May 2013 Due Dates
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Thank you! I meant to mention that my OB was, um, rather thorough when she examined me, to the point where I said, "Ok, this is getting uncomfortable, and you're also making me want to pee on you!" She's good like that, so I know she wasn't offended (she laughed and got herself out from in there). When I got home and went to the bathroom, there was a bit of blood - like a bit of spotting - but that wasn't surprising given how much she was messing around with me. Then late last night and first thing this morning I had a bit of mucus with some old blood, but the blood wasn't in the mucus. I just went to the bathroom again a few minutes ago and definitely lost a decent chunk of mucus plug. No doubt that's what it was, too.
I told my husband, though he knows that means things could be imminent but maybe not, however last time I lost it and went into labor that night (oddly enough the day after my OB appointment). I am also telling my sister to put her on notice so that if she has to pick up our son this afternoon and/or handle him overnight, she can. Assuming nothing happens between then and now, I'm considering going home early and letting my husband pick up my son so that I can kind of pack a hospital bag and get a small bag together for my son so that my sister will have what she needs for him (diapers, clothes, etc.). Her younger son is only 6 months older than he is, so she has most things, but I want to be sure she's covered. I also have laundry waiting in the dryer that needs to be tossed around for a bit and folded so that there are clean clothes put away in the house! Let's just say that my husband is not the greatest at folding laundry, which is why I handle my and our son's clothes, and he handles his (he'll just let clean clothes sit in a pile until he decides to wear them).
I had a dream last night that I went into labor today and was like, "That's cool because then we can share a birthday." Tomorrow would be fine, and my dad would be thrilled to see Sunday so that we have our little birthday sequence. I asked my OB who was on call on Sunday, and it's another OB that I really like from the practice, so that would be fine. (It's not the one man who is, ahem, rather attractive - he looks just like Dr. Christian Shepherd from Lost.)
Anyway, no other symptoms (though I have butterflies in my stomach, so my stomach feels funny) other than my mucus plug, but that could mean a lot like it did last time or nothing at all. I have towels on my bed, just in case
Whoa lady! Things are happening for you!! Best of luck with everything - I hope you were able to sneak out early and fold laundry/pack bags/etc. And glad that you have OBs you like on call for the weekend - hopefully we won't see you around here because you'll have some good news to share
Happy Birthday and happy maybe-baby-birthday!0 -
Hehe, I left early yesterday, finished laundry, washed dishes, packed my bag and a bag for my son - I was seriously on a mad tear! My husband came home with him, so I ran another small load of laundry along with his stuff from his nap bag at school so that it's all clean for Monday (convenient whether I take him to school on Monday or not).
I had a feeling last night as we were winding down to go to bed that nothing was going to happen because I was so well-prepared! It's Murphy's Law, I swear! I had a bit of a headache, so I took regular Tylenol rather than Tylenol PM (my usual nighttime routine) because if contractions started, I didn't want to be falling asleep due to medication! Lo and behold, I slept poorly because I was hot but didn't have any contractions all night. This morning I feel normal except for dropping some more, I think.
So I think one of two things will happen: I will either go into labor this weekend, or I will continue on as I was and will go into labor whenever. My original thought was between the 12th and the 16th, but my money's on the later end, if not after!
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Meh, checking back in... no action. I lost a bunch more mucus plug yesterday, but other than that, no symptoms.
Anyone else have any progress and/or fun weekend stuff going on? My husband and son both need a haircut, so my husband is taking him now (the place opens in 20mins). That way I get some rest. Not that I'm not resting, but it's hard to rest with a toddler. I was even eating a pear earlier for breakfast, and he was climbing all over me trying to share it. (I don't mind the sharing, but the climbing is difficult to take!) So I'm just hanging out watching old episodes of Scrubs for the next hour or so
Happy Mother's Day, mommas!!!0 -
Nothing going on here other than horrible burps, LOL. Happy Mother's Day all!0
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Happy Mother's Day all. Hope everyone had a great day. I did!! It was relaxing, and very laid back. Pregnancy wise nothing too interesting. I've had an increase of Braxton Hicks contractions & TMI alert I've had some pink streaked mucousy dischargy stuff this evening. Everything I've read basically says that's the norm if you've had a cervix check in the past 48 hrs, so I'm trying not to get my hopes up! My next appt isn't until Friday so won't know if I'm making any dilation progress until then.0
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No progress here, either. All the couples from my birth class are posting their stories, and while I am happy for them, it's also soooo frustrating to see all the cute pics of them holding their babies! When will it be my turn? The week stretches out before me like an abyss.0
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I've got my fingers crossed that I deliver right on target on May 27th so my husband can start off his leave with the extra paid holiday! :laugh: That or the 24th so we have a nice long weekend, haha.0
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Happy Belated Mothers Day!!!
