https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 20 May 2026 15:15:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2641884 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 11:17:27 +0000 mfa_lady 2641884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had my 39 week checkup today (39+3) and was 3cm (or a "tight 4," she said, whatever that means) dilated. She didn't mention effacement, so my guess is close-ish to what it was last week (60%).</p> <p>I saw my midwife after I saw my OB, and when she was feeling around for baby positioning, she said "Well, you're going to have to stop contracting for me to be able to feel her." I thought that was just the baby pushing on me--you'd think I"ve never done this before!--but I guess I'm having contractions. Ha.</p> <p>I have been crampy since the appointment and had a little pink/red discharge a few minutes ago, but those things are likely because of the cervical check. Who knows, though--hopefully baby girl won't take too much longer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2641881 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 11:07:46 +0000 mfa_lady 2641881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TapDancer: I hope things start on their own soon! :)</p> <p>@Shantuck: I'm so sorry! That sounds like it was really scary/frustrating--and for no reason, thank goodness. Glad everything turned out okay! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2641651 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 21:13:06 +0000 Shantuck 2641651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an unexpectedly stressful and annoying 38 week appointment today. I went in and assumed I'd be in and out in 20 minutes like I usually am. They did my blood pressure and it was slightly high for me (though not high) and my fundal height was measuring small. The doc ordered an ultrasound and all looked good with the baby. I left the doctor's office and was getting in my car when I get a call from my OB asking me to come back because the radiologist looking at my images wanted more measurements of my amniotic fluid (ultrasounds freak me out after going in for one in December to find out i had a blighted ovum so my mind goes to a bad place). I went back and again everything seemed ok but they wanted me to do a non stress test to monitor the baby's heart rate and my contractions for awhile. Because the baby kept moving, I ended up needing a nurse to wait with me and move the heart monitor. I was there getting various tests for 4 hours today only to find everything was fine. Glad I finished working last week since clearly I would have had very little time to work today! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2641538 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:53:46 +0000 TapDancer 2641538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: I hope it means something! You never know :)</p> <p>Welp, I'm officially at 40+1. Had my first cervical check today (ugh, not pleasant!) and was barely dilated. Although, my OB encouraged me not to read into that - I could go into labor at any point regardless and all women are different. However, if I don't have the baby in the next few days, they'll give me the option to induce at 41 weeks. They normally wait until 42 weeks but since I'm about to turn 35 (on Saturday! I am coming in juuuust under the AMA cut off) they're willing to do it sooner if I'd like. So, we'll see. Tick tock, little guy! I'll admit, it feels really good to have an "end" date. But I'm still crossing my fingers things get rolling before then :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2641433 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:13:13 +0000 mfa_lady 2641433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: YESSSSSSSS. That's what they get, right?! For saying crap like that? Like, no, I've not thought of a single thing I would do if something happened at work. COME ON PEOPLE. (Bring on the angry pregnant-lady capital letters. Haha.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2641422 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:08:32 +0000 avivoca 2641422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: One of mine said they would need to follow me around with a trash bag in case my water broke on the stairs or something. I told them I had it covered, I was wearing a pad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2641415 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:00:04 +0000 mfa_lady 2641415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@whiskers: @avivoca: Hahaha this is all my coworkers' worst nightmare. All the men in the office keep asking me if I "have a plan" for if something happens at work. YES. THE PLAN IS TO LEAVE, OBVIOUSLY. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2641412 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:57:53 +0000 avivoca 2641412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@whiskers: @mfa_lady: My pregnant coworker really wanted her water to break on one of the new chairs at work so that nobody would take it away from her lol. I hope this is the start of something! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2641336 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:15:29 +0000 whiskers 2641336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: I think having your water break at work sounds like a great way to say goodbye to the office. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2641333 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:13:52 +0000 mfa_lady 2641333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@whiskers: Me too! Due date is still 5 days away, so not getting too hopeful...but I'm at the office today and tomorrow and working from home after that, so getting close to game time. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2641329 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:12:01 +0000 whiskers 2641329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: i hope it is something! