Week of Feb 6 Check-In!

[aguacates]

So.....Let's all check in! Share with us how much you are enjoying these last few days/weeks of pregnancy! :lol

I'll be back with my update later.

Abby

[guitarmama]

I hate sleeping!!! I wish I could love it, but, tired as I am, it's just so hard to get comfy. The worst is when I wake up at 2am and think, "Oh, I'm so comfy right now. Damn it, I have to pee!!!!".

Other than that, I'm doing well physically (well, besides the back pain, but what can you do?). I'm a bit off emotionally right now. I just had a meltdown in the shower. I'm not sure what's wrong, you know. You'd think that a 30 year old would feel mature enough to have a baby, but I feel like such a kid. I look at myself in the mirror and think, "god, Heather, what are you doing?". I guess part of it is that I'm going to miss my pseudo rock and roll life style. Dh has gone from musician to 50+ hours a week working man, and it's really hard for him. It's just so much change. Maybe I'm just afraid that we won't be ourselves anymore. Sigh, I should treat myself to a haircut this week.

[april77]

I'm due on Wednesday and in a total funk at the moment. I lost my plug last week and had several rounds of start & stop contractions and I totally convinced myself that the babe would come early but I was wrong. Plus this past weekend was the only one my dad had off this month, so it was the only time he could be at the birth. Now I'm just feeling kinda bummed. My mom was with us for dd's birth, but she's since passed away and it's really starting to upset me that dh's family will be there but none of mine. I guess I'm rather a hormonal mess. Plus I'm really tired and having problems sleeping, so I'm a grouchy mama to dd which I feel really guilty about. Just a bad day overall. I really want to get a prenatal massage this week, I just need to find someone to watch dd.

On a positive note, my doula came over to do a relaxation session last week and I'm so happy that we decided to have one. I think she is going to be totally great during labor and I feel more confident about it now. DH is good with emotional support, but not so good with the practical stuff (positions, reminding me to pee, to drink, etc.) and she seems great at both. And has a very soothing manner. Now if only the babe would decide to come out!!

[~lioneyes~]

I'm doin' good here. I found out I have low iron levels, so I have been taking a natural supplement. Because of the low levels, I have been really low on energy for the past week or so. Today I felt so tired, I didn't even do the dishes! I just sat around and knitted. Some days my pelvis is really sore, and when I lay down at night, it feels even worse. I just expect stuff like that though. I am just feeling pretty mellow, and waiting for the baby to decide she's ready to come out. I'm sorry some of you mamas are having a hard time. Hugs to ya all.... :)

[Shelleybelly]

I am getting really frustrated :( . My due date was February 1st and I have had no signs of labor coming on in the past week :irked: . No contractions, no plug, no show- nothing! Just the everyday misery of being so freaking pregnant! Ds was nine days late but with him I was having BH every night so it seem like something was at least happening, kwim?

Heather and April, I think you guys totally have the right idea about doing something nice for yourselves this week :thumb . When I was 7 months preg I got my haircut and I couldn't believe how much better I felt! And massage sound heavenly (really hope you can find a sitter, April). Maybe I can talk dh into going out to dinner and/or a movie (although it shouldn't be too hard to convince him :lol ).

[mraven721]

I am getting really frustrated . My due date was February 1st and I have had no signs of labor coming on in the past week . No contractions, no plug, no show- nothing! Just the everyday misery of being so freaking pregnant! Ds was nine days late but with him I was having BH every night so it seem like something was at least happening, kwim?


Yeah, that. My offical due date was Sunday and I am so over being pregnant. Other than one night of sickness that brought on some contractions, I've had no signs of baby making her way into this world :( I'm finding I need things to distract my mind a bit, so I picked up a new book and my husbands work promised dinner out Friday if baby isn't here by then.

