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@Bmaja: That's interesting that they moved up estimated delivery based on size. My practice uses the dating ultrasound in the beginning and from then on nothing changes. My DS2 was measuring 40 weeks at his 36 week ultrasound and I did wonder if he'd be likely to come early because of it...but no.

Today marks 37 weeks and officially full term. Yay! But also I want this baby out and here at home! I can't help but track the daily covid cases. Thankfully, while everything looks awful at the US level, it looks like my county is doing a pretty good job. Up until last week we were solidly doubling every 3.5 days, but we've started to flatten that curve a bit. That gives me hope that at least my personal hospital won't be totally overwhelmed.

Hi ladies! My baby girl decided to come early. Her due date was April 7th. She was born Sunday, the 29th. About 4 hours from first contractions until she was here. I wasn’t even sure at first it was just braxton Hicks, but I went in to be sure and I was already 6cm dilated. Contractions came on strong quickly and I somehow made it through about an hour of them before I got the amazing epidural. I was 10 cm before we knew it and baby came out in 3 pushes.
Everly Grace was born at 10:21 PM weighing 8lb 5oz (a pound bigger than both my other girls).

I had a lot of bleeding, so had to be hooked up to a catheter all night and couldn’t get out of bed at all until late morning the next day.

This was my only non-induction birth and I think I preferred it over waiting for the induction drugs to take over.

I’m so in love with her as are my other two girls, 5 and 2. They just adore her.

I’m posting the only decent picture I have of her. I plan to take some better ones tomorrow and will post again. Can’t wait to hear all your stories and see your pics!

@CatchAFallingStar: congratulations! She’s so beautiful. I hope you continue to recover well. I know this has been a rough journey but what a marvelous ending

@CatchAFallingStar: how beautiful. Thank you for sharing your story. Our first birth in the group!!! I have a 5 year old daughter who’s excited for her new sister. Any advice on introductions would be appreciated.

@JennyPenny: Sorry I misspoke probably. That was the EDC, the original projected due date still stands.

Ugh! I have kept my kids away from the neighbors for the past week and it’s been really hard making DS so sad on a regular basis and having to explain why he can’t play with his friends. I went for a solo walk this afternoon and DH let them go play together!! I’m so mad. He both undid a week of my quarantine AND undid everything I said about how they couldn’t do that.

@JennyPenny: I think we all be too sleepy to worry

@JennyLayneAZ: that is scary! So glad your work was quick to react also.

@JennyLayneAZ: even for a scheduled c-section you have to go through the ED!?! That seems crazy! Ugh, that would stress me out too, but surely they have a proper set up I guess. Im sure no one wants to limit cases as much as health care workers.

I had a busy weekend too. Did all the final things to get ready for baby - sterilized bottles, installed car seats, set up some nursing stations for myself. I have a final appt tomorrow and I’ll ask again for a membrane sweep. At this point I feel like I’m gonna make it to my c-section date and thankfully my state and county have done a good job so far keeping the curve down so things actually seem less dire than they did a few weeks ago. But I am ready to meet baby girl!! Actually, I just remembered that DH and I haven’t picked a name yet. We should probably do that too

Oh man, the IHME forecasts updated yesterday and NC is looking FANTASTIC!!! https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections The peak has moved up, but also way way down which reflects the numbers I've been tracking myself. Feeling so relieved.

@JennyLayneAZ: We had a pretty strong contender for 1st name, but pretty much 0 consensus on a middle name Hopefully that just means I can win and get the name I want...

Also, I’m in a state that has low numbers and we are pretty well isolated and careful. So just hoping it’s a fluke. But no common foods were eaten.

@JennyPenny: ya that’s so what I’m hoping!! Probably going to forgo starting a post... it’s so easy as a pregnant person to think everything is covid. Exhausted, check, cant breath, check, cough, check (stupid allergies). Just a bad night with too much googling. Thanks for the response.

@Bmaja: Seriously! Between pregnancy and asthma it's so hard to not symptom spot. *fingers crossed* we all stay healthy these last few weeks.

@JennyLayneAZ: Good luck!

I just had my last appt. Still just 1cm but I did get a sweep so we'll see if that does anything. At this point I'm not optimistic since I have apparently done nothing on my own the past few weeks...

@JennyLayneAZ: wow, that’s a good size! I’m curious to see how accurate it ends up being. And wow, just 3 days max till you have your baby girl. Incredible! I can’t wait to hear how everything goes!

My membrane sweep left me feeling crampy and blah today but nothing super interesting happened. I tried to push it after the kids went to bed with 40 minute walk and stimulation with my breast pump. I had some nice contractions for about 40 minutes but they’ve since disappeared. I might try again in the morning though.