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June 2012 Moms
Desperation Nation- who is with me?
So I was due June 2. I know that I am a FTM and it is normal to be late with your first, and I also know it is only June 4, but something nasty happened to me psychologically when I passed June 2. I feel like I had been living for that day and now that it has come and gone (and all these other ladies have babies just falling from the sky) I AM PISSED. Disclaimer: I know this is unreasonable. See post title.
At my 40 wk check up, I am still only 50%, 1cm (like I have been for about the past month or so). Here are the nutso things I have tried to make this little freeloader come out (see below).
Are you overdue? Is it making you crazy, too? What sort of stuff are you doing to get things moving?
- acupuncture
- acupressure massage (not comfortable)
- raspberry leaf tea (binging)
- involving DH (use your imagination)
- walking (like a migrating elephant looking for water)
- bouncing on a giant ball (like an out of work circus elephant)
- evening primrose oil (not cute)
- spicy food (not cute with reflux)
- crying (not effective)
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Re: Desperation Nation- who is with me?
I feel for you, truly. With DD, I went 7 days overdue and my midwife wouldn't schedule an induction until I was 12 days over. Thankfully, it only took 7 days and I went into labor on my own.
This time around, it's looking to be the same again. My due date is Friday, but at my 39 week appointment I was only 1cm and cervix was barely starting to soften. I'm preparing myself for another 7-10 day wait.
In the meantime, I've scrubbed my kitchen floor, bounced on my ball and I'm seriously considering evening primrose oil. Hubby may have to do his husbandly duties again this week as well.
Oh I am right there with you! Things I have tried to get things going:
- Walking a ton
- Going up and down stairs
- bouncing on the edge of the bed (since I don't have an excersize ball lol)
- eating hot sauce
- eating Mexican food
- scrubbing the floors
- going on hands and knees and swaying my hips (H found this one online lol!)
- "activities" involving H
- Eating pancakes and coffee (my MIL swears by this)
I've not had any luck yet. I'm banking on this full moon tonight to start labor.
C'mon full moon! I'm still a week out, but I am so ready. DD was 5 days late, so I'm not holding much hope. The only thing having sex did for me last weekend was make me loose my mp and give me false hope even though I knew better.
After trying EVERYTHING- Last night I resorted to petting the really soft little dog I got our son for his big day and dreaming of him just to try to get my brain to put out some more hormones.
Im a woman on a mission.
And no- snuggling with a stuffed animal didnt work either
I also forgot to include eating an entire pineapple by myself while crying during old Friday Night Lights episodes. This is also ineffective.
Thanks for the back up, girls! How long will you go before you will consider induction?
Lets all go lay belly up in the full moon! LOL...
Really, I am trying walking, DH and I engaged in activities (but he is out of two for two weeks now, so that option is out), I've tried nipple stimulation, I bought raspberry tea only to discover I got Raspberry Zinger (which DOES have Raspberry leaf, but apparently doesn't work according to what I read after I bought it). I may try to give myself a foot massage tonight targeting the pressure points, but my feet are so swollen I'm not sure I can even reach the pressure point haha.
I forgot about eating pineapple! I will try that one tomorrow.
My doc will not let me go past 41 weeks. I will be induced Friday night if I don't go into labor on my own. I really hope I go into labor before Friday!
i know this is going to be me. At my 35 week appointment I was starting to dilate and she said I was really soft and if she tried she could feel babys head, so he is nice and low down. I thought FOR SURE that I would go early. That was two weeks ago, and nothing. I am not due until June 21st, but I figured there would be a little bit of progress each week. The fact that there wasn't means I am stalling out.
I am trying EPO, the tea, walking, stretching, yoga, the getting on all fours and swinging your hips, squats... I haven't tried sex b/c my DH is a little freaked out by the idea but we may have to just suck it up lol. I won't start to panic until this Friday (my next appointment) where I will be over 38 weeks. If there is still no progress, than I may have to have the induction discussion....
Haha. I had to run across a park to get my daughter to a bathroom (yay potty training!) and ended up losing part of my mucous plug from that. Thought for sure I would go into labor after that since I went into labor like 12 hours after losing my MP with my daughter. Nope, nothing. Only 3 more days til my c-section though so thankfully I don't have to wait too much longer.
Oh my God... I AM SO WITH YOU!!! I'm 41wks1day and going insane. Literally EVERY PERSON I KNOW who was due AFTER me have already had their babies and all I do is cry and mope around!! I know it's ridiculous. I KNOW.
I've had 2 NSTs and an ultrasound to make sure she's got enough fluid... she's healthy, I'm healthy, and I KNOW that's all that matters... but seeing all of these other people's photos and posts on facebook with their already-born babies is making me insane.
I've got an induction scheduled for Sunday but I REALLLLLY don't want to go that route, I'm just hoping and praying she comes soon on her own
So yes, I feel all of you, and at least I'm not the only one!! Hang in there ladies, we will all have our babies soon!!
I've been doing EPO, spicy food, the exercise ball, hands and knees, and crying even though I didn't know that was supposed to help :P
I have a feeling I'm going to be a July mom.
RIGHT?!?!? Can we change that?! I saw it and almost chucked my laptop across the room and screamed "I'm STILL PREGNANT YOU DUMB WEBSITE!!!" hahahaha. Oh man. Being overdue is making me an insane person.
I never did figure out how to get a ticker to post, so now at 40.3 weeks I guess I'm happy to not have the reminder! Tried pineapple, sappy TV, massage of trigger points and walking as much as my swollen feet will allow - hubby also freaked out by sex, plus we have a house full of family staying with us now (it is awful), so sexy time is tricky.
Induction was scheduled for this Friday but I pushed it back till next Tuesday... really trying to be patient but it's so hard! OB says baby probably senses all the stress from multiple visiting house guests and doesn't want to come out - I get that and if things don't happen soon I may try to crawl up in there with her!