Still Pregnant Daily Thread- Tuesday 8/19

[holothuroidea]

As I was trying to sleep, I had contractions with back pain that were about 7-5 minutes apart for 2 hours. It was getting kind of boring and I felt like they weren't going anywhere so I got up and distracted myself and they went away.

I have to wonder how much of this is psychosomatic.

I see the midwife tomorrow. At my last appointment I was so sure that I wouldn't be going in for another prenatal...

I am afraid. I'm afraid of having to be induced. I don't want to go to 42 weeks. I don't even want to go to 41 weeks because I'd need to start NST and BPP's. The office I'd have to go to for those is over 1 and 1/2 hours away.

I'm also afraid that I'll never believe that I'm in labor if I am. I'm afraid that this means that I wont go into labor on my own.

I'm just so tired of not knowing if anything is happening or not. Contractions used to be reassuring to me that something positive was going on but now they mean nothing except that I can't get sleep.

Not that I would sleep anyway, I'm too emotionally worn down.

eta: It doesn't help that DH asks me at least 10 times a day, "When is that baby coming out!?" He's getting really impatient, too.

[megsy]

I could have written your post word for word. I'm up because I woke myself up moaning from crampy contractions. This would be night two I've woken up to them.

I'm only 38w4d but am on a virtual time clock because I'm a VBA2C. While my OB is extremely supportive, once I hit 40w we're talking u/s to check placenta, AFI (which I'm already borderline low) etc. I'm perfectly content staying pregnant for however long my body needs to do its thing, and I'm confident that everything is perfectly fine with myself and the baby, but I sure wish I could skip the stress and anxiety of all the BS and just go into labor already.

[Love_My_Babies]

Originally Posted by holothuroidea

eta: It doesn't help that DH asks me at least 10 times a day, "When is that baby coming out!?" He's getting really impatient, too.

Ugh. DH asks that all the time. It drives me crazy. What makes me crazier is when his company asks when the baby is coming so they can plan his schedule.

[OhMel]

Originally Posted by holothuroidea

As I was trying to sleep, I had contractions with back pain that were about 7-5 minutes apart for 2 hours. It was getting kind of boring and I felt like they weren't going anywhere so I got up and distracted myself and they went away.

I have to wonder how much of this is psychosomatic.

I see the midwife tomorrow. At my last appointment I was so sure that I wouldn't be going in for another prenatal...

I am afraid. I'm afraid of having to be induced. I don't want to go to 42 weeks. I don't even want to go to 41 weeks because I'd need to start NST and BPP's. The office I'd have to go to for those is over 1 and 1/2 hours away.

I'm also afraid that I'll never believe that I'm in labor if I am. I'm afraid that this means that I wont go into labor on my own.

I'm just so tired of not knowing if anything is happening or not. Contractions used to be reassuring to me that something positive was going on but now they mean nothing except that I can't get sleep.

Not that I would sleep anyway, I'm too emotionally worn down.

eta: It doesn't help that DH asks me at least 10 times a day, "When is that baby coming out!?" He's getting really impatient, too.

I'm so sorry you are worried. YOU are usually our very positive one here who soothes everyone's worries. We still have 2 days until 41 weeks, and then a whole week after that. Plenty of time for the baby to come out! If you're really worried, will you have your MW do a sweep & stretch? I did that at 41w1d with my daughter and went into labor the next morning. I will be doing it again if I make it to my next appt on Saturday. It was very gentle and didn't feel invasive or wrong or anything.

I hope you got some good sleep!

[holothuroidea]

Originally Posted by OhMel

I'm so sorry you are worried. YOU are usually our very positive one here who soothes everyone's worries. We still have 2 days until 41 weeks, and then a whole week after that. Plenty of time for the baby to come out! If you're really worried, will you have your MW do a sweep & stretch? I did that at 41w1d with my daughter and went into labor the next morning. I will be doing it again if I make it to my next appt on Saturday. It was very gentle and didn't feel invasive or wrong or anything.

I hope you got some good sleep!

Aww, shucks! I really needed some sympathy.

My MW said she only does a sweep if your cervix is super stretchy and ready for it, she doesn't really like natural induction methods and I agree with her. She believes that they make labor harder. But, I'll ask for a vaginal exam this time, probably, to see if these contractions that kept me up all night are just phantoms or if they're doing anything. If she feels the sweep will be good then I'm totally going to let her do it.

Every time I lay down I get contractions that are 5-7 minutes apart. Now, sitting at the computer, is the first time they've continued while I've been upright and they feel stronger but still not very strong at all.

I'm going to go watch some TV and see if they continue. Maybe I won't make it to that appointment after all!

[CathyG80]

I have an appointment with my midwife this morning, and I've been thinking of having her check me with the hopes that she stirs something up! I still have 4 days until my due date, so I know I should be in a rush.
It doesn't help that my DH also calls every morning and says "no baby yet?" He knows how much that drives me nuts!

[apelilae]

I had my MW appointment yesterday. They did a NST. Everything is fine. I go in for an U/S this morning to check fluid, cord, placenta, etc. This was optional, but I think it's going to help me with some information I'm looking for. I did some energy work last night to help clear out any anger/anxiety and I'm feeling much better this morning.

