Welcome and congrats on your baby girl!

Just checking in . . .

I'm 36 1/2 weeks and I've pretty much abandoned my workouts. I'm not sleeping very well, so my 5am wake-ups aren't happening. But, I have 2 kids at home with me to keep me at least a little bit active, so I'm okay with it. At my 36 week check up I was dilated 2cm. Yesterday I was contracting a LOT- I actually started timing them at one point just to be safe. I never had BH with my first 2 kids, so it is kind of weird for me to have this false labor. We are NOT ready for this little guy to get here yet- our big plan to organize everything is happening this weekend, so he needs to hold on for at least a few more days.
How is everyone?

Flyingcarbacc- I'm so sorry your sick on top of being pregnant right now! That should be against the rules of nature in my opinion. I had a horrible cough last time I delivered and it was miserable! Hopefully you feel better before your LO comes.

rosy- I'm 36w4d and we're not ready for this one either. No crib set up, so carseat installed, no hospital bag packed. In the past I've been pretty ready by 36 weeks but not this time. It's just harder when I've got 3 other kids to take care of I guess. I just feel so blasted exhausted all the time! At least we have diapers and clothes washed for baby. That's something.

I can sympathize with the no sleeping thing. I take 1/2 a unisom at night and STILL wake up twice a night to pee and often can't go back to sleep for more than an hour. Then I'm awake every hour or so after that just tossing and turning. I'm so uncomfortable all the time, even sitting or walking feels like a huge chore. I feel like this grumpy thing that shouldn't be let out of the house because all I feel like I do is complain. When someone asks me how I'm doing I don't know how to respond with anything other than "miserable." I asked some girl in my neighborhood who's due the same week as me if she's feeling as miserable as I am. She said, "Oh are you miserable? I'm doing great!" Yeah, I felt like an idiot, like something's wrong with me because I'm so uncomfortable.

At my 36 week check last week I was 2 cm, 70% effaced which is pretty much exactly what I've been at this point with my 3 previous pregnancies and I never went more than a few days early with any of those. I'm waiting to hear if I'm strep B+ or not so I can decide whether to get induced. Last time I was and I chose to be induced so that I'd have enough time for the antibiotics since my labor would be pretty fast. We'll see what happens this time.

Still going to my Zumba class 2-3 days a week even though I feel like an idiot going since I have to modify so much and frequently stop for contractions or ligament pain. I guess I want to keep the habit up and let my 2 girls at home get a chance to play with other kids there more than anything. Really though, I look like that "low impact girl" on workout videos that you wonder how in the world she's getting any kind of workout at all. :laugh: The rest of my class is really supportive though.

I hope you ladies are feeling better this week! Well, as good as you can feel when 37/38 weeks pregnant.

I had an appt this morning- 3cm dilated. I'm so anxious to know when he will get here! I don't care if it is this weekend or still 3 weeks away, I just want to know! We have a lot of family plans this weekend, so it would be more convenient if he waited a bit. BUT, DH is going out with his friends Friday night for one last hurrah before the baby comes- when he did that with our first, I went into labor that night. He was hung over in the delivery room the next morning. We'll see if he has better luck this time.

I have been eating dates like crazy. I also, kind of crazily, decided to try out my 30DS dvd this week. It was a gift a few weeks ago and I plan to do the real, unmodified version in August. But, I was too curious not to try it out. I think I like it, but it seems a bit easy, though I realize that I am completely modifying the cardio, push-ups and abs circuits. Have any of you done it before? Am I deluding myself for thinking it is an easy workout? Are the other 2 workouts more challenging?

PS. Kori, love the "low impact girl" image.

Hang in there all you June mamas to be!!!!! My DD was June 1st, delivered May 22nd Just when you think you can't do it anymore, and you can't stand one more second worth of peeing, or one more sleepless night....it'll all be over. So rub that belly & try to enjoy it for a few more days...you're in the home stretch!

@flyingcarbacc...I'm pretty much over being sick except for the lingering cough thankfully!

So ready to have baby though! They did an ultrasound because baby is measuring a little small (her head specifically)...just trying not to be worried. I didn't think I'd make it until June...2 days of May left...it'll be interesting to see when baby decides to get here!

I'm hoping to see a slew of birth announcements soon, ladies! :happy:

I'm procrastinating! I'm 38w5d and I haven't finished packing the hospital bag...or cleaning the baby's carseat...or stroller...I think I'm in denial.

@ Kori. 8 more days! I'm sure you are so excited. Hopefully you got your bag and carseat taken care of this weekend! LOL. Any day now.

Doctors appointment was uneventful! I declined the cervix check since I just had one and I will be back there on Wednesday of this week. Seems silly to just keep checking... So excited though 19 more days!!!!!!!!!!! He can stay in there until he's 18 though. I'm really afraid I'm going to miss being pregnant.

Ugh. 38w2d. 2nd child. 1st was almost a week early.

This one... still floatin'. Soft cervix but no dilation and no engagement.

Come on kid... mama's in pain here. :sad:

Appt. this morning- still 3 cm. My MIL is going out of town until next Thursday an she is supposed to watch our older two kids when I go. Into labor, so this guy better hold tight until then!

Kaylee Jean's birth story:

31 May: The doctor called and said they planned to induce, so I asked to come in on Sunday.

2 June: Went to the hospital for cervical ripener at 7 pm. I watched two horror movies on my laptop :P.

3 June: Birth Day!
10-11 am: Cervical ripener taken out and a balloon was used to cause more dilation.

1:15 pm: My water broke after I took a shower and I had dilated from 3 to 7 cm in two hours. I immediately asked for an epidural :O).

2:00 pm: An ancient anesthesiologist came into the room to give me the epidural...he had to do it twice, because he hit a blood vessel the first time. It caused my blood pressure to tank for a little bit, but recovered after thirty minutes.

3-5 pm: Stalled at 8 cm...the nurse decided to start pitocin.

5-6 pm: The baby's blood pressure was doing a cycle of dropping and then going back up, they made me keep moving onto different sides and I puked orange juice! The epidural was wearing off, which was not fun, and pressure was becoming unbearable down there.

6:15 pm: I told the nurse I was having way more pressure and she said I was probably still at eight.

6:45 pm: It was changeover time for the nurses and they were discussing my case when Kaylee's head decided to pop out...she started coming before I could push or a doctor could catch her!

6:46 pm: Kaylee Jean was born completely healthy weighing 6 lbs, 7 oz, 18.5 inches long, and she had lots of hair :O). My husband and I were so happy to finally see her!

Nothing new except gaining weight!! Ughhhh I thought at this point 38w 3d it would have slowed down a bit. Next check up is on Wednesday!

Kori333- Congrats! What a beautiful name! I'm so sorry your DH and 2 y/o are sick! I can't imagine dealing with all that while still being at the hospital! Hopefully they will recover soon and you can all be together again.

I have a dr appt tomorrow morning- I was 3cm for the last 2 weeks, so we'll see if there's any change. So far I have successfully avoided labor! MIL gets into town very late tomorrow night, so I think we should make it until then. DH's bday is tomorrow- it would be pretty amazing to have the baby on his bday, but I kind of doubt it. Finally going to get back to exercising tomorrow since I know my kids will have supervision if we have to go to the hospital. Maybe I can walk this kid out before the weekend.

Kori333, so happy your baby girl is here and healthy...things will start settling down in the next few weeks...the first few days are usually the roughest!