well, pregnancy insomnia here...sort of. can't sleep because the contractions have really gotten stronger. on the birth ball now with dh pressing hot rice bags against my lower back. 4-7 mins apart, lasting 1 minute or more...and kicking my butt. lets hope this is it or real labor is really going to get me! at least the breaks between are wonderful!
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Hey Earthmama, we posted at the same time...well, almost.
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Just bumping this thread up above the other one. Thought I'd check in and see who was doing what before I went to bed.
contrax 3-4 mins apart now. feeling queezy and like i need to push something out (gas, poop,...baby maybe?) bath made things speed up. i think this might be it.
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This morning I've been having some intense contractions. I am not able to sit while they are here. It hurs so much in my pelvis and pubic bone area.
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I'm trying so hard to relax into them even though it hurts. This last one I relaxed my perinum and it felt a little better. DH is off to work for the day and the kids are playing downstairs. DH has a trip planned today with the HS kids that he works for (he's an outdoor educator at a charterschool). So If I call him after he is on the trail then he has to get the kids back to school before he comes home. Would probably take at least 2hours to get home if they are one the trail. Some of these kids don't exactly walk quickly and I don't think they would speed up for him.
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: It worries me.
I have scheduled for this morning to have a massage. The massage therapist is one of the mom's at my son's school. She is going to work some accupressure points on me but I'm thinking that I may not need them.
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It is nice to be able to go. Her father looks after mom's kids while they are getting their massage. She works out of her home.
Oh, you know how I know a ctx is comming on: I get the sensation in my butt first. The baby is so low! This last one I closed my eyes and really concentrated on releasing my perineal muscles and my butt. It can be a lot to focus on.
I'm going to go call my dh and tell him not to go on his hike today.
Talk to you soon~
I have scheduled for this morning to have a massage. The massage therapist is one of the mom's at my son's school. She is going to work some accupressure points on me but I'm thinking that I may not need them.
Oh, you know how I know a ctx is comming on: I get the sensation in my butt first. The baby is so low! This last one I closed my eyes and really concentrated on releasing my perineal muscles and my butt. It can be a lot to focus on.
I'm going to go call my dh and tell him not to go on his hike today.
Talk to you soon~
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shanetedissac
mamarsupial
Thoughts to you today for your babies. You were made to do this and I wish you beautiful births
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dallaschildren 18-Sep csect boy
ladylee (lee) September 19 cesarean delivery-girl!
These are both scheduled C-sections and I'm sure they have babies, but I am not sure if we have had a post yet.
I have started into prodromal labor stuff, sporadic strong contractions and about once a day a bout of them closer together. I have dropsy from my ligaments sofetning....my hands won't work and I drop everything
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Dropped laundry detergent a the grocery store last night and a glass of water already this morning. Did this for 2 weeks before Cass was born but I can tell my body is getting ready. Having DH carry a pager now, he works at a casino dealing cards and I cannot ever contact him directly would have to call a desk have someone send him a note and then he couldn't call me back until on a break. At least with a pager it will be a bit quicker.
mamarsupial
Thoughts to you today for your babies. You were made to do this and I wish you beautiful births
dallaschildren 18-Sep csect boy
ladylee (lee) September 19 cesarean delivery-girl!
These are both scheduled C-sections and I'm sure they have babies, but I am not sure if we have had a post yet.
I have started into prodromal labor stuff, sporadic strong contractions and about once a day a bout of them closer together. I have dropsy from my ligaments sofetning....my hands won't work and I drop everything
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Go marmarsupial! And shanetedissac..sounds promising! I hope you both have healthy babies soon
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Jen, I have similar contact issues with my husband's work...he works at a call center (computer help desk) and they are really strict about his breaks...luckily there is a line I can break into if I need him...need to find that number and paste it back onto my monitor...I can also email him or just buzz his cell phone like crazy until he gets the message...but it's hard to wait. He works an hour away too so I hope this birth is not a rapid one..although I wouldn't mind it being a little shorter than my 20 hour "real" labor with Dante (after endless days of prodromal labor...
