End of the month-ers check in!

bumpuser1282882 · March 2014

Anneplusone said:

@CharlestonVal
sometimes I have to sit still, literally hold my belly and focus on the movements. They are pretty subtle sometimes! But as always, if you don't feel movement talk to your doctor/midwife

This. Sometimes you need to just get away from everyone and sit in a quiet spot to focus on what the babe is doing to feel them move. If you do this and still feel nothing, definitely call your doctor or go to L&D. My doctor harps on this at every visit.

myfriendscallmemeg · March 2014

Mskris66 said:
BTW anyone else progressing at their appt's but no signs of labor? I am 3 cm, 80% effaced, and my doc can feel lil man's head.... I have not felt a single contraction, or seen any action! I asked if I would know if I was in labor and he said "oh trust me, you will know" I read most the birth stories and I feel like everyone is going from 0 -10 in one shot, and I'm out walking around at 3 cm...lol any end of monthers going through this as well?

I'm not progressing, but my Dr still knows that homegirls head is engaged. He also thinks "you'll have a baby in your arms by April." Besides my due date, I have NO idea what gives him so much confidence in that statement.

kmeyers0611 · March 2014

CANADIANGIRL2987 said:

Terrified to have an Aries girl lol. Annnnd so jelly of everyone with outside babies.
Ohhhhhmygoodness yes! This! I would love to have a little Pisces babe...which means LO needs to arrive 1 week early. Having a little Aries could pose a few challenges with my oh-so-sensitive-worry-wort self

I'm an Aries girl and I was a great child!

I promise, we're not so bad!

Balabusta · March 2014

How far along are you? When are you due? 37w6d- Due March 27th

How are you feeling - physically, emotionally, mentally? My clearly defined ankles have vanished and are now replaced by tree logs. I know that I am fortunate in the fact that they've only started now.

What do you love about being an end of the month-er? Being able to read what's ahead of me, getting tons of information from you lovely ladies!

If there is one issue about being an end of the month-er that drives you more crazy than anything else, what is it? It kind of put me in lurker status, because by the time I was ready to ask a question, it had already been answered by a beginning of the month-er. I had the answers before I needed to ask the questions! And I am getting highly impatient with all of these outside babies!

Mskris66 · March 2014

@kmeyers0611‌ I'm an Aries girl too! (Totally great child) Also noticed from your sig that we have the same due date, and we are both team blue.... Too funny! Oh! Also a huge wino... Gotta be some serious Aries stuff taking place here

DTNZ4Ever · March 2014

How far along are you? 37w 6d
When are you due? 3/27I'm 38w, 3d...due 3/23

How are you feeling - physically, emotionally, mentally?
Physically-sick I have a horrible cold so I'm not sleeping well either. Emotionally-anxious because with DS my water broke on 37w6d and was born at 38w which would be tomorrow for me.
Mentally-still can't believe we will have a baby so soon. Overwhelmed with a lot going on at work.

What do you love about being an end of the month-er?
Other then being due 3 days after DS' birthday not too much. But hoping that they don't share their birthday.

bumpuser10054788 · March 2014

Not sure if I'm late enough to be considered an end-of-monther, but I did see someone with the 20th so here goes...

When are you due? 3/19, 39w

How are you feeling - physically, emotionally, mentally?

Physically, I suppose pretty good considering. I have some BH contractions off and on, and it's definitely getting harder to move around. I am getting a bit tired of needing to pee so often, and needing to roll over every 1-2 hours in the middle of the night because of hip pain. In a way, I kind of wish I was more uncomfortable because right now I'm ready to be done and it feels like nothing is really happening :-/ Yesterday, I was feeling more uncomfortable than usual (increased pressure, more frequent urination/BMs, and LO feeling really low) and was starting to get my hopes up that maybe something was finally going on. (Yes, yes, I know, it doesn't necessarily mean anything, but I can dream can't I?

