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@Adira: I am guessing cause they know exactly how long it has taken while at the hospital. They can't know for sure how long you were at home.

I am scared about my water breaking too. I just know it is going to be at work, some public place, or on our brand new mattress (we have a waterproof mattress cover, but still). I asked DH if we should put down trash bags as well, and he looked at me like I was crazy.

@smurfette: You tend to think to push with your hooha, but you need to bear down like it's the biggest poop of your life. Those are the muscles that get the baby out. My ex sil was having trouble during her birth until her bff who was in there with her to push like you're pooping...then like magic the baby was out, lol. It's really important to know that when you have an epidural, too, cause you already know how to poop. Even if you can't feel anything, you'll know what to do.

@adira: I didn't get a binder! My midwife just tells me stuff as I need to know it. I guess at 8 weeks pregnant, I don't need to know about labor, yet, lol. Now, I do, so I have the paper for it, lol.

@smurfette and @adira: I will probably call my midwife sooner than what the paperwork says. I generally jump the gun on a lot of things. But, I'm going tot eh birth center, so it'll be just as comfy as home, rather than getting tied to an IV too soon.

@katiew92081: I think I'd prefer getting the info as I go instead of all of it upfront. I'm easily overwhelmed with too much information! And then I just kind of read some of it and quit and never get around to going back!

@Smurfette: @Adira: The nurse told us in class to put trash bags under the mattress pad (if you have one). I've also read about using the shower curtain liners. DH was immediately like - "Put down some of those extra puppy pee pads on your side!" He doesn't want me to ruin the mattress! lol! Good thing is if you have a mattress pad, if you put anything UNDER the mattress pad, you won't really hear or feel it. And the mattress pad is machine washable! We had to wash EVERYTHING this weekend anyways so I laid out some of the puppy pee pads we had stashed and used those instead of trash bags.

@dojo: Sounds like you and I are in the same spot.

Just came back from my 38 week doctor's appointment. After telling the doc what I had been experiencing, he told me that the contractions I'd been experiencing didn't sound like BH, they sounded more like contraction contractions. He asked me if I wanted a cervix check, to which I gave a very enthusiastic -yes- because I want to know what's going on!

Like @dojo, I'd progressed a lot in two weeks. From 1.5 - 2 centimeters to 2 centimeters and a little more. I've effaced 70%, the baby is definitely lower (at the -1 station, a little below), and his exact words were that I am "on the launching pad." He wouldn't hazard a guess as to when it would happen but he made it sound as if he would be very surprised if I would make it through the week. Especially with the way my body reacted Saturday night/Sunday morning.

So DH and I are officially on baby watch, our parents have been notified, and we've got everything packed.

@Adira: Mentally, sure. Physically, maybe. Do I have absolutely every flipping thing I need? Nope but it will keep my MIL out of my hair if I have 'errands' for her to go run

@Adira: Glad I could help. So fret not, we're all going to make it through this together. One way or another.

@naturallycathy: Wow, exciting! I know it's not exactly how you had hoped, but it's still so nice you're meet your little one pretty soon!

@adira: Yeah, make people work for you, lol. I plan on telling anyone that if they want to visit, they need to bring some form of food. Doesn't have to be dinner. A pack of Oreos would suffice, lol.

@NaturallyCathy: So exciting!! We are all on baby watch with you.

@aprk: I do too. The funny thing is that he's always been this 'cool' about the whole thing. First time we met, he gave me a fist bump. He always comes into the examination room singing something. Very cheerful guy, which is why I like him.

Love midwives but for this second one, I was happier to have less hands on and he was a great fluke. Our personalities mesh well. Which is why it was nice when I told him what was going on, he said that those were contractions. My body was priming itself. I was "on the launching pad. I have no idea when you'll go into labor, but you're definitely on the launching pad."

@Smurfette: @shopaholic: @Adira: @katiew92081: Thanks for all the support I will let you guys know, by Twitter or smoke signal, whenever anything happens.

@aprk: It'll be an honorary March baby. Besides, my sister (the second born) tells me that the second born babies are always more impatient to be born. My mother agreed with her, so I should have known better than to hope I'd actually make it to March... Especially when my mother and sister kept laughing - good-naturedly, mind you - every time I said I was going to make it March.

Ugh...my stomach is a mess today! I'm gonna be spending the day sipping ginger ale. Everyone is saying, "it's a sign!" but you know...everything is a sign and it's not, lol. She's gonna hang in there 2 more days, then I can have her at the birth center.

@katiew92081: Rest up and tell that baby to stay put!!

Hmmm... I think I might've just seen some "bloody show" or something, but I'm not sure. I went to the bathroom, and when I wiped, the toilet paper had a pinkish tinge to it. Is that bloody show? Or is spotting normal at this point? Now I'm just confused, haha.

@Adira: Exciting! I asked my doctor about this and the mucus plug, she said some get it and some don't. She told me that spotting, pink tinted discharge is normal, just be concerned if you have a period like bleeding.

@Adira: Some motherly advice: You'll never be as ready as you feel you should be and that's okay. Because where it counts? You are and -that's- what's most important.

@Adira: I don't think that we are ever going to feel ready!!

@Smurfette: Sooooo true!!!

@Arden: haha, I hear you!!! It's a struggle every morning to put my boots on! Maybe I'll start packing tonight... I have a list of everything I want to pack and I HAVE everything, so it's really just a matter of actually putting stuff in a bag/suitcase!

@Smurfette: That's awesome you have a friend who is an L&D nurse as a resource!!! That's awesome!!! And I JUST picked out my NB and 0-3 outfits for the baby the other day, so I think I'm good with that! Just need to start packing!!

And I agree - there's definitely some things I have to wait until last minute to pack, like my toiletries, camera, chargers, etc. I just hope I don't forget anything when the time comes!

@Adira: I bought a newborn outfit over the weekend, but I don't have a 0-3 one, but we do have a cute outfit someone gave us that we can just pack. I am hoping she is going to be in NB cause I don't want to push out a 8lb+ baby!