daily 7/30

[tabitha]

i came to post and notice it is a new day so i will start.

romneya martin grey o'melay was born at home a few hours ago. we're calling him Rome. it was a short, hard labor (my fourth) and i am beat. birth story & stuff later. here is a picture right after!

my wishes are with all of you still waiting. i was 40 + 4 days. thank god! i am so happy to be holding my son and you guys will be basking in it soon, too!

[prairieo]

oh, yay, tabitha! I'm so glad you had your baby. Great news, great job, beautiful baby boy! I guess we will have to take your name off the "who's going to be last" candidate list.

Congratulations!:::

[prairieo]

oh, yeah. and here's my post. I've been feeling really crappy for at least a day with a pinched sciatic nerve. Shooting pain all the way from my yoni down to my toes on one side. and that foot happens to have a really sensitive, what seems to be pulled,ligament on the top of my foot, and it hurts SO MUCH. Add sciatic pain on top of that. Yuk!

So, tonight my dbf says, 'well, let's do some acupuncture'. So we did. I had three needles in that foot and oh did they hurt going in! Especially my little pinky toe, the famous bladder 6 point. And he not only did points for my sciatic pain and hips, but he put in needles to stimulate labor. So I'm lying there all stuck full of needles, and the baby is kicking me right where my tummy is lying on the bed. I can't move because I have really long needles in my hips and legs, and they ache when I try to shift. So, I'm stuck there with baby kicking the bed and a mosquito sucking my blood when I can't possibly swat it away. Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!

Anyways, the needles really helped my sciatic...I think the baby shifted off that nerve a little bit. But then I stubbed my very hurt little pinky toe in dd's room on my way out, after telling her four times not to get me out of bed, and then she did. And dbf says, "well, I guess she won, then. she got what she wanted" I got totally mad at him and told him that I would like to see how he's going to handle being a parent, since he thinks it's so easy. Now I'm mad, and I don't want to shut my chances of having a baby down because of an argument.

My mw is leaving for the weekend on Thursday, and i really want to have the baby before she goes, if possible. But I don't know how to make that happen. Plus, this pain in my body and all that is enough already. I want to be done!

Sorry about the rant!

[isabchi]

I'm still here. Two nights ago and all day yesterday I was with ctx between 5 to 10 apart, most of them painful but not progressing anywhere.

prairieo, I know what you feeling. I hope everything finally working well for all of us.

tabitha, Congrats:::::

[hyz]

Tabitha, congratulations!! What a handsome little guy! I hope you get a chance to post a birth story and more pics on a new thread.

40+1 here, still going strong. I was having pretty frequent contraction-y feelings last night before bed, but nothing to get excited about, I think. They were irregular, and a just little painful (still what I assume is mild), and nothing lasting more than about 15 seconds. The good news for me is that I WILL finish my stupid, agonizingly long and tedious work project either today (hope hope hope) or early tomorrow at the latest. And THEN I can have this baby! lol. DH was pushing for a Friday birth anyway, because that way he gets the most consecutive days off (weekend + 5 days "paternity" + weekend)--I told him to pencil it in for Friday, and I'd see what I could do. If that doesn't work, I have a nice lunch planned with a friend on Friday, so it's win/win for me.

prairieo Hope the sciatic continues to feel better, and that baby decides to come soon! It can't be tooo long now, in any event, right?

[sabrudeanu]

40+3 here

I see my mw today and I am curious as to how things have been progressing. Every night (between 12-4am) it seems to be when I have the contractions that lead to nowhere.

there's a list as to who will be last?!?!

gee, I hope it's not me.. :

[HulaJenn]

Well today is my 2nd and what i thought most accurate EDD (using ovulation).
I wish this little guy would drop already. Is it only ctrx and his own will that will get him to fully engage? I was hoping with the lack of progress that if we did talk induction that all they would have to do is break my water, but with him not engaged, that increases the chance of cord prolapse right? I do NOT want to go on pit. (I've never had to and don't want to) I have no problem bringing onctrx, it's getting them to stick and progress. I have no problems dilating (already 3 cm!) so the gel thing wouldn't be effective I don't think? Anyway, I guess if this bean wants to wait then we'll see what my options are on Friday.
I didn't end up trying the Senakot last night cuz my tummy was iffy already - I decided to indulge in WAY too much steamed broccoli with that tostitos medium cheese dip? (SO GOOD!!) I thought maybe the spicy would help too? LOL

Oh and congrats tabitha! It gives us all hope!!

[witchygrrl]

Ugh, been in prodromal labor since 4 pm Monday. Went to the birth center yesreday morning after having contrax every 3 min to have them slow down once we got there. We left there around 4 pm yesterday after having only progressed MAYBE one cm with the rx of a hot bath, a sleeping pill, and a nap.

I did not wake up in labor like the midwife had hoped, and I told my DH to g o to his interviews (which he was going to reschedule in case I had the baby yesterday). The baby has dropped quite a bit though, so maybe later on today, things can pick back up again. I think she's not quite in the right positio (although definitely head down).

[madiesmommy]

Tabitha - congrats!
Jenn - what are you still doing here...and why did you have to get me wanting Tostito's cheese dip?! HA!