) Then had a major meltdown last night over DH being a jerk, and today have felt more normal. Since I know stress can delay labor, I feel kinda bummed about it now, but keep telling myself she'll come when she is ready.

Emotionally, I was doing pretty good until the last two days. DH has had a major case of foot-in-mouth syndrome/insensitivity lately and has been setting me off. (I'm sure my own hormones don't help either.)

Mentally, I'm tired. I'm ready to be done with work (even though I'm working from home). I'm worried about the baby stuff we still don't have done, but at this point I don't even care if it doesn't all get done. I've had a major case of FTM pregnancy-jitters about something going wrong at the last minute, and I'm so tired of worrying and ready to meet LO.

What do you love about being an end of the month-er? Not much, to be honest. At least the weather seems to be getting better so maybe I won't have to worry about a blizzard when I'm in labor *knock on wood*

If there is one issue about being an end of the month-er that drives you more crazy than anything else, what is it? Reading about everyone with outside babies makes me even more anxious to meet LO, and makes the waiting even tougher.

BrideNamedMeg · March 2014

How far along are you? When are you due? 38 Weeks, 3 days - due 3/23

How are you feeling - physically, emotionally, mentally? Feeling pretty good on all fronts. I am a little nervous right now with having a potential breech baby (going in for an u/s tonight) but I'm actually more nervous that there's something else wrong causing the baby to be breech rather than the presentation alone. Crossing my fingers for a head down baby that has just jammed itself into my ribs

What do you love about being an end of the month-er? I love seeing all the cute baby pictures and hearing birth stories!

If there is one issue about being an end of the month-er that drives you more crazy than anything else, what is it? Just thinking that by the time it's my turn all the regulars will be busy with their babies and not posting as much, but hopefully everyone sticks around!

wearebirds · March 2014

How far along are you? When are you due? 38 weeks tomorrow. Due 3/27.

How are you feeling - physically, emotionally, mentally?
Physically I'm done. I just started getting super swollen feet/ankles and I'm super uncomfortable at all times.
Emotionally I'm up and down. Sometimes I literally am in tears because I'm so done...others I'm okay.
Mentally, meh. My brain Is fried and wishes I'd stop working so it didn't have to think so much.

What do you love about being an end of the month-er? That it puts my maternity leave in part of summer!!

If there is one issue about being an end of the month-er that drives you more crazy than anything else, what is it? People saying how "cool" it'd be if she waited til April fools day to be born. No, people. That makes me 5 days overdue. That would NOT be "cool".

kmeyers0611 · March 2014

Mskris66 said:

@kmeyers0611‌ I'm an Aries girl too! (Totally great child) Also noticed from your sig that we have the same due date, and we are both team blue.... Too funny! Oh! Also a huge wino... Gotta be some serious Aries stuff taking place here

Sounds like we have a lot in common! If you're ever in Columbus let me know, we can be winos together

sparklr10 · March 2014

How far along are you? When are you due? 38 weeks 2 days. Due 3/24

How are you feeling - physically, emotionally, mentally?
Physically - getting used to how uncomfortable I am so it's a little less of a burden....
Emotionally - doing good, I don't really cry or get set off easily...I do get angry or irritable a little quicker nowadays tho
Mentally - doing good since I decided to stop working this week! Plus at my weekly appt this week my doctor made me feel A LOT BETTER about the birth of LO. I've been really nervous I would be forced into a c-section because of his size and he explained everything to me and said he would do whatever I wanted. Which the jury is still out on what I'm going to do but at least it made me feel like he believed I could try to have him vaginally. (His head is already measuring 9.78 cm diameter....you only dilate to 10 cm so it's concerning but we'll see)

What do you love about being an end of the month-er?

At this point I can't think of anything.....I wanted to have him this week since my husband is off for spring break from teaching! No signs that's going to happen....

If there is one issue about being an end of the month-er that drives you more crazy than anything else, what is it?

waiting....but I think that would be the same regardless of when my due date would have been!