[maya's mommy]

I was up last night with dd and kept having contractions. I am not due for another week and have no reason to think this baby will be early. I also don't sleep too well these days. I have the problem of waking up way to often and just hoping that it is later than it is so that I have slept for a decent amount of time.
My dh just realized that we don't have a real plan as to what to do with dd when I do go into labor. My mom will take her but she works and lives 40 minutes away. We also don't have any bags packed or even a list of what we are bringing to the hospital.
Early this morning as I was lying in bed trying to get back to sleep after being awake for a few hours with dd and the contractions I was thinking about actually being in labor and the fact that my dh and the doula will be there to help me. That at that point it is all abuot me and the baby and for some reason it made me cry. I think that might be a sign that I really need to do more for myself these days!

[nikisager]

I am enjoying as much as possible...lol. I spent my entire day from 8 am to 6pm cleaing!!! I completely rearanged my bdrm, my sons bdrms and the family room, my husband made me quite after cleaning and mopping the kitchen because I was going to rearange the living room next, nesting just a little bit lol. Funny part is all weekend long I didnt feel like doing a darn thing! I will probably regret it tomorrow with back aching and stuff but is ok, the house looks really good! I thought I kept a clean house until I started really cleaning lol. It is amazing what these little buggers will stash under dressers!!! Hope everyone is feeling great and getting ready for our precios bundles that are almost done cookin!!! :throb

[Honeybee'smama]

Hugs to you mamas that are having a hard time in these last few days/weeks. I remember this time being really hard for me with dd. Hang in there and I second the doing something special for yourself, it can ct least help with the emotional if not the physical issues!

I am actually feeling pretty good emotionally, which is a nice change from the last few weeks! Some friends who I am so greatful to have in my life took dd for the weekend which allowed me to have some real down time as well as finish up getting stuff ready for baby. I think not having things done has been weighing on me more than I realized.

I am going to work the rest of this week and then be done. That is another thing that is adding to my positive spirits I believe, just having that end in sight!

Physically, my hips/pelvis hurts a fair amount of the time and sleeping is not happening very much. I just feel really full of baby, like everything is just super squished in there, which it is of course. Feeling more emotionally ok has helped to deal with the physical stuff I think.

I am not due for another 2 weeks and don't really think it will happen early, though I have started to be more analytical of what I am feeling and noticing in my body.

[Danielsmom]

Hi all,

I am feeling like I'm getting a lot done. I am working on those projects (nesting). I do feel easily frustrated lately but otherwise pretty good emotionally. I am also waking up at odd times (which is why I'm on the computer around 1 a.m.).
I do have some postpartum help lined up which is a really good feeling.

I wish I felt better physically for this pregnancy. I haven't enjoyed it as much as the last one, only because of the aches and pains. Little things like my right set of ribs hurts a lot (the baby seems to like to nest his/her bum up that way). And my feet hurt a lot. I don't remember the last pregnancy being so tough or exhausting but I also didn't have a little boy to chase around.

I am due February 28 and I predict I will go around that due date...ds was over a week late and this baby seems to enjoy hanging out in mama's belly too. It is just a feeling that the baby will be on time or late; I could be wrong.

[Dreaming]

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[snarfywarning]

Still pregnant *sigh*

Just a week left to go!

He has the hiccups right now and it is makeing me pretty aggrivated.

[AndiG]

Still here, just 37 weeks.

First, my heart goes out to you who are already past due. Make plans to do nice things, it is the ONLY thing that will keep you getting through the day. Each day, seriously, do some silly thing for yourself, eat a silly dessert, go to a movie by yourself (a matinee or something even!) or rent a movie that you love, eat popcorn with lots of butter, buy a ridiculous magazine and mock the skinny models, have a nice bubble bath, file your nails, get a haircut, buy a cute baseball cap for the possible bad hair days of early mother hood... be nice to yourself above all else... waiting to a due date is hard, waiting PAST it is even harder.

Not much to report here... same ol' same ol'. We are getting ready at home, finally have the baby clothes all washed (both sets, pink and blue because we don't know what we're having). Still don't have girls name we can agree upon....
dunno. not much else. Have a bit of frozen stuff stocked up for after the baby but not a lot. That's ok though am going to work on that a bit this weekend I think.

DD is being a super sweet heart these days and while ds seems a bit more sensitive than usual, he is finally starting to show some independence in self care (will put his pants on if you ask, will FINALLY put on his snow boots for me without help etc. potty training is still not happening but that's ok.)
I'm looking forward to his bday party on the 18th...

other than that, not much....