Heather - I feel your paing about prodomal labor! See story below...

Well, I'm still here. Really did not think I would be. I had good ctx last night went from 10 min, to 8, to 6, 5, 4. When I hit 4 DH called the mw's who came over. They required my focus and concentration, but I did think they were too "easy". Then they went to 3 and intensified. They started at 10 and at 3:30 THEY QUIT. They just sputtered out. They had lasted through a shower, walking, laying down, sitting, eating...I just knew it was it...as did the midwives. So, I let the head mw check me to find out I'm not very dilated but doing good with effacement. While she was in there, I agreed to a sweep. It did not hurt, she was so gentle. She could feel him moving, his head is really far down and is not really bouncing back up when touched. It could be anytime.

Please wish upon me a little patience!! I do have acupuncture this afternoon, and I am not sure I want to try anything more to get it going at this time. But I am definently done being preggo!

[paradoxia13]

40 weeks 5 days here, and I'm the same as you Jenn, baby has not dropped. :

I get a lot of contractions in the evenings/night still. But still nothing time-able.

I'm trying to not be frustrated, but, it's definitely wearing on me. I'm just so ready.
I have a midwife appointment in a couple hours, so I'll see what she says then, but really what can she say, aside from "yup, you're still pregnant"?!


oh! And CONGRATS!!! Tabitha! :

~heather

[kris4chloe]

40w5d today and utterly frustrated and bummed out. i really was hoping not to go overdue and have been avoiding the emails, texts and phone calls. Geez people I will let you know when baby is here. UGH.

I had a tiny melt down last night when my dh came home from work and told him I am so frustrated at this point that I am seriously considering walking into the hospital and asking for pitocin. Ridiculous, I know, but I am tired and exhausted. I dont go anywhere all day cuz dh is at work and it is just to much with four kids and being this big and pregnant.

We went out for a late, late dinner last night for mexican when my dh got home and that helped. I think being stuck in the house all the day all the time and the kids getting sick of it to is getting to me.

I am going to see the midwife today, I am thinking I will consent to a check to see if anything is happening, yesterday it felt like something was, but then I woke up today and other then a big belly and baby moving, I really dont feel pregnant at all.

[LizLizard]

40w 2d here, absolutely nothing going on. I had a pregnancy/labor massage last night which was wonderful, relaxed my back amazingly and I feel great today. No labor vibes though. Any contrax I have, I have at night and they're boring, not painful in the slightest.

I have an induction scheduled for Friday, but I am very much considering cancelling it. I scheduled it when my sciatic pain was so bad that I couldn't walk or take care of DD very well, but the past few days have at least been tolerable, so I'm thinking she's moving into the proper position and it won't be long. My OB is cool with whatever, although he does get more proactive after 41w and won't let me go past 42w. Oddly enough, it's not the procedure so much (although certainly I don't want it) as me feeling terrible that nature & God won't pick DD's birthday. Gonna talk it over with DH tonight and decide.

[delicious]

congratulations, tabitha!

[mrforbes]

Congrats on the beautiful baby! :

Well I'm waking up everyday another day further over due - argh!

Went to acupuncture this morning and took the dog on a looong walk after, will wait and see. Feeling great after the acupuncture - have lots of energy and just feel really clear and balanced - would love a baby though...(hint hint baby)

Trying to stay positive.

One day we'll all have a baby it's just hard to remember that.

[HulaJenn]

madiesmom - seriously, that tostitos cheese dip is SO good on broccoli rather than plain cheese sauce - I am absolutely hooked! lol Sounds like things are picking up for you and especially after a sweep -hopefully will do it for you!

Well I have hit desperation. The kids were at my parents and DH went to help my dad paint his driveway so I cranked up the tunes and got down with my bad self in my livingroom (that's dancing btw) LOL. I tried just sitting and listening to relaxing stuff first (Michael Buble, classical, Josh Groban...) then stepped it up to some 80's dance tunes and then some harder rocking tunes (AC/DC, Metallica....) If nothing else it was fun! I am glad I locked my door cuz if anyone walked in and saw a 10 month pg woman dancing up a storm like that they would've died! LOL So then I decided to cook up a storm today and invite my inlaws and parents and cleaned the house, went grocery shopping, and am now back listening to classical again whilst my ribs cook in the oven and I get motivated to start my banana cream pie. Sigh.

[madiesmommy]

Jenn, I'm on my way over. Save me some ribs and banana cream pie, and of course Tostito's dip and broccoli!

Acupuncture was very relaxing. She did more than just my labor pressure points, hoping to lift my spirits and straighten out my chi. I feel good, and oddly nowhere near like I will go into labor again. I have had a few ctx, but I've had a few all day on and off so I have no idea. I have another appt scheduled tomorrow and Friday where we will ramp up the treatment by adding some electric stimulation to the pressure points, so we'll see. Hey, it is at least an hour for ME.

And whoever said it above sums up how I feel about calls and emails right now - when I've had the baby I'll let you know, otherwise, please leave me alone. And if you want to stay on my good side - don't ask when I'm going to let them induce me!!

[yamilee21]

Congratulations, Tabitha!