon.

Ahhhhhh....so happy.

[Surfacing]

Congratulations Ruthiegirl! What a quick labour! Sounds like it all went well. Enjoy your little one.

[kati_kati]

ruthiegirl - CONGRATULATIONS! awesome it was so quick.

dahlsk - I've been doing acupuncture 2x a week for the last 2 weeks. it starts some regular but mild contractions during the treatment, but i haven't noticed much else except that i feel super relaxed afterwards, which is really nice. There are lots of studies showing easier labors though.

I'm 41+5 today... I had prostaglandin gel at the hospital last night. I stayed surprisingly calm. Had to be on the monitor for almost 3 hours... I don't think the gel did much. I had some slightly stronger contractions but not enough.

[Carliegirl]

40+15 today....wondering if I might be in early labor....having my strongest contractions so far although not super consistant. *hopeful*

[AngelaB]

Sending ELV to all of you! I feel for ya. I went to 41 weeks and it was so frustrating since my last boy came at 37 weeks.
Hugs and love to you all!
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Angela