So yesterday I had contractions for over 12 hours mostly between 5-12 mins apart. Had my 39 week appointment, 4 cms dilated, and my doctor, who is not one to give any hint of her prediction, made comments that she would be surprised if I made it to Monday still pregnant.
Woke up today to......Nada. Very few sporadic contractions but not very painful. Some period cramp type pain and pressure but thats been fairly common lately. LO must have some of his daddy's prankster genes because I feel like I was punked yesterday.
Had the BEST sleep I've had in weeks (only got up 3 times to pee! Yay!). It must have been because we went for a short walk outside before bed, or the foot massage DH gave. Either way, I will be trying to repeat this every night moving forward! so good!
@Sparklydelite and @dancegurl1118 thank you for your advice and your thoughts. I called my OB but only got the answering service so I tried eating something to maybe wake LO up if she was asleep. She has moved since then so I think she was sleeping but she's definitely not as wiggly as usual today. I feel a little bit better now since I've felt some movement but I'm still a little worried. I know less movement towards the end of pregnancy is normal but moms worry. Thank you both again!
@megtyrrell absolutely a valid concern, especially when you're so used to feeling a wiggly worm and then -- nada! Hope LO picks up for your mental sake, give it a little pep talk
TTC: 1/2014
BFP: 9/24
EDD: 6/8/2015
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Due date today! Was up at 3:30am with period like cramps consistently. Couldn't get back to sleep until 4:30. DS was up at 6:30 but went back to sleep until 8:30. Bliss! Still have cramps all morning and lost more MP. Feeling flushed and feeling ready as I'll ever be! Also, as irritable as they come!
My body is so tired. I actually slept really well last night surprisingly, but every part of my body hurts and it feels like it takes so much energy to just move. I've just felt really "off" and weird since I woke up. I've been having period like cramps in my lower abdomen and my low back that just won't go away! Sporadic contractions since yesterday morning. I'm hoping something happens in the next day or so because my induction is scheduled for Wednesday morning but I really want this little girl to come on her own!!! 39+4 and soooo ready to meet my baby girl and have my nights full of being awake with baby cuddles :x
I woke up to losing my mucus plug. I definitely underestimated the grossness of it....but I'm also a wimp. The fact that people even THINK about posting or taking a picture of it blows my mind! Anywhoos....maybe the membrane sweep helped yesterday. Keeping my fingers crossed! Other than that....the usual extreme pelvis pain. Less than a week away and I am so ready !
I love what happened to me this morning..... This story is gross so scroll if u don't want to hear it.
I had quite a bit of blood on my toilet paper ..... Got excited thinking I could be dilating. Figured out that it was coming from my 'other' hole.... And I hadn't even passed stool or anything...... Must just be pressure from babies head on my internal hemorrhoid that hasn't bothered me since 20 some weeks gestation. Or just pressure period. So if that wasn't a morning mind f$@% Still have the very low cramping.
Just thought id share my dumb excitement over nothing!!! Wish there was a target in this town people!!!!
I got great sleep and feel so energetic today. Totally random but definitely welcome as I have felt like crap the last week. This totally means I'm going into labor soon, right guys? jk.
@Sparklydelite and @dancegurl1118 thank you for your advice and your thoughts. I called my OB but only got the answering service so I tried eating something to maybe wake LO up if she was asleep. She has moved since then so I think she was sleeping but she's definitely not as wiggly as usual today. I feel a little bit better now since I've felt some movement but I'm still a little worried. I know less movement towards the end of pregnancy is normal but moms worry. Thank you both again!
Did the OB ever call you back? Also, how far along are you? This happened to me when I was just past my due date with DD....they had me go get an NST, and ended up wanting to induce me the next day. Obviously everyone is different, but I'd still want to check in with doc and have them check things out
I got sent home around 5 am last night/this morning. There was zero changes to my cervix, even though I was in a ton of pain and following the 5-1-1 rule. I hadn't slept at all so they have me a pill to help the pain and to make me really sleepy. It mostly worked and I was in bed from 6am-1pm half sleeping. It seems like the contractions have slowed down significantly though so maybe she will stay put today.
Had an appt scheduled for an NST at 3 today because they were looking to induce me next week (right now at 40w + 3). Monitoring showed there might be an issue with the placenta so they had me check in at L&D for extended monitoring. So we shall see if it starts tonight or I get to go home and wait a few more days. : )
DS was due THREE days ago and has yet to make his appearance. ( Our last day of school was yesterday, so he's more than welcome to come sooner rather than later.
