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@TFrances: I'm glad to hear you are feeling better!!!

Ladies, my mom came last night and is staying again tonight. We worked in the baby's room and made so much progress! Like, I can see the floor! I think I can finish the rest of the room myself and then DH and I can paint next weekend. I'm feeling a lot better about it all, but man, am I sore tonight!

@evansjamie: I am taking a personal day on Tuesday because I have SO much work to catch up on before going. I know the world would be fine if I didn't get most of it done but I am too OCD to leave things unfinished.

@evansjamie: Aw I'm sorry. That's not fair for them to place to stress on you! I'm not confident in my long term sub for the special ed legal stuff so I am busting my butt to get it done. I'm not due till the 22nd but my doctor doesn't think I'll make it to 40 weeks. I'm just asking baby boy for two more weeks!

I hope everyone had a good weekend! With the weather change, the full moon, and the Autumn equinox, I did not have a baby, but that's okay. One more week of work!

We practiced labor techniques last night in our childbirth class by holding ice cubes in our hands for the duration of contractions. The first one was awful; the lights were on, it was loud and busy, and our teacher was purposefully being negative and having us concentrate on the pain. Once we could use coping techniques, it wasn't quite so bad. At one point I remember thinking, "When the hell is this next contraction going to come?!" when we were at the pushing stage, because apparently they stretch out again so you get a break. I discovered that I want the room dim, relaxing music, and I really like being massaged and having encouragement. Also: make sure your husband/doula/support people have fresh breath. I'm so glad I had a mint for my husband after we ate the chocolate, because I could not stand chocolate/peanut butter breath in my face.

Funny story: I was practicing the hands/knees position for laboring/birthing, and my husband said he really appreciated the view and how he liked how hippy I look now. I practically yelled, "SEE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN MISSING?????"

I'm not bitter about the lack of grown-up interaction at all.

@Chillybear: Time definitely seemed to stop. It also reinforced how much I need calming people in the delivery room. I'm also pretty much over my bitterness just because I'm so darn uncomfortable, but last month was a different story. I haven't taken a breastfeeding class...maybe I should look into it if they have another one before my due date. My birth class is talking about it next week. It's our last class and I'm not sure what I'm going to do with myself on Sunday nights until I have the baby.

I'm glad the bleeding stopped! That would have scared me to death! I'm going to hook up my pump tonight since I have all the parts now and make sure it works, and also call my insurance and see if I still have to wait until the baby is born to order my free pump.

@Sadieloo: I kept switching hands, but especially during the transition contractions it just didn't seem that bad. Kind of like, "Well, I've been dealing with the pain for so long that it's not that horrible right now."

@Chillybear: Wow! Glad everything is okay! that would have scared me to death.

AFM, I took a breastfeeding class last time I was pregnant and I still have all the info, so I didn't do it this time.

We had our first check today...I'm about 1 cm and baby is still breech. We have a c section scheduled for MOnday, October 14. So, if baby doesn't turn, that's when we are having her unless she decides to come earlier. Totally had a freak out moment when we set that date. But, all is good! Now, just getting really, really excited!

I know several of you have been experiencing BH - are any of these painful? Is it just your stomach getting tighter? Do any of them feel like menstrual cramps? The last week I have been feeling what feel like menstrual cramps, but my stomach doesn't seem to get rock hard. They are becoming more frequent and more intense each day...

@mrs. mochi: @kjpugs: I wouldn't have known what a BH was had I not had one at one of my appt's and the midwife able to point it out to me. For me, it just feels like my entire stomach (really uterus) tightens. I thought for awhile it was just the baby moving, but apparently not. Mine aren't painful at all and I definitely think they've been happening a lot more frequently as of late.

@mrs. mochi: Mine are often painful (more so if I'm sitting when it happens). And lately I've been getting a lot of cramps that feel like AF is coming which I know sounds crazy. At our CB class they said BH aren't always the whole uterus, just parts that are practicing and sometimes it is the whole thing.

@Jennimac: I'm jealous of your set date! I hate not having a plan. It makes me feel unprepared. I'm busting my butt at work to get everything ready by Friday *just in case*.