[*violet*]

Hi everyone!
Just hanging in there. Still have 2 weeks to go until our official due date, whatever that means. Sounds like you are all doing great!!

I'm just so tired and achy. I'm starting to get worried about 1.) the labor and 2.) taking care of ds and myself after the baby comes.

My parents just announced that they are going on a 4-day trip less than a week before my due date. Aarrgh! They were supposed to watch ds when we went to the hospital. Their logic is that they don't think the baby will come before my due date. Hello?! Do they have some magical insight that I'm not privy to?

Anyway, I absolutely must do some baby prepping. I still haven't pulled out my son's old baby clothes to wash an put away. By the time I get home from work at night and have dinner, I'm completely done for the day. Dh is so busy tutoring and trying to make some extra money so we can survive my completely unpaid maternity leave that he is as beat as me at the end of the day.

Being a grown up stinks sometimes, doesn't it?

[Swandira]

Just 37 weeks here. I'm due the 28th, and although I've been having contractions, I had contractions before my first baby too and still went into labor nine days past my due date. I wouldn't be surprised to have a March baby.

I've been kind of uncomfortable because of the weight of the baby and the inadequacy of my normal abdominal strength to hold up said weight, but other than that and the occasional stinging sensations in my cervix, I'm more or less OK. This baby, unlike my first, seems unable even at full term to put simultaneous pressure on my lungs and bladder -- so I get relief from one thing or another at any given time.

Emotionally I have less patience for my three-year-old than I normally do, which is sad, because his life is about to change so much. I wish I could put up with him better than I am right now. Right now he's saying, "No, mama, you can't have space!" :nut

Nealy

[Sleepymama]

39 weeks here. Been having lots of pre-labor stuff off and on, including several times I thought I was in active labor. But nope. I feel decent otherwise, trying to take it easy but DS is being very anxious and clingy and demanding. He knows it will be soon. He has been asking me to read WElcome with love 10x a day (to reassure himself I think). He's been giving his baby bear lots of checkups and changing his diaper. It's pretty cute.

DS was 9 days early and my personal prediction was the 9th (5 days early) ...we'll see. I'm starting to get jealous of all the new moms posting about their births!!

[Jlcampbellkidz]

It looks like this my 3rd pregnancy will be my longest. I had DD1 at 37 weeks and DD2 right before 39 weeks. I have actually enjoyed most of this pregnancy and am still enjoying watching the motion of the baby move my stomach.
Biggest complaint is pelvis and back pain. Baby has really moved down but was posterior at the last visit. I have been doing hands and knees every chance I get and seeing the chiro 2 times a weeks now. I hear 3rd babies like to make trouble so I am preparing to go past the due date. :lol I really can't complain. I know the things I am feeling are just my body doing what it is supposed to do, even though it hurts so bad. I am excited, and a bit anxious but overall feeling calm and ready for whatever or whenever.

[M_of_M]

I have 2 weeks till my due date. Still working now and actually have tons of projects to finish. My hospital bag is not prepared yet and I still have to wash all the baby clothes and do a major clean up of the house, etc.

I guess my excuse is that I don't expect this baby to come early. My first one came at 41 weeks and since this baby is posterior (and posterior babies usually go overdue) I think I still have more like 3 weeks to go.

Hopefully I will be able to do most of the prep stuff this coming weekend.

[Katykatt]

Due date is Thursday the 9th, but I know that doesn't mean a thing. No pre-labor signs at all yet & baby hasn't dropped. I've got horrible last minute cold feet & it makes me feel like such an ungrateful pig because we had a tough time conceiving. My mom will be here a week after my EDD, so I just hope little Sophie comes by then. It is so good to be able to pop by here and see how you mamas are doing. I mostly lurk, but I have to say that I don't know what I would be doing without these boards--I've learned so much & it's just reassuring to hear your stories. Thanks!

