Holy Canoli, it's November! Roll call!

knolliepollie

We made it ladies! We are finally in the month most of our LO's will appear. How far along are you? How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Need to get anything else done before LO's arrival?

NathanheartsKim

40w4d. Hanging in there, just taking it day by day right now. Ready for this child to join us!!! 8-}

carajadep

39+4 and hoping he doesn't keep me waiting to much longer I want to see his little face so bad now!!

mrsaragon

Hit 37 weeks today! Besides sciatic nerve pain and occasional BH when I've over done it at work, I feel great. Really haven't had any problems this entire pregnancy and I always thought I'd be the worst pregnant person ever. Hope this doesn't mean little guy is gonna be a monster when he comes out! I feel like I need to get everything done, but really it's just cleaning my upstairs I have left!

We're in the home stretch, mommas! We've got this!

AmoLovesAud

Mmmm, canolis.... what?  Sorry.

37 weeks tomorrow.  The nursery is painted (I'd like to touch-up the trim a bit, but we'll see how that goes), but its still empty, the dresser and crib are still in the garage.  DH is in crunch-time mode for work right now, all deadlines are done on Tuesday, and he swears up down and sideways that he'll move the furniture + assemble the crib starting on Wednesday.  We'll see if that actually happens or not.

Other than that, kiddo should have enough clothes & essentials to last for a few months, and we have a bassinet in the bedroom just in case the crib doesn't get built in time.  I only have 1 little pack of newborn diapers, I suppose I should stock up on the next size up (I can at least store them in the nursery closet, even if it remains empty), and get together my diaper bag and hospital bag (though TBH I'm waiting on that b/c kiddo is STILL breech, I'm going to talk to my doctors about what point they start talking C-sections or if they're going to force me to wait till the absolute end and attempt labor first.  I guess I should prefer that or whatever, but this kid doesn't flip out of breech ever, I'm not sure she can!  If I have to have a c/s I'd rather go into it scheduled than stressed and exhausted from labor).

rubirubi89

4 days 'till my due date. No signs of labor, baby hasn't "dropped" yet (that I know of). Doing some last minute touches on the nursery but thank God we are ready. Still planning on going to work tomorrow if baby doesn't show up today.

CocoR04

40w3d here and everything is done! However, I keep thinking I've made my final trip to the grocery store before baby, but I'm always finding myself back there stocking up on food and snacks I've eaten while waiting on baby. I just finished off a bag of chips I swore would last through my time at the hospital. Come on, baby girl!

Jeenyus

39+3, feeling great, aside from lots of pressure and some lower back pain.  I read on another board to try sitting in butterfly pose and rocking back and forth, which helps SO much with the pressure and pain!

Starting to feel like she will never come out but I'll trust that she will.  Nursery is done, and I've spent the weekend painting our basement with hubby (for some reason I decided it would be a wonderful idea to renovate the nursery AND completely gut/redrywall/paint/refloor/update the windows in our basement the month before baby was due.  It looks fantastic and I'm so glad we did it!

angelinthepit23

37+2 Feeling good, my bump is on the smaller side so I'm guessing that is why I don't have much pain or swelling. Nursery is 90% done just need to hand some stuff and install the ceiling fan. But all the "must-do" stuff is done. Just sitting back and waiting for also to make his appearance.

natalknitter15

My EDD is today. But I don't feel at all differently than I have over the last few weeks so I think we're in for a bit of a wait! Luckily, I'm as comfortable as can be expected at this point and baby's health seems to be good! As long as he arrives safely, he can be as lazy/stubborn as he likes.

itstheblackwidowbaby

38 weeks and 1 day. We're putting together the crib today and after that, besides baby laundry and some organizing, we are DONE.

Physically I am done even though I do feel okay 75% of the time. The whole barely sleeping thing sucks. I must look ready to pop since the number of people I had comment on my size/waddle/whatever yesterday was out of control. Emotionally I'm (mostly) put together.

alynny

36 weeks tomorrow, have to wait until the end of this month to reach my EDD and might even have a December baby if I go over! Must be exciting for everyone that knows their baby is coming soon! I finished her nursery yesterday and haven't been feeling too bad which is great.

knolliepollie

I'm 37 weeks today and the pelvic pain and lightening crotch I've experienced the past couple days is so uncomfortable! I'll be curious to see if I'm dilated any at my next appointment since I've had so much pelvic discomfort. We have everything done, and are just waiting to meet her. This is my first week of not working so I wanted to do some cute things like work on her baby book and make headbands we are in the home stretch ladies! How exciting!