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Dh is actually going to ask for more time off today for after the birth...last time he had 1 week, it was totally inadequate. This time he has less than 1 week paid leave, and I said if he was going to lose a little bit of wages, might as well lose a little more and make me happier. So he's going for an extra unpaid week. I really could care less about the money, with all the food I've frozen we won't starve anytime soon after the birth
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I'm actually going to go back to bed now (ds is at preschool) because I've been up since 4am...my attempts at getting an early night usually backfire this way. I wonder if my body just knows it is no longer going to get 8 hours at a time anymore and is trying to move me into a different sleep pattern already? No, no, no!!!
I've been washing all the diapers and Dante's infant clothes...so glad I didn't find out the gender with either of them because I've got lots of neutral newborn items already on hand. I love seeing all those tiny items and remembering my ds's first weeks...3 years ago today, I had a 3-day old wearing those very onesies and kimonos...
Jen, I have similar contact issues with my husband's work...he works at a call center (computer help desk) and they are really strict about his breaks...luckily there is a line I can break into if I need him...need to find that number and paste it back onto my monitor...I can also email him or just buzz his cell phone like crazy until he gets the message...but it's hard to wait. He works an hour away too so I hope this birth is not a rapid one..although I wouldn't mind it being a little shorter than my 20 hour "real" labor with Dante (after endless days of prodromal labor...
Dh is actually going to ask for more time off today for after the birth...last time he had 1 week, it was totally inadequate. This time he has less than 1 week paid leave, and I said if he was going to lose a little bit of wages, might as well lose a little more and make me happier. So he's going for an extra unpaid week. I really could care less about the money, with all the food I've frozen we won't starve anytime soon after the birth
I'm actually going to go back to bed now (ds is at preschool) because I've been up since 4am...my attempts at getting an early night usually backfire this way. I wonder if my body just knows it is no longer going to get 8 hours at a time anymore and is trying to move me into a different sleep pattern already? No, no, no!!!
I've been washing all the diapers and Dante's infant clothes...so glad I didn't find out the gender with either of them because I've got lots of neutral newborn items already on hand. I love seeing all those tiny items and remembering my ds's first weeks...3 years ago today, I had a 3-day old wearing those very onesies and kimonos...
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Go Autumn and Shane!!! Sending you lots of good energy and thoughts...this is so exciting! I want to hear about more new babies SOON!
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On another, more self-pitying note:
My edd is tomorrow--big whoop.
I have some super mild contractions today. big whoop again.
Does anyone else walk around feeling mostly really happy but then also feel like they could burst into tears any second? Hormones are rough....
Today someone told me that I look really low, like i've defintely dropped more (she's at ds's school, i see her every day). After Friday night with the regular contractions, I kind of got my hopes up. I told myself i wouldn't but you know. Then everyone and there dog is saying "haven't you had that baby yet?" and i've even gotten a few questions about if they'll induce eventually
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Ok, my mantras--"she will come when she's ready" "it might be another 2-3 weeks" and "it's ok".
On another, more self-pitying note:
My edd is tomorrow--big whoop.
I have some super mild contractions today. big whoop again.
Does anyone else walk around feeling mostly really happy but then also feel like they could burst into tears any second? Hormones are rough....
Today someone told me that I look really low, like i've defintely dropped more (she's at ds's school, i see her every day). After Friday night with the regular contractions, I kind of got my hopes up. I told myself i wouldn't but you know. Then everyone and there dog is saying "haven't you had that baby yet?" and i've even gotten a few questions about if they'll induce eventually
Ok, my mantras--"she will come when she's ready" "it might be another 2-3 weeks" and "it's ok".
and amy, can i say that your posts often crack me up? every hugely pregnant woman needs a good belly laugh from time to time, so thank you
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i really, really, really want to know if autumn has had her baby!!!
i really, really, really want to know if autumn has had her baby!!!
Soon I will be all alone here...will have to visit Life With A Babe thread just to talk to someone
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Maybe I need to start schmoozing over at the November/December thread, this could be a November baby if I go very long overdue...hmmmm
For those of you hanging on, how has your experience with swelling been? Because I had none with ds and now in the last week my feet and ankles have gotten a lot of edema--non-pitting though. I can't tell if my face or fingers have swollen any more, my face is fat anyway and my rings came off at 7 months, so hard to tell. Just wondering if edema is just a fact of life at 37 weeks.
