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May 2016 Moms
Lusitano8
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Wednesday/Thursday ticker change 27th & 28th
Lusitano8
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How many weeks/fruit? 39!
Symptoms/raves/rants? Why don't I have any BH contractions still!? Sometimes I feel like I have to make a BM or the tinyist cramping sensation, but it's not all that different from general pregnancy discomfort. Do I just not notice them or is my uterus waiting to spring it on me all at once? I feel like I'm going to be PG forever....
Appointment update? Going this afternoon, I want to do a check but I probably shouldn't in case I get my hopes up to be disappointing that I'm not dilated at all
Questions for the group?
How "ready" do you feel? Physically, emotionally, etc..? Anyone else feel like this is not real? I've read my books, registered at the hospital, set up the nursery etc. I still can't imagine actually going into labor and having a baby. Am I going crazy or in denial? It's really hit me this last week and it feels so strange to be 39 weeks but not feel like this is real life.
Symptoms/raves/rants? Why don't I have any BH contractions still!? Sometimes I feel like I have to make a BM or the tinyist cramping sensation, but it's not all that different from general pregnancy discomfort. Do I just not notice them or is my uterus waiting to spring it on me all at once? I feel like I'm going to be PG forever....
Appointment update? Going this afternoon, I want to do a check but I probably shouldn't in case I get my hopes up to be disappointing that I'm not dilated at all
Questions for the group?
How "ready" do you feel? Physically, emotionally, etc..? Anyone else feel like this is not real? I've read my books, registered at the hospital, set up the nursery etc. I still can't imagine actually going into labor and having a baby. Am I going crazy or in denial? It's really hit me this last week and it feels so strange to be 39 weeks but not feel like this is real life.
Re: Wednesday/Thursday ticker change 27th & 28th
Symptoms/rants/raves: feeling generally good! Have definitely got the nesting bug but have run out of things to clean and/or put away. Had my GBS and came back negative, so all is good to go there.
Upcoming appts: the next two Tuesday's and I still need to schedule a pre surgery appt at the hospital for my RCS
How ready?? more than ready!! I can't wait to meet baby girl and have my two sons meet her as well! I'm trying to be patient...my RCS is two weeks from today
Symptoms/raves/rants? Swollen feet/ankles & hands a bit too. I've been having menstrual-like cramps since yesterday along with some spotting. Please Oh Please have this be the start of the THE BIG SHOW. I actually don't feel too terrible physically as long as I don't walk around too much, but my anxiety is getting the best of me. I think just because I am sooo close to meeting my little guy, I am getting very afraid of something going wrong. This is my first pregnancy to make it past the first trimester (out of 4) so I have wanted this for soooo long, and now that it's almost upon me I'm freaking out a little.
Appointment update? Going this afternoon with my doula. We'll go over my birth plan with my OB. I doubt I will get checked unless the doc thinks I should because of the spotting.
Questions for the group? Anyone else getting anxious and freaked out over nothing?
How "ready" do you feel? Physically, emotionally, etc..? @Lusitano8 I am with you on this one. It's so close, and yet doesn't quite feel real yet. I'm SOO SOO ready to meet him though, and the waiting is driving me insane!
Plus I'm just ready to be done being pregnant. Very very emotional this past week or so.
symptoms/rants/raves: still having BHs, but nothing crazy.
Appointment Update: just got home from my weekly appt and in the US the tech said my placenta was looking old...way to make me nervous as hell lady! NST went perfect though.
Questions: anyone else's doctor say anything about their placenta? I'm waiting to call until he's had time to read my results.
how ready? I am sooooo ready to have him here. My nerves are starting to get the best of me and I feel like at this point I can take better care of him in my arms than in my belly.
Favorite ridiculous size comparison so far.
Symptoms/rants/raves: Had two really good and strong contractions before bed last night, then occasional BHs the rest of the night. Also I think I've started losing bits of the MP or possibly leaking AF/urine. Either way, the whole thing had me somewhat nervous last night and I didn't get much sleep even though I know it all means nothing right now.
Who was it that said they didn't like discussing these details with the people in their real life, but thank God that this board exists so they have a place they can? Because I'm really feeling that statement right now, haha.
Upcoming spots: Tomorrow. Meeting with the nurse practitioner instead of my OB because of a scheduling conflict, but oh well. At least I'm seeing somebody.
How ready?? Not even slightly ready. But at the same time super duper ready, if that makes sense!
Symptoms/Rants/Raves: False labor, heartburn, hips feeling pushed apart, swelling, I can see outlines of parts of LO through my bump now. Lots of bladder stomps. I'm generally feeling excited now though.
Upcoming Appointments? Tuesday to have the baby!!!
How ready do you feel? I'm as ready as I can be at this point! I'm still concerned about a hospital stay with my toddler at home, with MOTN wakeups since DS often still fully wakes once around 3 or 4am, with doing a cs revovery again. They're all things that I'll just have to roll with.
Symptoms/raves/rants? Oh my gosh real contractions are nothing like BHs! I've been having at least 3 a day since the preterm labor we had last Wednesday. They even wake me up! I'm thankful they've stayed spaced out though. I'd like her to stay in there for a little bit longer.
Appointment update? Next week.
Questions for the group? Nope.
How "ready" do you feel?
