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@Mrs D: My strep B test didn't hurt at all, they take a large q-tip and swap the outside of your ladyparts, no penetration.

@Grace: My cervical checks haven't been that bad. If anything they have been reassuring. It does hurt a little when she has to press down on my belly to feel my cervix but it lasts for a second and then I get some news! I actually look forward to these checks now! I never thought I would be so excited to have some strange lady's fingers inside me!

I posted this on another board but I wanted your guys' thoughts.

I have started getting super thick, stringy, yelowish snot like discharge every time I go to the bathroom today. It is everything everyone describes as the mucus plug minus the blood. According to Dr. Google a mucus plug doesn't always have blood in it. I wouldn't be surprised if that is the case for me because every time the Dr. said I might bleed a little after certain procedures or checks, I never have.

Being 2cm and 90% on Monday maybe we have some progress? Has anybody else seen this? Am I just getting my hopes up when infact this could be just a weird change in discharge?

@Modern Daisy: @Alivoo01: @Grace: Thanks. Just read that back pain and irregular contraction patterns tend to go hand in hand. Got three good (read: super painful) contractions in at a minute long and in the 5 minute span before they started going back up to 7 min and 10 min intervals. I've had over 70 contractions since midnight.

Edit: the time between is starting to decrease! Just a couple more and I'm calling my dr and praying they don't turn me away at the hospital. I really, really hope I'm dilated more. Going there through rush hour is going to suck though. There is literally no good position to be in when one hits.

@StbHisMrs: Yay, that's awesome!

Those of you who have already delivered: did you bring your bags in with you to the hospital as you went to triage, or wait to be admitted before bringing the stuff up?

@StbHisMrs: woo hoo! That sounds super promising. Fingers crossed for you that things are moving along now. And post a picture of that kitten when you get her.

Having a bad day. DH was invited to go to New York to watch the PGA golf event tomorrow. He would be going over night. I originally said yes, even though we both knew I wanted to say no. Then, I had to tell him I was really upset and didn't want him going and he ended up cancelling on his friend. Lots of tears from me but I just couldn't handle him being 5 hours away when I am 39w. I wish he just would have said no in the first place.

So now I hope I go into labour tonight or tomorrow so at least it's all in good reason that I made him stay home.

@StrawberryBee: good luck if you end up going in!!
@Mrs Hedgehog: sounds like mucous plug to me! I don't think there necessarily has to be blood in it!
@StbHisMrs: if you are 4cm things should be happening soon. I feel this week has been hard on you, lots of false alarms. I hope baby is soon on its way! Good luck.

@StrawberryBee: Ahhh that's awesome that you're already 6cm....you're over halfway there! You're little girl will be here very soon! Good luck!!

@StrawberryBee: awesome! Wishing you a great delivery!

@StrawberryBee: awesome! I wish you a great delivery! You'll be holding your babe soon! How amazing!!

@StrawberryBee: We left everything in the car. Once they moved me into the birthing room, DH brought up my stuff. When we were admitted to our room for overnight he brought up the nursing pillow and the diaper bag and stuff.

@StrawberryBee: woohoo! the rest will fly by!! good luck!

@StrawberryBee: Exciting news! I can't wait to hear how you are and about the newest baby bee!

Epidural in -- awesome! When they broke my water I was still at 6cm; contractions have really picked up, so I'm so glad I waited until the Epi was in first. Highly recommend this if water doesn't break naturally and you're not planning for med free. Honestly, I was tolerating the contractions pretty well, bit was starting to get both front and back pain and they were def getting more intense. Now I'm contracting every 3.5 min. Sensation of water gushing out is so weird.

@StrawberryBee: Woo-hoo! Totally agree about the epidural--I loved mine. I also agree about the water breaking. Mine broke at the end of a contraction and I told my DH that either my water just broke or I just peed all over myself. You're so close!

@StrawberryBee: omg!!!so close!!!

We have a baby!!!! Ella was born at 2:59 this morning. 7Lbs 4oz and perfect. Experience was SO much better than I could have hoped for. Came in at 6cm, was the same when they broke my water, next time I was checked I was an 8/9 and then soon after a 10! They didn't turn down the Epi at all for pushing so had to coach me through it, but it only took a little over an hour and a half of pushing to bring her into the world. It was such a weird sensation. Epi was great except there was a window on my left side that killed my left groin and lower back and was distracting during pushing.

@StrawberryBee: Congratulations!!

@StrawberryBee: congrats! Love the name Ella! Glad everything went smoothly, sounds like a great birth experience!

@StrawberryBee: Congrats!!! What a beautiful name - cant wait to see a picture of her!!

@StrawberryBee: Awww congratulations!!!!! Sounds like you had a great experience! Enjoy your little girl!

@redsmarties: hope the sweep gets things going! Statistics say you have a 25% chance of going into labour in the 48 hours following a sweep. I'm at 44 hours..... good luck at your appointment!