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2641323 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:05:44 +0000 mfa_lady 2641323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel weird today. I think I'm probably being paranoid because my BFF who was due the week after me had her baby this morning, but I just don't feel quite right. </p> <p>It's like, nothing's WRONG but I just feel off. No contractions, no pain or anything, just weirdness. Haha. Anybody feel me on that? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2640968 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 20:42:41 +0000 mfa_lady 2640968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: Congratulations!</p> <p>@Miss Ariel: Best of luck, mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2640954 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 20:01:40 +0000 avivoca 2640954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Miss Ariel: Good luck and best wishes for a smooth induction!</p> <p>@Maysprout: Comgratulations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2640913 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 18:21:55 +0000 TapDancer 2640913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Miss Ariel: exciting! Wishing you the best tomorrow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2640906 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 17:53:21 +0000 TapDancer 2640906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: yay, congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2640890 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 16:41:54 +0000 whiskers 2640890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: Congrats!!!</p> <p>@Miss Ariel: Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2640879 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 15:29:00 +0000 Miss Ariel 2640879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So it looks like I'll officially be getting induced tomorrow at 40 weeks and 4 days. I'm still hoping to not have an epidural like last time, but we'll see how that goes with pitocin. I know wthat the dd everything with her birth went just the way I wanted, so it isn't too surprising things are different this time, especially considering how it's felt like everything that could go wrong has in the past few months. Hoping for the best though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2640878 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 15:24:17 +0000 Miss Ariel 2640878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2640873 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 14:49:16 +0000 Maysprout 2640873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After 2 days of contractions ramping up and then subsiding they finally got regular enough early this morning to go to the hospital and baby boy came a few hours later. Everyone's happy and healthy and big sisters were excited to meet him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2640772 Sun, 23 Oct 2016 08:55:49 +0000 FaithFertility 2640772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: same here both babies </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/107#post-2640683 Sat, 22 Oct 2016 21:01:37 +0000 mfa_lady 2640683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cnidaria: Congrats!</p> <p>@jaguar: Thanks for checking on us. :) I'm still quite pregnant over here--39 weeks today. Not a single sign that anything will happen anytime soon, but who knows. It was the same with DD, and then my water broke and I had a baby. Ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/106#post-2640588 Sat, 22 Oct 2016 18:11:01 +0000 jaguar 2640588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TapDancer: Thinking of you!! x</p> <p>@cnidaria: What a beautiful name - congratulations :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/106#post-2640546 Sat, 22 Oct 2016 16:10:30 +0000 FaithFertility 2640546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cnidaria: Congratulations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/106#post-2640497 Sat, 22 Oct 2016 13:02:12 +0000 Shantuck 2640497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cnidaria: Congratulations!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/106#post-2640470 Sat, 22 Oct 2016 08:23:00 +0000 Amorini 2640470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cnidaria: Yay! :girl: Congrats!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/106#post-2640469 Sat, 22 Oct 2016 08:14:00 +0000 whiskers 2640469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cnidaria: congrats!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/106#post-2640460 Sat, 22 Oct 2016 07:16:00 +0000 cnidaria 2640460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've joined team pink! Liana arrived Oct 21, early afternoon. Had to stay in the hospital overnight due to prolonged second stage labour, but hoping to go home today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/106#post-2640424 Fri, 21 Oct 2016 20:57:27 +0000 TapDancer 2640424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jaguar: Still hanging in. My due date is on Sunday. Lots of cramping and contractions but nothing major or regular. Extremely uncomfortable and trying to remain patient. Also trying not to be annoyed by the constant well-meaning check-ins from family and friends :silly: Lots of bouncing on the yoga ball! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/october-2016-moms/page/106#post-2640322 Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:50:07 +0000 MrsRcCar 2640322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still very pregnant here at 38 weeks 2 days. I am the most pregnant I have ever been. At my last appointment on Thursday I was 2cm dialated and 50% thinned. My doctor advised "private personal time" with my husband and lots of walking. 🙈 I am hoping I don't see her next week but this little boy seems determined to bake forever. </p>