[winnie]

I'm 38 weeks today. Over the weekend I had some pretty major nausea, diahrrea, strong regular contractions, backache, etc...and it all amounted to nothing. Today I barely even feel pregnant, aside from the bulge! It's nice to have a day where I finally have some energy and don't feel really sore, and I've been taking advantage of it by getting stuff done around the house, went for coffee with my mom, and then went for a big long walk. I'm not even having many BH contractions today, which is odd.
For some reason everyone (aside from my doctor) really believes I will go early and this baby will be here any minute, so I think hearing that constantly is getting me a bit anxious. When I think that it could be four more weeks...ugh! Another week or so would be perfect, but I guess I don't get a say in it. :)

winn

[momma_andi]

I'll be 38 weeks tomorrow. So far i've enjoyed most of this pregnancy. This is my first and I expected it to be much worse than it has been. I've been having some BH, but not too many, maybe 4 a day for the past week. Then again yesterday I don't think I had any. I've been dealing with a sore back for a while now, but that is to be expected i'm sure.
Yesterday I finally got some energy to get some stuff done around here. From about 35-37 weeks I had no motivation what so ever and I was hoping i'd get back into nesting mode since there is so much I would like to get done before the baby comes. I think now that it is getting closer I have some sense of urgency also to get more done.
My sleeping is all messed up. I've been going to bed around 3-4am and waking up around 12pm. I had a bad cold this past week, so I was lucky if I fell asleep before 5am. But things are looking up and i'm happy I only have a couple more weeks...hopefully. :)

[aguacates]

Well, I was assuming I'd get back to this thread to post last night, but apparently our server was down. It drives me crazy when I don't have internet access. I compulsively check it once an hour to see if it is back up. :lol

Anyway, I'm 38ish weeks. Feeling pretty uncomfortable right now, although I think our family avoided the stomach flu that has been going around, (knock wood) which I couldn't be more thankful about, as I'm still having morning/night sickness. I had an appt with my midwife yesterday. Baby is LOA, heartrate is in high 130's, I'm measuring 36 wks, but my mw says there is still lots of amniotic fluid, so it probably won't be anytime soon. That said, I've been having contractions all day, some 3 minutes apart, some 20. More annoying than anything, but I don't feel like they are heading anywhere. I am really trying to come to terms with the fact that I could be pregnant for 3-4 more weeks(but praying really hard that doesn't happen).

It is so exciting though, to read about all the babies that have been coming, I am definitely almost excited to labor. We are out of propane until Thurs though, so I don't wan't to go into labor until then, because we won't have hot water. (Although I do have a nice new crockpot :lol )

Abby

[boycrazy]

Due Tomorrow on the 9th. Never have made it this far. Garrett was a few days early, Zach 3 weeks early. I am ready. People are calling and when they see me they are like You are STILL here??? LOL I am comfortable but mentally ready to get this done. My midwife will let me go to 41 weeks if all is looking good...re my diabetes...I will go in tomorrow for a nst and afi. That will decide my fate. My bestest friend is 9 days overdue with her 1st right now. We both started black cohash this week in hopes of getting things going. I think baby is in a better position than yesterday. More spine to the front. On monday they est that I was 40% effaced and 0 station, about 3 for dilation. Been at the 3 for weeks. What's that song....All my bags are packed :wink

[Sleepymama]

Well I know I already responded but we had a bit of a scare yesterday afternoon. At my regular prenatal visit my MW heard some alarming decels of the baby's heartrate, down below 100 and then zooming up again, back down, etc. She listened for a really long time in different positions and since she had never heard that from my baby before, nor really any other baby before, she wanted me to go to the hospital for an NST. DH met us there and they hooked me up for a long time and everything is fine, they aren't sure why my MW heard those decels, in fact the OB said that the strip was textbook, good reactivity etc. She rarely sees such an active, reactive baby. So I'm not sure what happened. My MW is very experienced and I don't think she would have mistaken it and doesn't tend to overreact, so I knew that she wouldn't send me to L&D for nothing (we're planning homebirth). I have a lot of hospital related PTSD from DS's birth and I was so sure they were going to rush me into an emergency c-sec. I was fighting off a panic attack the whole time.