Emotionally, I'm a bit anxious about all the changes coming our way. But I'm excited to start this new chapter with DH.

HopefulMNMom

38+5 here! Hubby & I are both suffering from a cold right now so I hope he stays in there just a tad bit longer! A few signs of labor and I wouldn't be surprised if he's here before next weekend!

kaybubar

38 weeks today. Baby is low and I'm feeling lots of pressure and nerve pain down below. We are ready for the baby, not much planning for us. We are team green and our 4 yr old son is ready to meet his sibling. Still working as long as I can.

Gapeach83

39+1 days mentally do ready to be done. Physical okay except this morning I had contractions 3-4 then 6-7 they went nowhere. Which makes me feel even more done. Everything is ready for his arrival just waiting on him.

modanz1

39 weeks today but getting induced on Wednesday if he doesn't come on his own before that.  We have been done for weeks! It's nice to not have anything hanging over our heads, but it sure has made time crawl these past few weeks.  All we have been doing is waiting...anxiously.  My nerves are starting to make an appearance so I hope he comes before I have too much time to think. 

rwillet0607

39 weeks today!

chadsfiance

37+1 today. Our EDD is 11/21 but have a planned csec on 11/17. We are ready, I think. I do want to clean the house and stock up on some food, but I'm sore and tired and usually just don't do the deep clean I have planned. We will see how today goes. I feel pretty good, other than back pain, awful carpel tunnel, and general crabbiness when I get too hot (which happens a lot right now for some reason) and I have been having some pretty good BH contractions. It'll be interesting to see what the doc says Tuesday regarding any progress.

chiac25

5 days until my due date and I feel like she is not anywhere close to making her debut. Everything is pretty much done. Just waiting!!!!

Bettytteb

38+5 here! Baby started to drop last week but there are no other signs that anything is happening any time soon. We're so excited to meet LO whenever he is ready to join us! We're waiting for a lamp we ordered for the nursery to be delivered but other than that everything is all ready. Scheduled to work until Friday as long as baby doesn't make an appearance before then. Good look to all the other November mammas!

queenwog

36 weeks today. Nursery is painted, working on getting furniture in place. Haven't finished packing the hospital bag. Need to sell my car ASAP and get something bigger but that's been stalled for ages, so a bit stressed about how we're going to get LO home. Physically, the back pain is starting to really knock me down and I've been getting BH more frequently.

aleeciabuskey

Today is my due date! Nothing going on except this stupid stomach bug. :-&

BowWowBowie

37+3 today.
Original EDD 11/18, original c-section 11/12, new csection date 11/05 due to mild pre-e.
We have all clothes washed, bags packed, essentially baby things are done and ready to go. Today we're putting up our Christmas tree and decorations. My husband knows how much I love the lights and how much it means to me to bring our son home to that beautiful ambiance.
Other than that I need to make a playlist of music to listen to during my csection and finish a list of questions to ask my OB before the big day. 4 days. This pregnancy has lasted an eternity and gone by in the blink of an eye.

rachswi

38+1 today. Did a ton of walking yesterday and was really hoping that would encourage LO to at least try to get a move on, but I felt no different (other than my feet hurting). Actually, it seems like he decided he was done with the whole dropping thing and moved out of my pelvis yesterday. While it's nice to not be in pretty much constant pain, I'm a bit frustrated that he's going the wrong way! (He is still head down though as far as I can tell so that's good).

For a while I swore I was going to go 2-3 weeks early (partially because DH and I were both born that early... I know our arrivals don't really mean much but I had hope since I'm ready to meet the little guy)! At least he's still growing inside me. But now I'm starting to get the feeling that I'm going to see my due date come and go with no appearance. I hope I'm wrong again.

thefithuntress

36 weeks Tuesday. Managed to stay pretty active this week with walks and a swim which help tremendously. We are so so close to being done with her room. My hospital bag is packed and I'm going to make a playlist of songs this week for labor. She is getting super cramped in there and late nights are painful with the cramps and contractions, but I am actually a little sad I won't be pregnant anymore soon.

grapesoda1111

38+4 today and I've had enough of this lower back pain. Nursery is done, We are ready whenever she is. Been walking and bouncing on my yoga ball. My MIL keeps asking me if I'm "waddling" yet. Fuck off. Tired of peeing every 10 minutes and just done being uncomfortable. Getting a cervix check done when I'm 39+1 so hopefully that will tell me she's ready!

