Overdue mommas

Ravenbaby · October 2014

Are you feeling as stir crazy , hopeless and mad at the world as me? What have you been doing to keep your spirits up and stay positive? I've been trying to make myself look good which has been helping. Fix my hair and makeup and trying to just live life as normal. But in the back of my head I go to bed every night thinking maybe tonight's the night and wake up disappointed

I tell myself to just not think about it but it's pretty impossible.

FinntheHuman · October 2014

I honestly think I'll be pregnant forever so I WILL be shocked when something starts to happen. I'm tired all of the time and the only time I feel like talking to anyone is when I'm still awake from 12-4am but can't text anyone because they get mad that I'm not calling to say I'm in labor.

I've been wearing the same outfit for 2 maybe 3 days and didn't notice so showering and wearing different maternity clothes (that hardly fit) is making me feel better today.
I'm afraid to go into labor... but the fear of needing to be induced is sounding much worse.

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MrsSarahRenee · October 2014

My MW told DH and I today that my homework was to have sex with him. Even if I am not in the mood. She said that women who stay sexually active are the ones who don't go past their due date.

I may never have this baby.

pnwlover12 · October 2014

MrsSarahRenee said:
My MW told DH and I today that my homework was to have sex with him. Even if I am not in the mood. She said that women who stay sexually active are the ones who don't go past their due date.

I may never have this baby.

Say whaaaa? I think we need a poll to see how many of us who went into labor early or on their due date were staying sexually active.

KrissyR13 · October 2014

I am definitely feeling frustrated and some what disappointed. Going to bed every night hoping that I will go into labour but no I don't. I've been trying to keep myself busy, going for walks, out running errands etc.. I will be 41 weeks tomorrow, have an ultrasound in the morning to see how she is doing, then a doctors appointment in the afternoon, wasn't dilated enough at my 40 week check up to have my membrane sweep, hoping I made some progress so I can get it done. Praying I don't have to be induced, I have until Sunday to hopefully go into labour naturally.

Ravenbaby · October 2014

Good to know I'm not alone. For awhile now I was betting I would go into labor tonight. So if I wake up pregnant tomorrow I'm not getting out of bed. This too will pass right?!

yoyopez · October 2014

i'm finally starting to crumble physically and emotionally. chasing after a grumpy 2yr old at 6 days overdue has left me wiped. i asked DH to come home early from work today because i was just so drained and thankfullly he was able to. once he did get home i had a short ugly cry and DD came over and kissed me and asked if i was ok. all i want to do is lay on the couch and get lost in my tv shows. NST scheduled for tomorrow and dr's appt tues where we'll discuss a possible induction. i do not want to get induced! my last induction/ birth experience was pretty crummy and i'm looking for some rainbows and glitter this time around.

MrsTinMKE · October 2014

pnwlover12 said:

My MW told DH and I today that my homework was to have sex with him. Even if I am not in the mood. She said that women who stay sexually active are the ones who don't go past their due date. I may never have this baby.
Say whaaaa? I think we need a poll to see how many of us who went into labor early or on their due date were staying sexually active.

Yeah I want to see this... if this is the case I will NEVER have this baby

megaddie · October 2014

Today was my due date. I am not very happy--my back hurts and I can't sleep at night and I am really anxious. My doctor set an induction date for next Wednesday, which made me feel a little better. I also have to go in for another ultrasound tomorrow and a NST...they are a bit concerned with the baby's size because he already measured pretty big (I know the ultrasounds are often off)...with my gd and my family's size (I'm 5'10, my sister is 5'11, and my brothers are 6'4 and 6'6 and I had nephews that were close to 10 pounds--both over 6 ft now). We'll see....good luck, ladies!

andrieya · October 2014

Whew @megaddie‌ ! FX for an amazon baby on the smaller side!

Sexy5suga · October 2014

I'm happy I'm not alone but then we are all miserable together. I am trying to stay positive, DH is being so patient but I know it's killing him. I keep waiting for some sign of labor or increased contraction strength but nothing is screaming it's time. I can't walk with out feeling like she's going to fall out. I have a membrane sweep tomorrow so hopefully that gets the job done.

allie_bug · October 2014

we have been having sex once, sometimes twice a day. almost 41w here. it's a load of crock.

atraveller · October 2014

I'm definitely starting to crumble. Yesterday I went for acupuncture and my acupuncturist was sure with the full moon and the crazy windy weather that last night would be the night. To top it off I lost all or most of my mucus plug yesterday afternoon - so I was actually feeling pretty positive yesterday but woke up today achy and tired but no sign of baby or contractions or labor. Baby is constantly pressing on my left side so uncomfortable in every sitting position and my acid reflux is the worst its ever been - to the point where I've been taking too many tums, just for some kind of relief. I will give my acupuncturist props for one thing - I told her about my recent constipation and she gave me her herbal remedy for it - she calls them her super poop pills and assured me they were no danger to the baby - and well, they really were super poop pills,. I had the best bowel movement in weeks this morning and that did offer some relief (sorry for the TMI), and think I'm going to ask her for a bottle of those pills. I have my almost 41 week appt tomorrow and they are going to do another NST and an ultrasound and then see - my doctors will let me go into the latter part of next week before deciding about inducing. I'm going to ask about stripping the membranes but think my doctor held off at my 40 week appt because I'm GBS positive. I will ask again because I was only 1 cm dilated at that appt and really want to do what is possible to move things along. Been walking two miles plus a day and siting on birthball and DTD when we can - I'm so uncomfortable its tough. May do another round of acupuncture tomorrow if nothing happening. Sorry to all the ladies on here in the same boat as me - I really feel your pain and hoping for a sudden natural labor for all of us - so we can very soon cuddle our little Lo's.

andrieya · October 2014

@atraveller‌ right there with you. I'm not sure they do membrane sweep w GBS (I have it too.) - but obvi your doc will know best. Glad you had a nice poo!

allie_bug · October 2014

@andrieya‌ my ob won't do a sweep since i am gbs positive. my first ob did, with my son and i was gbs positive with him. i also tested negative for gbs with my daughter (second born) -- so weird!

