Daily Thread- Monday 8/11

[holothuroidea]

AAAAHHHHH!!! :

I had bloody show. I'm way too excited about it. I should really get some rest but my nerves are standing on end right now.

I was nervous about the show at first, because it's not like what I thought it would be... I've been loosing my mucous plug as EWCM with a lot of watery discharge so instead of a blood-streaked glob I got bright red/pink discharge. I was kind of scared that it wasn't show but after some calming down I'm pretty sure it was. I'll let my MW know all about it tomorrow.

What were your experiences with bloody show?

Anyway, I'm totally on a different planet right now and I don't know what to do with myself. It's strange because right before I had the bloody show I was just so exhausted that I needed to lay down and I said, "Baby, I've really had enough of having you in my body... don't you want to be free!?" I was really desperate about it.

But I'm sure now that I've got myself all excited I'll be waiting another week or so.

[Gwendolyn's babies]

oh boy!!! wish my baby would listen to me.

[holothuroidea]

Originally Posted by Gwendolyn's babies

oh boy!!! wish my baby would listen to me.

When I said that DH said.. "Think about when you'll be saying, 'I've really had enough of having you in my house... don't you want to move out?'"

[mommytomahmoud]

i think my body is cleaning its self out

friday i was consipated man saturday i finially went poop at 2am but hey iam glad i went

at 130am i of course cant sleep but now i have dirreah this is the 2nd time today i have pooped and of course while iamhaving dirreah my toddler decides to wake up and find me and wants me to hold him and iam going babe mommy potty go lay on the sofa i will be their in a min and still sleep repeats what i said but confused and is walking around the living room repeating what i said then i tell him go lay down on the sofa and then i appear and he is just looking at me like where is the sofa i cant find it lol

soo i have my toddler in my arms passed out i cant sleep hubby wakes up asked me whats wrong i tell him nothing cant sleep dirreah u know and he goes ohh ok well hurry up cause i cant sleep without u guys

aww sweet he got loney in bed alone hehheh

[Mamatolea]

Well, after bloody show on Sat morning and yesterday, I am finally contracting! Every 10 minutes for one VERY intense minute so far, but I will take it!

Here's hoping it ramps up and not dies down again!

I too can't sleep anymore, I really should try to rest between ctx, but DD was kicking the crap out of me and annoying me. Now I am downstairs timing and the cats are fighting and I might just kill them! ARGH!

Peace? Please??? And more importantly-BABY????

[holothuroidea]

Originally Posted by Mamatolea

Well, after bloody show on Sat morning and yesterday, I am finally contracting! Every 10 minutes for one VERY intense minute so far, but I will take it!

Here's hoping it ramps up and not dies down again!

I too can't sleep anymore, I really should try to rest between ctx, but DD was kicking the crap out of me and annoying me. Now I am downstairs timing and the cats are fighting and I might just kill them! ARGH!

Peace? Please??? And more importantly-BABY????

I'm sending all my labor vibes to you : : :
I hope you have that baby soon!

[goldfinch]

Going in for my c-section in about an hour. Sending good vibes to you all! :
Sounds like I won't have the only announcement for 8.11.08!

[quietasariot]

Good luck, mamatolea!!

I lost my mucous plug about 2 wks. ago... and have been losing more ever since.

Which is totally different, because with my first DD I lost my mucous plug, water broke spontaneously about 15 hours later, and then 17 hours after that DD1 was born.

This one? She is taking her sweet time... though, she has dropped today, and I checked - her head is only about 3 1/2" up inside, if that.

It's almost the 12th here... hehe.

[zoebird]

i'm mostly hungry. a lot. LOL

[psychocandy]

I wonder if I'll feel empty and lonely without my baby inside of me?

No signs for me at all. I see the mw on Wednesday. I'm still thinking Sept. 1st.

[megsy]

Contractions have stopped completely. But got a very, very good night's sleep last night so I'm happy about that.

Houseguests are leaving in a few minutes and I'll be cleaning my little heart out preparing for New Baby.

Hmmm. Of course as I'm typing this, a contraction starts ... very low.

37w3d today.

[jennykilbo]

Soooo I am 40+6 today. I had some post-DTD mini contractions last Friday night and absolutely nothing since then. No mw appt this morning as I have been every Monday - we'd decided last week I would call to check in instead, if still preggers... Great because I have nothing of significance to report and I'm glad I don't have to drive 30 minutes for a useless appt!

