I've been so tired the last few days, like awake for only a few hours a day tired. I definitely feel lucky that I am able to sleep now. I feel like anytime I move or even bend in the slightest it hurts. I've definitely been having more pain in my back as well and just a dull ache in my pelvis all the time. I'm hoping a bath will help some!
I'm feeling good enough today I decided we should go to our pro football team's opening day of training camp tomorrow.
I'll be sure to link you to the news story of the person who went into labour at the stadium when I post my birth story later. . (At least, if I'm going to do it somewhere in public this would be pretty cool)
My OB told me that the baby's movement will decrease the closer my EDD gets, but it still makes me so nervous when I don't feel her moving for long periods of time. Are you ladies noticing a decrease in movement?
I don't know that mine has decreased, but it definitely is less noticeable. I have to be still to feel it now, whereas a couple of weeks ago I could be doing anything and feel those really strong kicks. Now it's more like stretches and adjustments, less abrupt movement.
I had a few days where I was worried about movement. But yeah, midwives said it was due to baby getting cramped, and actually shifting positions a bit. Then a couple of days later, baby shifted again so his legs are towards my stomach, and I'm getting HUGE kicks.
I think we partially get used to the movements, too, so we notice them less often... But it's so easy to get nervous!
junch817 - if it were me I would have my mom start driving now just in case. If you've been contracting like that for a few hours there's a good chance you could progress more maybe with a long walk. Worst case scenario is your mom spends the night and can help out with your DD if you are in a lot of pain. Are your contractions very painful or just kind of uncomfortable?
Ugh I'm just so confused. I hate this whole being unsure thing. Most of them are a little painful, where I need to focus a bit of my breathing to help, but then I will have one that isn't very painful, more just the tightening of BH, so it's throwing me off. Like 4-5 good ones, and then 1-2 that aren't so bad.
I'm sick of feeling confused, I had about round of cramping in the car, not as bad as earlier though & increased discharge - yes!. My heartburn has also returned. 4 days until my due date & I go from thinking "is this it?" to "Okay Connie, stop kidding yourself this baby isn't coming on Thursday". I'm also pissed at my MW. Don't have another appointment until Friday, so my appointments never went to weekly & I haven't once been checked for dilation ect & I feel I should be as it would help with my guessing game. Also, my next appointment is to set a date for induction which is scary but I dunno I feel she should do something other than take my bp + prod my tummy then say "ok, see ya in two weeks" she also doesn't tell me much. I wanted to know more about LO's position & she just said "head down, 5/5 palpable.." It's like she's a robot, I'm trying to get a nice conversation here & she's on flight mode!
Edited to add - I'm off to get finishing touches for my hospital bag tomorrow. LO's bag is all set & then I'm going on a tidy spree of the house! It needs done badly! & I think my nesting is kicking in. I'm excited to get out of the house. I may get my nails done too. Then I'm off to SO's parents for dinner. SO has his last late shift on Monday night (yes they changed it again! The week I'm due!) so I'll get house sorted more then.
My OB told me that the baby's movement will decrease the closer my EDD gets, but it still makes me so nervous when I don't feel her moving for long periods of time. Are you ladies noticing a decrease in movement?
I don't know that mine has decreased, but it definitely is less noticeable. I have to be still to feel it now, whereas a couple of weeks ago I could be doing anything and feel those really strong kicks. Now it's more like stretches and adjustments, less abrupt movement.
Ya I feel this way too. Sometimes I get a little worried about it when I realize I haven't been paying much attention to it, so it seems like as soon as that happens I can stop for a couple minutes with my hand on my belly again and I feel it just kinda shifting around. It still has its crazy big movements daily, but they are certainly a lot more deliberate now (oh, I actually heard the popping noise today once that a few girls were talking about a few weeks ago!). If you ever feel concerned though, don't be afraid to have it checked out. It's pretty normal to be anxious about how it's doing in there!
Ugh I'm just so confused. I hate this whole being unsure thing. Most of them are a little painful, where I need to focus a bit of my breathing to help, but then I will have one that isn't very painful, more just the tightening of BH, so it's throwing me off. Like 4-5 good ones, and then 1-2 that aren't so bad.
My OB always told me only the painful ones were the real deal, but you never know how quickly they can go from being tolerable to excruciating. With DD I was contracting every 15 minutes with uncomfortable ones for about an hour and they very suddenly became unbearable and 5 minutes apart. Always better to be safe and prepared in case it is the real thing IMO. I'm sure your mom wouldnt be upset with you if it turned out to be a false alarm.