Maybe I need to start schmoozing over at the November/December thread, this could be a November baby if I go very long overdue...hmmmm
For those of you hanging on, how has your experience with swelling been? Because I had none with ds and now in the last week my feet and ankles have gotten a lot of edema--non-pitting though. I can't tell if my face or fingers have swollen any more, my face is fat anyway and my rings came off at 7 months, so hard to tell. Just wondering if edema is just a fact of life at 37 weeks.
Halah "He works an hour away too so I hope this birth is not a rapid one..although I wouldn't mind it being a little shorter than my 20 hour "real" labor with Dante (after endless days of prodromal labor... )"
Ditto on that. DH is close to an hours drive away for work. My last labor was 2 and 1/2 hours from the first real contraction, so not being able to get in touch with him quickly is a concern. (As if the fact my midwife lives 2 hours away isn't
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Ditto on that. DH is close to an hours drive away for work. My last labor was 2 and 1/2 hours from the first real contraction, so not being able to get in touch with him quickly is a concern. (As if the fact my midwife lives 2 hours away isn't
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I get that nose spread look where the cartilage in the nose relaxes and spreads a little, but it doesn't seem to be related to swelling.
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I'm hoping with all the squatting, visualizing and farting that I'm doing, something more is happening. Everytime I get a strong back pain and think maybe it is a contraction, gas comes out eventually. I got a hold of dh this morning. I'm not sure I buy into the oral application method though. It seems like your stomach acids and digestive processes would just neutralize all of this. I was going to go for the old fashioned way this morning, but then it ended up working out better the other way.
The other night I made the mistake of saying that if it works better orally, why don't they do it in the hospital? Thinking that perhaps they could give a pill that you take orally or something, you know. Of course, my husband started laughing his butt off, picturing the various hospital personnel lining up for their "servicing."
Oh well, this baby will come when it comes. I'm just a little worried because it doesn't move much, and I start to worry something has happened. A mom in my playgroup has a friend who was due on Saturday, and her last baby died on his due date. Ugh, I hate hearing stories like that since my baby is very sluggish. Ever since the nurse kind of freaked out and gave me that NST I start to think maybe I shouldn't be so blase about the whole slowing down thing.
| Originally posted by mamapenelope It was never pre-eclamptic type (there is a big change in the face of a woman w/ that kind of swelling...my midwives called it a planar look to her face...I don't know how to better describe it) but it was not comfy. |
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| Amy, 4cm is so amazingly progressed. Getting to 5 is the hardest part of labor, it's the most draining and often the longest. You're 4/5 of the way there already! I am willing to bet that the first great ctx you have, your water breaks and your babe is here within two hours. Just a friendly hunch.
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The other night I made the mistake of saying that if it works better orally, why don't they do it in the hospital? Thinking that perhaps they could give a pill that you take orally or something, you know. Of course, my husband started laughing his butt off, picturing the various hospital personnel lining up for their "servicing."
Oh well, this baby will come when it comes. I'm just a little worried because it doesn't move much, and I start to worry something has happened. A mom in my playgroup has a friend who was due on Saturday, and her last baby died on his due date. Ugh, I hate hearing stories like that since my baby is very sluggish. Ever since the nurse kind of freaked out and gave me that NST I start to think maybe I shouldn't be so blase about the whole slowing down thing.
Well I last posted at 9:10am here on the east coast and Harrison arrived at 10:26am. Goodness it hurt! So much different from ds#2 which in comparison was painfree pretty much. I feel that emotions play such a heavy roll in how labor and birth go. I don't think that I was able to totally release into it, to accept new baby coming. The afterpains are ok. I had many blood clots and a few gushes of blood after. MW had me take black/blue/ginger cohash. Have not had anymore gushes since taking it and Harrison has nursed a few times. We are now just hanging out in bed. He is still attached to his placenta and I'm not sure when I want to separate him. Pretty sure it will be before bed tonight. Don't know yet. Ds#1 was not here for the birth
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He prefered to go to school and did not want to come home untill he was done.
More later~
PS. If you would like to see pictures please email me: [email protected] and I'll send some out.
More later~
PS. If you would like to see pictures please email me: [email protected] and I'll send some out.
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Autumn and family are all doing well! Here are the details:
20 1/4 inches
8 lb 14 oz
lots of red hair
:bf ...and nursing like a champ already!
Labor started last night around 11 pm, contractions sent them to the hospital around 5 am and...poof (okay a few more contractions and a little pushing)...the newest tribal member arrived!
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