Daily Thread- Monday 8/11 - Page 2

[treehugginhippie]

Originally Posted by 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!!

Whoo hooo! Easy birthing vibes :

[bettie cracker]

Originally Posted by 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!!

Originally Posted by 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!

Good luck, Mamas!!!!

[naturegirl]

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Still hanging in there for me. Baby seems quite content on the inside. I am hoping full moon vibes give us a baby over the weekend. I am still slightly shocked I have made it this far. Today I am 39 weeks 3 days and ds was born at 38 weeks 6 days. No bloody show, soft bm's, significant contractions...nothing. Although with ds I didn't get any warning signs either. So who knows???

Can't wait to hear about the 08/11/08 births! :

[megsy]

Houseguests are gone. House is clean. Breast pump is sterlizing in case I need it for nipple stim.

Kids and I are heading to the library in a few minutes to pass some time.

Still having contractions but they're irregular. Am starting (I think) to lose my plug.

We shall see!

[becomingme]

Not much happening here. Had loose BMs Fri/Sat and that turned into diarrhea yesterday, which was also accompanied by a runny nose. I was convinced that my body was getting prepped, despite the fact that I haven't had tons of contractions. When I do get them, they're clustered and irregular (and some just feel like cramps....it's so hard for me to be certain that they're the real deal), and they typically stick around for less than an hour...it seems to happen, 1-3 times a day. In any case, the "cleansing" seems to have stopped as of this morning...so maybe I just ate something funky.

I think I've decided to start my leave a week from today, even if the baby hasn't come yet. Work feels a little better this morning...I've managed to be pretty productive...but I just can't see continuing into next week.

Anyway...just hanging out, getting some work done, drinking RRL tea, clicking away on keyboard, talking to the cats, and hoping that if baby isn't early, s/he will at least be on time and show up this Saturday (but prepping myself for the possibility that it may be another week until s/he does).

nk

[Surfer Rosa]

This pregnancy has been sooo different from my last, so bear with me.
The contractions I've been having for the last 24 hours or so are different from the irregular ones I've been having for weeks: it feels like something is pushing down from the top of my uterus, and I am way more crampy (a bit in the back, but just feel kind of bad period-y). This is coupled with some loose stools-sound like anything??? (Please check your crystal balls, hee hee!)

[maryeb]

That sounds more than just warm up stuff to me...: Have you tried a warm/hot bath yet? Or some nice pressure on your sacrum?

[holothuroidea]

Originally Posted by hopeandolive

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!

Don't worry, I was totally prepared for my bubble to be bursted. It's def. not the first time, but it's so hard to not get all excited.

[holothuroidea]

MY BOOBS HURT!!

They are like hard and sore, and my nipples are stingy and itchy.

Last night I "hand expressed" a whole TBSP of colostrum!! It was kind of freaky. It felt good to get it out, though. I need a baby.

[Klynne]

I got my birth gifts purchased today. A bag of high quality darjeeling tea for dh and a cute little back pack for dd as a "hurray your a big sister" present. Oh! I forget my midwife!! Maybe she'd like some high quality tea too...

Now maybe I'll get a new diamond from dh this time around (My friend got a diamond ring from her dh after giving birth to their first. He told her he would give her one for each child they had. He's such a romantic...)

Originally Posted by psychocandy

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

I didn't have time to feel lonely after babe came out. After not having anyone but myself to take care of for 24 years I found baby was more than enough too keep me not thinking about myself


So excited for all of you with contractions! I had some strong one's early this morning that caused me to close my eyes and focus on relaxing all my muscles, then i feel asleep so i guess it just good for practice. Thank you kind body

edd on friday and i went 10 unpacient days over with dd, so I'm just all peaceful knowing it will happen when it happens. (don't get me wrong though, I'm still asking dd often if she wants to nurse lol).

Oh and I saw one of these today and I think we're going to get it or if we end up with a bugaboothis . Haven't made our minds up yet.

[treehugginhippie]

Originally Posted by fridgeart

This pregnancy has been sooo different from my last, so bear with me.
The contractions I've been having for the last 24 hours or so are different from the irregular ones I've been having for weeks: it feels like something is pushing down from the top of my uterus, and I am way more crampy (a bit in the back, but just feel kind of bad period-y). This is coupled with some loose stools-sound like anything??? (Please check your crystal balls, hee hee!)

Seems that there's a couple of us feeling this lately. I had strong period cramping last week w/ loose BM's. Then last night again. Nothing regular though...just my body gearing up I think. Today it's changed to diarrhea w/ more painless BH's. I know it's nothing I ate...just hormones. The evening is when it seems to change to period like cramping. But again, it comes and goes. I'm feeling more pressure on my cervix too lately.