Feeling stabby today. Generally around money issues, like a bill I asked my husband to call about three months ago to dispute a charge, which he didn't do until yesterday and now they say they can't do anything about it since its been so long. JUST EFFING TAKE CARE OF SHIT WHEN I FIRST ASK YOU TO?!? Why is that so hard?! Then special ear cleaner for Toby cost $42! What? I'm not polishing silver here! Good grief.
So beyond my stabby attitude I'm pretty much just swollen and a little fatigued.
Happy anniversary @KonaCoffeeBean!! Hope you have an awesome day!
I've been having cramping and uterus tightening on and off all day. It doesn't even hurt its just annoying but DH wants to take me to the hospital later. why he doesn't understand that I just want to labor at home on my own time. Maybe this tightening will intense and turn real.
I don't post much, but today is my due date. I guess I thought being my third child, that I would have delivered by now, so I am getting really antsy. People keep calling and texting wondering when the baby is coming. Seriously?! I understand they are excited and concerned but really? Have I called to tell you I am in labor? Do you honestly think I know when this child is coming? Do you think I enjoy being treated like a ticking time bomb?! I am huge and uncomfortable and trying to keep up with two other kids. I am grumpy and pissy and I hope I have some friends left when this is all over because I am not very nice to be around. My poor husband. Ok, pissy pity party over for now.
Spent a few hours driving around town and perusing some garage sales today. Emerged triumphant with some clothes and pack n play sheets, but my good gods, the pressure in my Virginia is a mean, cruel thing. I walk at like, negative 5 mph because of the tenderness and discomfort. Which is a total Catch 22 because the slower I walk, the longer it takes me to walk, which means more pressure for longer. Now that I'm home my BH are back, I'm tired as heck, and the pressure is a little better but not really. In short - slow, tired, like this kid is trying to slow bore it's way out. My poor, poor lady bits.
Seriously. How does this happen? My 9 month pregnant self was driving my 2 year old home from the mall for some walking to hopefully get things moving along in the right direction. All the sudden my car jerked into the other side of the road putting me in the path of oncoming traffic. And this is a reasonably busy road. Thank God some how there was no one coming at that moment. But my car was really struggling to move forward. I forced it (probably causing more damage... ...) into a restaurant parking lot that was thankfully right by where my car freaked out. I could barely get it into the entry way. Not even into the parking lot. My husband came quickly and is getting everything taken care of.
Needless to say I was seriously shaken up. My 2 year old was fine. Still sleeping in the back seat through the whole thing. (Jesus Take The Wheel anyone?) My hands are still shaking when I think about it. Other than being jolted around quite a bit and I'm sure having my blood pressure go through the roof and then crying hysterically... I think I'm okay. Still having contractions and cramping but I've been having those for weeks now. I did call my midwife and she said as long as I wasn't injured I should just stay home and take it easy.
So I guess my symptom is stress and panic? Ugh. I'm ready for bed.
I was kind of sad I had to go home, but I understand it would be more comfortable for me at home if nothing is progressing, so I was okay with their decision. My biggest fear was not sleeping at all during the night so I'm glad they were able to give me something to help.
I'm still contracting occasionally. I'm trying to decide if I want to walk around and try to encourage this thing to happen, or rest and take it easy and let nature take it course. I'm afraid if I try too hard I'll just be put in a similar situation as last night: painful contractions in the middle of the night with no progress. But the same thing could happen if I do decide to walk around. Why can't my water just break and make it obvious that things are starting!?
@aliciac2008 i'm glad you can at least be in the comfort of your own home but i'm still surprised since you're past your due date. Naive me, i figure if a pregnant lady is in pain + contracting + past her due date they would just automatically do things to move it along instead of sending you home. obviously it's more ideal for things to happen naturally but throw a poor overdue lady a bone!! Aww well I'm thinking of you and sending good vibes that things get moving soon!
@SarahBaby87 omg! Super scary. Glad everyone is alright.
@aliciac2008 I also kinda thought if you were overdue and contracting and painful they might be more likely to let you stay and maybe get some low dose inducing meds or something. Well, I hope you have a restful (as restful as a 9m pregnant lady can get!) night tonight. Or, that things pick up and you get that show on the road! (Preferably after you've gotten a good night's sleep)
I'm finally dilating at 1 and cervix is short. Due date is tomorrow. I started feeling tired around 11 am and had a hard time driving. Feeling weird and shaky. I had some bloody show start while walking around Joanne's fabric but don't know if that was from my OB examining me. Having few contractions here and there. Maybe I will go into labor this weekend!
