Overdue moms check-in

TrendyTina

Hope everyone is feeling well! I'm ready to meet my baby!  

1. How are you feeling? 

2. What is the most annoying part about being overdue?

3. What are you doing to induce labor?

4. Any guesses as to when you think you'll go into labor?

5. Do you have an induction scheduled?  

6. How many days overdue are you?  

TrendyTina

TrendyTina:

1. How are you feeling? Fine, I still haven't reached the uncomfortable stage yet, but I just want to meet my baby so badly. Not knowing when he will come is very frustrating. 

2. What is the most annoying part about being overdue? People bothering me 24/7 about whether the baby came yet. As if I'm not going to tell people? So annoying! 

3. What are you doing to induce labor? I've had my membranes stripped twice, walking, sex, spicy foods, labor tincture, and evening primrose oil taken orally and vaginally. 

4. Any guesses as to when you think you'll go into labor? DH thinks it will be this weekend, but I think next week. 

5. Do you have an induction scheduled?  Nope, waiting until 42 to discuss that as long as baby stays healthy and happy. 

6. How many days overdue are you?  Just 3. 

PhotogTaker

TrendyTina:

Hope everyone is feeling well! I'm ready to meet my baby!  

1. How are you feeling? Completely uncomfy, Andrew has found my ribs...I've been lucky until now in regards to that

2. What is the most annoying part about being overdue? The texts and messages from my BFF's who have never been overdue with their children asking me how I'm doing...how do you think?! I'm irritated and uncomfortable!!

3. What are you doing to induce labor? I've tried walking several miles, nipple stimulation, sex, EPO, bouncing on an exercise ball, castor oil, spicy food and have had my membranes stripped 3 times...

4. Any guesses as to when you think you'll go into labor? I guess that every time I go to bed I'll wake up in labor, and then every morning I wake up and nothin

5. Do you have an induction scheduled?  Monday, though I have an appt today. I may beg my midwife to induce me tonight. lol

6. How many days overdue are you?  5

laurack

TrendyTina:

Hope everyone is feeling well! I'm ready to meet my baby!  

1. How are you feeling? Generally fine. Sometimes crampy. My hips/pelvis ache and my feet hurt but overall I don't feel too bad at all. I think I feel better now than I did 2 weeks ago!

2. What is the most annoying part about being overdue? When I was at the office it was the constant questions/comments. Now I'm working from home this week so I don't have that. I guess it's just the worry at this point, that I'm going to have to be induced and won't be able to go to the birth center as planned.

3. What are you doing to induce labor? Walking, spicy food, bouncing, squats, eating entire pineapples. Had membrane stripped yesterday.

4. Any guesses as to when you think you'll go into labor? I think I won't. Though every night I am hopeful...

5. Do you have an induction scheduled?  At 42 weeks we'll have to talk induction.

6. How many days overdue are you? 10 days

CourtneyM09

TrendyTina:

Hope everyone is feeling well! I'm ready to meet my baby!  

1. How are you feeling? I am feeling so-so. I have good days and bad days, and so far today is starting to be a bad one! I am so crampy (low, menstrual-like cramps) and I couldn't sleep last night.

2. What is the most annoying part about being overdue? Just not feeling well.

3. What are you doing to induce labor? Nothing really. I did have a dr.'s appt yesterday and scheduled an induction for Monday morning. Maybe he'll make his debut before then, but I doubt it.

4. Any guesses as to when you think you'll go into labor? I'll go with Monday.

5. Do you have an induction scheduled?  yes

6. How many days overdue are you?  2

rislynre

1. How are you feeling? Ugh, painful.  He's sitting/pushing on something or other that is *not* ok.

2. What is the most annoying part about being overdue?  By far, the commentary.  I don't mind my mom checking in with me daily, but everyone else drives me batty very quickly and I stop wanting to be around people by the evening.

3. What are you doing to induce labor? Not all that much, really.  Taking long walks with the dog, hanging out on the balance ball, spicy foods, etc

4. Any guesses as to when you think you'll go into labor? Probably Monday, a couple hours before the induction.

5. Do you have an induction scheduled?  Yep, Monday

6. How many days overdue are you?  5

wavebreak09

1. How are you feeling? Cruddy, my back and pelvis are in so much pain and I think the baby's head is leaning up on my hip or something. I can't sleep anymore and I when I do I wake up every hour.

2. What is the most annoying part about being overdue? Over analyzing every ache and pain all day everyday.

3. What are you doing to induce labor? Nothing today, trying to avoid 4/20 as a birth date. Before I was eating pineapple, walking, doing bootcamp, drinking red raspberry leaf tea, yoga ball bouncing, Sex, spicy foods etc.

