Who is still pregnant?

[blueinred]

I know there are still several of us bringing up the rear.
Raise your hand if you're still pregnant and can't wait to have an outside baby.
Maybe we should start our own daily thread until everyone has delivered.

[remylove1011]

41 weeks today and still pregnant. I go in tomorrow morning to begin induction. I'm hoping to meet baby girl tomorrow, but at the latest it'll be Wednesday. Happy to have an end in sight as one of the 40+ club.

[joy]

Aug 22, 2016 10:26:38 GMT -5 blueinred said:

Maybe we should start our own daily thread until everyone has delivered.

Yes.  Love this idea.

I'm 40 weeks exactly today. 

I'm currently eating Indian for lunch.

[elebishi]

Me me me!! Ugh. 40+3 today. I was so hoping not to make it this far with #3. But I'm having some uncomfortable contractions and spotting this morning. Historically, I have my baby within a day or two of spotting. So I'm reeeaally hoping this is the start of labor.

Had an NST this morning. Baby looks great. Scheduled another for Thursday. Talk of induction Friday if baby hasn't shown up yet.

I like the daily thread idea. We need to stick together!

[elebishi]

Happy due date joy. I use the term happy loosely - as in, I commiserate with you. We can do it.

Good luck tomorrow remylove1011. You're so close!

[catlady22]

I'm 39w today. No progress from last week at my appointment, still 2cm dilated. Scheduled my 40+1 appointment. Good times.

[lennonkdc]

I'm here. 40 weeks today. Been contracting for the past 30 hours or so. Spotting this morning, hopefully LO is coming soon

[ameliabird]

39 weeks today. Still pregnant. DTD makes me have contractions but they don't last long so going to be trying other things too. Hoping to not make it to my appt on Friday.
I love the daily check in idea

[venyia]

39+2 here, very comfy inside baby.

Today, its time to bite the bullet and go to dshs and apply again. Tried when I was pregnant with DD but it didn't go anywhere. Then things got better, so I didn't need to keep trying. Now... yeah. Fingers crossed it works out, even something like 100 bucks a month on food would help so much.

I was thinking if baby decided to come tomorrow, that could totally work. No one else has a birthday, and then both kids would be on the 23rd of their month. Silly things you think about.

[joy]

Aug 22, 2016 12:53:23 GMT -5 venyia said:

I was thinking if baby decided to come tomorrow, that could totally work. No one else has a birthday, and then both kids would be on the 23rd of their month. Silly things you think about.

Aside from the school reason, I want an August baby because then me, my husband and the kid would all be August and I could get a peridot stacking ring for my wedding set.  A peridot/sapphire mix wouldn't be as cool.

#winningatparentingalready

[joy]

Aug 22, 2016 12:34:31 GMT -5 lennonkdc said:

I'm here. 40 weeks today. Been contracting for the past 30 hours or so. Spotting this morning, hopefully LO is coming soon

Oh!  I'm jealous.  Fingers crossed that things continue for you!

I had about an hour worth of contractions last night.  They fizzled.  I went to bed angry.

[remylove1011]

Aug 22, 2016 13:11:15 GMT -5 joy said:

Aug 22, 2016 12:34:31 GMT -5 lennonkdc said:

I'm here. 40 weeks today. Been contracting for the past 30 hours or so. Spotting this morning, hopefully LO is coming soon

Oh!  I'm jealous.  Fingers crossed that things continue for you!

I had about an hour worth of contractions last night.  They fizzled.  I went to bed angry.

I'm jealous of everyone that's had a contraction! This child is seriously happy where she is and I've had 0 contractions. I guess it's good we scheduled the induction or I may have made it to 42 weeks (no thank you!) 

[hummingbird125]

Aug 22, 2016 12:34:31 GMT -5 lennonkdc said:

I'm here. 40 weeks today. Been contracting for the past 30 hours or so. Spotting this morning, hopefully LO is coming soon

Good luck! Sounds like this could be the start of something!!!

[lennonkdc]

Thanks Ladies! I actually went in last night, ctx were 5 min apart, last 1 min for over an hour. I was at a fingertip dilated, walked for a hour and made it to nearly 2cm then was sent home

Things are intense today, and I called my MW to see if I could come in for a check and never heard back...so I'm pretty upset and discouraged. I have an appointment tomorrow so unless something changes or really picks up I think this is going to take a while....

[ameliabird]

lennonkdc Sorry you were sent home. I think I would have cried!

