Daily check-in! Feb 3rd

[steph117]

Hey all! Another day, another baby...isn't that how the saying goes? So, who's gonna arrive today?

[sewingmomma]

I'm alive but barely LOL
I am hurting today Pressure when I walk and back pain I am feeling so huge I can make it 4 weeks right that would put me 40.5 weeks LOL

[kathywiehl]

I'm still here and feeling okay. I'm pretty sure I have keep this baby in til very close to my due date and that's fine. My dh and little kids are all sick and I don't want to give birth til the house is free of these nasty germs.

[lincap]

I am here.. We had bad pains last night.. but I am fine. Getting tireder and tireder. I ahve lots to do today tooo.. blah.

[slgt]

February 3rd already?? Somehow in my head, time stopped when we hit February 1. I woke up that morning, and each since, thinking, "16 days to my due date." Yipes! Time is going to keep moving forward, isn't it?

Trying so hard not to fall into the "counting the days" trap but it's hard on weekends, when I don't have "the grind" to distract me. Sooooo much to do at work, this is our big week of starting to build our new Web site, so lots of training time, and in the midst of all that, I have to start transitioning a lot of stuff over to my coworkers. The hard part is that this is a new role for the company, and I haven't been able to build a lot of the process stuff yet because there will be nothing to build around until April, really. It leaves me feeling very discombobulated in terms of passing stuff off cleaning. But what can you do?

Feeling fine, except for this darn cold. I'm going to have the doc listen to my lungs tomorrow to make sure it's not turning into bronchitis or pneumonia.

Babe has been moving less the last couple days. Is that normal this late, as s/he runs out of room?

[SamuraiMom]

Ugh, I have a nasty cold too. The whole house has it in different levels! But let's get just get it done now so we have a moderately healthy home for baby to come into! Had a great dream about Luke Wilson last night, very nice dream! And I'm not even a big fan of his.

My home visit is today!!!! I'm so excited, not yet counting days, but I ate something last night that made me think I was having contractions at midnight, but then I pooped them out!

I am exhausted, dc's are already driving me nuts!

[phillybama]

Still here, still pregnant.

Got some okay sleep last night. Woke up at 6am this morning and couldn't get back to sleep. Just watched some TV and waited until DH woke up. DH has been nesting a lot lately. He repainted the bathroom and replaced a few fixtures (to make it look brighter), bought some much needed frames for some art prints that we are putting in the nursery, and will be soon be replacing (unless baby comes) our laundry sink in the basement. Our old one is very old (80+ years) and doesn't drain well anymore. He also bought me a sprayer for CDing. Such a sweetie!

I would like to do some nesting as well, but it is more difficult with the carpal tunnel. I broke down and am wearing wrist splints today. I can still type, but can't really pick up anything heavy, and definitely not anything fragile.

Oh, and I think we may do out taxes today. Yay, what fun!:

[Matilda_z]

Still here!

We're due around the 13th. Friday was my last day of work and I'm looking forward to some time spent with my toddler and some time to get everything ready before William makes an appearance.

My Mom arrives on Thursday. All the little ducks are falling into line!

I feel really great for being this far along. I'm so excited aboutt he birth! reading lots of beautiful birth stories and feeling a little like I'm studying for a final exam. *grin*

Best wishes to everyone,
Jenny

[bloominmamas]

I am still here as well. Due date is the 6th, so it can't be too much longer right? Been sleeping really crappy-ily the last few nights. Been having contractions off and on, so not comfortable anymore. Also feeling alot of pressure on cervix/bottom. Trying to keep positive outlook though so I am not stressed out...

got my diaper delivery on Monday, very cool. i was a bit excited, I really hope this goes smoothly for me and dh.

[applecore]

I slept a bit better last night, and get this- I didn't have to get up to pee once! It's been getting less frequent over the last month, and I'm not doing anything differently. It's like my bladder capacity has increased or something. Weird.

I was cleaning out my old closet to move my clothes to our new bedroom and found a maternity shirt and cute little dress that I forgot I had picked up. So I'm going to be able to wear something new today! Wow, what a thrill! Anyone else getting really tired of wearing the same clothes?

[lovetobemama]

Jenny, I kind of get the "final exam" vibe too! To bad you never know when it will be scheduled.

Slgt, as long as babe is moving, I do think it's normal to have things become a little less pronounced when there is no more room. Mine has had less of the gigantic movements, but I can still feel her moving all the time.

Still doing well here. Woke up this morning grateful for another good night's sleep(minus the bathroom trips, of course). My heart goes out to everyone who isn't getting good sleep. I am SO hoping for a day labor this time.

38 weeks, 3 days. We'll see how much longer I make it! Glad I missed "Groundhog Day" though...what a strange holiday...wouldn't want it be this little one's birthday!