Ravenbaby · October 2014

Yeah I woke up pissed this morning bc I'm still pregnant! I have had every sign labor is coming for over a week at least and no labor! I have been slowly losing my mucus plug since last Friday. As of Tuesday and yesterday I lost tons of it some with bloody show, I am dialated to a 3+ And 50% effaced. Every night I think this is the night to only wake up pregnant. Roar!!! I know it will be soon but soon isn't good enough I'm out of patience and in so much pain

KrissyR13 · October 2014

@keelyd‌ I am right there with you, had my 41 week appointment this afternoon and I am still not dilated enough to get my membrane sweep, so now I am scheduled to be induced Sunday. I as well was planning on doing a medication free, this was not what I wanted to happen.

LightBright515 · October 2014

I'm here.

I have another u/s in the AM to recheck fluid levels. I think I'm that woman who has been mistaking amniotic fluids as discharge. I'm supposed to get a call from my doc tomorrow for a plan...

41w appointment is on Monday.

KrissyR13 · October 2014

@keelyd‌ thank you very much, sending you positive vibes that you go into labour before Saturday if not then good luck with everything. On the bright side our LO's will be here soon, even if it wasn't they way we planned.

Megyn07 · October 2014

So anxious to meet LO. Being induced on Wednesday. Going into the doc on Tuesday for cervical ripening. Only dialated to a 1cm. Trying to stay positive

Megcha0812 · October 2014

@keelyd‌ and @KrissyR13‌, I am in the same boat as you guys. 40+5 and being induced on Monday. I also planned a medication free birth and as my due date approached, my spirits continued to break. I cried in the Dr office when we set the induction date (yep, I'm a big baby).

Then I realized that I needed to get my head back in the game. My body IS doing what it's supposed to, it's just taking longer than modern medicine prefers. .. and that's ok!! I also realized that going into my induction with a negative attitude was not a great idea, especially since I still plan to go pain med free. I would be going against myself then!

Sorry for the book

Long story short, keep your chins up, we can do this! Our bodies have done amazing things over the last 9 months! Good luck this weekend ladies!!

turtlewifey · October 2014

Hang in there, ladies! I went 11 days over with DD, and it was miserable. It really does feel like you will be pregnant forever as the days tick by slowly with no progress.

@Megcha0812, I had a similar attitude as you with my first. Tears in the doctor's office, frustration, anger, and then the realization that I needed to go into it with a positive attitude. I desperately wanted a med free birth. I ended up with an induction that went just about as well as it could have gone, and did it without the epidural. At the end of the day, my birth experience wasn't exactly what I had hoped it would be going in, but I walked away from it happy with how it turned out.

I tried all of the old wives tales except for castor oil (yuck...) and none of them worked. That being said, I did make not one, but two, batches of these labor cookies. They did jack squat for starting labor, but they were a yummy distraction.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/extra-spicy-gingersnaps-recipe.html#sni-reviews

vanitykat · October 2014

I doubt it I stayed sexually active throughout my whole pregnancy and I'm a week overdue already I walked so much I did pregnancy workouts but nothing but hopefully today at this appnt I can be told some good news

KrissyR13 · October 2014

Thanks ladies for the positive vibes!! $:\$ ">

Bootsbabie · October 2014

If this whole sex thing rings any kind of true.. in this case.. I'm seriously screwed!

KrissyR13 · October 2014

@Bootsbabie‌ it hasn't worked for me!! Nothing has actually worked, which is frustrating lol this LO just does not want to come out.

Bootsbabie · October 2014

:-w

Bootsbabie · October 2014

KrissyR13 said:
@Bootsbabie‌ it hasn't worked for me!! Nothing has actually worked, which is frustrating lol this LO just does not want to come out.

I'm sorry! This would have been a lot easier if my doctor had told me going into it that "Hey, sometimes you go way way past the due date" I didn't know till 39W5D that it could go as far as 2 weeks! Ughh! I have a heart condition & it's just acting up more & more everyday but, I want to do this naturally so bad. I'm starting to feel that I won't have a choice but to tell them how bad it's getting

kaniela17 · October 2014

I'm sooo with you ladies. 41+1 today and every morning I wake up still pregnant is exhausting. I was pretty chill about the waiting until my OB scheduled my induction date for Friday. Previous bad experience in mind, I really don't want to be induced. So now I'm stressing about getting baby to come on its own cuz I have a deadline. At the same time now my parents are here (expecting to see baby already) so if I refuse induction my dad could be going home without seeing baby. And I really wish all the friggen strangers would stop telling me I need to walk! Wtf! I'm a damn week overdue, you don't think I've read my eyeballs out about how to get this baby to come out!
(ok vent over

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