OMG--we're getting close to full term here! - Page 2

[OkiMom]

I turned 33 weeks yesterday and realized I only had 7 weeks left.. DH wants to install the car seat and have everything ready by the time I hit 38 weeks. So I have 5 weeks to unpack, get my to do list done and pack up bags for the hospital..

[claddaghmom]

I'm almost 34 weeks and I'm getting really antsy. I have a feeling deep down that this babe is going to be early. I still haven't taken maternity leave from work, my school finals are October 26th and we have yet to get a car seat, diapers etc. That and we still haven't finished "moving in/unpacking" argh.

On the bright side, the babe's nursery is complete.

[AugustineM]

I'm due Nov 1st so I think that puts me at just over 34 weeks, but I can never keep track. I had never thought of the fact that I only have 2 weeks until full-term... that's 36 weeks, right? Gosh, I sound so... dense... even though I've had 2 babies already!

I do feel like this baby is going to come early... I keep lurking/posting in the Oct DDC because my guess is about Oct 20th or so, or maybe around the full moon on Oct 14!

I'm excited, though, and full of anticipation, and I know I'll be ready to have this baby in 3 weeks or so.

[nerdymom]

Oh wow...I am 34 weeks and freaked out by this thread. I still need to interview a pediatrician, move, buy diapers...

[Bella Catalina]

Augustine, full term is 37 weeks, I think.

DS was a 36 weeker so this one could be here in 2.5 weeks. I'm getting there; need to give the house a good clean and waiting for my birth kit and pool to arrive this week. I'm officially waddling and ready not to be pregnant anymore, ready to meet this baby, too, but I also need more time.

I try not to dwell on it but I know I'm emotionally not ready to birth yet, so once we have everything ready for the baby, I will be ready to deal with the emotional stuff. It's mainly just fears associated with the need to transfer, dealing with two little ones, and how to prepare Adrian.

[nurnur]

32 wks 5 days...I still have a lot to do, today was very productive ~ but still have a long ways to go to get everyone in there respective bedrooms. Musical bedrooms is a lot of work! I welcome this babe to arrive anytime after 37 weeks, but my history says we will be more like 41-42. This baby feels huge already and I keep having this little voice saying this one may come earlier than my other singletons...only time will tell! we are so close mamas!

[selena_ski]

Originally Posted by goodheartedmama

I haven't even thought of stocking the freezer!

How many days until you're off of bedrest?

16- i need to make it to 36.5- ack typing that out makes it seem sooooo soon.

[~Charlie's~Angel~]

I am still so undecided on my EDD. Origianlly I thought the first day of my last period was 2/9, putting my EDD at 11/16. But come to find out, it was actually 1/24, putting my EDD at 10/29. I had an ultrasound at 21 weeks, "confirming" the 11/16 EDD, however, I have read that the later the ultrasound, the bigger the swing is in either direction on the accuracy of the EDD. I had a 7 weeks US with DS and his EDD was 10/10. He was born 9/27. SO I feel as though I could go anywhere from 10/15-11/20. Thats a BIG SWING! I feel VERY pregnant, like around 36 weeks, but the Dr office considers me about 33. So when will I be full term? Am I almost there now? Or do I still have about 2 months to go? AHHHH, its all so frustrating it all being up in the air, I cant stand it. And to top it off, I have lots of cervical pressure recently, so I am going for a pelvic exam today to make sure I am not dialting or efacing. AND, we put an addition on the house to accomodate for the new little person that is on the way, and THAT is not done yet. AHHHH, calgon!

Ok, rant over. Thanks for listening.

[andi-mama]

I'd go with your latest due date possible... so November 16. Not only will this save you from the induction pressure, it will save you from YOURSELF when/if you go past your earlier due date. Wouldn't it be nice to have a baby a week "early" instead of three weeks "late"?

[darkblue0729]

Barbie- You and I are in similar canoes mama My periods are erratic (before Em was born I didn't get periods...period, lol and after she was born they just came when they felt like it) I just *knew* I was pregnant this time and the early u/s put me with EDD of 11/24 then it was moved to 11/21 (which my dear MW is keeping to give me wiggle room) then it was decided that my EDD was probably 11/13 and now the consensus is that it is really 11/7 <---and even with the EDD if 11/7 this LO is in the 88th percentile for weight (YIKES!, lol) So with the EDD of 11/7 I am 2 days shy of 34 weeks which while it feels 'right' also feels insane! In some ways I feel like DH and I were *just* finding out I was pregnant and now the end is in sight. I feel pretty sad about the idea of not being pregnant anymore! I had a tough time with it last time-missing the 'cuddling from the inside' feeling you get to share with your babe, and am hoping I feel less blue about it this time, though I suspect I am going to be too busy to be blue!