My dh's grandmother died yesterday afternoon. I am feeling sad for my MIL because she has been so stressed out about her mother not feeling well and has told me more than once she really wants the baby to be here so she can focus on that instead. So, this week she and FIL will be dealing with funeral arrangements (in-town, thankfully) and her 6 brothers and sisters who don't all get along very well. AND a new baby, maybe, any day?? This is one of those things that is impossible to foresee how it will go! We haven't heard yet what day the funeral will be - Tues or Weds. The thing is my dh really can't take an extra day off from work this week to go to the funeral without taking away a day that he could have off completely when baby comes... so it is not the end of the world if he can't actually go to the funeral, but if I'm still pregnant and feeling fine I would like to go to represent the two of us. Which means yeah, I need to get over myself and the fact I would rather be a hermit right now, and go be around his HUGE family who I've been purposely ignoring their phone calls about the baby, WITHOUT him, to boot. Aghhh... it's NOT about me at all, I would definitely do it to be there to support his mom, but I can't pretend like I would really rather be having/have had a baby by then!! I will just have to trust that the timing of all this will work itself out for the best... his g-ma was the sweetest lady, and pretty much blind, and I was thinking yesterday now she is the first to "see" Allison, (and having given birth 7 times maybe she could help her out of there a little bit )

Soooo long story short, while I might have called the mw today and said hey let's sweep membranes tomorrow (41 weeks), I am now thinking I'm not willing to purposely push things to happen before this funeral is over. My plan is to tell her I would like to come in on Friday to do that, if nothing has happened naturally by then. The u/s due date was 2 days later anyway, which means that on Thursday I would be 41 weeks instead of tomorrow, so I'm thinking Friday is just a solid day to say, I am ready to push this a little bit. Of course I want her to come out all on her own before this even becomes an issue!!

Sorry so long!!

[~Megan~]

I don't get bloody show, usually, until I'm well into active labor.

[rach03]

I'm having mild contractions like once an hour. Looks like my baby and her big head are content to stay in there and get even bigger.

Baby, please come before next monday! My photographer's kids go back to school, so if you show up when she's driving them to school your birth might not get photographed. Come on, mama wants good pictures!

[maryeb]

Went for a hike Sat. since there was nothing going on, no cramps/contractions, etc. Great hike! People were like, don't have the baby now!! Dh and ds set up the birthtub yesterday just in case, right now ds is playing in it. Midwife went out of town for a week. I feel sad since I do like her backup but I would prefer her to be around, so maybe the baby will wait until she gets back. Lost more mucous plug but not much else. So exciting to hear about all the new babies!!

[Surfer Rosa]

I had regular contractions again last night-every 6 minutes, and then they stopped. Woke up this morning, felt a little funky, woke DH up at 9 and CRASHED til 11-I haven't slept that hard in....a long time. Woke up, still felt funky, went to the bathroom-woo hoo, the scoots (what a wierd thing to get stoked about)! Surely that has to mean something...?! Irregular contrax too, so maybe, maybe, maybe...
With my first, I lost my mucus plug on a Sunday, and had E on a Tuesday morning. With this one, I think I lost my mucus plug a couple of weeks ago, and nothing. I can't remember bloody show last time-I think i was in active labour before I had anything noticeable.

I am still toying with calling my acupuncturist friend, but also feel like I should just let baby do what baby wants to do. I don't want to "play god", yk? I've just been ready for soooo long, it seems.

jennykilbo-hope everything works out, timing wise!
goldfinch-yippee-cheers! you'll have your baby soon.

Le'ts hope this is "it" for a bunch of us-elv's all around!

[Mamatolea]

4 minutes apart-1 minute each and SOOO intense!

Hubby is refilling the hot tub now, so here's hoping for in a few hours I will be holding my babe!!

[ChristSavesAll]

Good luck mama!

I'm so happy for you!!!:

[hopeandolive]

Originally Posted by holothuroidea

AAAAHHHHH!!! :

I had bloody show. I'm way too excited about it. I should really get some rest but my nerves are standing on end right now.

I was nervous about the show at first, because it's not like what I thought it would be... I've been loosing my mucous plug as EWCM with a lot of watery discharge so instead of a blood-streaked glob I got bright red/pink discharge. I was kind of scared that it wasn't show but after some calming down I'm pretty sure it was. I'll let my MW know all about it tomorrow.

What were your experiences with bloody show?

Anyway, I'm totally on a different planet right now and I don't know what to do with myself. It's strange because right before I had the bloody show I was just so exhausted that I needed to lay down and I said, "Baby, I've really had enough of having you in my body... don't you want to be free!?" I was really desperate about it.

But I'm sure now that I've got myself all excited I'll be waiting another week or so.

Ok I don't want to burst your bubble but.....I too had some bloody show Thursday/Friday and some mild cntrx coupled with being 3cm dilated and 80% effaced. Well this past weekend NOTHING, NADA, ZIP! Today I am back to work to wait some more! UGH! I've concluded that unless your ctxns are 2 minutes apart and/or your water broke...it ain't over till its over!

[CourtneyATW]

I am just counting the hours until my appt with the CNP tomorrow morning. She was the only one able to reach my cervix during my last pregnancy, so I am hoping she can reach it tomorow!

Other than that I am crossing my fingers that baby comes before then! haha!