@kjpugs: I was telling my classroom assistant yesterday that I had a lot of cramps and I felt yucky like AF was coming. I have PCOS too so I am also curious to see how it compares to AF.

Hi ladies!
I haven't kept up with the boards much, but now that we are getting close I think support is always good I had so many complications at the beginning I think I was just worried I would jinx myself by getting too excited!

I'm officially team Blue (woot!) and due date was October 23. But last night I lost mucous plug and have had bloody show the last 24 hours with really far apart contractions that don't seem to be going anywhere. My OB is convinced I won't make it another two weeks :s I'm not quite 36 weeks so I'm hoping baby stays put a little bit longer! I feel so bad, but I even called into work today in case resting a bit will help get everything back to normal.

@mrs. mochi: @kjpugs: @ladybee: I'm also FTM so take what I say with a grain of salt - but the BH I was having until this past week were just painless tightenings where the uterus feels like a big ball of cement. Now they are feeling more like super intense period cramps. When I called my OB last night, he said that if they are painful, wrapping around the back, and feeling like I need to breathe through them, that is BH turning into the real deal!

I updated the list with myself on it too!

WELCOME BABIES!
9/13: Sweet T - BOY! (10/30 EDD)
9/19: jellyfish - BOY! (10/14 EDD)

TEAM PINK
10/1: KaitlynB
10/4: Evansjamie - B-Day Guess 10/12
10/4: Dreamcatcher
10/9: Chillybear - B-Day Guess 10/7
10/9: Mrs. Mochi
10/11: AprilK B-Day Guess 9/24
10/14: kjpugs - B-Day Guess 10/11
10/15: Daniellemybelle - B-Day Guess 10/19
10/20: JenniMac--C-section 10/14

TEAM BLUE
10/6: SadieLoo - B-Day Guess 10/9
10/7: ChefAimee
10/15: Lozza
10/15: TFrances - B-Day Guess 10/15
10/16: BunInOven
10/20: MRS. YOYO
10/22: ladybee -
10/23: fuzzypeaches

TEAM GREEN
10/3: Redmini1
10/10: Corilyns
10/20: eisrael

UNKNOWN
10/4: Purple
10/6: Orangepekoe
10/8: Mrs. Monkey
10/10: Mrs R
10/11: Mrs. Spoon
10/22: Beaker
10/24: LAWTo9

UPCOMING APPTS
9/24: evansjamie - 39 week appointment
9/25: chillybear - 38 week appt
9/25: mrs. mochi - 38 week appt
9/25: ladybee - 36 week appt
9/26: kjpugs - 37 1/2 week appt
10/2: TFrances - 38 week appt
10/2: Jennimac- 37 week appt
10/3: Chillybear - 39 week appt
10/7: ladybee - 38 week appt
10/7: Jennimac- 38 week appt
10/8: Mrs. Mochi - 40 week appt
10/10: Chillybear - 40 week appt
10/14: ladybee - 39 week appt
10/14: Jennimac--c-section (unless baby turns or comes earlier)
10/15: TFrances -- c-section (if needed)
10/17: Chillybear - 41 week appt (if needed)
10/21: ladybee - 40 week appt (if needed)

Had my 39 week appointment today! The was only one midwife in the office, she was on call also, so I had to wait once I got there because she was delivering a baby! Awww. I ended up seeing the student midwife for most of the appointment, and she was a right little ray of sunshine (not). Her bedside manner needs work. I am so tired, I expressed that I am ready to have the baby, and she was so chipper in saying "Well, first babies generally don't come before their due dates!" Gee, thanks. Then she got on to me for my one high glucose reading after lunch on Saturday. I ate cereal and had a coke at lunch, so it wasn't super high, just higher than normal, but I didn't have anything else in the house and I was in so much pain that I wasn't going to go to the store. I was very glad when she left and my midwife came in, because I like her much better. She said my glucose readings looked excellent for the most part, just a high one here and there.

I'm working on having a more positive attitude today. I stayed up too late watching the series finale of Dexter last night, had a conversation with my husband while he was asleep (apparently, he thought he was talking to our dog who was standing on her hind legs like a person and said I even sounded like Bea's voice), and was up going to the bathroom approximately every hour.