Is being super emotional a symptom? I'm due tomorrow but since I'm still only 1cm as of yesterday I have an induction scheduled for Wednesday. Since this is our last weekend of being a family of 3 I'm all emotional thinking this is the last weekend for DD to be an only child, the last weekend where I'll get a full nights sleep, the last weekend where I can lay around and relax, the last weekend where I'll be pregnant, and on and on! Also feeling sad because I've had an easy pregnancy and I love being pregnant so even knowing that I get to meet my little guy in 5 days I'm still sad that in 5 days I won't be pregnant anymore (at least for a couple of years!) plus I almost started crying at work thinking about all of this-damn hormones making me an emotional mess :-w
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Now that you mention it, maybe I should have been a little more pressing about moving things along. I think my hospital has a pretty strict no inductions unless your 41 weeks policy. Still dealing with these contractions though. Currently 7 minutes apart, at least a minute long, and they've been going pretty much all day. They don't hurt as much as last night, but I can't walk through them anymore. Just lost a shit ton of mucus plug or discharge tinted with bright red blood. I called the doctor and they said it was fine...probably had something to do with having my cervix check 4 times yesterday... Time to just lay on the couch, play Fallout, and hope she doesn't decide to come today so I can sleep tonight.
DH went on a walk around the block with me tonight. Felt some BH while walking. Now I'm playing the "Is this a contraction, movement, or poop pain" game tonight? Anyone else joining in on this?
DH went on a walk around the block with me tonight. Felt some BH while walking. Now I'm playing the "Is this a contraction, movement, or poop pain" game tonight? Anyone else joining in on this?
Funny you say that....that thought literally JUST went through my mind. Came to the conclusion it's just braxton hicks with a mixture of movements for me lol
contractions every 2-5 minutes for the past 2 hours. none so strong I can't talk but they stop me in my tracks and I double over. trying to decide whether to head to hospital - 25 minute walk away. think we will go, to be safe. dammit, why is it so hard to know if you're in labor?! am I some kind of idiot?! (FFQ please, lol!!)
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Downside, carpel tunnel and sausage fingers.
I had quite a bit of blood on my toilet paper ..... Got excited thinking I could be dilating. Figured out that it was coming from my 'other' hole....
And I hadn't even passed stool or anything......
Must just be pressure from babies head on my internal hemorrhoid that hasn't bothered me since 20 some weeks gestation. Or just pressure period.
So if that wasn't a morning mind f$@%
Still have the very low cramping.
Just thought id share my dumb excitement over nothing!!! Wish there was a target in this town people!!!!
However, my vagina is cramping like never before. And cooking up some ground beef made me gag like it did when I had morning sickness 1st trimester.
Also, how far along are you?
This happened to me when I was just past my due date with DD....they had me go get an NST, and ended up wanting to induce me the next day.
Obviously everyone is different, but I'd still want to check in with doc and have them check things out
DS was due THREE days ago and has yet to make his appearance.
So beyond my stabby attitude I'm pretty much just swollen and a little fatigued.
Happy anniversary @KonaCoffeeBean!! Hope you have an awesome day!
Maybe this tightening will intense and turn real.
In short - slow, tired, like this kid is trying to slow bore it's way out. My poor, poor lady bits.
Needless to say I was seriously shaken up. My 2 year old was fine. Still sleeping in the back seat through the whole thing. (Jesus Take The Wheel anyone?) My hands are still shaking when I think about it. Other than being jolted around quite a bit and I'm sure having my blood pressure go through the roof and then crying hysterically... I think I'm okay. Still having contractions and cramping but I've been having those for weeks now. I did call my midwife and she said as long as I wasn't injured I should just stay home and take it easy.
So I guess my symptom is stress and panic? Ugh. I'm ready for bed.
@aliciac2008 I also kinda thought if you were overdue and contracting and painful they might be more likely to let you stay and maybe get some low dose inducing meds or something. Well, I hope you have a restful (as restful as a 9m pregnant lady can get!) night tonight. Or, that things pick up and you get that show on the road! (Preferably after you've gotten a good night's sleep)
Now I'm playing the "Is this a contraction, movement, or poop pain" game tonight? Anyone else joining in on this?
dammit, why is it so hard to know if you're in labor?! am I some kind of idiot?! (FFQ please, lol!!)