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@runnerd: you can make it? When was LO1 born?

My doctors Say I'm free to let things happen on its own. I have no idea when/if they recommend induction, but I'm hoping I won't have to deal with that. LO1 was born at 38 &6 so I'm praying #2 comes early as well!

@pastemoo: due dates are head trips. I saw a midwife with LO1 and she said to expect your first to be late. That will hopefully help you get through the frozen time period. Ug. I'm only 36 weeks and I'm wanting him out!

Well ladies, after two weeks of laboring my water broke yesterday morning. Crazy scary birth but got a beautiful little boy. I'll post my story soon! I hope you all are doing good! I'm reading post just haven't replied to them.

@MMcAlli: ahh congrats!!! He is beautiful and I hope both you and baby are doing well despite a scary birth. Can't wait to hear the story!

@MMcAlli: congrats! He's so adorable! Sorry you had a scary birth but happy to hear everyone is safe and doing well.

Anyone else having lots of Braxton Hicks? I get like 4 an hour all day long! My dr says its normal, but it's annoying! I know they aren't the real deal, since they don't hurt yet and they aren't 5 min apart.

@Alba4: I've been getting them more but not every hour, I isually get them most in the evening, I actually kind of love when I get them, lol.

@Alba4: I don't think I've gotten any Braxton Hicks yet... Would I know if I got them? Lol

@starlitsky: it feels like a tightening, or like baby is bunching up but your whole stomach is hard/tight. It kind of takes my breath away as well.

@MMcAlli: Congratulations!!! He's gorgeous! Hope your recovery is going well!

@Alba4: I had a crazy amount of BH with my second (never had any with my first), but haven't really had any with this baby. I had an anterior placenta with my first and now this one, but a posterior placenta for my second, so I wonder if that has anything to do with it!

@runnerd: Hope your appt goes well and some progress is being made!

So in true procrastinator fashion, we have just decided to redo the nursery for this baby - nothing like starting that project at 37 weeks pregnant! We'd been planning on keeping our 2 yr old in the nursery for a while, but I think she's ready for a big girl room, so we're moving our almost 4 yr old to the guest bedroom (only doing new bedding and wall art for now, no major projects), and our 2 yr old into her big sister's room (already decorated, just needs a bit more babyproofing). And that means we can redecorate the nursery for a TG baby (we moved into our house when DD2 was 9 months old so it's a definite girl nursery as it is right now). We're doing a muted aqua for the wall colour with light grey and elephants for the contrasting colour. If it's a boy, navy will be the accent colour, if it's a girl, it will be pale pink. Now I'm hoping this baby stays put for a while longer so I can get all the transitions to new rooms done! Seriously, nothing like the last minute....

~37w1d

@MMcAlli: Congratulations!

@MrsKRB: @runnerd: hmm I have noticed tight areas in my belly a few times but haven't really felt like there was a pattern and just assumed the baby had moved positions a bit lol.

@Ree723: I have an anterior placenta too! Love the colors you chose for the nursery. Definitely post pics!

@MrsKRB: Do the Braxton Hicks hurt at all or is it just more of an awareness of your stomach/uterus tightening?

Had my 39 week appointment this morning and I asked for a cervical check because I was curious. It was slightly uncomfortable but mostly because it took her a while to do the check. I'm a fingertip dilated (less than 1 cm), cervix is still on the long side but soft and low. Whatever that means.

Got my Step B test today... but they didn't do anything rectal! No complaints! And my first pelvic check.

@starlitsky: I was told the same thing is morning pretty much no dilation, but cervix is low and soft. Baby has also started move downwards. He said I'm right on track for where I should be.

He also told me I'm on track for a 10lb baby!

As far as I know I haven't had any BH. When I was sick a few weeks ago and got dehydrated I had what I think were BH for a little while. And I haven't any thing like that since.

@MMcAlli: Congrats! The first boy of the month!

-36w 3d

@RKitty: wow 10 lbs!!

@MrsKRB: yay progress! Why are big babies supposed to be easier?

@MrsKRB: Fundal. But I've been measuring ahead the whole time and the doc has made comments all along about him being big. And in his ultrasounds he's measured normal to big, but it's been a while since we had an US. And the US tech would make comments about his long femurs.

Big babies run in both mine and my husband's family. And our families are big people - most of our family on both sides are 6 foot or taller. (I'm 6 ft myself) So I've been pretty prepped to have a baby on the larger size of normal!

But I won't object if he's smaller!

@starlitsky: More gravity to help pull them out maybe?

Contractions for over two days but baby is not descending. This is where I am right now. Also lost 6 lbs, which is super weird.
http://www.mothering.com/articles/the-last-days-of-pregnancy-a-place-of-in-between/

@pastemoo: poor thing hope things start moving along really soon!

Well, I got whatever it is my toddler has. I've had the worst luck this pregnancy with getting sick! 39 weeks and 3 days and I've got a head cold and a fever might join in soon.

@brownepiano: oh no! Get well soon!

@starlitsky: exciting! I'm not sure if I've lost mine, I haven't been paying much attention.