[Karennnnn]

Get ready ladies because here it comes. This is way more significant than having a baby on father's day or an anniversary! The planets are involved in this one so SOMEONE has to give birth today or tomorrow.
These are the two days I was aiming for from the very beginning!! If she's born today I'm going to convince dh to make her middle name Solstice. So what if my mom's friend's daughter did the same thing. Her daughter was born on like the last day of May. I'd have rights to it lol!!!
My pubic bones are hurting... actually I guess it's my sacrum or is that in the back? Whatever it is that comes together in front, it is very sore and I don't know that it's muscular, it feels like it's coming right from the bones.
Ran around the asian market last night buying produce as if the apocolypse was coming (maybe it is?) and bought 10 more yogurts at the store since I had coupons. Today I think we're going to go to the "Jesus Store" as ds calls it (7th day adventist) because they have the most awesome vegetarian food.
I think as soon as the groceries are stocked and I do one more thing in the house (hang a picture in the bedroom that's been on the floor), the planets will align and the baby may come.
But I'm still happy to go 40 weeks!!!!

I'd say that now about half of my bh contrax are menstrual like; at night they definitely are. During the day they may be or they may not be. When they're all like that I'll believe that a baby may surface. OF course that will probably mean I'm in labor lmao!
I keep thinking of a woman on my Oct 2000 list who just had a baby. She had hers at JUST 37 weeks I think (on purpose; details aren't important). If I had my baby already, she'd be close to 3 weeks old. Insanity.
I went to the library and got the book Emmy suggested (Non pregnancy related lol) then saw Jenny McCarthy's new book about the baby's first year. I couldn't resist yet again and again even though she's funny I'm really concerned about the people who read it.
I really could care less if she didn't nurse, but she said something really irresponsible. Something like the nurses asked her if she was going to breastfeed and she said she wasn't sure, thinking to herself she had time to decide because her milk hadn't come in yet. HELLO!?!?!? I guess you just don't feed the baby until your milk comes in, or that's what formula was invented for. Those two days before your milk comes in. Or something. Whatever!
I think I just like to get mad!?
Well I'm going to go live again like there's no tomorrow, rush through the Jesus store as if I'm in labor, rush back and sit here and check my underwear hourly.
I'm not that bad, really

Take care ladies and happy summer!
Karen

 

[swedemom]

i wish i had a store which i could nickname the jesus store...that was funny.

yes, summer solstice is a pretty awesome time to have a baby. we are in the middle of preparing for 'midsummer' as its called. they eat silly amounts of raw herring, pickled in 50 different types of flavour, so ive been doing that all day. then on friday, we set up large cross like pole, which is decorated with flowers which are picked tonight, and then all the kids dance around, and the adults stand in the rain (usually) and as its midsummer, you have to be outside in the nature, so they stand in the cold rain and drink lots of vodka....

hope at least one of us gets a midsummer blessing!!

 

[dynamohumm6]

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Originally Posted by swedemom yes, summer solstice is a pretty awesome time to have a baby. we are in the middle of preparing for 'midsummer' as its called. they eat silly amounts of raw herring, pickled in 50 different types of flavour, so ive been doing that all day. then on friday, we set up large cross like pole, which is decorated with flowers which are picked tonight, and then all the kids dance around, and the adults stand in the rain (usually) and as its midsummer, you have to be outside in the nature, so they stand in the cold rain and drink lots of vodka....

Man, we need a solstice celebration like that here in the states! Minus the pickled herring

(my friend Rich recently moved to Malmo, I've heard ALL about the herring :LOL)

 

[2crazykids]

My "baby" is 2 today...she was born on the longest day in the shortest time! She was so amazing to meet and she's still so amazing to be around! Her presence is magical. She is my remarkable solstice baby and we wil forever celebrate this holiday with new meaning!

Hope everyone's births go peacefully and well!

 

[geminimommy]

Can't wait to see if we have any Solstice babies!

 

[swedemom]

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Originally Posted by irishtwins she was born on the longest day in the shortest time!

oh ph thats the birth i have ordered hehehe

 

[Pepper]

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Originally Posted by karennnn Ran around the asian market last night buying produce as if the apocolypse was coming (maybe it is?) and bought 10 more yogurts at the store since I had coupons.

That celebration sounds like a whole lotta fun right now, Nancy (ditto minus the herring, though). Maybe it's just the drinking lots of vodka part that sounds like the most fun

Well, I am a bit sad that I won't be having a Solstice baby...there are only 12 more hours in the day and nothing is happening at all....oh well, it's not a pregnancy if you don't set yourself up to birth on a certain date and then it comes and goes, right? I've done it each time!

I hope someone else is in labor right now. And there's always the full moon tomorrow.

 

[Karennnnn]

Yeah... I'm totally holding back from breaking my own water. Or taping rice on my ankles. Or taking black/blue cohosh... Or buying castor oil. Those sorts of things. I'm still really into this happening on its own but a solstice baby would be so special!
Yeah like I'll not like her if she doesn't come today

I could name her Solstice Herring Absolut :LOL
This whole thing is still very exciting knowing any of us could blow at any minute. Look at Melissa!! 3 hours! So we still have time.
I'm not so sure I'll wake up in the morning and say "Hm... just don't feel right" so I'm expecting it to hit my like a ton of bricks.
In preparation for that I'm making sure I eat a lot of good food and was thinking of getting some junk heheh.... Although I'm sure if I keep that up, the puke bucket I have in my bedroom will most certainly be used. It wasn't on the list of stuff we need but I may be a puker so we'll see.
I dreamt that I had the baby on a towel on my mom's sofa and pooped while the baby's head was coming out. Then someone (not saying who) sat on the towel afterwards and I quickly tried to get the *ahem* offending materials away before this person rolled over onto them. Sorry if tmi. Just one of my fears and I think it matches MANY women's fears. Most stuff I can just let go of and not care, but I was even very aware of it when it happened when ds was born and even though the intensity of it all I had a lucid moment of "I'm pooping and someone is wiping me".
Alright ladies, I'm off to work.
Karen

 

[dynamohumm6]

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Most stuff I can just let go of and not care, but I was even very aware of it when it happened when ds was born and even though the intensity of it all I had a lucid moment of "I'm pooping and someone is wiping me".

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Oh man, me too....it's funny 'cause it's true.