LittlePigeon · March 2014

How far along are you? When are you due?
37-5, due March 28th

How are you feeling - physically, mentally, emotionally?
Physically I feel better than I did a week ago... Fewer contractions and nighttime wake-ups. This brings me to mentally! I am feeling frustrated because I felt closer to her arriving a week ago than I do now! Emotionally I feel pretty good, just wishing I was able to stop working because I feel much more even keel on days I don't work.

What do you love about being an end of the month-er?
We are hoping LO will come on DH's birthday (3/22, our original due date!) so as we get close to that date I get excited. DH was born on his mom's birthday and is an only child so it would be kinda cool to have three generations of births on the same day!

If there is one issue about being an end of the month-er that drives you more crazy than anything else, what is it?
I am also feeling kinda left out on TB!

kkranberry · March 2014

How far along are you? When are you due?

I am 38 weeks tomorrow, due date is 3/26

How are you feeling - physically, emotionally, mentally?

Physically I am huge and it hurts when baby moves these days. I am still going to work and get tired really easily. Emotionally I am hormonal. Mentally I have a hard time remembering that it is okay if baby comes any time now. I haven't even packed my hospital bag yet!

What do you love about being an end of the month-er?

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If there is one issue about being an end of the month-er that drives you more crazy than anything else, what is it?

I am very impatient! Being at the end of the month is torture when you spend the whole pregnancy just waiting for March to arrive, then once it does you still have to wait most of the month.

erind0213 · March 2014

How far along are you? When are you due?
Almost 38 weeks...eekk... 3/28

How are you feeling - physically, emotionally, mentally?
I am doing ok physically, I have good days and bad days depending on how much I push myself. We have a lot to do before baby boy is here, and I am still working full time. Work is super busy and I went in early twice and stayed late twice now and finally have said screw it, I am almost 38 weeks pregnant, I can't do this!

Emotionally & Mentally, I am drained, I work for University masters program in admissions and deadline is Saturday so we are getting NAILED, and I am overwhelmed. I feel like my patience with DD is shorter, while she is also testing us, and DH is doing the best he can to get big stuff done, and I have been pushing him, and well we haven't been sexual is a long time so I think that is all mounting up!

What do you love about being an end of the month-er?

I like that I will be off work till later in June

if I work up until my due date I won't return to work till June 23!

If there is one issue about being an end of the month-er that drives you more crazy than anything else, what is it?

Seeing so many with outside babies and wanting mine to be in my arms too!

Super Chicken · March 2014

How far along are you? When are you due? 38 weeks and I am due on the 27th.

How are you feeling - physically, emotionally, mentally? Physically I am exhausted. Emotionally and mentally I am doing pretty good.

What do you love about being an end of the month-er? I feel like I still have time to get a few more things done before the baby gets here.

If there is one issue about being an end of the month-er that drives you more crazy than anything else, what is it? The waddle is getting worse and I move slower.

Sanibel21 · March 2014

So, typical end of monther issue. I just found out today that I'm GBS+. I know it's been discussed a million times before, but it's different when you're just finding out it's you, I know how important it is to get treatment to prevent horrendous complications for LO. I'm just bummed that I have to pump her full of antibiotics when I've worked so hard not to take much medication/avoid toxins and chemicals this whole pregnancy. I'm also bummed that I might not be able to labor as much at home if my water breaks. And I'm worried about not making it to the hospital to have the antibiotics in my system long enough to prevent the complications. I just needed to vent and didn't dare make a separate thread for it. Please don't flame me.

Sanibel21 · March 2014

DisneyAddict1 said:

Sanibel21 said:

So, typical end of monther issue. I just found out today that I'm GBS+. I know it's been discussed a million times before, but it's different when you're just finding out it's you, I know how important it is to get treatment to prevent horrendous complications for LO. I'm just bummed that I have to pump her full of antibiotics when I've worked so hard not to take much medication/avoid toxins and chemicals this whole pregnancy. I'm also bummed that I might not be able to labor as much at home if my water breaks. And I'm worried about not making it to the hospital to have the antibiotics in my system long enough to prevent the complications. I just needed to vent and didn't dare make a separate thread for it. Please don't flame me.