[emc03]

dark/barbie - wow, that would drive me nutty on the due date. not to mention my IL's. my midwife doesn't even get down into the nitty gritty with weight and all. we just talk, she takes my blood pressure, checks the heartrate, asks some questions, measures the belly and eyeballs me overall and gives me the thumbs up or down. reminds me about stuff to look into. baby's weight, length of cervix, effacement...i guess for me it will be a total surprise. good thing though, i'd totally get caught up in details like that. i either obsessively track or i don't really care and totally focus on my body's messages.

i just hope for a couple of things - don't go too early so sister can get here in time.
don't go too late so she's around to help for long enough afterwards. absolutely DON'T go in October, dh working round the clock and we need those billable overtime hours!
otherwise i feel like it's forever away. i'm working until my body screams STOP (hourly employee, so I have to be here to get a check), but i feel great overall. 7 more weeks on friday. seems to sound soon to everyone else.

i'm really looking forward to those contractions. i'm gonna be out of here like the road runner when it takes off....beep beep!!

[~Charlie's~Angel~]

Honestly, If I could just stay home with DS, I dont care how late I go. But I cant until 10/31. In order to get disability 100% i need to wait unitl two weeks before my due date before my doctor can write me a note to stay home and I will still get a paycheck. But atleast i Can countdown to there. 5 weeks, 2 days, and COUNTING. lol.

[ma_vie_en_rose]

I am just starting to freak out a little bit right now. While I think I am almost 32wks and have plenty of time to go, then I think I only have about 7wks. Now, I am freaking out. I anticipate my scheduled c-section to be Nov 17. Oh, there is a lot to do before then.

[madeofstardust]

i turned 32 weeks today, and i can't believe it at all! throughout this entire pregnancy i've just felt like baby will be born early...like, around 34-36 weeks. i'm really hoping my intuition is off though because i'm planning a UC and wouldn't be entirely comfortable delivering out of a hospital at that point. it's so soon though! even if i go to term it's 8 weeks! that's no time at all. i need to wash the baby clothes, make freezer meals, put the carseat in DP's car, CLEAN this house. i haven't swept in weeks, it's shameful really. haha.

[coyotemist]

First of all, I have to say that I've really enjoyed this thread, it's let me get to know some of you that haven't been on the Kitchen Table. Please feel free to jump in over there whenever you want (don't be thinking you have to read the whole thing, just read whats on the page and jump right in!).

Last nigth I was asking DH, which car do you want to bring me home in? He says "I dunno". Okayyyyy...which car shall I install the carseat in? "What!!!" He says, "why do you need to install the carseat NOW?" Um, well, we should really install it in the next month or so. And he looked at me like my head was on backwards. I think it is sneaking up on DH, too.

Like Barbie and Darkblue-I'm a little wishy washy on my due date. By my last period, I'm due 11/21. My second or third ultrasound put me at 12/5, and subsuquent ultrasounds put me at 11/29. However, baby is measuring between 32 and 33 weeks weight-wise, and even by my 11/21 date I'd only be 31 weeks, while I've been counting myself 30 weeks. One way or another, he can't come any earlier than 35 weeks, otherwise we are looking at a potential NICU stay, which dates 10/25. 1 month from today I could have a baby. I'd rather it be early November tho.

[EmmaWoodhouse]

OMGoodness! I can't remember how many weeks I am. All I remember is that LO is due anytime between Nov 14-Dec 10. I have pg brain really bad this time it isn't even funny anymore. But I do want to start buying my birthing supplies and a couple of other things for LO. I have to hold off for another month though. I haven't even thought to go through the stuff that I have. I just barely put most of it away a few months ago. Oh well. It will get done eventually.

[snowgirl]

Definitely freaking out a bit here. Last week at my appt I was 30w5d and I was measuring 34-35 weeks. YIKES!!! My mw said it doesn't mean much other than I have a big belly and since it is my 2nd pg I am all stretched out and stuff.
My next appt is at 35 weeks and I am going to have my cervix checked. I was checked at 35 weeks with dd and was 4cm, 80% effaced. So, I need to know if I am progressing at all. It wouldn't surprise me if I am with the amount of cramping and cervix pressure.

Although I am ready for this baby, I know I will miss the belly. Just trying to savor it.

[OkiMom]

Due dates are so wishy washy.. With DD it was really accurate (down to the fact she was born on her due date) however according to my LMP and both ultrasounds the due date was exactly the same. Even the doctor was suprised with that..
However, this time I have had my due date changed soo many times. When I first went in they put November 25th because they had absolutely NO idea (I had just miscarried so LMP wasn't going to be a good thing to go by). The first ultrasound I had said that it was November 16th, the next said November 11 and the last one said between the 1st and the 11th.. So, Im going by due weeks not a due date. Ive been telling everyone that its somewhere between the 1st and the 20th. The look on their face is priceless though, its like a look that says "Don't you know??".

[alleybcat]

33.5 weeks here and I don't know how I feel. My DS was born at 41 weeks, so that would give me 7 weeks left, but I have had a feeling we are looking at 39-40 weeks this time, which would be 5-6 weeks or so. Wow, that doesn't seem like alot of time!!!

I am planning a home birth, but haven't even started to talk to my midwife about what I need to have prepared, etc. I should get on that.

I have lots of little clothes and diapers, just need to wash them. We have the car seat from Charlie and I have boobs, so I am not really too worried about planning type things.

There are so many things around the house that we wanted to finish that I know will never get done. :-(

Serious rambling here...

[natalieadw]

34.5 here!!! You guys are freaking me out! MUST NOT OPEN THIS THREAD AGAIN!