So yesterday I decided to get "all over color" instead of weaved highlights as my hair is so thick that once baby comes I won't be able to sit in a salon chair for 4-5 hours. (All over color is much quicker) My roots are WHITE. like I'm Marilyn Monroe..... I don't recognize myself when I walk by the mirror!!! Any tips on toning it down?
Looks like from all your comments, there's not much action going on with anyone yet..... Same here.
I've been having more frequent "lightening" ......omg. OUCH!
Does lightening feel similar to contractions? Because that hurts!
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Happy Belated Mothers Day!!!
So yesterday I decided to get "all over color" instead of weaved highlights as my hair is so thick that once baby comes I won't be able to sit in a salon chair for 4-5 hours. (All over color is much quicker) My roots are WHITE. like I'm Marilyn Monroe..... I don't recognize myself when I walk by the mirror!!! Any tips on toning it down?
Looks like from all your comments, there's not much action going on with anyone yet..... Same here.
I've been having more frequent "lightening" ......omg. OUCH!
Does lightening feel similar to contractions? Because that hurts!
Have a good day ladies!
I've never gone blonde, so I don't have any input there, sorry! I have dark brown hair, and once I got reddish highlights mixed with a teensy bit of strawberry blonde highlights, which looked awesome at first, but after a few touch-ups I realized I had become super blonde (well, at least for me)! I am currently pale, but I have yellow/olive undertones to my skin, so to me it just looked awkward, and when I needed the next touch-up I had my hair done all medium/dark brown. Blonde is just not a good look for me, and I am happy being a brunette
As for "lightening" pains - YES, I was just experiencing them and thinking, "MAN, THAT HURTS!" I am totally serious, too - it's what prompted me to log on here because I was going to ask if anyone else was experiencing them! (I really don't remember them being this sharp last time.) Just every now and again it's like s/he moves around down there (I know his/her head is sitting on my cervix) and it not only causes me to want to pee but hurts! I can tell I dropped a lot over the weekend, and I have a feeling that if I make it to my next OB appointment on Thursday, I will be at or near 100% effaced. Hopefully I'll be dilated a bit more than 2cm, too. I have been so uncomfortable all weekend and today that I can't imagine I have not made substantial progress, but Mother Nature has her way of playing jokes on us...
I've still had mild cramping come and go, as well as random pains otherwise when I get pressed from within (like right now there's a foot jabbing me that is kind of hurting - ok, it just moved back), but nothing substantial or worth even pulling out my Contraction Master app. This morning around 3:45 I felt horrible and was thinking maybe it was the start of something, but it turns out I just had to pee really badly :laugh: Either it was the full bladder that was hurting, or it was causing contractions (which is why they say to empty your bladder if you're not sure if your contractions are real). Lots of annoying but painless tightening otherwise.
Since I delivered last time at 38w5d, I am sort of counting that as a milestone for this time... I'm curious if I will pass it or not! For me that is Friday. We shall see!
ETA that the pains I feel down there when s/he moves around are different than the contractions that I remember. Mine were painful all around my midsection, both in front and back. Unfortunately they were kind of sharp, too, but everyone's are different.0 -
No progress here, either. All the couples from my birth class are posting their stories, and while I am happy for them, it's also soooo frustrating to see all the cute pics of them holding their babies! When will it be my turn? The week stretches out before me like an abyss.
Aww :frown: Is there any chance that your EDD is off? I'm just wondering because it would bug me to go past 40 weeks if I was sure of my EDD or suspected it should have been earlier.0 -
My sympathy for the lightening pains! I'm not having any contractions/cramps, but it feels like a cinderblock sitting on my cervix.0
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I don't think I'm going to make it until June! I'm hoping I make it to at least 38 weeks though...lol. For the person who was Strep B positive...I am too...just found out today and that means I have to stay two days minimum in the hospital for observation when baby is born :O(. Hope everyone's babies are cooperating!0
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Same here for the lightening pains (did not know that's what they are called!). This baby has clearly dropped: I feel like my stomach looks like a shelf, it is so ridiculously low and "out there."
To those of you who are Step B +, I know it adds an extra layer of worry to everything. But from everyone I've talked to, as long as your medical team knows there is that issue and is ready to treat it, then typically it does not cause any problems for the baby. The further out I go from my due date and the more birth stories I read, the more I realize that we all just have to be open to surprises during this whole experience. The key is being informed and ready to work with the surprises so that they do not get you down and spoil this precious experience.