Yeah that's what's tough; rating the pain. Had I gone through contractions the first time, then I could more easily be like oh hell no these aren't them. But I don't have anything to compare it to. It's tough. Thanks for all your support =)
My OB always told me only the painful ones were the real deal, but you never know how quickly they can go from being tolerable to excruciating. With DD I was contracting every 15 minutes with uncomfortable ones for about an hour and they very suddenly became unbearable and 5 minutes apart. Always better to be safe and prepared in case it is the real thing IMO. I'm sure your mom wouldnt be upset with you if it turned out to be a false alarm.
Yeah that's what's tough; rating the pain. Had I gone through contractions the first time, then I could more easily be like oh hell no these aren't them. But I don't have anything to compare it to. It's tough. Thanks for all your support =)
I'd definitely have your mom come in now! I think you'll know when things shift to being more serious, but that could happen very quickly from the stage you're currently in. And once you're really in the swing of things you'll probably want her to already be there. It doesn't sound like it is likely to go away all-together. And if it DID, she wouldn't blame you (and you'd probably go into more real labor tomorrow so then she'd just be there).
I've been having contractions ranging from 7-10 minutes apart for a few hours now. Every time I get up I cross my fingers that my water breaks. The last few have been 6-7 minutes apart. Docs said to call at 5 minutes for an hour. Feels like that'll never get here, but if it does, then I will freak about getting someone here to watch DD and getting to the hospital (40 min) in time. DD had a rough night last night due whatever reason, and if I have a neighbor come by to watch her until my mom gets here (70 minutes away), it'll make me so upset if she has another bad night with someone she barely even knows.
Eee! Have em come now, just in case! Mine went from Ten minutes to 8 minutes to 3 within 4 hrs.
My OB always told me only the painful ones were the real deal, but you never know how quickly they can go from being tolerable to excruciating. With DD I was contracting every 15 minutes with uncomfortable ones for about an hour and they very suddenly became unbearable and 5 minutes apart. Always better to be safe and prepared in case it is the real thing IMO. I'm sure your mom wouldnt be upset with you if it turned out to be a false alarm.
Yeah that's what's tough; rating the pain. Had I gone through contractions the first time, then I could more easily be like oh hell no these aren't them. But I don't have anything to compare it to. It's tough. Thanks for all your support =)
I'd have your mom come and then do something fun together in the morning if it's a false alarm.
Ok so contractions have been about ten minutes apart since six and fifteen min apart since three. I just had my bloody show. Lots of pink discharge and red little flakes. I really wanted to wait to have her until Monday morning but I am not sure she is going to wait. I have always heard that bloody show precedes labor pretty closely could I possibly make it until at least tomorrow???
Ok so contractions have been about ten minutes apart since six and fifteen min apart since three. I just had my bloody show. Lots of pink discharge and red little flakes. I really wanted to wait to have her until Monday morning but I am not sure she is going to wait. I have always heard that bloody show precedes labor pretty closely could I possibly make it until at least tomorrow???
There is absolutely no way to know! Things could ramp up in like 20 minutes! Call your mother. Seriously, I think there have been at least 4 people saying just call her. You'll regret it if you don't, and this is the real deal. Sounds like it probably is!
ETA: You can still try and get some sleep tonight, if at all possible, but at least she'll be there if you wake up in the middle of the night and it's super intense.
Ok so contractions have been about ten minutes apart since six and fifteen min apart since three. I just had my bloody show. Lots of pink discharge and red little flakes. I really wanted to wait to have her until Monday morning but I am not sure she is going to wait. I have always heard that bloody show precedes labor pretty closely could I possibly make it until at least tomorrow???
There is absolutely no way to know! Things could ramp up in like 20 minutes! Call your mother. Seriously, I think there have been at least 4 people saying just call her. You'll regret it if you don't, and this is the real deal. Sounds like it probably is!
ETA: You can still try and get some sleep tonight, if at all possible, but at least she'll be there if you wake up in the middle of the night and it's super intense.
I think you mean my doctor?? And earlier post was about yellow discharge. Kind of two different things here. I am not sure why I would call my mother so I am assuming you mean doctor. My mother is dead so maybe you are confusing me with another poster. I have never had "bloody show" with my other two just loss of mucus plug so I am not sure how different they are. But I remember jimbobcooter saying she had hers a week ago so I was hoping it's not an imminent sign of labor. I would have to get a damn nurse here in the MOTN which will be a total PITA. Thank you for the advice though!
