Randoms 8/8/16

ballofmeat · August 2016

Here we go mamas. Second week in August already.

MrsF1017 · August 2016

Wow! I'm so excited for all these mommas having babies but oh so envious. I'm not due until the 30th. That feels FOREVER away. But seriously, second week already??

ballofmeat · August 2016

Knottie44929339 said:

Wow! I'm so excited for all these mommas having babies but oh so envious. I'm not due until the 30th. That feels FOREVER away. But seriously, second week already??

Same here. Not due until the 21st. I wish my midwife never told me she thought I would go earlier. I am just finishing the last day of my five day mini vacation and the thought of going back to work tomorrow is depressing.

gingersnap-mama · August 2016

Due date is Friday, I was really hoping I wouldn't have to go to work today. I have my last appointment tomorrow, going to have a coming to Jesus talk with my OB about how much longer were going to let this party go on. Swelling is horrible, can't make a fist anymore. I told our scheduler that Friday will be my last day whether LO is here or not, today I'm ready to throw in the towel.

ShanRum3 · August 2016

I go back to my OB tomorrow. We are talking about induction...my last day of work is Thursday, hoping he'll schedule me for Friday. I'm due Sunday. He goes on Vacation starting the next day!

kristynmac · August 2016

@jkershaw2013 I am due Saturday and having the same problem--I can't even write anymore, so I have to type everything at work and my notes look like a toddler wrote them. My doctors appointment is today and we are going to have that same talk!

No more Miss! · August 2016

I feel like my butt is going to fall off.

So much pressure

KMeredith82 · August 2016

Currently sitting at home, trying to decide if I should even attempt to go into work today or just see what I can do "working from home"... Wasn't planning to be here this week as today is my due date and everyone thought I'd go early (dr included). Need to work as much as I can bc i don't have extra time off, but just over it.

bearsandbeets7 · August 2016

Instead of straightening up the house last night I laid down and watched the olympics. Now I'm mad that we have to clean the house this morning.

Katm89 · August 2016

@jkershaw2013 I feel like Mondays are hard when you're waiting for a baby and working... like gosh baby... u couldn't have prevented me from going to work and came already... I am 39 weeks today... which means my due date is a Monday... next Monday is going to be rough.

pelorunningmama · August 2016

Getting my work day started like normal sucked today. I didn't really expect to have him this weekend, but there was always hope. Instead I dragged myself to a workout class and into the office somewhat early. The worst part is there is nothing going on at work today but I'm still required to be here. I have so much other stuff I need to do.

jamiesc58 · August 2016

I am still at work and it sucks! I have been having contractions since Thursday, have lost most of my mucus plug, and am super uncomfortable. My next appointment isn't until tomorrow but I think I am going to call and see if they will check me today.

texasmama2014 · August 2016

Less than 2 weeks until due date and I'm still assuming I'll be overdue. Is it weird that I have 2 things I wouldn't mind going to for work the week after my due date? I could do some recruiting for my program at one school for a few hours that Tuesday and then Thursday our new University President will be doing our semesterly (not a word, but brain not working and IDC) address... Plus I've kinda figured out I need to deliver around my due date exactly to get my leave the way I want it! I've been super productive at work the last week or so though, and I'm done with everything that absolutely had to be done by me, now onto things I do but don't necessarily have to in order for the program to function....

Katm89 · August 2016

Ladies, voting time... should I get my cervix checked today at my 39 week appt? I'm a FTM and my midwife offers them but I declined last week. So I have no idea where my dilation is right now... I'm kind of nervous about the check... mainly because my midwife has never seen my "stuff" and its not like its at its prettiest right now.... thoughts!? Pros!? Cons!?

Katm89 · August 2016

@jamiesc58 how many weeks r u?

mamaqdubu · August 2016

@Katm89 no harm in finding out! I haven't found my checks to be painful in the least bit, and while it doesn't "mean" labor is soon or far, it at least gives you something concrete and known. As far as the midwife not seeing your stuff, who cares!!! That's her job she's not going to consider what it looks like at all!

Im 38+4 today and woke up pretty crampy and full of anxiety, and I'm on day 3 of feeling icky. I don't expect it to mean anything but I can't concentrate at work at all. Thankfully I'm working from home and my coworker doesn't mind when I take mid day naps to re-energize.

Mfuller76 · August 2016

@Katm89 I was super curious about everything, so I opted for weekly checks starting at 37 weeks. I found the whole pregnancy thing really interesting - like I was my own science experiment. I think the key is knowing that it doesn't actually mean anything about when baby is coming. And I'm sure your midwife has seen lady bits in every state of grooming and hygiene, so she's not going to care if yours is pretty!

jamiesc58 · August 2016

@katm89 I am 38 weeks. I have had checks at both the 36 and 37 week appointments and then again at L&D when I was there on Thursday. I was dialated 2 1/2 and the cervix was very soft and thin. I am basically waiting for my water to break or the contractions to be so strong that I can't concentrate through them. That is hard for me because I do not have a high pain tolerance to begin with. The reason I went in Thursday is because the contractions were 2-3 minutes apart and were painful. Apparently that wasn't enough to change my cervix even with walking.

P.S. I get the cervical checks because I am too impatient to not know if my body is progressing. Just think...you will not be the worst vag they have ever seen lol. I just make sure I am washed and clean. It hasn't been groomed for some time though.