OMG, we are all SO CLOSE!!! Hang in there, ladies! Soon we'll all be sharing our stories and melting over each others' baby pictures!0 -
I was also Strep-B positive with my last one. Still waiting on my results from last week. There is a slim chance that I won't be positive this time around, which will be great. I'm due June 1st, but I really don't think I'm going to make it until then. These last few weeks are dragging. I hope all of you have your babies very shortly. I'm hoping for some more progress at this weeks appointment. I was at 1cm and 50% effaced last week. 0
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@ehg87- Seems that way. lol I have my next appointment tomorrow morning. I really hope I've made some more progress, even though I would like the kid to be in there until next weekend. I'm done with work next Wednesday and I have a couple of special days planned for my kiddo before we move and the baby comes.0
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HELP!!!! can someone tell me what is going on.... I did not have any issues with this pregnancy or the other 2. everything was great and nothing weird happened. over the last three days I have felt ummmm weird. it is like I have constant butterflies in my stomach. I feel slightly nauseous. I don't feel sick, or bad it is just weird. is this pregnancy related and I just missed it with the other 2??0
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I've felt slightly nauseous for the last few days too.0
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HELP!!!! can someone tell me what is going on.... I did not have any issues with this pregnancy or the other 2. everything was great and nothing weird happened. over the last three days I have felt ummmm weird. it is like I have constant butterflies in my stomach. I feel slightly nauseous. I don't feel sick, or bad it is just weird. is this pregnancy related and I just missed it with the other 2??
Part of it could be nerves that you're getting close (when I think too much about it, I feel that way), but also I can't eat/drink very much at once. Pretty much every night after dinner I feel awful and somewhat nauseated because my stomach is being compressed. Combine that with the anxiety/excitement/whatever of knowing I'll have another baby in the next couple of weeks or so, and yeah, I feel that way.
I wouldn't say I feel weird compared to how I felt a week or two ago, just that everything is a bit more intense. I also don't remember feeling this way last time, but I could just not be remembering.
As long as you are still feeling movement and not having weird discharge or anything, it's likely just nerves and/or your compressed stomach messing with you.
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HELP!!!! can someone tell me what is going on.... I did not have any issues with this pregnancy or the other 2. everything was great and nothing weird happened. over the last three days I have felt ummmm weird. it is like I have constant butterflies in my stomach. I feel slightly nauseous. I don't feel sick, or bad it is just weird. is this pregnancy related and I just missed it with the other 2??
Part of it could be nerves that you're getting close (when I think too much about it, I feel that way), but also I can't eat/drink very much at once. Pretty much every night after dinner I feel awful and somewhat nauseated because my stomach is being compressed. Combine that with the anxiety/excitement/whatever of knowing I'll have another baby in the next couple of weeks or so, and yeah, I feel that way.
I wouldn't say I feel weird compared to how I felt a week or two ago, just that everything is a bit more intense. I also don't remember feeling this way last time, but I could just not be remembering.
As long as you are still feeling movement and not having weird discharge or anything, it's likely just nerves and/or your compressed stomach messing with you.
Please keep us posted, though!
Well bummer!! I did not go into labor with my last 2. I was induced with both at 42 weeks. They have this one scheduled for the 30th. I was hoping that maybe what I was feeling was something- anything happening to start labor on its own. I figured it was just nerves:( about to have three boys, three and under. I am feeling pretty stressed about that. We are moving from a man on man defense to a zone defense.0 -
We are moving from a man on man defense to a zone defense.
:laugh: That's certainly something to be nervous about!0 -
Part of it could be nerves that you're getting close (when I think too much about it, I feel that way), but also I can't eat/drink very much at once. Pretty much every night after dinner I feel awful and somewhat nauseated because my stomach is being compressed. Combine that with the anxiety/excitement/whatever of knowing I'll have another baby in the next couple of weeks or so, and yeah, I feel that way.
I wouldn't say I feel weird compared to how I felt a week or two ago, just that everything is a bit more intense. I also don't remember feeling this way last time, but I could just not be remembering.
As long as you are still feeling movement and not having weird discharge or anything, it's likely just nerves and/or your compressed stomach messing with you.
Ditto. I feel pretty nauseous after eating too - and have also been feeling general discomfort in the ole' compressed stomach area on and off over the last few days.0 -
Hey ladies!!
Everyone is getting so close!
I'm so happy to finally check in and say that our sweet baby boy is here! I was induced yesterday - we got to the hospital around 7:30, they broke my water around 9 (to put an internal moniter on baby's head- he was being shy and they were having a hard time keeping tabs on his heart rate).
We progressed very quickly and at 4 I felt the need to push. The nurse checked and said I was a 9.5 so I needed to wait to push. We rolled to my left and immediately the urge to push got even stronger. I asked her to check again and sure enough it was go time. We did 2 or 3 "practice pushes" (during one of them i threw up, wish was one of my big l&d fears but that is when he descended very rapidly). after that she stopped me and called the dr. She also called another nurse incase I couldn't keep him in bc at that point he was crowning.
