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post #21 of 38
8/5/08 at 12:47pm
hmmmm, I guess I have always just had good luck choosing watermelons, because I have no idea what to check for.

BUT, speaking of watermelons, I can't believe how much it has helped my swelling!! I have been eating tons the last two days, and my feet are not swollen for the first time in a few weeks! I hear that it also increases the libido!
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post #22 of 38
8/5/08 at 1:02pm
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Originally Posted by psychocandy View Post
Also, she got a few outfits for the baby that she wants to give me before the baby is born so I can wash them. I told her I was hoping to have the next few weekends alone with my husband and she got all huffy and hung up on me. I called back and said she could bring them while I was in labor - after all, they are size 6 months, so I wouldn't need to have them washed right away! She agreed that that could work and said she would show them to me between contractions. ??? Seriously?? I think I will be concentrating on other things! She assumes that it will be like coming for a visit and I will sit and talk between contractions! I told her that the midwife said I should focus on the labor and not visiting, and she got all huffy again. I really can't deal with that during labor! But I know if I don't call, she will never forgive me - she's never forgiven one of my sisters for asking her to be quiet while she was in labor! Ugh.
OMG. Hugs... ummm it sounds like she will "never forgive you" for one thing or another... so I vote DO NOT CALL!!
post #23 of 38
8/5/08 at 1:06pm
oooOooo everyone seems so close! I hope Meghan is having her baby right now!

I posted below, but I've been having regular contraction and it's driving me nuts if it is the real deal or just more false labor.

otherwise, if it's false DS has gymnastics today then I think we're going for a long walk to try to speed things along.
post #24 of 38
8/5/08 at 1:41pm
Ugh, I just wrote a whole post, the phone rang, I got up to answer it, and my 3 year old closed everything and I lost it. Oh well. No news, just sayin HI! and we got our tub scrubbed out and in the house. I am dying to hear all our MIA mama's stories.

psychocandy - really think about what you need and want. Don't invite her just because you don't want to hurt her feelings. Say your midwife would only like 3 other people there or something. You do not need to be polite even to your mama. If she is such a germaphobe I'm surprised she even wants to be there. I am always surprised by how many people want to be at a birth. I think it is more of a status thing than a spiritual thing. Like, they are freaked out, but they don't want to feel left out. I'm just ramblin.
post #25 of 38
8/5/08 at 2:01pm
Babies babies babies! Look at you guys go! I'm just now getting to the stage where it feels possible (39 weeks today), and all I've got going is prodromal labor, and today a sort of PMSy depressed feeling that I'm trying to chalk up to maybe "meaning" something about my hormones getting ready, but probably just means I am really really pregnant, and not feeling physically good is getting me down. Luckily late pregnancy hormones are a real rollercoaster for me, so I'm sure in an hour I'll be a bouncing ball of energy.
post #26 of 38
8/5/08 at 2:18pm
I sure hope I am the next to go. My original due date was August 1st then it got bumped to July 25 so I am either 41w4d or 40w4d either way I am overdue and it sucks. Had an nst and scan yesterday, baby looks great, placenta looks great, amniotic fluid is at a 15 which is really good, so she is ok in there for a bit longer, but this mama and everyone in the house is getting inpatient.

Last night starting having those strong menstrual cramp feelings and decided to get in the bath. Well my 2 year old heard the water running and decided to join me. Not so relaxing with a 2 year old dumping water on you and playing in what little space is left in the tub, lol.

I had one big doozy of a contraction that felt very low and was intense enough to moan through, but thats it. What the heck?

My midwife comes today and she is going to check me for the first time and if there is any cervical change and she feels that it is good enough, I am going to try the castor oil. I have been having contractions off and on for two weeks now, so we need to get something going.
post #27 of 38
8/5/08 at 2:23pm
I always rap on the watermelon and am listening for a hollow-ish sound. That's how I check for ripeness.

