Daily Thread.....2/9

[Mama2-4]

Well, since it is now 2/9 here in New York I thought I would start the daily thread! I am now 41 weeks! I saw the midwife yesterday and she did not to an internal exam, as I defered, but did do an NST. It was reactive and all looks good. If I am not delivered by Tuesday I am to see her again and at that time I am sure I will have an internal with the ole stretch and sweep. She also wants to do a biophysical profile and then schedule me for induction....ick!!! So, I am really hoping to go this weekend...I have been crampy and passing mucous the last 2 days. I guess today is is going to consist of lots of walking, maybe some black cohosh, and some dtd if we can get a little privacy!!

Grandma and Grandpa are going to arrive today so it will also be reassuring knowing that the rest of the tribe will be in good hands!

I hope everyone has a great day! I am behind in the news around here so I must go read and catch up! Oh, and I was so so happy to get my birth beads today!! I totally love them!!! Thanks Mama's and SB for her hard work!

[lincap]

eh. I had a rough night. Woke up at 1:00 and couldn't tell if I had poop/diarhea pains or contractions. Had them every 7-8 min for about an hour then I pooped and had ctx less frequenly. Finally by 3ish I was able to go back to sleep.

I am beginning to feel "done". DH is not being supportive at all. Since he is sleeping with DS and waking every 2-4 hours or so with him and I get to "sleep all night" he is super crabby. I just feel like yelling at him today. DS is a bad sleeper. Wakes every 30 min-2 hours and he is almost 27 months old. When DS was a newborn, DH moved into another bedroom because DH couldn't sleep well waking all the time. But I need him to step it up for this last leg of pregnancy and first few months, and all he can do is complain. "oh I was up all night"... you know what buddy? You don't know the meaning of up all night until you wake every 30 min for 2 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry..

off to shovel. blah.

[Mama2-4]

Well gosh...I am feeing a litte discouraged here. I was paging through the birth announcements and due dates and I think I have been left in the dust! I am hoping that things start to happen, it also stinks when you see people you know and their reaction is "what, you're still pregnant, or when are you going to have that baby" errrr.....

[Nature]

Originally Posted by lincap

eh. I had a rough night. Woke up at 1:00 and couldn't tell if I had poop/diarhea pains or contractions. Had them every 7-8 min for about an hour then I pooped and had ctx less frequenly. Finally by 3ish I was able to go back to sleep.

I am beginning to feel "done". DH is not being supportive at all. Since he is sleeping with DS and waking every 2-4 hours or so with him and I get to "sleep all night" he is super crabby. I just feel like yelling at him today. DS is a bad sleeper. Wakes every 30 min-2 hours and he is almost 27 months old. When DS was a newborn, DH moved into another bedroom because DH couldn't sleep well waking all the time. But I need him to step it up for this last leg of pregnancy and first few months, and all he can do is complain. "oh I was up all night"... you know what buddy? You don't know the meaning of up all night until you wake every 30 min for 2 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry..

off to shovel. blah.

I could have written your post..

sometimes I feel I'm the only pregnant woman who has a husband that takes an afternoon nap every day, and then sleeps in every single morning hours past the time you have to get up with the kids.

Yep. I've been up for almost 3 hours this morning already.. and he's still snoring. By 2pm he'll be laying down again, and I'll be getting angrier and angrier..

[zulupetalz]

39 weeks today. I slept okay, not fantastic. I've been having a ton of contractions! Ever since the RRL tea the other night, I've had a lot of them. Some are crampy and some are just BH variety. I'm thinking it won't be too much longer, though. I'm going to try to get some odds and ends done today.

Linda, I can relate. My son will be 2 next month and has never been a great sleeper. I've been sick and extremely sleep deprived so my husband has also been up at night with him. It has been hard on everyone in the house. DH has missed many 8am meetings at work lately and things are just chaotic at home a lot of nights.

[RasJi7]

38+1

Went to a party last night- had so much fun and my little baby in the belly got lots of love

I don't feel like I have much time left of this amazing and higly creative time in my life so I am doing what I can to live each day joyfully and gratefully.

My husband surprised me and called last night (we keep phone calls to a minimum as it is so expensive- mostly emails and text messages) He called while his little neice was around- She is 5 yrs old and has been the object of our affections from the time I met her when she was 2-1/2. She is so excited for the baby. SHe said uncle, did the baby come out yet? I told her I missed her and she says she really misses me too. Her birth day is March 1 and her cousin, our other neice, is March 3 so hopefully they will all be celebrating their birthdays together for years and years

Can't wait to hold my little man!!!

Hope all you Mommas are doing okay and getting around alright- we are in the home stretch now- we can do it!

[lovetobemama]

Lincap and Nature...my heart goes out to you! My DS has been a good sleeper for exacly 6 weeks now. I can't complain, the last 6 weeks have been HEAVEN, and I am finally ready to have another one, but it has been a long 2 years otherwise.

