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@trixi: wow, that is crazy! that is a lot of progress! i go in for my 36 week appointment today, but not holding out a lot of hope that i have made any progress (and a kind coworker last week commented that i am still carrying high, which, thanks for that). much as i am getting very ready to not be pregnant anymore, i am happy for baby to keep cooking for a few weeks more so we can get ready and she can hopefully get bigger (and thus, hopefully, less fussy

@csross217: um--membrane sweep without telling you?! eesh! keep us posted on thursday. i did not have a membrane sweep last time even though i made it to 40+4, i'm honestly not even sure if my practice engages in them vs. just scheduling inductions when they think you've gone too long. do they hurt? i realize this is a silly thing to say when you're about to give birth, but they seem pretty invasive.

@sunflowerbee: wow you are getting so close! hope you have had some progress but not too much so you can get a few more days of rest!!

i actually had work slow down considerably last week and realized that a lot of my pregnancy fatigue issues were caused by...lack of sleep. duh. glad i am having a little time to catch up before the real sleep deprivation kicks in.

@csross217: I meant to comment that that's crazy that they did a membrane sweep without telling you! I asked my doctor about them and he said he doesn't typically like to do them because he knows they're uncomfortable and there's not definite research if they'll actually help. His practice would rather schedule you for an induction date at 41 weeks, to at least have the date on paper, and then hopefully you'll give birth before the induction date.

@nwm: I've also had a ton of coworkers (and my MIL) tell me that I'm still carrying pretty high. My doctor said that he's delivered 15,000+ babies and the only way to tell if the baby has dropped is to do an internal exam so everyone commenting on the location of your belly are full of it, haha.

@trixi: Thanks for the reassurance! Yes, I've heard that you can not be dilated at your appointment and then go into labor and quickly dilate that night or the next day! I just wish baby would RSVP on when he/she plans to arrive so I know how to plan, but everyone keeps telling me it doesn't work that way, haha.

Oh no, so sorry to hear that you're under the weather too. I totally agree that summer colds do suck and adding pregnancy on top of it sucks even more. I hope you feel better soon too! And happy belated birthday too!

done with my appointment! really pleased because baby is measuring at 30th percentile now (i'm increasingly convinced it's all about who is doing the sonogram, but i'll take it), still head down (DS had flipped breech around this time last pregnancy), otherwise doing really well. i'm 2cm dilated but the doctor confirmed the baby is still pretty high. she said that if i went 40 weeks last time, i probably will go 40 weeks this time, but also said "we usually tell second timers to be ready anytime" so not a lot of useful predictive information, haha! i'm just glad everything's looking good with the little one!

@sunflowerbee: that sounds like good progress! will they induce you if you are not dilated more by your due date, or wait a little longer?

i was induced because my labor started with my water breaking, and it was pretty yellow with meconium (though i think they follow the same protocol for water breaking either way). so i went right into the hospital and they started the process with cervidil. i don't remember it having much noticeable effect, although i think they may have told me i went from zero to at least some contractions on the monitor. i mostly just watched a movie and tried to sleep. then they started with pitocin, and after an hour or so on that i was definitely feeling the contractions.

i went in open to an epidural but thinking i would go for as long as possible without one. i started throwing up at one point and ultimately decided to go for the epidural and i'm so glad that i did. i did have to push for a long time but honestly i just felt so much better after the epidural that i didn't even mind. my son seemed to get a little bit stuck because of the shape of my pelvis, but ultimately was born the first time the doctor used a little vacuum to help pull him out (the more modern equivalent of the forceps), although she claimed she barely needed to use it at all.

it's hard to know exactly what effect the induction medication had on the whole process (except, obviously it kickstarted contractions!), and whether i would have needed the epidural or pushed for as long without being induced, but overall i had a very good experience. i was in labor for about 15 hours, only probably 8 or 9 of which were uncomfortable (maybe less), and was able to have a vaginal birth, which was my chief goal. so i wouldn't necessarily say that i have tips, but i think it can be a very helpful option! i managed to avoid some of the risks of induction that my birth class video warned about but i don't think any of that was under my control

@sunflowerbee: i did kind of write a novel, didn't i?! sorry about that. hope it's helpful. sounds like you have a good plan in place.

@trixi: I LOVE my Spectra! They are really, really quiet and I never had any issues with suction, etc. I had a Spectra 2 with DD and pumped 3x a day for 14 months. This time I got the new model that has the option of being battery powered. I'm in the car a lot for work, so it'll be nice to be able to use either power source.

@csross217: Wow, that's really exciting! Keep us posted on your progress. I'll be thinking good thoughts for you!

@csross217: oh my gosh!!! exciting! good luck & keep us posted!

@csross217: Congratulations!!! So glad to hear Connor arrived safely! And wow that’s a good sized baby!

Welcome baby Connor! Congrats!! @csross217

Everyone else get excited today is June 1st....BABY MONTH!

@sunflowerbee: Thanks for thinking of me! Currently being induced. I forgot how boring labor is!
@csross217: Congratulations!

@Ms. RV: good luck to you!!! hope everything goes super smoothly. we'd love to hear when little guy gets here & how you are both doing

Baby G arrived last night. He has been transferred to the other hospital where they are continuing to evaluate him. They report he is pink and feisty. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like I will get discharged today. I lost a little extra blood and I can't empty my bladder.

@Ms. RV: Congratulations on Baby G!! I hope you’ll be discharged soon and will be sending good thoughts for your new little one!

@Ms. RV: congratulations!!! Welcome baby! Pink and feisty sounds like a fantastic report hope all is well with you and you can get out soon.

@csross217: so glad to hear you guys are settling in so well! Have had a weekend full of more final prep and starting to feel butterflies that we’re going to have another baby around soon.

That is literally my dream scenario for the first sibling meeting so sweet!!! Great job big sis!

@csross217 Such a sweet memory! Better write that down in the baby book!
2 June babies here...3 more to go! yay!

Had my 37 week check Friday, I am at a 3 now and still at 80%...DR said she will probably see me at my 38 week appt. These last few weeks are gonna be full of anxiety and waiting!

@sunflowerbee
Girl I was in the same boat with my first, everyone was having their babies and I was sitting there pregnant for 5 days over my due date. It stinks and it's frustrating. I am preparing myself to be there again even though I'm dilated, never know.
Baby will come out ONE day, just stinks that you can't be in control. Let us know how your apt goes today. Sometimes when they set an induction date, baby finally comes the day before! that's what happened to me!!

@sunflowerbee: @trixi: same! by the time i got to my due date last time around i was D-O-N-E. i had said i would work right up to the end, but i decided on my due date i couldn't work one second longer and just announced i was out on leave (luckily after a three day weekend he showed up on the next biz day and i actually did make to "the end" technically after all!). i feel your pain. hopefully at least knowing the baby will be here before induction will help you know the wait won't be endless, which it somehow feels. let us know how appt tonight goes!

i thought after that i was doing a better job setting mental expectations for this pregnancy, but i will tell you that when i'm sitting here the only one without a baby on june 23 (my due date) and after, i will be one unhappy camper

@trixi: glad to hear your appt went well! hope for both of us the next few weeks fly by

@trixi: OMG i know, i have several clients who at the end of every meeting are like "good luck!" i'm like dudes, i'm going to see you again next week.