Mentally, I'm ready for her to be here so I can hold her! Stuff wise, we still need some items and I'd like to have more of the renovation done before she comes.
Symptoms/raves/rants? I woke up at 3:30 this morning to some painful contractions, but they were irregular and subsided after about an hour. All day today, I've had menstrual-like cramps. My doctor said I'm fine as long as I don't feel decreased movements or consistent contractions, but I still feel anxious about it.
Appointment update? Next Wednesday.
Questions for the group? How many of you are completely done with your nursery? We still have to hang wall decorations, assemble the Pack 'N Play, and organize baby gear, but we're otherwise set up. I'm going to send MH to Home Depot tonight to get more shelving for the closet so I can organize things better in there.
How "ready" do you feel?
On the one hand, I am SOOO ready to not be pregnant anymore. But, at the same time, I still have 3.5 weeks until my EDD, so I'm okay with him staying put until he's ready. We also have some minor renovation projects to finish before he arrives, and some post-renovation cleaning and organization to do, so it would be great if he could postpone his arrival for a couple more weeks!
Symptoms/raves/rants? I've made it this far without the sciatic nerve pain, but am getting it now. I use to go to bed right after I put down my older kids (8PM) but now I am not tired and wake up during the night more often. I once loved sleep and now my body rejects it!
Appointment update? Going tomorrow. I anticipate not having made progress, but that's how my body does it. Maybe being checked will cause my body to start making progress; that's my hope!
Questions for the group? none
How "ready" do you feel? Physically, emotionally, etc..? Very ready! I have a crib and carseat, blankets and clothes. We also finally stocked up on diapers. Mentally, I am ready to meet him. I can't wait to see what he looks like and hold him. And I can't wait for my older kids to meet him. They have been so excited this whole pregnancy.
Little brother was born October 1, 2012.
How many weeks: 38
) My doctor told me my face is looking puffier... thanks? Ugh, I have pooped 4 times today... is this a sign of impending labor or just that I have been eating too much pineapple?
Symptoms/rants/raves: swollen hands making my joints sore. I got some arthritis compression gloves that seem to help (and are super stylish
Upcoming appts: had one just now. Not dilated at all, but had trace blood in urine so apparently that could signal dilating? I asked about pain medications during labor and they all sound terrifying (IV vs epidural) so hopefully I can handle a med free birth. I scheduled my 39 week and 40 week appointments hoping I won't need both of them. The receptionist said if I could go into labor on a Wednesday it would be fantastic because my doctor doesn't schedule patients so she won't have to call and cancel anyone (she was obviously joking, I laughed and told her I would work on it)
Questions? STM+... for your first labor did it just suddenly start or did you have on/off contractions for awhile?
How ready?? so ready!!!! baby room is ready, hospital bags are packed, baby names are decided, and I'm so excited. I am also getting super impatient and want to know if we are having a boy or girl!!!!! All my work stuff is organized and ready for me to leave, but I'm thinking I should take my fish home since none of my coworkers can be counted on to feed him.
So far with this one it's been about the same, though today has been peaceful. So, of course, now I'm paranoid that history will repeat itself and my water will break tomorrow. Rationally, I know it's highly unlikely, but the similarities are messing with me!
Symptoms/raves/rants? Slight swelling in hands and feet, lots of false labor (like every single night), EMOTIONS. So many emotions and not really sure what to do with them. Lately they just come out as tears. I'm somewhere between "get this baby out of me" and "I need a lot more time."
Appointment update? Monday is my next appt to check heart beat and probably another cervical check.
How "ready" do you feel? Physically, emotionally, etc..?
This is going to stay bold apparently despite my efforts..
Emotionally I feel like a train wreck. Physically I know that I'm ready and mentally prepared for L&D. I'm nervous about post partum everything. I had the baby blues with DD and it was a rough time for me. I'm hoping that somehow I won't be affected by them. I think I'm just scared of the unknown of life with 2, balancing kids and marriage and still making time for the things that give me joy. There I said it, I'm scared.
Symptoms/raves/rants? False labor for the past 2 days, some swelling and overall just extremely uncomfortable.
Appointment update? Tuesday for my last OB appointment, and induction Thursday morning if I don't go into labor on my own my then.
How "ready" do you feel? Physically, emotionally, etc..? I'm ready physically, her nursery is all set up, hospital bags are packed and I have everything I need. But emotionally I'm not ready at all, even being 39 weeks pregnant none of this feels real. That fact that I'm going to have her in the next week is just crazy and I'm just waiting for it all to sink in.
How many weeks/fruit? 37
Symptoms/raves/rants? I'm surprisingly feeling really great. No rants this week!
Appointment update? Yesterday. I went from a 0 last week to a 1 this week. I'll take it. I had a LEEP procedure last year and it can cause scarring that can affect dilation, so I'm happy to see some change. She really got up in there and she said she felt baby's head. I was surprised by that..
@swflJD I'm done with the nursery. Two weeks ago I took the PNP out of the package and I'm glad I did. The plastic smell was sooooo strong. It needed a good week to air out. I would recommend at least taking your PNP out of the package if you plan on using it right away.
How "ready" do you feel? Physically, emotionally, etc..? I'm ready! Well, I need a little more time at work to get things done, but at home I'm just about ready to go. I need to do a little more organizing in our guest bedrooms, but once that done I will feel great about where we're at!