Daily Thread 2/25

[Angierae]

HI!

Who is here? Who is in labor?

40+1 today and looking like this may be it for me. After 3 weeks of moaning about ctx that go nowhere, we are 45 sec long and 3 min apart and they suck!

Hoping for the best for everyone!

[Teenytoona]

Hi there, good luck Angierae if you do go today. :


42+1 Here, tired of thinking every little (very little apparently) thing is a sign, so I will claim nothing. MW comes over today to do the cervical stimulation and hope hope hope that spurs something along. Otherwise trying to not obsess or think all day on it.

[True Blue]

Good luck!!

Still hanging out here. Nothing new. 39+4 for me. I was really hoping to go early this time, I'm going to have a big baby!! My belly is so big and heavy, if I lay on my back and go to my side it hurts it pulls so much. My first two were 8-2 and 8-8 respectively, I really don't want a 9 pounder! *sigh* I can't believe I'm due in only 3 days! I should have a baby within a week...craziness. My mom is coming on Sun or Mon, pending whether my grandmother needs surgery. She would love it if the baby would wait til then LOL. And of course while it would be nice to have extra hands around at the birth, especially to help with the older two, I really don't want to wait that long!!

Teeny -- Lots of luck today!!!!!


Steph -- How are you doing? I'm so jealous you lost chunks of plug last night...my discomfort was nothing more than discomfort, I guess. LOL. I was hopeful though! At any rate I know I am getting close since stuff keeps happening. Just wish it would all hurry up, I feel like I'm going to be the last one to have a baby!

[mosesface]

i am here...but with the knowledge that my babe will be born just after 4pm!

woke up early and sang happy birthday. dh and my mom are busily preparing a very hearty breakfast for us since i'm NPO after 8am.

i am so thankful to report that despite my bitter disappointment leading up to this c-section, i am truly joyful and excited today!

[cicely_m]

I'm here-- not due til thursday. The last 2 days I've been having a million contractions, but they aren't strong enough to really mean anything... My mother is coming in from far away this morning, which was really the last thing we were waiting for!

Angierae-- sounds really promising!!!!

TrueBlue-- I hear you with wanting to go before the baby gets any bigger!! Although my doula was here yesterday and said that in her experience, the size didn't make a difference-- she had a harder time pushing out her 7 pounder than she did her almost 9 pounder.

Teeny-- :: Something has to happen soon, right??

[True Blue]

Good luck Rachel!!! Happy Birthing Day!!

[cicely_m]

Originally Posted by mosesface

i am here...but with the knowledge that my babe will be born just after 4pm!

Wow, what a crazy feeling that must be!!!!
Congratulations in advance, and I hope it goes smoothly!

[OldFashionedGirl]

Still here....40+3.

Still annoyed by all the chirpy, "Baby X is Here!" threads. (I'm not bitter. Reall, I'm not. )

Seeing the dr. tonight, hoping he'll tell me that all this annoying prodromal labor crap (at least, I think that's what it is) is actually doing something. I'd be more okay with going post dates (I expected to, after all), if I wasn't having to put up with all these fake contractions.

[True Blue]

Wow, remember when this thread was pages long by this time of morning????

I'm so unmotivated to do anything. Can't I just send my kids to school for one week til the baby's born????? I have no idea what to do with them anymore. It's cold, I don't want to do anything, I can't lock them in their rooms (LOL)...maybe we'll be going to Chuck E Cheese again. Tomorrow though bc it's going to be rainy tomorrow. As for today??? I have no idea! And Feb break is over so his buddies went back to school. *sigh* Anyone have a nanny they can spare?

I'll take a nanny or birth....please???

[Teenytoona]

Thanks Cicely_M, Thanks True Blue, I sure hope so!

Has anyone had their cervix stimulated before? Imagine she's going to do some stretching of it while she's at it. It will be the first time it's been checked, so it should be interesting to see where I'm at. I'm sure it won't be terribly comfy, but just wondered if anyone else knows, because I'm curious.

I should probably go tidy up the house before she arrives. But, ya know, I'm not the neatest person in the world... heh.

[True Blue]

Wish I could help you there, Teeny. I'm guessing she's going to check it and stretch it a little...probably some minor discomfort but not too bad? I can check my own cervix it's not really uncomfortable to do, but I could see a little stretching not being pleasant but certainly not horrible.

[steph117]

Wowee - 10 messages, and REPEAT messages from some...this thread is definitely shrinking!!!

Angierae - ELVs to you!!

Teeny - keep us posted on the cervical stimulation. I'm guessing it won't be PLEASANT, but probably will be tolerable, and hopefully it'll help lead to your little one, right?

Rachel - I don't know that you'll be checking in again before this afternoon - but it's wonderful that you're feeling so positive - meeting your little girl is going to be such a joyful, joyful event, & I'm looking forward to seeing pics!!! : for a quick recovery!!!

Cicely & oldfashioned girl... hopefully all that action will turn into something!

& Amy - same to you! hard for me to imagine dealing with kids AND being pregnant right now...i feel so tired! wow, i really, really hope we don't go on the same day.

I'm 39 + 3 now. Been losing chunks of plug continuously since yesterday, so definitely gearing up. But no other signs, really. I hope I don't go weeks over - watching other mamas go through that - really does not look like fun. But, I guess it's not up to me Hopefully Baby will want to come fairly soon! (Though not on the same day as True Blue! )

[shanniesue2]

I'm also still here. 40+1 And glad not to be alone.