I know it is frustrating when something out of our control throws a wrench into out plans but such is the life of a parent. It will not be the first or the last time that things with LO just don't go as planned.

Luckily this is pretty minor in the grand scheme of things. Antibiotics are one of the safer medications to have to get, specially for something like GBS that has been around long enough that standard treatment of care has been researched to where we can understand the benefits and risks involved, in other words a lot of the guessing work is gone.

Also, in the big picture of your life with your LO the birth experience is a really small part. Try not to put SO much weight on making it perfect, soon you'll have so many new memories that will help make the experience so minor in comparison. Good luck with everything!

Thanks for reading my post and for your thoughtful personal response. I agree with everything you've said. It's weird how your brain can think one way and your emotions still don't match up! Thank you again

pepperedmoth · March 2014

Sanibel21 said:
So, typical end of monther issue. I just found out today that I'm GBS+. I know it's been discussed a million times before, but it's different when you're just finding out it's you, I know how important it is to get treatment to prevent horrendous complications for LO. I'm just bummed that I have to pump her full of antibiotics when I've worked so hard not to take much medication/avoid toxins and chemicals this whole pregnancy. I'm also bummed that I might not be able to labor as much at home if my water breaks. And I'm worried about not making it to the hospital to have the antibiotics in my system long enough to prevent the complications. I just needed to vent and didn't dare make a separate thread for it. Please don't flame me.

I would never flame you!

I was anxious about the GBS too. It's small in the grand scheme of things but when we're all so stressed it doesn't feel like that AT ALL. Hugs! Vent all you like!

Sanibel21 · March 2014

Thank you @pepperedmoth for your kind words too. When you say you were anxious too, were you anxious about the possibility or are you positive too? Because I've seen you post on the med-free birth check in I think and I am hoping for a med-free birth also, and was worried about not being able to labor at home (if my water breaks early), which I hear is a huge help in med-free birthing.

Sanibel21 · March 2014

DisneyAddict1 said:

Sanibel21 said:

DisneyAddict1 said:

Sanibel21 said:

So, typical end of monther issue. I just found out today that I'm GBS+. I know it's been discussed a million times before, but it's different when you're just finding out it's you, I know how important it is to get treatment to prevent horrendous complications for LO. I'm just bummed that I have to pump her full of antibiotics when I've worked so hard not to take much medication/avoid toxins and chemicals this whole pregnancy. I'm also bummed that I might not be able to labor as much at home if my water breaks. And I'm worried about not making it to the hospital to have the antibiotics in my system long enough to prevent the complications. I just needed to vent and didn't dare make a separate thread for it. Please don't flame me.

I know it is frustrating when something out of our control throws a wrench into out plans but such is the life of a parent. It will not be the first or the last time that things with LO just don't go as planned.

Luckily this is pretty minor in the grand scheme of things. Antibiotics are one of the safer medications to have to get, specially for something like GBS that has been around long enough that standard treatment of care has been researched to where we can understand the benefits and risks involved, in other words a lot of the guessing work is gone.

Also, in the big picture of your life with your LO the birth experience is a really small part. Try not to put SO much weight on making it perfect, soon you'll have so many new memories that will help make the experience so minor in comparison. Good luck with everything!

Thanks for reading my post and for your thoughtful personal response. I agree with everything you've said. It's weird how your brain can think one way and your emotions still don't match up! Thank you again

You're welcome! I agree with PP vent away!