Katm89 · August 2016

@caitlinj187 @jamiesc58 and @Mfuller76 thank you all for weighing in. I will update everyone tonight or tomorrow on whether or not I got the courage. I am curious... DH and I have walked a ton and I thought I was going into labor yesterday... but then the contractions never became consistent.. they were like 5 minutes long though...
@jamiesc58 sounds like it may be very soon, I will keep my fingers crossed for you

texasmama2014 · August 2016

@katm89 hahahah your stuff shouldn't effect your decision on whether or not to get checked! They've seen uglier!

I would satisfy my own curiosity personally...

ballofmeat · August 2016

@Katm89 I wasn't going to get checked, but I'm glad I did because it makes me feel like my body is at least doing something as a FTM. Also it makes the process of labor and delivery seem less scary for me knowing those checks are done the same way when you are laboring.

Katm89 · August 2016

@midwestbaby I think having the check will make other things during labor feel less creepy... like the checks... I agree... I feel like it rips a band-aid off or something

entropicallyfavored · August 2016

Random: there is dried, sticky breast milk all over my phone, which is causing me to make lots of typos. I clean the screen everyday, and everyday there's more sticky milk. I swear I'm covered in the stuff.

Bookhousegirl · August 2016

@Katm89 the way your vag looks now, is nothing in comparison to what they see during and after labor, so that should definitely not be a factor!

On a similar note, I try to avoid looking at my own vagina post-partum, but caught a glimpse yesterday and I don't understand how it will ever go back to normal... I know it does, because I've done this before, but it's insane what our bodies are able to recover from!

Katm89 · August 2016

@bookhousegirl congratulations on your little one! I know how excited you were to actually have the baby!!

Stephanie7693 · August 2016

Bookhousegirl said:

@Katm89 the way your vag looks now, is nothing in comparison to what they see during and after labor, so that should definitely not be a factor!

On a similar note, I try to avoid looking at my own vagina post-partum, but caught a glimpse yesterday and I don't understand how it will ever go back to normal... I know it does, because I've done this before, but it's insane what our bodies are able to recover from!

This baby was my 3rd, and for the first time I looked at my vaj after delivery. It was terrifying! Definitely amazing what it can go through, and then just go back to normal.

charmedlifex3 · August 2016

I'm totally not looking. Nope.

Snaps816 · August 2016

I might have to "lose" all of my small mirrors before baby comes so I can't look down there. I don't want to know.

Mfuller76 · August 2016

Married at First Sight is awesome guilty pleasure TV. #noshame

ballofmeat · August 2016

@Mfuller76 I am also watching this. Love it.

bearsandbeets7 · August 2016

I am currently in bed watching the olympics while eating candy. I'm pretty sure it's the only thing keeping me from being completely impatient this week. I'm ready for Thursday but also soaking these last few days in.

Katm89 · August 2016

Update: I ended up having an nst today because I thought the baby was moving less... well the minute I get to the doctor the baby is moving like a wild animal... but they wanted to do one anyway and noticed I'm having contractions every five minutes.... I knew I was contracting but I wasn't feeling everything single one... just the strong ones... so I ended up getting checked and I'm 1 cm and 70% effaced... and I had some brown spotting from the check... ive continued having the contractions even after a nap at home... I guess we will see what the next week has in store

JournoGrl23 · August 2016

I'm so tired of working all day every day. And I'm tired of the constant pain. I just want to go into labor already! Also, since I've had all this pain, I have a fear I'm going to be one of those women who never knows she's in labor until it's too late. Not even sure if that's a thing. But I am really stubborn about going to the hospital unless I'm sure it's the real deal. I feel like I'm going crazy in these last couple weeks waiting for LO to come!

AliKay20 · August 2016

Allisun85 said:

I'm totally not looking. Nope.

Ugh, I had a no BS kinda nurse who brought that zoomed in mirror to show me
what mine looked like right after I delivered. She was all, "this is it. Everything's been pushed out, you see that right there?"

I was too tired to fight that one and said, "yeah..." But if I were to see her today, I would've asked her what she was thinking showing me the aftermath of the warzone down there.

lindseyb918 · August 2016

My MIL will be watching LO when DH and I return to work. Today we asked her how much she wants to be paid, and she said it was up to us. UGH. I have no idea where to start. Is $400 a month ok? She is retired at 50, and my FIL still works and makes six figures... so she's doing it more to spend time with baby and less for the money. I just don't want her to be insulted either way.

texasmama2014 · August 2016

@labecker55358 I don't actually pay my mom. I pay her long term care insurance (I'm not sure how much it costs monthly, but it's not cheap!) for all diapers and wipes, and pick up the tab for random things- dinner, if she has something she needs picked up when I'm running errands, etc.

Katm89 · August 2016

@JournoGrl23 I feel the exact same way. I feel like I will just keep thinking its prelabor and not real labor... I am also exhausted from working and I fear that after a long day I will be too tired to actually thrive during a long FTM labor... I have this fantasy of going into labor on saturday and going to the hospital sat night( after I get a chance to clean the entire house and shower and such)

kristynmac · August 2016

I wake up this morning to zero contractions, but so many beautiful baby announcements! Love it!!

Katm89 · August 2016

@kristynmac tell me about it... haha... atleast we are all one day closer

runsoncoffee · August 2016

I had a dream last night I was pregnant again

while I'm open to kids close together Irish twins is not in the plan! Lol

AliKay20 · August 2016

I had a dream that my beloved hospital grade Ameda pump was back (had to borrow and return to hosp.) and my supply was just overflowing!

I just pumped with my Medela & got TWO full oz!!!! This is a first for me. I feel like I just won at life.

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