Doctor rushed in and we pushed about 3 more times and there he was. For whatever reason this time no one told me that I'd gotten the head out, so I was surprised when I felt his shoulders come through (that is a funny sensation that I remembered very well from my first). I had a great l&d experience and am just hoping recovery goes smoothly. I did end up with a second degree tear... Guess there are consequences for only pushing 30 minutes. Lol.
Anyways- he is here, healthy and unlike big brother eating like a champ! I haven't had to pump yet and my milk is already coming in strong. Can't wait to see the rest of the birth stories over the next few weeks!!
(Also apologies for typos. Typing on my cell and right after feeding... I'm pretty tired).0 -
YAY!!! Finally another birth story Congrats! Glad everything went well & he's eating well! 0
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Hey ladies!!
Everyone is getting so close!
I'm so happy to finally check in and say that our sweet baby boy is here! I was induced yesterday - we got to the hospital around 7:30, they broke my water around 9 (to put an internal moniter on baby's head- he was being shy and they were having a hard time keeping tabs on his heart rate).
We progressed very quickly and at 4 I felt the need to push. The nurse checked and said I was a 9.5 so I needed to wait to push. We rolled to my left and immediately the urge to push got even stronger. I asked her to check again and sure enough it was go time. We did 2 or 3 "practice pushes" (during one of them i threw up, wish was one of my big l&d fears but that is when he descended very rapidly). after that she stopped me and called the dr. She also called another nurse incase I couldn't keep him in bc at that point he was crowning.
Doctor rushed in and we pushed about 3 more times and there he was. For whatever reason this time no one told me that I'd gotten the head out, so I was surprised when I felt his shoulders come through (that is a funny sensation that I remembered very well from my first). I had a great l&d experience and am just hoping recovery goes smoothly. I did end up with a second degree tear... Guess there are consequences for only pushing 30 minutes. Lol.
Anyways- he is here, healthy and unlike big brother eating like a champ! I haven't had to pump yet and my milk is already coming in strong. Can't wait to see the rest of the birth stories over the next few weeks!!
(Also apologies for typos. Typing on my cell and right after feeding... I'm pretty tired).
YAY, congratulations! I noticed that you hadn't been around so kind of figured that you might have had your baby :happy:
I am so glad everything went relatively smoothly! I am also glad to hear that he has been eating well and that your milk has (already!) come in. I'm sorry about your tear, but it seems like it is more common than not to tear, if your doctor doesn't cut you. Hopefully you will heal nicely and quickly!
Throwing up is, oddly enough, not one of my big fears, I guess so long as I have an appropriate place to do it besides on myself! I'm sorry that happened to you, but they've seen just about everything in L&D, I'm sure!
Thanks so much for checking in with us, since I know that takes some time and energy! Keep us posted on how you are all doing - both you and the baby, as well as big brother's transition!0 -
Hey ladies!!
Everyone is getting so close!
I'm so happy to finally check in and say that our sweet baby boy is here! I was induced yesterday - we got to the hospital around 7:30, they broke my water around 9 (to put an internal moniter on baby's head- he was being shy and they were having a hard time keeping tabs on his heart rate).
We progressed very quickly and at 4 I felt the need to push. The nurse checked and said I was a 9.5 so I needed to wait to push. We rolled to my left and immediately the urge to push got even stronger. I asked her to check again and sure enough it was go time. We did 2 or 3 "practice pushes" (during one of them i threw up, wish was one of my big l&d fears but that is when he descended very rapidly). after that she stopped me and called the dr. She also called another nurse incase I couldn't keep him in bc at that point he was crowning.
Doctor rushed in and we pushed about 3 more times and there he was. For whatever reason this time no one told me that I'd gotten the head out, so I was surprised when I felt his shoulders come through (that is a funny sensation that I remembered very well from my first). I had a great l&d experience and am just hoping recovery goes smoothly. I did end up with a second degree tear... Guess there are consequences for only pushing 30 minutes. Lol.
Anyways- he is here, healthy and unlike big brother eating like a champ! I haven't had to pump yet and my milk is already coming in strong. Can't wait to see the rest of the birth stories over the next few weeks!!
(Also apologies for typos. Typing on my cell and right after feeding... I'm pretty tired).
Congrats!!!!- reading birth stories make me cry!!! I am so happy everything went so smoothly and you have a new little guy!0 -
Congrats on your baby boy!!!!!:flowerforyou:0
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Congratulations, Mormonmomma! Now get some rest, lol!0
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My company just threw me the sweetest little shower!!! it was very unexpected and thoughtful!!! it is starting to feel very very real.0
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Congrats Momma!! Sounds like you had a great birth experience and that your little boy is excited to be here! Enjoy your new baby and get some rest! 0