It's hard when we are miserable pregnant to not stress about all the pieces and how they are going to fall into place THEN to have something new thrown at us and we are just suppose to just figure it out like it's no big deal. I just keep telling myself "I need to relax" over and over again when things seem to be overwhelming or more out of my control than I am comfortable with. If there is one thing DS1 has taught me is there is very little I can control, but I can control how I react. So try (keyword try ;-) ) not to stress too much, its hard, we're miserable, but the end is near :-)

This is going to probably one of the hardest but best things for me to learn!!

pepperedmoth · March 2014

@Sanibel21‌, I was anxious about the possibility for similar reasons to yours: want to be able to labor at home, worried about my gut flora, also didn't want a saline lock...turns out I am negative, but I am SO THERE with your concerns!

Sanibel21 · March 2014

@Anneplusone nice to know I'm not alone! Hopefully everything will go smoothly for both of us

Natty13umppo · March 2014

I know I'm late to the end of the monthers party this week, but I still wanted to play (vent)

How far along are you? When are you due? 38-ish weeks, due 3/30-ish

How are you feeling - physically, emotionally, mentally?

Physically - Great! I feel way too good to be thinking this baby is coming anytime soon. (Similar to feelings in my pregnancy last time....which went 11 days past due.) Which brings me to....

Emotionally/Mentally - not doing so hot... I'm really hoping for a VBAC, but statistically, VBACs are more successful if your labor starts earlier. There's no signs of anything happening and baby is super high. And I know it could change quickly, but based on my last pregnancy, I just feel defeated already....that labor is not going to happen (or at least not by my due date). And then I have to decide if I want to wait and try a late VBAC or just schedule a RCS.

On a separate note....life with a two year old has been very stressful this week. She would not nap Tu/W/Th and was just going BSC every afternoon/evening. Yesterday I just lost it and started crying because I didn't know how I was going to deal with a newborn and a BSC non-napping 2 year old. She is - miracle of miracles! - napping today (hence the bump time). I am hoping for a much saner afternoon today...

What do you love about being an end of the month-er?

I feel like I have PLENTY of time to get ready because the end of the month seems so far away and this baby is NEVER COMING OUT

If there is one issue about being an end of the month-er that drives you more crazy than anything else, what is it?

I don't know if it drives me crazy, but with DD, I was a beginning of the month-er (who ended up being a mid-monther) so it is interesting to get a different perspective on the BMB. I remember with DD, when birth stories started happening, I REALLY freaked out. Now, it's more like, yeah, that's cool, but I'm an end-of-the-monther so I've still got crazy time....

hemeyer31 · March 2014

38 weeks 1 day- due 27th

FX the full moon this weekend gives this little girl a nudge, mammas dying of SPD pain!

Pinecone21 · March 2014

I'm 38w5d, due on 3/23.

I had another OB appt today, and still no progress! I know dilation doesn't mean much, but I'm still high and firm and posterior as well. Doc said he'd let me go as far as 42 weeks. Wah!!

Today was my last day of work. They needed a definite end date, so I figured 39 weeks would be good. But I'm still not that uncomfortable and could totally have worked another week. Wah!

I haven't been hanging out here as much lately because it's all birth stories and baby questions. April has much more interesting discussions right now. I can't wait to fit in here again. Wah!

Thank you for listening to all my end of the month whining.

CruiseGirl28 · March 2014

Pinecone21 said:
I'm 38w5d, due on 3/23.

I had another OB appt today, and still no progress! I know dilation doesn't mean much, but I'm still high and firm and posterior as well. Doc said he'd let me go as far as 42 weeks. Wah!!

Today was my last day of work. They needed a definite end date, so I figured 39 weeks would be good. But I'm still not that uncomfortable and could totally have worked another week. Wah!

I haven't been hanging out here as much lately because it's all birth stories and baby questions. April has much more interesting discussions right now. I can't wait to fit in here again. Wah!

Thank you for listening to all my end of the month whining.

This is me exactly except I'm
39w4d today. I had an appointment today, and there is absolutely no progress. Today was also my last day of work. I'm mentally over working, so I was happy to be done BUT if I don't have a baby next week, I will be so bored. Luckily I can work from home. Ugh. I just want some sort of progress!!