39 weeks 2 days, here. Had my first dream that I went into labor last night. It went well! Too bad it was a dream. I dreamed it started with lots of cramping, so hopefully the cramping was real to some degree and my uterus is gearing up for some action.

Mama2-3, I know what you mean about people with the "you're still pregnant?" thing. SO frustrating and annoying. Uh...yeah...I'm still pregnant, thanks for noticing, I had forgotten!! DS came a little early, so even though I am not even to my due date yet, I am already getting it. It makes me want to hole up in the house every day, instead of enjoying the last bit of freedom that I have now before the newborn arrives!

Zulupetalz, I can't belive how strong the RRL tea was for you! I drink 2 cups every morning now, and can't tell that it's doing anything!

RasJ - thanks for being the voice of optimism this morning!!

[lilyblossom]

Lincap & Nature - restful vibes sent to you! It must be so frustrating dealing with no sleep and cranky husbands!

Mom2-(almost 4!) - Here's hoping for some mega privacy!!

Zulu - sounds like the RRL tea is super effective in your case, have you been drinking it all along??

Rasj - wow! How exciting!! I'm glad to hear you got a chance to talk to your DH and your niece sounds adorable .

lovetobemama - sounds like things might be moving in the right direction. It won't be long now, remember we're in the final stretch!!

As for me, I'm 39 weeks today! I think I may have had a contraction last night. Sometimes it's hard for me to tell but my belly was all firm and I had some cramping. It didn't last long and there was only one so it's not like I'm going into labor anytime soon, but it was kind of exciting.

Funny story of the day (a bit TMI for some perhaps) - this weekend we are puppysitting for some friends. They have a 5 month old lab, Libby, and we have a 4 1/2 y/o mutt. DH was up at 5:30am to pee and once the puppy heard him, she started whining. He took her potty and put her back in her "den". When he came back to bed, I realized I had to pee. The puppy started whining. We were starting to get rather affectionate with each other when the puppy realized we were awake and really started barking - GRRRRR! We let her out of her den and then she was tearing around the house, trying to get on our bed (much to the dismay of our dog who would just as soon EAT the puppy). We realized we were NOT going to DTD if the puppy was out so we put her back in the den and let her wimper. We were having a great time in the bedroom and right when we climaxed, the dog let out a huge howl that then caused our dog to start barking and the cat to go running...we hadn't laughed harder in quite some time. Please tell me that a child is going to be a slight bit easier than a 5 month old lab!

[steph117]

to all the mamas dealing with DHs who are not stepping up enough, or DCs are keeping them up...

lilyblossom - your story completely cracked me up! (and made me feel mildly jealous since I haven't felt like DTD in a couple of WEEKS, have to get that in!!! --but not jealous of the crazy animals )

I slept oddly. On my left side for a much longer chunk of time than I usually do, before I had to get up to pee, & my ribs hurt. When I came back to bed, I went back to sleep on my left side. Woke up on my back - I'd been drifting in/out of wakefulness for a while before I realized, "This isn't very comfortable" - strange, I haven't slept on my back in a WHILE. Then slept on my right side for a couple of hours. So got some decent chunks of sleep, which I appreciated, but still feeling very tired this am - will go back to sleep soon I think.

But one fun thing: I haven't had a baby dream in AGES, and last night, I did - had a sweet sweet little girl, who nursed immediately & without any issues, and I felt sooooooooo thrilled Soon enough!

[SamuraiMom]

Originally Posted by Nature

I could have written your post..

sometimes I feel I'm the only pregnant woman who has a husband that takes an afternoon nap every day, and then sleeps in every single morning hours past the time you have to get up with the kids.

Yep. I've been up for almost 3 hours this morning already.. and he's still snoring. By 2pm he'll be laying down again, and I'll be getting angrier and angrier..

No no no, My dh is still in bed.... and will be there till he gets up to go to Shul, @ 11, it's Shabbat. Then he'll come home after and go back to sleep. I am thinking I might walk to the IL's today and nap there while the dc's tear up their house!

Lillyblossom, that's a familiar story, that I have experienced many times myself! But mostly it involves the dc's and the bathroom door that one of us forgot to lock!

My MIL is the biggest pain in the tush when it comes to those who can't believe I am still prego. I haven't been too annoyed yet, but I have 2 weeks to go so I guess I have time.

[Mama2-4]

Nature and lincap, I also hope you get some rest...it is so tough. Our 2 year old has been coming to our bed the last few nights. He transisitioned really well to his big boy bed, but I think he just senses big change. So, my sleep has also been sporadic. I find myself passing out on the couch for quick cat naps during the day...I don't really sleep as I am still listeneing to what everyone is saying, but at least it is a little something. I hate to think of going into labor not rested.

I am so happy that I found this place here on MDC...there are times that I am not sure what I would do without it!

[applecore]

to all you ladies who are feeling frustrated with whatever situation you are having to deal with. I feel for you all!