tinaay

38 + 2 here, mostly done I made freezer meals yesterday then realized the freezer needed defrosted so I'm doing that with my regular weekly cleaning today. No signs of him coming anytime soon. I'm just praying he shows up by the 19th as we have pictures of all the grandkids scheduled for the 21st as a present for my mother in law for Christmas.

goobersgirl9

37+6 due 11/16 but induction set for 11/9 if he isn't here by then due to risk of pre-e. I'm ready any time though. Pregnancy induced carpal tunnel turned into really painful hands and I am unable to sleep. I was hoping all the trick or treat walking yesterday would put me in labor but no luck

Lsager424

39+4 here. Definitely (hopefully) the home stretch. Started having contractions yesterday, but nothing has come of them. I've been assured he can't stay in forever. Done with everything, now just ready to meet my son.

ooooner

Thank you for starting a topic like this... I seriously cannot believe it is November !!! You should fix the canoli spelling when you get a chance.
37w4d here and I'm more than ready to get this show on the road. Baby is fully cooked so I've been sending him "come out" vibes since this morning. For real... I am all for him making his entrance at any time now until the official due date of 11/18. Lord help me, I do NOT want to go over and be induced. :-O
I've begun to swell over the past week and cannot wear any of my shoes besides sneakers and bedroom slippers. Time to come out and say hello LO! We all love you and want to meet you!
Best of luck to everyone.

kwaldy

37+1, feeling pretty good overall. Like all of you ladies, I pee every five freaking seconds, and it's a workout and a half to get up off the couch. I'm still working, and plan to until delivery - unless the doctor tells me otherwise.
DH has bets on this LO coming a couple days early, but we shall see. She hasn't dropped yet or anything sooo... I guess it's just a waiting game.
I should probably pack my hospital bad, lol.

Edit: phone autocorrected dropped to dripped and it was weird.

dramaphile

37w4d and starting to feel ready for this turkey to arrive. We've still got some house cleaning to do, but the nursery and all the baby supplies are ready. I'm getting increasingly uncomfortable, lots of foot swelling, fatigue, heartburn, and generally feeling like a beached whale, but I know this kid is going to show up when it does, no matter what my opinion is. I guess this is nature's way of making me look forward to labor instead of scared of it. LO is doing well, still very beating me up on the inside, Friday's midwife estimate was about 7lbs, only occasional BH if I overdo it physically.

Ashleyw

I'm 37 weeks today, feeling decent . Completely physically ready for her to be here but not mentally ready. I'd like her to hold out 2-2.5 more weeks.

Xette

39w 4d. Everything is ready. I woke up at 2:30 this morning having some mild contractions but they did not progress and subsided after 2 hours. I'm scheduled for an induction on the 9th if baby doesn't come this week.

mrsgabus

37.5 weeKS (Nov 18 ) . Ready to meet her but not ready to lose the belly just yet .

Everything is ready except a few loads of laundry

Escheffler34

38 weeks today. Very ready to meet this little noodle. So excited. Everything is ready we are just missing baby. And will need to send someone out for clothes after the birth because we are team green and I didn't want to get too many gender neutral clothing items

bellie1223

37 weeks tomorrow, after all my stressing out not having everything done, I busted my ass and feel ready for whenever she wants to come! Pretty much just need to get some deep cleaning done in the house (which I have zero motivation to do) and install the car seat. My OB likes to induce at 41 weeks if baby's not wanting to come on her own, so I'm trying to keep that date (Nov 30) in mind as The Day, that way I won't be disappointed when she doesn't come early...

nmwheel1

37 +1, edd November 21st. I'm exhausted physically and mentally. It's getting very hard to keep up with DD everyday, she'll be 2 in 2 weeks. I can't sleep at night and dh has now worked over 3 weeks straight including weekends and I really just want one day to myself before baby is here.

loverofnaps

39 weeks today. We are more than ready. There are a couple more things I'd like to have done but it can wait. I work the next 3 days, off Thursday, and c section is scheduled for Friday morning.

Pontot31

36+3. Still have quite a bit to do and I haven't been in a rush since his sister was a week late. I could get it done quickly though. My mom is coming for 3 days this week to help me finish things.
I feel so much better at this point than I did with my daughter, too, which is nice.
I really does feel like it was just St. Patrick's day and I was taking a pregnancy test. This year has gone by in a flash!