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@Baby Boy Mom: wow! That is a crazy story! I would freak out if I didn't have my epidural LOL! I'm so happy baby is ok and you're doing well!

@HazelEyes: that sounds awful! I hope you feel better!

@fitfigure87: Yay! Your little guy looks a lot like my own lil squish Glad you got your vbac and awesome he made such a speedy exit after you started to push.

@fitfigure87: Yay! Congrats mama! What a cutie

@iheartleopardprint: great news!!! I hope it happens soon for you!!

@iheartleopardprint: Wow that's great! Good luck!

@iheartleopardprint: I feel you! I'm almost at 4cm with a lot of pressure but contractions keep turning on and off. Hoping to get a second membrane sweep at my 39 week appointment tomorrow.

Well my good news is that I made it through today without going into labor! DS has a nasty ear infection and has been a hot mess since Saturday, so he was out of daycare Monday and Tuesday. He has been waking up multiple times at night and my regular sitter has the flu, so it's been a lot of solo parenting an angry toddler while DH has had to commute 150 miles round trip on Saturday, Monday, and today. So between taking care of DS, not getting enough sleep, and being terrified I was going to go into labor while DH was far away, it's been a stressful few days!

Luckily, DS slept through the night last night and made it to daycare today so that I could be here for the carpet cleaners (one of my last few big nesting things). And DH made it through his last long commute before D-Day, what a relief! He was actually supposed to go in tomorrow and Saturday too, but I put my foot down since my C-section is first thing Sunday morning!

With the carpet finally clean, we moved the furniture around in the master to accommodate the recliner and bassinet. Which of course means I'm reorganizing all the clothes and making up bags to go to Goodwill! DH's closet and dressers are organized and now it's just my closet that's a mess. I've been having pretty steady Braxton Hicks the last week and they have been picking up the last few days so I guess I should take it slow and do my closet later.

Tomorrow, I have to get my pre-op labs done, DH has to put all the furniture back once the carpets are dry, and hopefully we can have a lunch date. Friday, all I want to do is get the cars washed, go out to lunch, and have a mani-pedi. Saturday my mom will arrive to watch DS so perhaps DH and I can have one last date night.

So just 3 more days to go! Stay in there baby!

@xInfinity: congrats! What a bummer about the stomach bug tho. Hopefully nobody else gets it!

Quick question! I've never been a part of a board like this so my question is do we all move over to a post partum thread or do people just drop off? I would love to stay together so I don't feel so alone!

@fitfigure87: there is a post partum thread someone started! If you go to the May 2016 due date board thing there is a post partum thread on there.

All these babies!

I just had my 37 week appointment yesterday. Last week I had nothing, this week I"m 3 cm dilated and 50% effaced!! She said, "you should make an appointment for next week, but you might not make it." Then my "membranes are bulging, so it won't be a trickle, it will be a gush." Umm ok then! Super. I now have towels everywhere. She also told me not to wait the hour, if I"m having minute long contractions every five minutes for a half hour call bc I could go 0-60. I promptly got home and finished my hospital bag that I was hemming and hawing over.

Oh, and surprise again, I"m GBS negative.... I was positive with J, so I"m shocked but really happy I don't have to get antibiotics. Not that it was awful, but if my labor goes as fast as everyone keeps saying, that is one less thing to worry about. Yeeee-ikes!

@tinyperson: one more week to go for you mama!!

@HazelEyes: sounds really close! How exciting

@My Only Sunshine: congratulations!!

It's midnight! It's my baby's birthday! We leave for the hospital for my repeat section in 5.5 hours!

@Autumnmama79: congrats!

Trying to catch up on the thread!

Baby Charlotte was born on Mother's Day instead of her due date the 7th. It all happened so fast. Sat morning I was .only 2cm since my check up on Monday. Walked around and ate some spicy food to see if I could progress it. At 1:47 am the contractions started to be 5 minutes apart. Called the doctor and they said to come in. Woke up my husband and my mom. My mom stayed overnight which worked out! She stayed with our toddler. Got to the hospital and I was at 6 cm when they checked me in. I said I want an epidural and they said ok, let's get your IV in, draw blood and fill out paperwork. Afterwards, they said let's move you to your room. I felt a weird sensation and a warm trickle down my leg when I stood up from the bed. My water broke and the contractions was more intense! They asked me if I could walk to the room and I said yes, get me that epidural! The nurse said let me check you to see if we have time. She said you are at 9 and there is no time! You can do this! Crap!!!! As I'm lying in bed I said, I feel like I need to poop. The nurse said its the baby don't push yet! I'm screaming up a storm. The doctor had to be paged three times! The dr arrives and tells me ok you can push now. After 1.5 contractions baby C came out! It
was a different experience from my first one with an epidural. I still can't believe I did it without an epidural!!!

@gingerbebe: I hope everything went well!!!!

@ohemgee: omg so exciting!!! I can't believe you did it without an epidural all the babies are being born! So exciting!

@gingerbebe: hope it all goes well!! Congratulations!

@My Only Sunshine: @ohemgee: congrats!