I'm 37+ weeks here, and no new action. I had a dream that I lost my mucous plug the other night and thought it was real when I woke up. Then the next night I dreamed that my water broke. Well, none of the above! I'm just trying to be patient. I've never felt with my other pregnancies that I was so ready to be done. I do think our new bed is making a difference, though. It's been about a week or so since we started sleeping in it, and I feel like my pain has decreased a bit.

I have been getting really frustrated with the Mothering server issues, though! I get on and see all these new babies, and want to congratulate everyone, but I get bumped off half the time! :

[bloominmamas]

40+3 and still here...Went for a couple of walks yesterday and it felt like the baby really shifted down and has stayed there. I went for another walk this morn and I even tramped through about 1/4 mile of 13 inches of snow. Talk about a workout, definitely a nap worthy day Would rather the baby wasn't born tomorrow since that is ds's b-day, but if it happens it happens...Not going to try to hold the baby in ykwim? DD had her first sleepover at a friend's last night, she came home just looking exhausted but happy. I half way expected her to want to come home but she just had too much fun, which I am glad. We'll have to have her friend come over here sometime after the baby comes. So ready for the baby to come!!

[AlwaysByMySide]

37 weeks and some change.

Still cooking. Nesting. Other than that, nothing new to report.

[guestmama9972]

40+4 today. I haven't been this crabby in a long time. I don't like anyone in my family--DH is driving me crazy today. He just told me to "calm down" when I questioned a decision he made.

I am so sick of people asking me when I am having the baby.

And my good friend called today sounding like death warmed over, asking me to call her if I go into labor b/c she still wants to attend my home birth. Yeah, right. I really want her hacking all over my kids.

I hope to be in a better mood tomorrow.

[smokeylo]

37+4 here... lots of BH and cramping in the evening over the last few days, and throughout the day, but nothing consistent. STARVING, and very nesty. So I'm hoping this adds up to something sooner rather than later . Otherwise, STILL pregnant, still hanging out .

[rajahkat]

Nothing new to report on my end. I really enjoy reading everyone's daily updates though! It's fun having so many mamas at the same point as I am. I've got some rrl laying around, maybe I'll drink it! I've not been diligent about drinking it since my first pregnancy. I'm hoping to take care of some cleaning and organizing today, and then maybe I'll load up the kiddies and head into town (about 20 miles) for a frappuccino. I feel like treating myself.

[Nymph]

38w2d

I got a huge 2 hour nap yesterday afternoon and then my parents took me out for a nice dinner since my DH is at drill all weekend.

Cuddled with my DakotaCat all night, slept until 8am, got up 3 times to pee, had several vivid dreams (no babies involved though) and then got up and ready for my 10am massage appointment with my midwife. She was working on a rib on my back that has been giving me some trouble in the past few days. Now I feel heavenly and am headed to the sunroom for a nap.

I have a huge chocolate craving today, so I may bake up some more cookies tonight.

Tater Tot is being mellow today. I'm kind of surprised after yesterday's big activity of rolling about.

The log cabin theme crib bedding arrived today, so I'm excited. Now we just need the crib mattress to arrive. Not that I'm planning on using the crib immediately, but I would like to somewhat "finish" the nursery. Dresser is laying about in pieces while we wait on replacement parts to arrive from the company and it is annoying me.

Off to pee and then to nap!

Sending patience vibes and love to all you mommas with less than sensitive partners. Sometimes they JUST DON'T GET IT. Sheesh. And they underestimate the powers of these hormones raging through all of us right now. I promise we will all get through this even if it involves someone getting bopped in the head with an iron skillet. Oh wait...that didn't sound very patient, did it? Darn hormones!

[Dea]

Hello.
I'm sorry some mamas aren't happy.
It's a lovely day here, it's so sunny and since I'm a human furnace it's really warm! DH and walked to the local farmers markets and bought fresh strawberries and honey straws for when I finally go into labour.
We tried an orange off of the tree, golly it was puckerific. Kinda made me giggle 'cause I made the worst face!
In any case I have given an eviction notice to the baby, but I don't think she's taking it seriously. Hmmm....

[mama_nym]

40w2d here....with #5, who I *thought* might actually be born before his/her edd. I guess I was wrong on that one! : I basically announced to my dh that I'm past my edd and am DONE. He gets up with the kids, he cooks, he cleans - I rest and gestate. He made me perogies w/ sundried tomatoes and broccoli for lunch and we just finished a wonderful pasta and garlic bread dinner. I took a nap this afternoon at his encouragement and it was heavenly. to those whose dh's aren't as "generous" as mine!!!

So far today MIL and grandFIL have called to see if we'd had the baby yet (we had to reassure them that we'll call them when the baby is born - just like we did the other FOUR times!!!) ... and yesterday I got calls from two friends who were just "checking in". Somehow I think people don't believe that we'll actually let them know when this baby comes - or they're in disbelief that baby isn't here yet! I'm trying to let go of all expectations as to when baby will arrive and just be happy enjoying these last few days (weeks?) of pregnancy ... but it gets more difficult by the day!