I am feeling baby's hands literally tickling in my panty line area! I feel like he moved a bit lower in the past 2 days. Still not feeling any pressure or contractions but again, I cannot believe this is actually going to happen within the next 4 weeks 0___0
Had my 36 week appt. today. She did the GBS swab (mostly vaginal with a light brush of the butthole). Nothing too uncomfortable. She asked if I wanted a cervix check..I said only if she wanted to. She didn’t think it was necessary so she didn’t. She commented on the swelling of my feet/ankles and asked if I had accces to a pool. I do. She said to go home and soak. So drs orders! Skipped the gym and floated in the pool. Had a ring floaty to support myself and keep my feet up on the stairs. No pain in my back or feet or anywhere. It was amazing! Highly recommend for this last months aches and pains!
TTC History:
Me: 36 H: 40 Married 2015. Together since 2010. TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017 BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018. TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020 Due date was Nov 2020 DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma. TTC: March 2021 IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022 IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
I think the back end pressure is a nasty H! Didn’t dare to look at it but i can feel something while showering. This pregnancy is so different from DS. So many new symptoms!
@kissableviv so I have been talking to HR about taking time off before baby and was so disappointed to find out that our employer does not opt in to the state disability where you can take up to 4 weeks off before baby. We have our disability through liberty mutual and only get 2 weeks before our due date. So I won’t officially be on maternity leave until July 17th. You would think working for a state university, we would opt into that disability.
@zande2016@kc1293 I’m hoping my midwife will give me a note next week. When I met with my OB last week I expressed that the commute is getting tough and I tend to have a lot of Braxton Hicks once I get settled at my desk. She said resolve with rest and rushed through my appt. would love to know how I can rest at my cubicle. Lol. she’s kind of cold so I didn’t feel like she would give me a note. However I meet with my midwife next week and she is a lot warmer and understanding. My house is 7 min from the hospital so I’m just afraid of having any type of contractions or labor closer to work. In reality it’s an 11 mile drive from home but the traffic makes it usually about an hour—more if there’s an accident, fire, etc. My boss even had delivered her last child on the freeway bc of traffic! Definitely don’t want that type of birth story.
@krystlerr wow that is crazy about your boss! I used to live in the DC metro area and my 13 mile work commute was at least an hour. Once it was 4 when it rained. eesh.
OMG I can't imagine an 11 mile commute taking an hour, that must be torture. Mine is about 40 miles each way and takes an hour without traffic, so its a lot of driving, and the roads are sooo bad with all the potholes and whatnot, it can be pretty painful. My boss is literally never around anymore so I am just going to end up emailing her and let her know I am working from home starting at 37 weeks, and if she gives me a problem, then I will ask MW for a note and feel confident she'll give it to me.
All of your commutes sound terrible - feeling so sorry for you!!
I'm doing the "is it fluid or regular discharge?" 'dance' this morning... woke up with some very fluid-like marks in my underwear, and then some more a few minutes after I put new underwear on after the shower...but I was like...is that just water from the shower? And now I'm just obsessively checking my underwear at work and it's awkward. I'm probably just being paranoid, but I also don't want to dismiss myself that easily. Oh the struggles...
Just got back from my appointment. I have progressed from 2cm to 3cm. Getting checked hurt more this time, when it didn’t hurt at all last time. I have also been having a strange tightening feeling in my lower abdomen ever since I left my appointment a few hours ago. Not cramping, but tightening, and it’s kind of uncomfortable. I’m trying to relax and not induce labor because my DH won’t be back in town until June 30th. I just don’t know if I can last that long.
Has anyone been feeling their abdomen/uterus vibrate or shake pretty heavily? I got that several times today, plan to ask about it at my appointment tomorrow. I assume it’s the baby, but it’s such a weird feeling....
I went to movies and dinner with DH today.. LO was moving so much and so aggressively I thought she was trying to claw her way out.. Meanwhile we’re watching Hereditary and I’m trying not to pee myself.
Has anyone been feeling their abdomen/uterus vibrate or shake pretty heavily? I got that several times today, plan to ask about it at my appointment tomorrow. I assume it’s the baby, but it’s such a weird feeling....
I figured it’s just baby playing the bongos on my tummy!
TTC History:
Me: 36 H: 40 Married 2015. Together since 2010. TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017 BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018. TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020 Due date was Nov 2020 DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma. TTC: March 2021 IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022 IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
@sm05-2 I do from time to time. When they’re newbies sometimes they vibrate/shake because of their developing nervous system. I assumed it was something like that going on. Very weird!
@runsomewhere I was totally thinking about asking the doc to do a sweep if I’m dilated at my 36 week appointment. I’d love to not be induced this time too. I think she’ll say no, but worth a shot, right?
