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Hey August moms! What's going on??? What is everyone up to?

@pwnstar: Congrats! He is beautiful

@pwnstar: Dang he's cute!! Thanks for the update and congrats to all of you! Hope your recovery goes well.

@Silva: Happy HE (yay!) is here but sorry to hear it was a long labor! I hope you guys are both resting up and that you're enjoying that sweet little guy. Congrats!!

I had my last day of WFH today, and my parents got here this afternoon. We're taking Monday off and baby will be here Tuesday morning! I. Can. Not. Wait. Yesterday at 38 + 3 I was measuring 40w and the OB was like "yeah, you're uncomfortable, huh?" You think?! LOL.

@T.H.O.U.: Oh no about being bumped. Now what?

@ShootingStar: Yay last day WFM! Have a great last pre-baby weekend!

@T.H.O.U.: I hope not bumped for too long!

We're going out to one of our favorite restaurants tonight for a last date night. My family arrives tomorrow and are taking us out to dinner for my (belated) bday. So mostly eating and waiting over here

@T.H.O.U.: Will they not do a weekend induction? I know my hospital prefers not to but will.

@coopsmama: I just realized that you are two days past your due date. That's exciting! Did your other kids come late? Does your doctor plan to induce you at any time if the baby doesn't come? Do you know if you are showing any signs of labor, like dilation or effaced or contractions and such?

@agold: Oh! A BPP is a biophysical profile ultrasound where they look for cord and placenta issues and measure the water levels. Sorry for the short hand. My first baby was 4 days late and came spontaneously and with not warning - labor just started suddenly and he was here. My second I was induced at 13 days late by my choice. Yes, I have dilation and effacement this time and occasional contractions this time but really am not using any of that to gauge when baby could show up since I was so closed up with baby 1 and he came spontaneously and was hanging wide open at 4cm and 90% effaced with number 2 and still went to an induction!

My midwives will actually let me go as far as I please so long as things look good on ultrasounds and NSTs but if I went past 42 would have to go in for DAILY monitoring. Yeah...no thanks. That's beyond our comfort level, anyway. But that being said I personally don't really think inductions before 41 weeks are healthy for the baby and my hospital doesn't really like to do them until then so at this point the earliest an induction would be scheduled for is next weekend unless medically indicated by my NST!

@coopsmama: This is all very interesting! So I am having the BPPs, also, twice a week. Thank god I have nice nurses who are working with me to find good pockets of amniotic fluid. I just learned that the blue and red that pops up on the ultrasound is often the umbilical cord filling up a pocket of fluid so that the fluid can't be measured! So crazy.

So that's just so crazy that one day your started labor with your first baby and he came! That must have been so exciting and I'm assuming you were ready since he was 4 days late. And then how crazy to be "hanging wide open" with baby number 2 and he still didn't come on his own! Can you tell me why you don't think inductions at 41 weeks are healthy for the baby? I worry about inductions in general and don't want to force my body to do something its not ready to do unless there's a medical issue why. I mean, i already forced my body to get pregnant and I'm still trying to get over that.

@agold: It's nice that your care provider is proactive and that your water levels are being monitored! That is very comforting.

So, read this article about due dates: http://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-on-inducing-labor-for-going-past-your-due-date/ It's a good summary of the modern research on due dates and how it's likely that 40+5 is actually a much more accurate "due date" than the typical 40 week rule. There's a lot that goes into it, but it's an interesting read. At any rate, it's definitely a personal decision between a pregnant woman and her doctors but many providers like to inflate the risks and, if you read through that article/the most recent journal studies, you'll see that the risks do creep up slightly but aren't actually as significant as what you might be lead to believe! Still, a very personal decision. I tend to err on the side for myself that I would like my body to be as prepped as possible before an induction and when I had mine at 13 days late it was easy peasy because my body was completely ready to go into labor. At this point that doesn't appear to be the case yet with this baby so we will expectantly wait for labor to begin and, if not, do some tests to insure baby is still growing well, my fluid levels aren't decreasing, and induce when my body seems to indicate the time is right! That said, I told my provider today, if something seems "off" I would take a c-section in an instant!! So if medically indicated I think the wise thing to do is to schedule a c-section or induction asap! Sorry...I'm rambling. But just my thoughts as a third time mama who is late again for the this time.

@T.H.O.U.: Darn! Well, glad you're on the list and hoping they get to you soon!

@pwnstar: Congratulations!!

Hello everyone! Congrats to all the new mamas!!!

I was MIA because finishing up work plus toddler plus third trimester was NUTS for me. My job is kind of insane on a good week, so getting things squared away was super challenging and led to long hours.

But I've been on maternity leave this week (due next week, and C-section scheduled for Tuesday at 8am) and finally catching up with life (and rest).

39 weeks today - officially two weeks more pregnant than I've ever been before! DD came at 37+0 and I carried super small with her, so I never really got uncomfortable before. This time I feel huge and those last two weeks make a big difference in feeling ready for baby!

Unfortunately my DH out of the blue ended up in the ER/hospital for 24 hours and just got discharged last night but still isn't feeling great and may have to go back (and we are on labor watch for me - so stressful!). He has an unexplained partial bowel obstruction so is on a liquid diet and they're just hoping that makes it go away...while we watch and wait to see if he has to go back in the hospital or have surgery. We cannot believe the timing. He is the healthiest person I know, so for this to come up randomly when I'm 39 weeks pregnant and scheduled for a C-section in a few days...well, it's crappy timing.

I was 50% effaced and 1.5 cm dilated at my Tues appt (38.5 weeks) but only a handful of sporadic real contractions that I have noticed. I think baby has dropped a bit as I can breathe much more easily yesterday/today and I can't even sit down without my belly totally squishing into my thighs (baby was so high before I had lots of room between belly and thighs when sitting -- also I am 6' tall and have a LONG torso). I would love to go into labor before my Tues C-section - I will try for a VBAC if so. But then I also want my DH to feel better, so I want more time before baby comes.

My mom arrives on Sunday so I feel like everything will be OK once she's here. Can't believe I'm so close to meeting this little guy already!

We should have some more babies coming really soon! I'll do my best to keep updating this list.

@coopsmama: still home

@stratosphere: Ugh. I'm sorry about your husband. What awful timing I hope it turns out to be nothing and that he feels better ASAP. So exciting regardless that you get to meet your baby soon

@T.H.O.U.: It's amazing how evenly the boys and girls are split on this board! Thanks for keeping it updated.

We are all checked in for our induction. I may update more details on the gold thread. If not I'll come back here when baby is born!