I'm just feeling grumpy today. I also have a bit of a headache. Not a scary, call-the-midwife headache but just a dull old pain that makes me feel like I slept wrong or something. I feel like I'll be pregnant forever and the idea of having a baby has become an abstract ideal. Like someday my kids will go to college and maybe get married. Someday, supposedly, I'm going to give birth.
post #28 of 38
8/5/08 at 2:47pm
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Originally Posted by Sasha_girl View Post
I feel like I'll be pregnant forever and the idea of having a baby has become an abstract ideal. Like someday my kids will go to college and maybe get married. Someday, supposedly, I'm going to give birth.
post #29 of 38
8/5/08 at 3:05pm
April 2009 IS HERE!!!
post #30 of 38
8/5/08 at 3:18pm
awww, congrats Monique! She just posted in the birth announcement thread!!

big hugs to you new mama!!
post #31 of 38
8/5/08 at 3:35pm
Awww....crap. After a few hours of good, regular contrax, now...we're back to sporadic. I know it's all working toward something, but I was starting to get so excited!It was starting to feel much less abstract. This baby still seems like a total figment of my imagination...

Back to eating and sleeping, I suppose...mmmm...watermelon...sorry, no tips on how to pick the right one!

I wonder how Enith is doing???? I am so curious!
post #32 of 38
8/5/08 at 5:17pm
Still pregnant and accepting of it..
I am dilated to 4-5 and like 80% effaced, saw mw yesterday...
SIGH...
I keep threatening to walk into L&D and tell them I am a first time mom they'd think I was in active labour - I could fake it kidding..
nothing more reconfirming than watching a baby show....to realise why hitting those hospital doors can end in misery!
Read a natural birth book today at book store

Trying to ignore the contractions..
Taking gravol at night to sleep through...
I am not eveing getting excited when I feel them...
Until I am begging for mercy I will ingore them even if they are comming five minutes apart..had another rough Sunday and was so upset, miserable and angry about the prodromal labour, runs, all the signs and no labour..

Now I realise I am almost half way there to delivery so really it should be a quick and easy thing ha ha ah I keep telling myself
post #33 of 38
8/5/08 at 6:25pm
Totally had way to much energy yesterday!! I started walking at night 3 days ago to see if I could get labor going (and tone a lil ;P), and the first two days it really helped my body prepare. Insane contractions and twingies/pulls of the cervix.

Last night, I walked all through town, but came in anyway cause I didn't want to over do it incase it was that odd-extra energy before labor thing.

(having a contraction now haa)

Totally didn't want to go to sleep, same thing as holo. I really thought the two days prior I'd be going into labor, but I had so much energy last night I wasn't even interested in going to sleep! (then I had bad dreams grr!)

I don't have an appt this wednesday, instead it's thursday! I don't even know if he's going to check my cervix or not, and usually I HATE getting that done, but I am so interested in finding out more news!

Had blood on the underwear (2 very small streaks), nothing else has happened since

Since last time I checked, like 4 babies were born!

I feel like pulling my hair out!! I can't even get off the couch without assistance.. I feel so blah. So unable to do anything! I am READY!!!!!!!!

At least I got the room cleaned today u.u
post #34 of 38
8/5/08 at 6:29pm
I got the runs..
we are having a storm and I ain't even excited this could be it...
sigh....
it has to be one day this month...
post #35 of 38
8/5/08 at 7:42pm
Shiloh, hang in there girl. Baby's coming!

I had a great, great, great appointment today. BP was totally normal (I've finally figured out I cannot be sitting or standing when they take it. Must be laying down.) Fundal height measuring well so OB didn't even want to scan for AFI (yay!!). On Saturday, I'll be the most pregnant I've ever been (37w1d) and I cannot wait to hit that goal!
post #36 of 38
8/6/08 at 1:52am
Baby Pictures
post #37 of 38
8/6/08 at 1:57am
wow megan i got one of those....inside.....
hard to believe !
she is cute
post #38 of 38
8/6/08 at 4:12am
those are beautiful pics

holothuroidea you are so sweet!! thank you... we are doing good, I posted the birthstory, didn't get my waterbirth but I feel so happy to be able to have the baby at home, specially having my 2 girls around for the birth... didn't get that separation anxiety I got when I gave birth my second, I loved it
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