@mrs. mochi: So exciting -- and nerve wracking! Everything I've read and heard has said that real contractions feel like really bad period cramps.

I'm starting to think I will definitely be going late since all you glas are having more symptoms than me. I guess only time will tell!!!

@fuzzypeaches: welcome back! Sending my thoughts and prayers that baby boy stays put for a bit longer.

@Sadieloo: You never know though! My friend who went at 37 weeks didn't have any symptoms at all until BOOM, she was in labor. And it was a fast labor.

@kjpugs: It was hilarious! I thought the conversation was a little odd, I remember mentioning that he should roll over, maybe he'd feel better, and he's all, "No, I'm fine. I need to see where Bea is."

ETA: At this point, I feel like I'm going to be pregnant FOREVER. I hope your little girl comes October 1.

So TMI/Embarrassing pregnant moment for the day.... Last night i stopped at target after work. Our target has 2 levels I was on the upper level and the bathrooms are on the lower level. I was hurrying to finish up my shopping and i was either going to try and make it home or stop at the bathrooms on the way out. Well i sneezed and felt a bit of a gush. So i hurried home, to get changed and when i used the bathroom I had large amounts of pink twinged mucus. So of course i told hubs what happened even though i was pretty sure it was pee and not amniotic fluid, he still made me call the dr emergency number. Needless to say I was right and now all of you and my doctor know I peed myself in Target. But despite myself i thought it was too funny not to share.

Updating with my next appointment and B-Day guess, just have a feeling I'll be one of those that goes over.

WELCOME BABIES!
9/13: Sweet T - BOY! (10/30 EDD)
9/19: jellyfish - BOY! (10/14 EDD)
TEAM PINK
10/1: KaitlynB
10/4: Evansjamie - B-Day Guess 10/12
10/4: Dreamcatcher
10/9: Chillybear - B-Day Guess 10/7
10/9: Mrs. Mochi
10/11: AprilK B-Day Guess 9/24
10/14: kjpugs - B-Day Guess 10/11
10/15: Daniellemybelle - B-Day Guess 10/19
10/20: JenniMac--C-section 10/14

TEAM BLUE
10/6: SadieLoo - B-Day Guess 10/9
10/7: ChefAimee
10/15: Lozza
10/15: TFrances - B-Day Guess 10/15
10/16: BunInOven
10/20: MRS. YOYO
10/22: ladybee -
10/23: fuzzypeaches

TEAM GREEN
10/3: Redmini1 - B-Day Guess 10/10
10/10: Corilyns
10/20: eisrael

UNKNOWN
10/4: Purple
10/6: Orangepekoe
10/8: Mrs. Monkey
10/10: Mrs R
10/11: Mrs. Spoon
10/22: Beaker
10/24: LAWTo9

UPCOMING APPTS
9/25: chillybear - 38 week appt
9/25: mrs. mochi - 38 week appt
9/25: ladybee - 36 week appt
9/26: kjpugs - 37 1/2 week appt
9/26: Redmini1 - 39 week appt
10/2: evansjamie - 40 week appt
10/2: TFrances - 38 week appt
10/2: Jennimac- 37 week appt
10/2: Redmini1 - 40 week appt
10/3: Chillybear - 39 week appt
10/7: ladybee - 38 week appt
10/7: Jennimac- 38 week appt
10/8: Mrs. Mochi - 40 week appt
10/10: Chillybear - 40 week appt
10/14: ladybee - 39 week appt
10/14: Jennimac--c-section (unless baby turns or comes earlier)
10/15: TFrances -- c-section (if needed)
10/17: Chillybear - 41 week appt (if needed)
10/21: ladybee - 40 week appt (if needed)

@Chillybear: oh I get you! I peed on myself at our newborn class---I left a ring in the chair. I was convinced my water broke because there was so much! Nope, just lots of pee.

@TFrances: I was excited when they confirmed that her head was in my pelvis today. So, so excited. Not so excited when they said that it was also laying on my bladder. No wonder I've been peeing every hour at night.