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Just wanted to update everyone. Aaron was born on Feb 4th at 8:24pm at 38 weeks and 3 days. 6 lbs 4 oz. and 19 inches long. It was such a crazy experience!

My water broke out of no where on Saturday at 9pm so we went straight to the hospital. They didn't check me because my water had already broken and they checked me into an L and D room right away. I labored on my own for about 5 hours until I just couldn't take it anymore.

Since I didn't know how far I was dilated, I got the epidural. after they placed the epidural and my catheter they checked me for the first time and said I was at 9 cm and pos 1! We thought he was going to come out in a matter of 2 hours...but we were so wrong!

I was stuck at 9 cm for 16 hours! They had to put me on pitocin and place internal heart and contraction monitors. At one point he wasn't handling the pitocin well so they had to turn it off, give me an amnio infusion and then turn it back on slowly.

At 5pm on Sunday they said I still wasn't progressing and started talking to us about a c - section because I had been ruptured for almost 24 hours and started to get a fever. The doctor said they could give me 2 more hours or do the c section right away. After the doctor left I started crying hysterically. I was just so done. I hadn't eaten in 24 hours, I was tired and in a lot of pain. My DH and I agreed on giving myself 1 more hour, before getting the c section. 1 hour turned into 2 hours because there was a shift change. I pretty much lost all sense of time. When the doctor finally came in to check me it was 7pm. She did a quick check and announced that my cervix was gone, and that you could see the babies head! I started to push, and pushed for 1.5 hours before he was born.

I had to stay in the hospital until Wednesday morning because they thought I had chorioamnionitis and I had to be put on IV antibiotics. We are now both home, and everything is going well =]

@Tionn3: Congrats!!! I'm really sorry for the long labor, but so happy your LO is here

@Tionn3: congratulations on Aaron's arrival and going home!! It sounds like such a difficult/distressing experience there at the end but I'm glad you didn't have to get a CS as I imagine that wasn't your desired outcome.

@MaryM: yes, work makes it all pass by much quicker!!

Had my 38 week checkup today. I'm dilated 2 but not effaced at all. Starting Evening Primrose Oil tonight. Hoping it will work! If I'm dilated more and starting to efface by next Thursday, I'll be induced that evening or Friday morning. Eek!

Anyone else using herbs of any kind? How dilated are/were you at 38 weeks? Effaced?

@MaryM: Glad you're about wrapped up with work! But yes, keeping busy is def a good call. @DesertDreams88: Working right now is so exhausting esp. bc I have to get up so early, but it does make the days go by quickly! I'm hoping next week's vacation doesn't drag too much and that maybe baby girl decides to arrive a bit early! But not holding my breath on that. When do they check your platelets again?

@CatchAFallingStar: I have my 38 week appointment today so we'll see if they check me - I can't really remember from my first pregnancy but I think maybe she didn't check until 39 weeks. I'm pretty curious though, I know it doesn't really mean anything so I won't be disappointed if I am not dilated, but if I am that will definitely give me a mental boost going into labor. Hopefully the primrose oil helps out!

No fever in over 48 hours and I’m likely to be discharged today! They still never pinpointed the source of my fevers but I am going home on oral antibiotics just to be safe. I’ve now been in the hospital for 11 days. We’ve had our new parent bootcamp confined to a tiny hospital room with limited supplies and we could not be more thrilled to be going home. I don’t dare say taking care of newborn twins will feel easy, but it’s going to be so much more manageable in the comfort of our own home. And I can’t WAIT to sleep in my own bed!!

@dominobee: YAY for going home!!

My doctor just called and my scheduled C was moved from 11:30 to 7 a.m. We'll have to get there at 6:30.

On one hand, damn that's early! But on the other...yay for getting it over with sooner!

@MaryM: Monday!!! enjoy your weekend!

just dropping in to say Hi and good luck to all you feb 2018 momma's... my feb 2017 babe just turned one on Saturday. I was watching to see if any of you would share his bday...

Good luck!!

How many mamas are still waiting on our babies here? I’m 39 weeks 4 days today, pretty much zero sign of anything happening, and officially the most pregnant I have ever been. So ready to meet this little guy!

@MaryM: thinking of you too!

@jodyblair: @CatchAFallingStar: @Ergggg: waiting too! 39 weeks today, and I don’t foresee going into labor early. With LO1 went into labor on my due date - hopefully will at least happen by then this time too! I’m on vacation this week and honestly I feel like I feel too good to be about to go into labor (I’m also trying to jinx myself by making lots of statements like that ). I’m sure if I were working I’d feel worse and I’m dreading going back (for one day) if I don’t go early!

@petitenoisette: I’ve been saying the same thing! I feel too good for labor to be starting anytime soon

Baby is here! Arrived 2/15 at 8am. Long story short-was in pre labor for a couple of days before and having pretty bad contractions that would eventually stopped. Turns out it was back labor. Finally became steady on Weds morning, went to dr at 3pm and was 3cm and she admitted me. Got the epidural about an hour in and progressed on my own. She was facing sideways which is why I has the back labor but I was able to push her out in about 1.5 hours. She was just over 6lbs and is cute as a button. Recovery is painful and annoying and I am struggling already with feeding issues and lack of sleep but she is wonderful and I am so happy she is here!

Sending good thoughts to all of you still waiting!

@JJ2626: Congrats!! I had back labor with my first, it is no joke!! Hope you are feeling better by the day and enjoying your sweet babe.

@JJ2626: congratulations!!

Had my 39 week checkup today. Cervix was no further along than last week. I’m going to the hospital tomorrow night at 7:00 for Cervidril. I’ll be sleeping there and then Pitocin starts in the morning on Saturday. I was induced with my first, but didn’t need the Cervidril, so this is new to me. I’m sad to be away from DD1 for so long. I’ve never spent the night away from her in her 3 years. It’ll be rough. We co-sleep, so it’s goint to be quite an adjustment with new baby, too. Anyway, I’m excited, nervous, sad and ecstatic all at the same time!

@petitenoisette: When was your due date? Do you have an induction date or protocol set yet? Hopefully babe will come on his or her own though!

There has been a fair amount of convo on the Facbeook group, if anyone wants to switch over to there. I'm not sure who is in charge of it since it's a "secret" / non-searchable group but if you want to join just let us know!

@petitenoisette: has baby arrived?

@petitenoisette: so happy for you! Looking forward to hearing about it!