@emsnedds how are you doing? Did anything ever start up?
@hillbillywife I'm going to ask my doctor at my appointment on Tuesday about when he's comfortable starting sweeps and what steps I can take to avoid induction this time. I definitely don't want to rush this baby but I also don;t want to be induced like I was with DD.
I am feeling burned the F out today. I had all this energy last weekend and now I'm feeling so tired and uncomfortable sitting at my desk
I was a little bit crampy last night. Baby felt low and he was having a dance party! I'm also a bit constipated so I'm sure that didn't help. Send good poop vibes for today, lol! Off to make some lemon water!
@nimmle are you getting enough water in the day? I find my charlie horses intensify with dehydration as well.
ETA: also - try making sure your sheets/blankets aren't getting tangled at your feet. I know this sounds weird but I always get charlie horses when my feet are tangled up in my sheets and I'm trying to get untangled in my sleep - this might mean sleeping with your legs/feet outside of the blankets.
@canucklehead123 I'm chugging water like crazy because my friends and I do weekly challenges to make sure we get enough during the day. I already sleep with the legs outside the blankets because I always get warm at night and I feel bad if I make it too cold for DH. 68 degrees is his limit although I know he sneaks out and raises it sometimes. I'm not sure what it is, maybe I'm on my feet too much? I'm hoping maybe it's because I've been doing a lot of dancing with my show and maybe it will settle down when it's over Saturday.
@acunamatada my DH started joking yesterday about LO army crawling his way out. In DD's swim lessons they sing a song about getting out of the pool that goes "Elbow, elbow, tummy knee". He started singing that about LO coming ohtandoi thought I was going to pee I laughed so hard! I was like "OMG, please make sure I have an epi before that!!!!"
@canucklehead123 I haven't talked to my doc about it yet. I have an appointment tomorrow am so I'll bring it up among a million other questions I have!
@hillbillywife Thanks for checking (: I had some serious Braxton Hicks last night all the way up until I went to bed, but I feel a lot better today. I think having my cervix checked really messed with my body, so maybe I should avoid it from now on so I can hold off labor for as long as possible. It will be really hard though, because my imagination gets really bad when I don’t know for sure how much I’ve progressed.
And I think it’s always worth asking! If you really want a sweep, then the worst that can happen is your doc will just say no. Maybe they’ll give you a date when they would be willing to do a sweep if they don’t feel comfortable doing it right away.
@nimmle ouch! I hate leg cramps! I agree with PP about more water, and I hope it works!
@MichelleAG05 LOL! The visual that song gives me is making me chuckle
@nimmle I also had a few charlie horses episodes last night. I am going to take a bath tonight before bed and roll on the foam roller too.I feel like I am drinking enough water but part of me thinks it's the same amount I drank pre-pregnancy so I should up it. Had a banana for breakfast in my yogurt.
@And846 so that means I can have the donut?? LOL. I am eating out for both lunch and dinner so I opted for yogurt with fruit instead. Hoping the coffee works its magic!
@kissableviv if there is ever an option for donuts, the answer should always be YES!
TTC History:
Me: 36 H: 40 Married 2015. Together since 2010. TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017 BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018. TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020 Due date was Nov 2020 DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma. TTC: March 2021 IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022 IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
@runsomewhere My dr told me she can't do sweeps until 39 weeks because it's technically considered a form of inducement, and she can't legally induce (outside of medical reasons) before then.
@emsnedds glad you’re doing better! My friend got a check at 36 weeks and was bummed because she wasn’t dilated at all so she skipped her 37 week check and was dying because she didn’t know if she was dilating at all so she got a check again at 38 weeks lol.
@kc1293 dang it. I probably will get an answer like that too.
@wildtot I haven’t but it’s probably a good idea. I took a dose for a couple days when my hemorrhoid was really bugging me, but it’d be better to keep everything nice and soft leading up to delivery.
For the first time today I feel a lot of pressure right above my pubic bone. I think she's just really leaning on it today but it's making me waddle like a penguin! I can't wait until my 36 appt to find out if I am dilated at all--next Tuesday! If I feel good about where I am with work stuff and if I don't have any important meetings afterwards, I may ask for a membrane sweep at my 39 week appt like I did last time.
My mucus plug totally just fell out. I don’t remember it falling out with my last pregnancy, but there is no denying it this time. I’m 100% positive I just lost my mucus plug.
Hello paranoia, my old friend. Now I can’t help but wonder if I’ve progressed even more since my appointment yesterday. I’m scared to do anything or go anywhere because it feels like baby will now have clearance to headbutt my cervix and cause my water to break.