4. Any guesses as to when you think you'll go into labor? Nope, none. I give up on guessing.

5. Do you have an induction scheduled?  Not yet. We'll talk about it on Monday, when I'm 6 days overdue.

6. How many days overdue are you?  3

Johlise

1. How are you feeling? For the most part okay.. I'm not horribly comfortable anymore and bending is pretty much impossible. I tire a lot faster as well making it hard to get motivated to do much of anything around the house when I get home from work.

2. What is the most annoying part about being overdue? Everyone saying "oh you're still here" and the fact that I just want to find out if baby is a boy or girl.

3. What are you doing to induce labor? Right now, having H massage my ankles, going for walks.

4. Any guesses as to when you think you'll go into labor? My luck it'll be next week sometime, after my Dr. appointment on Monday.

5. Do you have an induction scheduled?   Not yet but we will discuss that at my appointment on Monday.

6. How many days overdue are you?   only 2.

 

One other thing.. on my wedding month board there is a girl who is just over 36 weeks who is carrying twins and has been on bed rest for the last "??" weeks. She went into labor this morning. Not that I'm jealous of her going into labor early but she wasn't due until May, I'm just wishing my baby had decided to come before her's did. ugh...

jamisue1986

TrendyTina:

 

1. How are you feeling? was feeling pretty good considering, however the last two days I have had horrible migraines and feeling nauseous.

2. What is the most annoying part about being overdue? my mind is going crazy wondering if my body will go into labor on its own or if I am going to have to get induced. Plus, everyone bugging me about when I am having this baby.

3. What are you doing to induce labor? Have tried sex (once) this week, eat pineapple, walk around.

4. Any guesses as to when you think you'll go into labor? I feel defeated and I think I will have to wait to be induced to go into labor.

5. Do you have an induction scheduled?  My doctor won't even discuss an induction until I hit 41 weeks. The way my appointments are set-up my induction won't take place until I am 41 and 5 days. Probably end up being induced May 1st or May 2nd I'm guessing.

6. How many days overdue are you?  1 day overdue. Feels like a month overdue though!

BKavanagh

1. How are you feeling?

Okay now that my boss said I can work from home...

2. What is the most annoying part about being overdue?

It was having to go into work every day and walk everywhere (I work in Chicago in the city), and of course the non-stop "you're still here" statements.  Being home the last day and a half has helped my sanity

3. What are you doing to induce labor?

Nothing really...prior to yesterday I was walking quite a bit since I work in the city and eating spicy food, but that's about it.

4. Any guesses as to when you think you'll go into labor?

I think I will have to be induced, but hoping and praying it happens naturally sometime this weekend!  But if it happens at all, my luck, it will be on the way in for my induction.

5. Do you have an induction scheduled?

Tuesday night.

6. How many days overdue are you?

3

KFCupcake

TrendyTina:

Hope everyone is feeling well! I'm ready to meet my baby!  

1. How are you feeling? Blah.  Constantly uncomfortable, occasionally crampy, dizzy, lightheaded.  Last night I had a migraine.

2. What is the most annoying part about being overdue? The non stop "baby?" question.  I've resorted to smartazz answers.

3. What are you doing to induce labor? Nothing anymore.  When I was trying things, nothing worked.  So I'm just leaving it up to him.

4. Any guesses as to when you think you'll go into labor? Monday when I'm induced.

5. Do you have an induction scheduled?  Monday.

6. How many days overdue are you?  4

LesleyT

TrendyTina:

 

1. How are you feeling? I feel great, actually- no complaints- except I re-tore a rib ligament from when I was sick a few weeks ago- so I hope LO stays a few days for that injury to settle down so I can be 100% for my natural birth plan/water birth

2. What is the most annoying part about being overdue? The NOT knowing WHEN LO will arrive- hard to make plans.

3. What are you doing to induce labor? Nothing. My usual workouts, usual healthy eating, etc. He'll come when he's ready- or get evicted at 42 wks

4. Any guesses as to when you think you'll go into labor? Prob next week. Statistically 50% of women deliver before 40wks, then the other 40% between 40-42; and only 10% 42/induction after that. So- very likely to go in the next week or so.

5. Do you have an induction scheduled?  Yes- Balloon/Foley Catheter at 41 1/2 weeks, and if he doesn't join the party then, induction 2 days later at 42 weeks

6. How many days overdue are you?  1