[Mama2-4]

I am still here too 40+1 weeks . Nothing going on here except 2 squirley boys that are making me crazy!

[the elyse]

i'm here.. feel crappy, but not in the labor kinda of way.

[Writerbird]

I never have to get up to pee in the middle of the night unless I forgot to go before bedtime. But I wish I did, I'm waking up every hour ANYWAY and having to pee would give that waking a little meaning.

37.5 weeks, can't get comfortable, can't sleep, can't focus on anything. But don't get me wrong, for some reason I'm in a great mood

My rocking chair arrived from Overstock.com yesterday and my mate is going to put it together. I hope it's comfy; I actually wanted a glider, but when you marry an artist, sometimes things are not allowed into the house for aesthetic reasons

[RasJi7]

37+2 here. Feeling great for being so far along. Can't wait to meet this baby though.

My husband and I are apart so that I can give birth in the US- a waterbirth with midwives. We keep in touch everyday with text messages and emails but have only talked on the phone 3 or so times since I left on Dec.16. I am thinking of getting an international phone card and calling him today- he has called me all three times so I am thinking of surprising him. I miss him so so much, but thankfully this is America and there are plenty of things in a day to keep me occupied

At my last appt I was 1cm but not effaced at all. I'm not planning to get any more checks but am taking 1gram of evening primrose oil 3X/day to help get things going in the right direction. Hope it works- I don't want to think about being away from my husband if this baby decides to be real late.

To distract myself today I am burning a bunch of cd's that my girlfriend picked out for me- mostly reggae and some hip hop- oh how I love some Snoop Dogg. Calling husband and I have a childbirth class with my Mom (my birth partner!) at 4:00pm. And my hour long walk around this lake here in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains- gonna be 60 degrees again today!

My Mom says that whenever we conceived baby is around the time he will be born so that means that my baby would be born in the AM- we were TTC and DH was on the way out the door to work- I pulled him back into bed and told him I was fertile... And then baby!

[Mommy2Austin]

I'm here...

Starting to get a cold. DH and DS have been battling colds or allergies. Hopefully we'll all be better soon.

Tired of being pregnant, but forcing myself to face the reality that this kid doesn't have an eviction date so he'll come out whenever he's ready. That's a good thing Sarah...I say.

I get to spend the day alone with ds while everyone either works (DH) or goes to a Superbowl party (my family.) No one wants to give the pregnant lady a break! Ahh well. Hopefully DS will be happy and easy to deal with today and I won't be tempted to get my pump out and try to force this kid out....lol

[True Blue]

I"m getting a cold too. I so don't want to be sick! DH leaves again today, my sis is only here til Tues....so that means I get to be sick AND pregnant AND alone. FUN!

I need to order my belly cast kit and take some pictures of my belly with the family. Once those are done I'll feel ready to have the baby. I can't wait to have the baby!! I'm done feeling sore and walking around like I'm 96.

[LoveChild421]

I love hearing about the day to day with all you mamas! Good idea to start these threads!

I hope everyone who is sick/has sick kids feels better soon. That seems to be the tricky thing about being pregnant and having babies this time of year...ds and I have had a few runny noses but nothing enough to make us feel bad.

Last night I got up to pee 6 times because of all the pelvic pressure and cramping. dp and I dtd before bed and I think that had something to do with it....part of me wants to just take a long walk and dtd again to see what will happen but part of me wants to take it easy and enjoy being pregnant a little longer...before I have 2 kiddos and more chaos!

[Teenytoona]

Dee dee dee dee! I'm so excited, my SIL who was due Feb 10th, same as I am, went into labor today. They were going to induce her Tuesday (due to size ), but my mom got a call from my brother, he said "i'm freakin' out, I'm freakin' out! I'm on my way from work and she's having contractions four minutes apart!" YAY! Funny because my bro is such a football fan. My mom thinks the baby wants to watch the game with his daddy!

As for me, all is about the same. I measured 40 cms at the MW appt yesterday, and a week from today I am due. But, I think today will be a postpaartum cookie baking day. Some for me, some for my SIL and some for a friend who recently had twins. (We shall see, I"m not the best on follow through). I made some witch hazel and comfrey tea frozen pads last night, and we installed the carseat base. Ok, maybe I am getting into gear a little!

[sarahn4639]

40 weeks today

Well I'm still here and pregnant. I'm pretty sure I mentally shut labor down yesterday (bloody show and contractions) so we could go to a birthday party and see family and then it strted back up later in the evening but when I talked to my MW she was sick with a nasty stomach bug so I stopped again. Now I have no idea when things will start back up. I feel weird right now though and didn't sleep well last night. Who knows.......