May 2017 Moms

**Overdue Thread**

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Re: **Overdue Thread**

  • @kat81 I think a Mother's Day baby would be pretty cool!!
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  • @rosemarylaff Yay for your last day of work!
    @kat81 and @bacorrea I hope baby waits!
  • I'm not overdue yet, due date is Monday, but last week at my appointment my doc said any day now and that he'd be surprised to see me at 39 weeks... well that came and went. since then all signs have stopped
  • @OmegaRose3 nooooooooooo that sounds awful!!! Im so sorry 
  • @MamaZ326 definitely unpleasant! I'm avoiding food related home induction techniques for a couple days to say the least
  • @OmegaRose3 what a horrible experience...I hope you feel better soon.  
  • kat81kat81 member
    I'm sorry to hear it, @OmegaRose3 . I never got the "eat spicy foods to induce" thing. They give me the worst heartburn during pregnancy! Not to mention the spicy poops...ugh. It's just not worth it. I'd rather be pregnant longer. Pineapple is also acidic and therefore causes some heartburn as well but it's not like spicy foods.

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  • Ugh that sucks @OmegaRose3 btdt with castor oil trying to vacate DD when I was 42w3d and desperate. It sucks, guys, don't do it
  • Ugh try to not let your parents get you down! It's not like we can really force these babies out without medical inducement! @kat81
  • redheelerredheeler member
    edited May 2017
    Anyone else kind of get depressed opening the board to see a little yellow notification on the birth announcement thread, knowing that you STILL can't post there? :-/ 

    eta: because I can't spell 
    Me - 22  |   DH - 32   |  Married - 24 May 2014
    DS - January 2014 
    TTC#2 - December 2015
    BFP - 6 March 2016  |  MC Confirmed - 21 March 2016
    TTCAL  |  April 2016
    CP  |  June 2016
    CP  |  July 2016
    BFP - 25 August 2016  |  Due Date - 11 May 2017
  • @kat81 I'm having that problem, during the week I don't mind being over because I can keep on top of the housework and make sure everything is done and ready, once the weekend hits, and DS and DH are home, the shit hits the fan and the house looks like a bomb hit. This weekend wasn't too bad because we couldn't afford to do much for Mother's Day so H did all the cleaning and laundry for me, so today (it's Monday here) while DS is at preschool I can just pick up a few toys and run a vacuum through. 
    But yeah, I don't want to end up going to hospital with my house in shambles because I'm going to have to come home to the mess or worse depending on whether DS stays at someone else's house or MIL/my mum come to my house to stay with him
    Me - 22  |   DH - 32   |  Married - 24 May 2014
    DS - January 2014 
    TTC#2 - December 2015
    BFP - 6 March 2016  |  MC Confirmed - 21 March 2016
    TTCAL  |  April 2016
    CP  |  June 2016
    CP  |  July 2016
    BFP - 25 August 2016  |  Due Date - 11 May 2017
  • Hahaha about the laundry-- I think the same thing every time I start a load! It's warm this week so I've got only 3 outfits that I can wear. The rest are from winter and barely fit.

    And @kat81 I totally get your frustration with people asking for updates. So. Annoying. Especially when you're trying to keep your mind off of the obvious.
  • I'm not overdue yet but the laundry thing is true over here too. I typically wash clothes on the weekend and this weekend I said nope I am not washing my work clothes because I'm going to have this baby by Monday... well its Monday and no baby... and I had to piece together an outfit because all my good stuff was dirty.
  • Anyone try eggplant? Apparently that's an OWT for inducing labor. 
  • @bacorrea Yes, I had a little last night. I've heard eggplant parmesan because of the herbs (basil and oregano), so I've been putting B & O on all my foods I can, nothin'. (As in, I'm not sure it's the eggplant itself.) I'm looking for an OWT I haven't tried at this point.
  • Glad your appointment went well overall @kat81.
  • bacorreabacorrea member
    edited May 2017
    Are fluid checks normal when overdue? I've seen that mentioned twice now. @kat81 what are they checking for? 
  • kat81kat81 member
    bacorrea said:
    Are fluid checks normal when overdue? I've seen that mentioned twice now. @kat81 what are they checking for? 
    Yeah for the non-stress test they are checking for normal ups and downs of fetal heartbeat and will maybe also be able to see how the fetus responds to a contraction if you have one during the test. They gave me juice and we saw (heard!) the heartbeat get MUCH faster then go back down. This is the type of thing they were looking for.

    The fluid test, done by ultrasound, is to measure how much fluid is in there. I guess for whatever reason fluids sometimes go down when you're overdue and they want to make sure there is enough. I don't really know the details about this, though. Apparently it does somehow look into the placenta health as well (I guess they can see the placenta's size on the ultrasound, for example.)

    The NST I think is the first check/intervention so to speak, then the fluid test. Or you do both the same day.

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  • kat81 said:
    bacorrea said:
    Are fluid checks normal when overdue? I've seen that mentioned twice now. @kat81 what are they checking for? 
    Yeah for the non-stress test they are checking for normal ups and downs of fetal heartbeat and will maybe also be able to see how the fetus responds to a contraction if you have one during the test. They gave me juice and we saw (heard!) the heartbeat get MUCH faster then go back down. This is the type of thing they were looking for.

    The fluid test, done by ultrasound, is to measure how much fluid is in there. I guess for whatever reason fluids sometimes go down when you're overdue and they want to make sure there is enough. I don't really know the details about this, though. Apparently it does somehow look into the placenta health as well (I guess they can see the placenta's size on the ultrasound, for example.)

    The NST I think is the first check/intervention so to speak, then the fluid test. Or you do both the same day.
    My OB said the fluid test was to help look at the functioning of the baby's kidneys. He said that the baby is drinking currently and if there isn't a lot of fluid then the kidneys aren't functioning as normal. Not sure if there is another reason for the fluid check, but that it is a part of the NST.
  • Awesome thanks @kat81 @Jens_Hoes I am just not sure what to expect at my appointment tomorrow! I will be 40.4 and I'm hoping if they decide to induce that they will let me schedule for next Monday at the earliest, but obviously I will do what's best for baby.
  • edited May 2017
    Well I'm officially overdue. Yesterday was my due date. I have an appointment tomorrow and ultrasound to make sure everything looks ok. My doctor induces at 41 weeks. I'm really hoping it doesn't come to that because I've heard pitocin makes contractions more painful and I want a med free birth if possible.

    Out of curiosity, were your moms overdue with you and/or your siblings? So far my pregnancy has been very similar to my mom's and she was 2 weeks overdue with my brother and I and 10 days with my sister. I know due dates werent always as accurate but it makes me think I'll have to be induced.
  • @chocolatelemons my moms water broke early with me, she ended up with a C and the rest of my siblings were all scheduled Cs. So the like mother like daughter doesn't work in my case. 
  • I posted in appointments thread, but I'm only 2cm and cervix is high. I go back on Friday for a NST and US, and then they schedule induction. If everything looks good my dr will let me go to 41.6 which is next Thursday. 
  • @chocolatelemons My going late seems to be a new thing in the fam. Both my mom and identical twin sis had pre-e and early c-sections, so who knows if they would have gone late otherwise? Here's to hoping pre-e isn't in my cards too, but I'm starting to worry about it in these "extra" weeks because my BP has been inching upwards.
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