Not a whole lot of uterine action going on for me. A few BH here and there. This morning when I got up to pee, there was a quick small gush right when I sat down... I'm not sure if I lost control of my pee in the process of sitting down or if my water broke and the forewaters came out. It didn't really feel like I was peeing. But I also haven't had any other leakage and no contractions... so I don't want to sit here and convince myelf that my water broke and just get my hopes up... I'm just going to wait and see what happens. I mean, I didn't even tell my DH about it. You guys are the only ones I've said anything to.... so shhhhhhhh! don't tell anyone, okay?

I figure if I go into labor today, I do. And if I don't, I don't. I'm feeling pretty neutral about it right now. I mean, I really really want to meet my little boy and hold him and nurse him and do all the things that mommies get to do for their babies.... but I also don't want to force him before he's ready. I just keep telling him, "Christopher, I love you and I promise that I'm going to take good care of you. I'll keep you just as safe out here as I did inside of me. Your daddy and I are ready to meet you, now. It's okay for you to come as soon as you're ready. We love you."

[True Blue]

My neighbor's taking the kids for a couple hours...I'm so excited!!! I'm going to go for a walk and clean up around here! Maybe all the action will hint to the unborn one that it's time to get OUT LOL.

[True Blue]

So, I wound up not being able to leave the kids there, DD was clingy. So poo on that. I did hang out.

Now I'm an emotional mess tonight. I blew up like a maniac at DD, I was mean and irrational. I really can't do this anymore. I was about in tears with her when I went back to her in bed and apologized for being mean, and she said "it's ok. I love you." I don't know what to do with myself anymore. I'm so sick and tired of myself. Of feeling miserable and mean and like the worst mommy around. I can't do this to my kids anymore. Seriously, if someone walked in here with pitocin right now I'd say which arm do you want? I am completely, totally done. Like, if I ever get DD back to sleep I think I am getting out the breast pump for nipple stimulation done.

And the worst part of it is, I don't even know if anyone will read this. Almost everyone here has had their babies and abandoned those of us waiting. It feels crappy to be at the end of the month, and all the people I supported through their ups and downs are too busy with their babies to be here helping us end of monthers make it through ours. I swear, if I ever have a baby due at the end of the month again I'll join the next month's DDC!

I feel like crap. I'm sorry. Can you tell? I'd like to go lay in bed and cry now.

[OldFashionedGirl]

Originally Posted by True Blue

And the worst part of it is, I don't even know if anyone will read this. Almost everyone here has had their babies and abandoned those of us waiting. It feels crappy to be at the end of the month, and all the people I supported through their ups and downs are too busy with their babies to be here helping us end of monthers make it through ours. I swear, if I ever have a baby due at the end of the month again I'll join the next month's DDC!

I feel like crap. I'm sorry. Can you tell? I'd like to go lay in bed and cry now.

I know what you mean. I don't even check our DDC here very often anymore b/c it just depresses me. Other than this thread, every other thread is about, "Oh, my baby is here!" "My baby won't nurse!" "I love my baby so much!" And I don't really begrudge them those threads, but it's frustrating, b/c they don't even stop in to check on those of us remaining.

Last time, I was due at the end of January, knew I would go late, but still joined the Jan DDC (I had a Feb 1 baby, btw). This time I nearly joined the March DDC, but didn't. I'm really kicking myself this time.

So s Some of us are still very much here and definately know what you're talking about.

[steph117]

I'm still here and finding it a little bit of a bummer, also! I'm sure that at least two more moms from this daily thread will have had their babies by tomorrow...haven't heard back from Teeny, that's a good sign, huh?

Shanniesue - so, was it your water breaking? Guess we'll find out tomorrow with Shanniesue's "BABY IS HERE!" thread! haha....

Hope you did have a good cry, Amy - prolly made you feel somewhat better if you did.

And yeah! I think I really shoulda joined the March DDC! Especially since Feb 29 really IS March 1!

[sarahn4639]

Hi mommies! I just want to let you know that I still read this thread and check on you all EVERY day! I just haven't been posting because I've had my baby (5 days late by the way so I understand!!) and I wasn't sure you'd want me to! So here I am, quietly supporting all of you and I'm sure I'm probably not the only one. I'm also always looking for labor threads so I can lend support and send ELV to you all! I just want you to know that we haven't abandonded you but now looking at it I can totally understand the way you feel! I will start checking in here more but I have to admit that I can't type nearly as much as I used to. Lots of loving, patient, comfortable, peaceful, and labor filled thoughts coming your way!

[CalebsMama05]

[darciedoodle]

I haven't posted much, but I've been reading it every night before bed.

Today was my due date, but he didn't show up (there is still 45 minutes left). My 3 year old asked last night if the baby arrived and we were like do you you see him anywhere? You'll know when he gets here. I made the mistake of telling people my real due date this time so my phone rang off the hook today. Last time we lied about it, worked out better.

Tomorrow I have an unwanted house guest arriving, I'm worried that is not going to help this babies arrival either. I thought our friend was just staying the night and then my husband would give him a ride to the ariport, but when he called I asked him what time his flight left on Wednesday and he informed me it didn't leave until Friday! He is a doctor, and a pretty good friend, but even so, I don't want him at my birth or in my house while I give birth.

I have an appointment with my midwife on Friday, which I really hoped I would be canceling, we'll see.