The *new* who's still pregnant thread!

[celestialdreamer]

I know I can't be the only one still around here with babe in utero

Come keep me company so I don't lose my mind reading all the birth announcements. How is everyone feeling? Any good tips on how to distract yourself during the waiting?

[anstar]

Still here, and in no hurry. My EDD is 4/20ish, but I'm keeping my eye on May 2. We'll see!

What do I do to distract myself? Well... I used to spend all my time on MDC, until all these birth announcements started and I can barely stand the suspense sometimes.

I've been:
knitting soakers - 3 done, 1 to go!
Sewing diapers - 2 done, 1 to go
Waiting for my new snap press before I start any more dipes
Considering a serger - I wish.
Caring for my other two boys - very time consuming
Eating. Constantly.
Going for walks with the boys.
Reading my Bible

I may start longies next. Or I may dig out a journal. Or dig up the garden. Or clean something. IDK

[ZoshaMosha]

I'm still a-waitin'. Not due "til end of April, though I do suspect this one will come a tad early. BH's are getting intense and the baby is so low now I feel like my water's about to break every time I walk or stand. But, we'll see.

I'm distracting myself my watching the Democratic primary nomination news on MSNBC and CNN all day while DD is at preschool. It's a totally great soap opera!

Since I have pretty much everything I need for the baby already, there's not much to do in that department, luckily.

[mkmama]

I'm due between April 20 (when i think it will be) and April 29...and God, please not May. The sooner the better, I'm so ready and excited! I *think* I am/have dropped? I don't remember seeing much difference in apperance with Elliot, but i felt lots of pressure down there, as if she burrowed her head in some more. So maybe?

Distracting: My mom is coming TUESDAY! That will make the time FLY BY. I haven't seen her since Oct b/c we live overseas.
Reading all those books I want to get done with cuz soon time will not let me!
Reading my Bible too!
Going for walks.
And of course, checking in MDC 5x a day.

[Ironica]

Not due until the 12th... of course, SEVEN moms with a due date on or after that date have already had their babies! (Several of those were expected early for various reasons, though.)

DH's work should be done with this nasty server move tomorrow. Then baby is allowed out whenever. ;-) We're not doing anything to try to "get things going" because actually, going into labor right now would be highly inconvenient. We'll start Sunday.

I have a feeling about April 11th.

[spookymama]

I am still here. :cries:

We're at +2 days. My first was born +3 days.. so if I am still pregnant by this weekend which looks likely, he/she will have outcooked his/her brother!

Was sure that last night was going to be it. Had some pretty intense contractions, enough that I had another leak. Then....

..

Nothing!

Everything started to subside.

I dont understand. Last time breaking my water made things more intense and got labor on a pattern. This time around its like when part of it leaks, it releases the pressure.

[milosmomma]

Me


Here's the thing....Amelia's due date was late in the month, so I was completely prepared that be the last person in my DDC to deliver. This time, my EDD is 4/5-4/6 so I REALLY thought I'd be near the beginning. But here I am...again...being left in the dust....... :



Really, I feel great. I'm not sick of being pregnant. I just think the anticipation is getting the best of me.

[mama_ani]

I'm still here!

I'm not even at my due date yet (April 5th) but close enough that I am SO impatient for this baby to come. I know baby will come when baby is ready but why can't baby just be ready NOW??? <insert toddler style tantrum here>

I feel like such a dork because yesterday I was sure the baby was going to be here in the next 48ish hours because of symptoms I was having that are my normal 'labour will start soon symptoms.' As it turns out it was just a combo of forgetting to take acidophalous with the antibiotic I'm on (symptom #1 was diarrhea constantly) and increasing my RRL capsules and being a bit dehydrated (symptom #2 was cramps/contractions.)

I just pray I don't go over like I did with dd#2 - she came TWENTY-SIX days late. I don't want to do that again!!

Our digital camera has taken this time to start dying... so as impatient as I am for baby to get here I hope he/she holds on til I get a new camera on Saturday or Sunday!

[carriebft]

EDD April 28-30 here!

Mostly I have been cleaning and further preparing for labor/birth/after weeks. Today I made some pizza dough for the freezer and got lots of cleaning done. I find that talking long walks is helping as well...however, with the babe's head being so low right now it can be a little bleh at times.

I'm already listening to my birthing affirmation for hypnobabies-- suppose to wait until 38 weeks, but Im ready at 37

[xekomaya]

I'm here! And I will be for a while. Due 4/24. While I'd love this baby any time now because I just can't get comfortable, rationally my maternity leave package is way better if he/she stays in until the 17th/18th

To keep busy I am:
Still working f/t & assembling files for when I'm gone
Kitting up a storm: 3 soakers done, 3 sleep sacks & 3 pair of longies to go
Washing and re-washing diapers
De-messing my house

[s_kristina]

My edd isn't until the 15th and my mom won't be here to watch the big 2 until the 9th. We've also had more money issues come up so that we don't have a car seat yet. Unless something happens soon I'll have to move the convertible ds is currently in to rf and not be able to take both boys anywhere for a good while. That's not going to make life easy so I'm hoping something works out and soon.