[FeingoldMomma]

40+2. Baby dropped some last night. DH noticed it when I stood up from the computer. Unfortunately, that's the only progress we've had. Still feeling PMS-y, and really hoping that this baby finally decides it's time to come out.

My mom is getting really antsy, because if the baby doesn't come soon, then she won't be able to come out before late Sept, if then.

Went for a long walk last night, and another one this morning. Gonna walk again tonight. Had a good ctx last night after the walk... but just the one. Nothing today, except the baby feels a little lower, and having some uncomfortableness in general. Been talking to the baby all day, letting it know that if it comes out, it will have more room to stretch instead of being so confined, and that Mommy and Daddy and Brother want to meet it. Here's hoping! :

[Shiloh]

Oh mamatolea I sure hope you've crossed over into postpartum!
Keeping hope alive..my mw will strip my membranes now!
But she thought I was kidding when I told her to drop in ANYTIME DAY OR NIGHT...I mean how long will it take 5-10 minutes

My nan asked me today when i am going to the hospital...
lol cause when dh asked me what I wanted for dinner I said hospital cafeteria food...
but I can have a homebirth now as well as of tomorrow/wed another thing to prepare for ..

[greenmom4]

I'm happier today.

Played hooky from work and may just use some vacation time to stay home the rest of the week and nap, goof off as I want to. I made some postpartum pads (w/ witch hazel, aloe vera and lavender eo) that are now in the freezer - I loved them after I had my dd. Having some very minor ctx off and on but nothing that makes labor seem imminent.

Good luck to those on the brink!

[holothuroidea]

Originally Posted by greenmom4

I'm happier today.

Played hooky from work and may just use some vacation time to stay home the rest of the week and nap, goof off as I want to. I made some postpartum pads (w/ witch hazel, aloe vera and lavender eo) that are now in the freezer - I loved them after I had my dd. Having some very minor ctx off and on but nothing that makes labor seem imminent.

Good luck to those on the brink!

OOO I did those too. My MW calls them "padcicles." I just used witch hazel, though.

I was doing them on the kitchen table and DH saw me and was like, "What on earth are you doing?!" I told him I was "Making padcicles to cool my genitals" and he just thought that was too hilarious.

[jule924]

I'm feeling OK physically here. I guess I'm used to the puffiness and bladder pressure.

Mentally not so great - I'm just not sure if I'm ready for ANOTHER baby yet My patience has been very thin with my boys the last couple of days. They seem to be more sensitive and crying about the littlest things, too. It's probably my fault How am I going to handle 3 day to day?!?!?

[veronicalynne]

I am lurking here.....I cant wait until the next August baby is born. I had assumed I would be one of the last but.... It was mentioned earlier about bloody show. I did have it with dd1, and I dont remember dd2 at all. I just know I didnt have it at all this time just the distinct feeling of period cramps low down (where you would get them), and lower back ache....then boom. It sounds to me as if some of you are practically there. Sending vibes everyones way.....::::goodvibe s:


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[jennykilbo]

Originally Posted by 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!!

Okay I feel the need to update... I'll try to keep it quick!
That convo happened with my mw around 3... I explained everything to her and she was very willing to let me call the shots, but did not hide the fact that she wasn't thrilled about waiting until Friday to do the membrane stripping if I was going to need it. I wish I could recapture the whole conversation, she was not upset at me at all but yes did put the pressure on me a little to decide what *I* needed/wanted to do, independent of the funeral thing. She said if I had come in today and gotten stripped that I could probably have my baby before the funeral if that would have made me happy - but also she said, you don't need to come in here, you could do an enema or castor oil anytime and get things done (and she sounded very much like that was the route she'd like me to take... as in, asap. I was 1 cm, 0 station, and 25% effaced a week ago and told me to do an enema or CO whenever I wanted to.) So I'm a little disappointed because I was trying to be such a purist about the whole thing, but I talked to my mom and dh about it and given all the different factors I felt like, why not just try it out tonight because if baby's not ready anyway then it won't even work. Soooo I did 2 oz. of castor oil an hour and a half ago - and I hope I have a baby soon! I fully admit my mw did put pressure on me to do this and I would have loved to say I totally never sweated for a minute and waited for Allison to come out all by herself... but I'm okay with nudging things along a bit... and I am still trusting that the right things will happen. That's all for now.

[mommytomahmoud]

totally off topic

but my son pooped in the potty today hehehhe i been totally leaving it up to him when he is ready to learn about the potty but i always ask him if he wants to sit on it and he will say noo momma

well today he goes momma poop and i said potty and he goes potty and i take off his diaper and he sits reads a book and poops i was soo happy

now pee is another story but hey one step at a time heheh

[naturegirl]

Did you see the announcement??? Mamatolea had her baby boy! :