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[CalebsMama05]

Originally Posted by True Blue

It's actually tonight....at 3:32am. So technically Thursday, but tonight nonetheless.

38.6 weeks today...and really so ready. Still trying to get well of course, the sinus infection is not completely gone, and though I had an energy rush early yesterday it fizzled out and I spent most of the day in bed again. I'd like my body back please, though, thanks. I know I'm still early but I guess once you've pregnany a few times it feels like forever sooner LOL!!! I need to go out and get a new duvet cover (still don't have one for the new bed, and the comforter is getting nasty...I need something I can throw in the wash before baby gets here) and I'd like some new bathroom stuff, our rugs are finally literally falling apart. I thought I could wait til after we move but the nonskid is falling off and I don't trust the floor in there while I am in labor or walking with a newborn.

aha! that explains the confusion...IMO then it is TONIGHT

I am the same way...thought I was getting better and it turns out I'm really not. drat this cold weather!

[CalebsMama05]

I just lost the BIGGEST glob of mucus ever. its nasty. makes me feel sick to my tummy.

[True Blue]

Man, I wish I'd lose a glob of mucous!!!! LOLOLOL!!! I'm off to walk the mall....it's too cold to walk outside!

[steph117]

Originally Posted by CalebsMama05

I just lost the BIGGEST glob of mucus ever. its nasty. makes me feel sick to my tummy.

that's good, though, isn't it? doesn't it mean that maybe things are starting?

[the elyse]

i would love to see some cervical snot right about now....

[smokeylo]

I'd be jumping for joy if I had mucous!! Doesn't this whole ttc/pregnancy thing make you excited about the weirdest stuff? I used to get excited about fertile mucous, now I'm waiting for birth mucous!

Car buying - agh! Scary!! We've never done this before. Right now I'm doing all the communicating by phone between myself, DH, and the salesman. Hopefully DH will call me back, I can touch bases with him, and we can make an offer. It's a really good deal, I just want it done!

I'm also looking at having someone come by to clean our house today if possible. I've never hired "help" and feel kind of silly doing so but DH had a conniption this morning when he couldn't find his belt and I just can't keep up with the mess right now. Depending on how much it costs I may sign up for every other week for a little bit just to keep us sane, since family will be visiting intermittently after the baby gets here.

I guess we're throwing money at the problem .

I have to say that all of this phone calling and such is draining my energy pretty quickly and I'm strongly considering a nap! I don't think my baby is coming today but I think maybe this weekend -- I think he/she is waiting for a few more things to fall into place. And that's fine with me, I suddenly feel like I have plenty to do before I give birth!

[Dea]

Good morning.
I get to see my ob today, and I don't wanna! I see her in addition to a midwife for a bunch of reasons, but they are always back to back and it's so redundant. Oh well.
I think it's a little funny that some of us are so passionate about the moon and the exact date of things.
So funky moony thing tonight. I should figure out how to make my camera work in those conditions.
I convinced DH to buy me this Cadillac of cameras so that we could take great pictures of the baby, and I still can't use it off of automatic mode.
Our landlord is showing the house tonight and I am not happy about having people traipse through my clean house, when it's all rainy and nasty out. I wonder if they will take off their shoes. I hope so!

I read a thing on Hathor's website about how homebirths are unsafe as determined by OB/GYNs. sigh. It made me think. All of the anxiety I've had in this pregnancy has been because I was tested for something and was called by a geneticist who freaked me out (2 times) and it all turned out to be nothing. Or I had a nurse who couldn't take my blood pressure right and freaked me out and had many tests which all left me anxious, all for nothing. And I had an ultrasound tech who couldn't read the screen right and argued with me (2 times- I was right). All of this anxiety affected my baby, all because of doctors and medicine, and yet my choice for a homebirth is met with disapproval by them, when they've caused more harm than me!
Anyhow just something I've thought of. But to be fair I'll be the first jumping in the car to go to the hospital if needed. (a hospital that opened this August and is already always in overflow in the mat. ward-- nice job planning eh? Clearly that's a better place for me to be.

[smokeylo]

Originally Posted by Dea

Our landlord is showing the house tonight and I am not happy about having people traipse through my clean house, when it's all rainy and nasty out. I wonder if they will take off their shoes. I hope so!

I read a thing on Hathor's website about how homebirths are unsafe as determined by OB/GYNs.

Dea, my apt is being shown on March 1st, and people keep coming by to do inspections, etc. I hate it!! It stresses me out to think that they might come when I'm in labor with the huge tub in the dining room -- I guess I'll have to trust my birth team to run interference if that happens, but it still bothers me. I actually bought the inflatable tub because of that - because I didn't want an aquadoula sitting out when the apt people might be coming by and get pissed at us or whatever. I can't wait to move out of this place, ugh.

That ACOG statement is a load of crap. You know, if you read it, it is so full of fear and judgment of homebirthing women and completely NOT based on scientific fact about homebirth. If it makes you feel better, go read this blog post by my friend that quotes from the British and Canadian Colleges of OB/GYN, who say unequivocally that homebirth is a safe and optimal choice for low risk women! We're doing right by our bodies and our babies. ACOG is just scared because The Business of Being Born is making such a splash and midwives are working so hard in so many states to get licensed. Don't let them shake ya!

[CalebsMama05]

so I thought a huge glob of mucus was good...I thought it meant that something different might be happening (so far just had tiny globs) but it just seems to be the same ole same ole.

and dh left to go hang out with his buddies (knowing I was waiting to see if I was in labor or not) so I don't even get a haircut.