As for keeping busy I'm chasing after an almost 2.5 year old boy and trying to keep the house half way decent. I asked dh to clean out the fridge which resulted in everything in tupperware being tossed, but the shelves still need washed which is what I wanted done. I guess I need to do it myself or be more specific. I just got a bunch of diapers in the mail from a friend that I want to see about making some doublers for. I'm just glad I can do those on the serger I was given as my sewing machine is trying to give up the ghost

[BensMom]

I'm here. EDD is 4/20-22ish. I have never gone early before, but am giving myself a bit of hope since I have had quite a few mild ctx and low back aches. But I also know that those can mean nothing, too.

My kids are out for spring break next week, so I will be keeping myself busy by keeping them busy. I'm planning something fun for most every day (well, the dentist on tuesday lol) just to keep my DS from whining too much. And to hopefully make me feel less guilty for being a slug once the baby is here. LOL

After spring break, if I am still waiting on a baby, I may be in serious need of a hobby.

[2xshy]

I'm still pregnant..
edd is in 3 days. honestly i was so ready a few weeks ago to give birth but now i'm too tired. I really don't want to go into labor today because i wouldn't have the energy for it. hmph.
i wish i could sleep solidly for a night wake up refreshed, have a nice breakfast and a walk and then go into labor late morning, baby out by night fall and all of it done and over.
that would be so nice. i'll likely go into labor in the middle of a fitfull nights sleep, grumpy and over tired.

[Chinese Pistache]

Still here. My edd is somewhere around the 15th. I'm really getting anxious, especially with all the birth stories that keep showing up around here

[amaayeh]

I'm still here. EDD 4/18. First dd came on her due date, so I was really hoping this one would come early, however, I think it's just wishful thinking. I have terrible heartburn and can't sleep at night, which is making me really grumpy.

I don't have anything to pass the time. I think that is why I am getting so anxious. The baby's stuff is ready, the house is relatively clean, and I'm too tired to get out much with dd. I need a hobby!

[pixiepunk]

i'm still here! i'm not due till 4/20, and still not feeling like anything is imminent. i think baby turned out of posterior position yesterday which makes me very happy! and a lot of my aching is gone now, i think because baby is in a better position - must've been pressing on something, i dunno, but it was making me unhappy.

it's been raining here for two days and the kids are driving me berzerk. my fuse is so short - i feel terrible for them, but i just can't seem to be pleasant today no matter how i try

my main distraction today is straightening up. the kids really tore up the house yesterday and i had no energy after teaching last night to do anything about it. so that's the big plan here. if i get that caught up and still have some energy i might finish dying my prefolds and a few baby t-shirts. i've already done all my infant prefolds and a dozen of the premium, so just a dozen premium left to go and a few t-shirts. i lanolized all the wool my mom made me and now it's dry so i need to find a place for the dipes/covers now too.

i've been mostly staying off the computer because my ethernet card died and i've been using DH's computer which is slow as molasses and i just don't have the patience to wait for each page to load. but it's good, i think it's helping me to not focus too much on when the baby's coming and just keep plugging away at my days.

[Incubator]

Me! me! memememe!

I also keep thinking this one will be here before it's due period. But no luck yet. I've decided to not get excited about contractions unless they break my water or dislodge my plug. I've been busy trying to keep the house clean while living with a toddler/tornado and two completely inconsiderate pigs. I actually spend the majority of my time trying to sit, stand, walk or lie down comfortably, usually with little to no luck.

[sg784]

"due" today...

about a fingertip dialated and about 50% effaced from what i can tell. been having contractions but nothing regular unfortunatelly

[chely7425]

I'm still here!! My EDD is April 14th, but who knows... I feel like NOTHING is happening but I also have no idea what constitutes something happening... hopefully soon though because I am going crazy over here!!

[oyinmama]

count me in the still-happily-pregnant crew. EDD is 24th, so not expecting babe that sooon. @ the midwife's the other day i asked for a cervical check to ease DH's mind for a quick weekend trip to NY - still 'high and closed' so we've got a go.

life in general right now is pretty distracting: we're moving our biz so i spend my days keeping up with daily biz stuff, while at the same time pricing equipment, perusing craigslist and architectural salvage places for used furniture and fixtures, getting quotes from contractors, etc. at the same time as stuff like, yknow. calling the diaper service.

ack! i have to call the diaper service!!