But anyway, I got a vaginal exam out of it, since my MW doesn't usually do them unless something odd is happening, and she wanted to make sure since I've been having so much prodromal labor that I wasn't in active labor (which could cause the decels), but I am 2cm and mostly effaced, whoopie! Which means of course it could be any minute now, or a week from now...come on baby, time to come out!

[aguacates]

Sleepymama, that sounds really scary, I'm glad everything ended up okay. And it sounds like all that prodromal labor has done something. I'm predicting that when you are actually in labor, it will go fairly quickly.

[boycrazy]

Sleepy- glad to hear all is good in you belly! I agree...come out little babies!!

[ChiaraRose]

Hey, I am joining a little later, but here is my check in. :)
I am feeling more and more ready to go every day. My due date is Friday, so right around the corner. I am having A LOT of contractions and the last two nights I thought it was the real thing. Theya re very intense, but never get closer than 10 minutes and after a few hours they stop.
I lost my mucous plug during this though. My mw checked me today and I am 80% effaced and 2 cm dilated. Yeah That!!!!! At least this is going somewhere, even though it is sloooooooow!
I have a horrible sore throat now and just feel flu-y, for th lack of a better word. Could be the lack of sleep, I hope.
Otherwise I am healthy.
Just ready to dive in and get this behind me. Maybe it is going to be a due date babe , but I would take it a day earlier :thumb
Wish you a happy late pregnancy vibes and hope I can tell you our birth story soon.
Liane

[gypsycat]

Due Dates monday for me and I'm definately getting nervous. I've been 80% effaced and 3 cm dilated for almost two weeks now. Because I'm a vbac they don't want to induce unless absolutely necessary but they're not suppose to let me go beyond 41 weeks either.
I'm luck that in that my OB is willing to go longer as long as both myself and baby seem to be doing well.
I just keep telling myself that he's waiting for Valentines day to give me a special present but I'd be happier if he was early. :love

[crittersmom]

I am due on the 21st but was just told that they don't let chronic hypertension patients go past 39 weeks so they have me set up for an induction on the 16th.EEK! I don't wanna if everything is fine.My BP is 106/78 and hasn't gone over 120/80.I am hoping that I will be able to hold Zoe in until at least Sun when my mom flies in but before they expect me to have this baby.She has missed the other two births, one by mere hours.DH and I were frisky this afternoon and boy did my body let me know that that was thing to do if I wnated to go into real labor.LOL
I'm still nursing DS #2 and he got sick last week and nursed nonstop for a couple of nights and now hes trying to pop out two teeth and so hes back at the breast nonstop so those contractions have also been "fun" to breathe through.
I tested postitive for Group B and am trying to decide if I should go for the abx or wait and see since my last labor was only 2 hrs.I think I might have to do the abx just to save Zoe from all the uneccessary extra poking and monitoring hospitals like to do when you don't play along.
I am at 3/4 cm and that was where I was at with the boys.I just can't seem to figure out how she is lying, other than I know she is at least head down.
I am nervous about how I am going to take care of a newbron and a 1 year old.My four year old is really helpful and pretty independent so I don't worry as much about him, but Evan.....he's not gonna understand why I can't pick him up or nurse him right away.He is already throwing fits because Nanas are to sore for him.
I still haven't packed, got closer though since its all laid out.At least her clothes are washed and hung and we have the car seat on its way.

[mamasittingduck]

hi all....guess i'm not the only one playing the waaaaaaaiting game! i have been off work for over a month now because i hurt my back, which has been waaaaaaaay too long for this usually very busy lady. i'm due on the 18th and there are times when i feel i can't wait another second! everyone keeps saying, "enjoy this time while you can" which i am tryyyyyying to do, i swear! but, i am so so uncomfortable most of the time. i woke up to having to run and throw up today, which was totally weird. i can only walk a block or so before i get horrible low abdomen/back pains so my activity is severely limited.
now instead of having to pee every second, i feel i have to move my bowels as well, and there's nothing there! i want my body back, pleeeease!!!!!

i just want to start this new life! i feel i've been on "pause" for a verrrrry long time...... :nut

well, lets all hang in there....the latest cervical check today was "soft"; that's it! (i think she was just trying to make me feel better, ha!!)

sherri