[lennonkdc]

ameliabird, I felt (feel) like such an idiot.

[ameliabird]

Aug 22, 2016 14:34:17 GMT -5 lennonkdc said:

ameliabird, I felt (feel) like such an idiot.

Don't! Sounds like the real thing but just didn't progress enough for them. Thats frustrating
I had the same thing happen in the middle of the night last week and I really thought it was the real thing.

[joy]

Aug 22, 2016 14:34:17 GMT -5 lennonkdc said:

ameliabird , I felt (feel) like such an idiot.

Don't!!!!

I was having intense back pain last night after my contractions stopped.  I spent entirely too long googling "back labor" because I was so lost and confused as to what was happening.  I ultimately decided that since I didn't have any spotting/bleeding that I was "fine" but I wasn't super comfortable with that decision.  You went in, which is exactly what I would have done if I'd spotting along with my symptoms!

All of this is frustrating.

[meagpt22]

venyia I also would like this baby to come tomorrow as our anniversary is the 23rd and DD is the 23rd. But baby seems very comfy!

Also still pregnant! 39 weeks tomorrow, but have my RCS scheduled for Friday. I see light at the end!

[lennonkdc]

I never got in for a check, and things have slowed down. Trying to stay up beat not get discouraged. I have an NST tomorrow and we'll go from there.

[lennonkdc]

40&1 today. MW appointment and NST went great, LO is doing great. I had them try a membrane sweep, so fingers crossed!

[joy]

Aug 23, 2016 9:58:17 GMT -5 lennonkdc said:

40&1 today. MW appointment and NST went great, LO is doing great. I had them try a membrane sweep, so fingers crossed!

I'm the same date as you!  My appointment is tomorrow and I'll be asking for a membrane sweep.

Was it painful?  The cervical checks haven't been painful for me so I have some hope?  Honestly, whatever. 

My OB apologized before doing my last cervical check and I laughed.  "You can't do anything worse than this kid does to me every night."  Tears from movement again last night.  Gawd, get out, kid!

[blueinred]

lennonkdc, joy, I'm 40w2d today and seeing OB on Friday. I'll have my membranes stripped if Im still pregnant then, which I suspect I will be.

I wanted to TP the mother or one of DD's classmates who felt the need to tell me about her relative who was 42s+ and gave birth to an almost 11lb baby. I wanted to say, "Thsnk you for sharing."

[lennonkdc]

joy, honestly, it hurt as much as you would expect someone forcing their fingers up through your cervix and doing a full circle around the inside of your body to hurt... breathe and it's over quick lol

[elebishi]

I'm still here today and totally discouraged. Things really picked up yesterday evening/last night, only to taper off and contractions are now about every 25 minutes and slowing down.

I may have had a short hysterical breakdown after I put my girls down for naps. It's the disappointment more than anything. But, I got a good cry out and now I'm ready for another 3ish days of pregnancy. Baby has to come out some time, right?

[ameliabird]

Hugs! elebishi I had prodromal labor with DD for 2 days and cried because of the disappointment! Hang in there

[dc2london]

Aug 22, 2016 14:34:17 GMT -5 lennonkdc said:

ameliabird, I felt (feel) like such an idiot.

Don't. You followed the 5-1-1 rule, which is exactly what you were supposed to do. Sounds like your labor just stalled (which SUCKS)

[singingsea]

Lurking from S16...some have already stated in this thread but how long are your doctors letting you go past your due date? I had an induction with my first born and would like to avoid it this time but I'm just curious to know how long they'll let you go before intervention.

[joy]

Aug 24, 2016 7:36:49 GMT -5 singingsea said:

Lurking from S16...some have already stated in this thread but how long are your doctors letting you go past your due date? I had an induction with my first born and would like to avoid it this time but I'm just curious to know how long they'll let you go before intervention.

Up to 42 weeks is considered fine with appropriate checks.

A friend of mine is going to full 42 before allowing induction. Her doctor is fine with it as if now at 41w1d because the baby is passing all the tests.

[Rama]

Aug 24, 2016 7:36:49 GMT -5 singingsea said:

Lurking from S16...some have already stated in this thread but how long are your doctors letting you go past your due date? I had an induction with my first born and would like to avoid it this time but I'm just curious to know how long they'll let you go before intervention.

I had a friend go to 43w without intervention. We're a bunch of hippies up here, though; I don't know how common that is.