If anyone is looking for me, I will be on the couch, trying to convince myself that every little twinge is not necessarily labor.
Thank you ladies! I’ll let you know if anything changes. It feels like the baby is trying to wiggle his/her head out as I type. Fingers crossed this baby is too comfy to make an early arrival. @runsomewhere I am due July 2nd, so I’m between 37-38 weeks. Who knows, maybe I’ll last another week or two (wishful thinking?)
Re: June Symptoms
TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017
BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018.
TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020
Due date was Nov 2020
DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma.
TTC: March 2021
IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN
IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022
IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN
IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN
AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
You would think working for a state university, we would opt into that disability.
@zande2016 @kc1293 I’m hoping my midwife will give me a note next week. When I met with my OB last week I expressed that the commute is getting tough and I tend to have a lot of Braxton Hicks once I get settled at my desk. She said resolve with rest and rushed through my appt. would love to know how I can rest at my cubicle. Lol. she’s kind of cold so I didn’t feel like she would give me a note. However I meet with my midwife next week and she is a lot warmer and understanding. My house is 7 min from the hospital so I’m just afraid of having any type of contractions or labor closer to work. In reality it’s an 11 mile drive from home but the traffic makes it usually about an hour—more if there’s an accident, fire, etc. My boss even had delivered her last child on the freeway bc of traffic! Definitely don’t want that type of birth story.
I'm doing the "is it fluid or regular discharge?" 'dance' this morning... woke up with some very fluid-like marks in my underwear, and then some more a few minutes after I put new underwear on after the shower...but I was like...is that just water from the shower? And now I'm just obsessively checking my underwear at work and it's awkward. I'm probably just being paranoid, but I also don't want to dismiss myself that easily. Oh the struggles...
TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017
BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018.
TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020
Due date was Nov 2020
DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma.
TTC: March 2021
IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN
IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022
IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN
IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN
AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
@runsomewhere I was totally thinking about asking the doc to do a sweep if I’m dilated at my 36 week appointment. I’d love to not be induced this time too. I think she’ll say no, but worth a shot, right?
@emsnedds how are you doing? Did anything ever start up?
I am feeling burned the F out today. I had all this energy last weekend and now I'm feeling so tired and uncomfortable sitting at my desk
And then all I want for breakfast is a donut...
@nimmle thanks, I need that second wind so bad! I have a ton to do once my leave starts.
ETA: also - try making sure your sheets/blankets aren't getting tangled at your feet. I know this sounds weird but I always get charlie horses when my feet are tangled up in my sheets and I'm trying to get untangled in my sleep - this might mean sleeping with your legs/feet outside of the blankets.
@sm05-2 i have felt that a few times and it has caught me off guard. It’s normal. Just big movements.
@kissableviv butter! Eat something with more butter than normal and you’ll be good to go!
And I think it’s always worth asking! If you really want a sweep, then the worst that can happen is your doc will just say no. Maybe they’ll give you a date when they would be willing to do a sweep if they don’t feel comfortable doing it right away.
@nimmle ouch! I hate leg cramps! I agree with PP about more water, and I hope it works!
@MichelleAG05 LOL! The visual that song gives me is making me chuckle
@And846 so that means I can have the donut?? LOL. I am eating out for both lunch and dinner so I opted for yogurt with fruit instead. Hoping the coffee works its magic!
TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017
BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018.
TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020
Due date was Nov 2020
DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma.
TTC: March 2021
IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN
IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022
IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN
IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN
AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
@emsnedds glad you’re doing better! My friend got a check at 36 weeks and was bummed because she wasn’t dilated at all so she skipped her 37 week check and was dying because she didn’t know if she was dilating at all so she got a check again at 38 weeks lol.
@kc1293 dang it. I probably will get an answer like that too.
@wildtot I haven’t but it’s probably a good idea. I took a dose for a couple days when my hemorrhoid was really bugging me, but it’d be better to keep everything nice and soft leading up to delivery.
I can't wait until my 36 appt to find out if I am dilated at all--next Tuesday!
If I feel good about where I am with work stuff and if I don't have any important meetings afterwards, I may ask for a membrane sweep at my 39 week appt like I did last time.
My mucus plug totally just fell out. I don’t remember it falling out with my last pregnancy, but there is no denying it this time. I’m 100% positive I just lost my mucus plug.
Hello paranoia, my old friend. Now I can’t help but wonder if I’ve progressed even more since my appointment yesterday. I’m scared to do anything or go anywhere because it feels like baby will now have clearance to headbutt my cervix and cause my water to break.
If anyone is looking for me, I will be on the couch, trying to convince myself that every little twinge is not necessarily labor.
@acunamatada did you like Hereditary?? I did!