[*Isra*]

To all the pp's lots of labor vibes coming your way..I feel for you!!!:

[Megan_Cherry]

Finally put away all the washed baby clothes and finished folding the mountainous pile of laundry yesterday. Now I am totally ready for baby. <sigh> My husband has a ticket to go see Radiohead tomorrow, when he bought it 4 months ago I was sure the baby would be here by now. But now I'm nervous that I'll go into labor that night. It's not that far away, but you know how concert traffic can be. How likely is it that out of these last 2-3 weeks that baby will pick that 5 hr period to come out. I have quick labor too (dd was 4 hrs) so that worries me a little.

[rach03]

I was up from about 2am - 4am with some crampy contractions...I'm all freaked out by my contractions after the false alarm Saturday night.

I have my 40 week appointment tomorrow and the doctor offered to strip my membranes. I'm leaning towards letting her since I do not want to get induced. Maybe the membrane stripping would help me go into labor on my own.

*sigh* Why couldn't she have just come Saturday night when I was having 4 minute apart contractions?

[redebeth]

Well, my doula /good friend left for Costa Rica at 6 this morning. She was with me for my last two births so I am sad that she probably won't be here for this one. Unless I can hang on for another week and a half. haha. I am also rescheduling my court date (on the 26th) because I am NOT going in there the day after I deliver or anything, so I am just going to reschedule for a month from now. And my husband is being taken out by friends for his birthday, so i don't have to worry about that. Now, my son's soccer season has started and school starts on thurs. those things I can't reschedule, unfortunately. Any way, I'm getting ready to wait. After that, I'll worry.

Oh, and I mentioned before how I swear I can see this baby 'breathing'. I learned that they stop their practice breathing 24-72 hrs before birth starts. So I am thinking I will at least know when I'm NOT going to give birth in the next 24 hrs., when I can still see it's back go up and down. No baby practice breathing yet today, though! So, maybe tomorrow!

Good Luck to Nik an all the other mama's trying to get their job done!

[becomingme]

Still here...was up a number of times last night because of some mildly painful contractions, but I was trying hard to ignore them (despite thinking "maybe this is it!"). Getting back to sleep was a challenge on at least a couple of occasions. In any case, I've been up for about an hour and nothing is happening, so I suppose it was just warm up or practice.

Yesterday my father asked me if there was any sign that "something was happening"...and I told him that as I far as I could tell there wasn't. He promptly changed his departure flight from this Saturday to the following Wednesday.

I'm realizing that I have no sense of what my midwife's policy is about going past edd. It's something I never asked her about. She's an CNM with her own practice, but does all her deliveries in a hospital...so I'd imagine her practice is in line with whatever they do at the hospital. It makes me a little nervous that I don't know. Anyway, my appointment is tomorrow, so I suppose I'll ask her then. I really don't want to be induced, and my anxiety about that is starting to creep up a little...at least if I find out what her policy is, I can put the worry (at least, the part of it that's about not knowing) to rest.

- nk

[Zannah]

Last night I almost cried. It sounds crazy, but the fact that I'm still pregnant just made me insane. I know I'm only 9 days past my due date but I feel like I'm emotionally spent. Today I woke up and have been on a hormonal rampage, getting angry and snapping at everyone for pretty much no reason.
I've been having lots of Braxton Hicks and little signs here and there but they've been going on forever. I just wish this baby would come out already!

[lil_earthmomma]

Still here! Mw appt today, have my gbs test. : I'm still not completely on board with taking the test, with all the false positives/negatives it produces... I will be speaking more with my mw's about this before I do the test.

Ds is really not a happy guy today, crying and stuck to my boob... hhhmmmmm.... maybe he senses something...

[forsythia]

Originally Posted by lil_earthmomma

Still here! Mw appt today, have my gbs test. : I'm still not completely on board with taking the test, with all the false positives/negatives it produces... I will be speaking more with my mw's about this before I do the test.

Ds is really not a happy guy today, crying and stuck to my boob... hhhmmmmm.... maybe he senses something...

I just had to quote, because my lil toddler has been up in the middle of the night for the past week...I'm sure he is sensing something!

[hatfieldsarah]

I couldn't fall asleep last night and had to take a Benadryl to finally hit the sack. I feel slightly more at peace with being pregnant today, but my feelings goes back and forth so much, who knows how I'll feel later.

I am headed to my 1st ever acupuncture apt in a few minutes, I'll let you know if anything happens!

[megsy]

Well we left early for my appt because contractions were regular and painful. Dropped kids off at my mom's and headed to the office instead of the hospital (which I totally thought we'd end up at).

Contractions started to peter out at his office. Bugger.

But am 1 cm dilated, so that's something. Still thick, though.

Did an u/s to measure fluid and it was a 12.2, PERFECTLY NORMAL! What a relief!! I've been stressing over this for 7 weeks! So I'm off the low AFI watchlist, which is phenomenal.

DH and DTD when we got home and I'm hoping that I either go before this weekend or hold off until Monday because the one OB who "doesn't do VBACs" is on call this weekend. My OB said he'd do everything to be there for me but does have plans to head out of town Friday night. He said if I caught him early enough on Friday he could back out. So here's hoping. ...

[LivingforGod]

Still preggo!

[Klynne]

I think the whole edd thing is the problem. Who was it who wrote that edd was more of a disservice to women and that rather telling women that they're due the end of summer or early spring would be so much better, for the vast majority of women...

Been having contrxt since 3pm, it's 9pm now....

[star792]

still waiting. tomorrow is the first day of prek and i would have three art classes in the afternoon so it would be very hands on. i would like to have this baby tonight so i can avoid it. i told my principal today friday would be my last day. I don't think I can do it anymore. i just hope i don't go way past my due date cause i want all the leave time i can get to be with baby.