Update 06/09 - Page 2

[N8'sMom]

No contractions last night, but we had major major thunderstorms
last night and those kept me awake.

I'm ready, but really starting to stress. I hate the fact that
I have to have stupid surgery to get this baby out. I just
hope my recovery time is quick. I have to be able to care for
my 1 year old as well. I definitely don't want him feeling neglected.

[greenbeing]

37+4

Not much to report. I did manage to vacuum (moved light furniture), cleaned out our downstairs closet, and organized ds's closet (mostly my stuff). Started to wash some walls and decided to leave that for another day. Now I'm doing laundry and hoping to get ds to take a nap. We're going to go have our "relax" time, though most of the time he does fall asleep. I would love to nap!!

[balancedmama]

38+2 which is exactly what I put on the thread yesterday. Apparently we're officially on pregnant math. But now it makes me feel like I've reached some stagnant point in my gestation.

I guess there are a lot of us the same gestation. I'm so tired of being pregnant today and chasing my teething crabby toddler.

[Qerratsmom]

I'm somewhere between 38-39 weeks ( I think). Nothing new to report. I'm actually probably feeling too good to go into labor soon. I usually get to the place where I am just "done" and that hasn't happened yet. I am starting to focus on Sunday as a possible date of arrival, however. We'll see....

[PiesandAbrosmama]

Just got back from midwife. My iron levels dropped from last time we checked from a 14.5 down to an 11.5. She's cool with 10-12 but up went my iron intake (I stopped and got a new bottle of Floradix iron and herbs). My sugar was high even though I have been so good except you guessed it today when she checked what do you think I had for breakfast? Umm yeah french toast. Anyway baby is way high not even low yet, I'm measuring bigger already then with my last babe. Yuck I feel so like this will never end and most days I'm cool with it but today just wishing I had some positive news from midwife you know.

[BaMo]

37w2d

Nothing much going on here on the baby front - which is good! I'm really hoping that I go on/around my due date.

I worked out today and then headed to the pool. I didn't put on enough sun block and my arms are a bit red. Ouch.

I have my midwife appointment tomorrow and my Doula will be coming.

Oh and I finished my birth plan. WooHoo!

[klink2]

Still feeling good. No hurry, yet. In fact, I'm hoping I make it to at least 40 weeks. I'd like a week with dd out of school before the baby comes. Plus, I'm asking to be retested for GBS at 40 weeks and hope to get a different result than 36. I'm not doing a ton just yet, but I'll do the vaginal garlic the week before.

[mamma2kaden]

38w3d

My feet, ankles, & right hand have been swollen more than normal the last two days. It's causing me a little bit of concern.

I went out today & got a haircut for some pampering so that was nice.

Next appt. is Wed. I feel lots of pressure, stronger BH, nothing consistant though.

Still need to scrub the shower today.

[sunmamma]

39w3d...

nothing much to report, went back to the chiro today(just was there Friday but today was the only day she had open) and she seems to think the babe is even lower today after feeling babe and my pelvis. That would explain why twice today I peed myself! And right after I had already emptied my bladder! It happened both times while sitting and leaning over/forward for something. GEEZZZZ!

Baby is also very quiet today...maybe resting up for moving day??

[lmonter]

Not freaking out as much now.
Talked to my midwife about castor oil, and just having a plan of attack and possible end point in sight has calmed me down a bit. Not sure whether I'll actually try the CO tonight, or force myself to finish a few projects/nesting in case that's why kiddo's waiting around (last time I had everything finished and basically tied up in a nice little bow the night before he came out). So we shall see.

[~*~MamaJava~*~]

lmonter, you're where i was at with dd 17 months ago...so worried about risking out of my HB! I evicted her with homeopathic and then herbal B&B cohosh, multiple stretch and sweeps...it was not so fun. She did NOT want to come out and play! I was 41w3 days starting into 'real' labor, and she was born just after midnight, so 41/4. Didn't get my HB anyways because of crazy thick meconium (she had no ill effects, btw, we didn't have her suctioned at all).
Anyways...hang in there!

i had a quiet day - survived the heat, went swimming, it's hot out now, though.
doing a little caullophylum hoping to soften up my cervix some more.

[lmonter]

Yeah, meconium doesn't freak me out so much. Both my boys did a little poop that I think got labor going/started - just enough to turn the amniotic fluid a very pale greenish/yellow color (i.e. not clear). But I just didn't feel it was a huge deal with #2 since #1 had done it as well, but apparently it threw my midwife for a loop (she just didn't show it at the time!). But then after that, I swear both of them pooped/peed out like 6-8oz of their birth weight.

So, I'm going with the projects thing, only have two more diapers in front of me that need new waist and leg elastic, and a few upstairs that need waist elastic, and some dishes I need to throw in the dishwasher real quick. I've been kinda crampy on and off the last few hours anyway, so we'll see. If nothing happens tonight, I'm thinking we'll try the CO tomorrow morning or tomorrow night. Such a "fun" waiting game.

Ending on an amusing note, hubby went out to find a new book to read. Because last time I wanted nothing to do with him (or the midwives really - kept swatting people away) so he sat in the corner of our bedroom and read a book until I started pushing. Worked out fabulously for both of us, and cracked up the midwives. So he's working on being prepared as well.