Has ANYONE from here given birth yet?

I haven't seen anything yet, and haven't been paying close attention to whether anyone's been missing or not....anyone missing from our gang?

I havent seen anything yet either - though I was looking at the EDD list sticky (while I updated it) and realized that there are a TON of mamas who listed their due dates that never post here - there seem to be a small group of us regulars who are always here - like under 15 or so of us. I dont know what happened to all the others! Maybe they are lurking?

I'm due July 9th, but having my csection June 24th.

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On one of the mainstream sites I'm on, someone who is only 34 weeks along made the comment along the lines of "I wish my doctor would induce me now, that would so rock". The reason was mainly just her being sick of being pregnant.

I wanted to throttle her so bad. Nobody should be wishing for a baby that preemie. I'm so tired of seeing the "Oh, I'm fed up of pregnancy, get it out of me" attitude on mainstream sites, from people who stressed out over whether they could have 3 tylenol in 2 days and eat deli meat, yet who all of a sudden throw all of that supposed care for their baby out of the window in favour of risky procedures when it's no longer convenient for them to be pregnant anymore.

Marieke

I'm disgusted by that.

Well, I'm still here, and have a feeling I'm in it for the long run!! altho I've lost a little TMI!!!!! mucous plug and am starting to have some real sharp pelvic pains here and there so I think the baby's moving downwards and onwards! then again I could always end up like a waitress I had a couple weeks ago who said "I was due July 5th once too. The baby was born on July 23!!" lol. I'd be ok with that if that's healthiest for the babe! but lets hope what's healthiest is closer to the beginning of July than the end...

Okay, so said 34 weeker.... has a clotting disorder of somesort and lost a previous baby at 38 weeks. She is really worried about losing this baby. I don't think the clotting thing and loss were related though. Anyhow, because she is stressed worrying about the baby, her doctor agreed to induce at 34 weeks. Okay, now, I do understand that losing a child late in pregnancy like that would be horrific, and I would definitely worry too in a subsequent pg. But, KNOWING that at 34 weeks your baby is guaranteed a NICU stay, v/s what could possible but probably won't happen (ie. I could die in the car tomorrow but honestly, I will probably still travel somewhere in my car) is amazing to me. And why 34 weeks?? I mean, why not 36 weeks at the very least? I told my mom and she was floored that the insurance company was going along with this plan....

I'm still here!

Truth be told, I starting to get impatient. After weeks of worrying about what if the twins come too early, and hearing how most twins come between 34 and 37 weeks, I am now 36 weeks along and starting to worry "what if they don't come until my due date!!!" I am soooo big, so uncomfortable, have instense but irregular contractions round the clock, can't sleep (it's 4;30 a.m. right now and I've been awake 2 hours), hurt in places I didn't think could hurt, have constant heartburn, the works.

My head knows that the longer these babes cook, the better, and that I am fortunate that they are still cooking (credit to good nutrition and rest, too, I think). But I am REALLY getting ready to meet these girls.

I will say this though, of all of the babies born on my mainstream board, only one has not stayed/is still in the NICU. It is sad really.

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Wow. Is it a twins board?

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That is so awesome that you've made it this long!!!
I know someone who had triplets at 38 weeks, and they all were over 6 pounds! They were the first triplets that hospital had who didn't have to stay in NICU, but she was HUGE and on partial bed rest!

Donna

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Well, I was more referring to the fact that the average poster on a mainstream board, or even most people really, aren't that meticulous or knowlegeable about the various things regarding their cycle/conception. A lot of the time it's an educated guess.

Marieke