[Dea]

Originally Posted by smokeylo

Dea, my apt is being shown on March 1st, and people keep coming by to do inspections, etc. I hate it!! It stresses me out to think that they might come when I'm in labor with the huge tub in the dining room -- I guess I'll have to trust my birth team to run interference if that happens, but it still bothers me. I actually bought the inflatable tub because of that - because I didn't want an aquadoula sitting out when the apt people might be coming by and get pissed at us or whatever. I can't wait to move out of this place, ugh.

That ACOG statement is a load of crap. You know, if you read it, it is so full of fear and judgment of homebirthing women and completely NOT based on scientific fact about homebirth. If it makes you feel better, go read this blog post by my friend that quotes from the British and Canadian Colleges of OB/GYN, who say unequivocally that homebirth is a safe and optimal choice for low risk women! We're doing right by our bodies and our babies. ACOG is just scared because The Business of Being Born is making such a splash and midwives are working so hard in so many states to get licensed. Don't let them shake ya!

Ooo thanks for the links!
I don't doubt my choice at all about planning a home birth. It upsets me that my ped and my ob (especially my ped) both act like I'm doing something so dangerous. It's stupid. When I break it down to what can happen and what would happen in that situation I am just as "safe" to be at home. Really if an emergency came up and I had to have surgery, how long would it take for the emergency to be recognized and addressed, then have a doctor come and check and order an OR? 10 minutes, 20? Whereas I will always have a professional with me, if a problem arises we can call the hospital (she even has a doctor connection there) and an OR can be made available and I live 10 minutes from the hospital, so I am in the same time constraint as if I were in a hospital.

Oh well I know in my heart I am making the right choice. My ped can go and take a flying leap. In fact I'm seriously doubting my choice in him, the scathing look of disapproval was uncalled for.

[lovetobemama]

Dea and smokey, I know what you mean. In fact, just yesterday I was talking with another mama (very non-crunchy) and we were talking about homebirth. I'm having a hospital birth, unfortunately, because of the illegal midwife thing (Missouri), but I keep it as natural as is humanly possibly under the circumstances.
Anyway, my friend said something about, "Homebirth sounds good, but it's the risk part that I could never be ok with. If something went wrong, I could never forgive myself."
It's not that I can't understand where she is coming from, but it just made me chuckle a little to myself because she is super pro-epidural and other interventions, and her thoughts are EXACTLY what I think about epidurals and other things. It's not that I think there's something inherently evil about them, it's just that I could never forgive myself if I got one and things went down hill for the baby. It's just not a risk worth taking. (And, many of the MDC mamas might say the same thing for even walking into a hospital with an otherwise healthy pregnancy! I just have to be at peace with this issue, even though I can see it clearly and dearly wish things were different here!)

Caleb'sMama: I hear you about the mucous. If it was bloody show or something clearly indicating this baby is choosing her birthday soon, I would be overjoyed, but more disgusting discharge is just a bother. Same here!

Hugs to everyone who has to deal with showing apartments. Sounds completely awful!!

[Gunter]

my hot tub is half fixed now so i may be able to use it for labor, after all if the weather is decent when babe makes it's way down and out.

did some last minute grocery shopping and ran into a friend so we grabbed chinese food with our babes today. off to walk on the trail near my house and keep this babe's head in a good position and tire my dog out so he'll chill if i go into labor. the best news...which is very weird to share on the internet is that DH is no longer cut off b/c i am not scared of pre-term labor anymore! woo hoo!!! very fun. gotta go walk now!

[SamuraiMom]

Yay for bloody show! Linda, Keep us posted!!!! Mosesface, I hope everything went well w/ your OB today. I was up at 2 and didn't fall back to sleep till 4. Ugh, I've been dragging all day, but I've also been BXing and ctxn'y all day, good signs! I get that burst of energy at night too, but I've been making myself go to sleep, because the middle of the night waking kills me during the day, it also doesn't help that the Dc's have been home and I haven't had a nap all week. O.K. I don't want to vent I want to be happy! I am pretty excited, I haven't had so many ctx in one day yet, so it means something is pending!!! My MIL just dropped off a pan of veggie lasagna from my nephews b-day this weekend, so no cooking tonight, yaaaay! I feel like we're going to have a few babies tonight, weeehoo!!!! : to everyone who's ready to go!!!

[CalebsMama05]

yay my mom is watching the boys and my sis is going to take me to get a haircut...only 5 months until dh can get his license back YAY.

[isra1986]

Still here, 41 weeks today. I had an appointment with my doctor today, but they had given me an appointment card, but forgot to put me in the computer so I didn't get to see anyone! I want to know what is going on with my little one!

[CalebsMama05]

Originally Posted by isra1986

Still here, 41 weeks today. I had an appointment with my doctor today, but they had given me an appointment card, but forgot to put me in the computer so I didn't get to see anyone! I want to know what is going on with my little one!

that is SO not cool!

I'm still here...eagerly awaiting my haircut tomorrow! had another gigantic glob of cervical snot. no bloody show yet though.

[Dea]

I went to my OBs appointment today and she talked to me about induction. I'm only 40+2! I told DH that she would and he said she wouldn't. I should have bet him icecream. Anyhow I wasn't happy to have to talk about it. My midwife is fine just letting me gestate...
Anyhow I just had to have a little vent.
I think sometimes that my OB feels that she needs to win out over my midwife. However I could just be overthinking it all.