Post by carolyngrace on May 30, 2015 21:40:27 GMT -5
Sorry, maddib, I confused you with junch817! She had just been posting about contractions and whether to call her mom, and then I saw you saying that you had some bloody show and had a freak out for her! Sorry about that.
Sorry, maddib, I confused you with junch817! She had just been posting about contractions and whether to call her mom, and then I saw you saying that you had some bloody show and had a freak out for her! Sorry about that.
Lol I just saw her post just now too and was like ah ok she thinks I am her. I am supposed to be induced on Monday and have nursing care set up for DD so I just really wanted to wait.. This was not in the plans. But plans rarely work. I was just really hoping the whole mucus plug and bloody show being two different things wasn't true. I googled it and read conflicting answers. Some day it's the same and can still be weeks and a few said they are different and mucus plug comes out sometimes weeks before were as bloody show is pretty soon to labor. Ugh. Sorry I don't mean to be a SS.
Sorry, maddib, I confused you with junch817! She had just been posting about contractions and whether to call her mom, and then I saw you saying that you had some bloody show and had a freak out for her! Sorry about that.
Lol I just saw her post just now too and was like ah ok she thinks I am her. I am supposed to be induced on Monday and have nursing care set up for DD so I just really wanted to wait.. This was not in the plans. But plans rarely work. I was just really hoping the whole mucus plug and bloody show being two different things wasn't true. I googled it and read conflicting answers. Some day it's the same and can still be weeks and a few said they are different and mucus plug comes out sometimes weeks before were as bloody show is pretty soon to labor. Ugh. Sorry I don't mean to be a SS.
Aww well I hope DB stays put until Monday. Also, hope you can relax enough to get to sleep tonight!
Ok so contractions have been about ten minutes apart since six and fifteen min apart since three. I just had my bloody show. Lots of pink discharge and red little flakes. I really wanted to wait to have her until Monday morning but I am not sure she is going to wait. I have always heard that bloody show precedes labor pretty closely could I possibly make it until at least tomorrow???
Def call her. Things can go very quickly. With my second contractions were all over the place and got to 2-3 min apart very quickly. If it's a false alarm then oh well, but if it's not I'm sure you'll be glad she's there instead of worrying about it while you're trying to get to the hospital. Good luck and keep us posted!
Ok so contractions have been about ten minutes apart since six and fifteen min apart since three. I just had my bloody show. Lots of pink discharge and red little flakes. I really wanted to wait to have her until Monday morning but I am not sure she is going to wait. I have always heard that bloody show precedes labor pretty closely could I possibly make it until at least tomorrow???
Def call her. Things can go very quickly. With my second contractions were all over the place and got to 2-3 min apart very quickly. If it's a false alarm then oh well, but if it's not I'm sure you'll be glad she's there instead of worrying about it while you're trying to get to the hospital. Good luck and keep us posted!
Lol you might be confusing me to. Or maybe you mean my nurse? I have been trying to get ahold of her just in case. Hopefully she calls me back. My step mom knows how to suction DD but that's it. If her trach comes out or any other problems she would have no idea what to do so it's unsafe to have her come. I really hope my DDs nurse calls me back!!!!
maddib that sounds like labor to me. I would definitely keep timing those contractions, especially since you are already dilated a little right? It doesn't sound like you will make it to Monday to me, but I'm not a doctor, so take that as you will Sometimes bloody show can happen days before true labor, but sometimes it happens right before and things go quickly. You just never know :/
I have been writing them down because otherwise I would forget. About 10 min apart for the time being. I am working on getting DDs nurse here so I can go to the hospital when I need to. If it came down to it DH would have to stay home with her while I drive myself to the hospital. But ya it does seem like it might be actual labor. Normally resting and water slows my contractions but not now. And last cervical check I was a slim 5. So there's that.
maddib - honestly if I were already dilated to 5cm and having the contractions you described, I would already be on my way to the hospital. Props to you for keeping your cool right now.
If they get any closer together I will be heading that way.
maddib that sounds like labor to me. I would definitely keep timing those contractions, especially since you are already dilated a little right? It doesn't sound like you will make it to Monday to me, but I'm not a doctor, so take that as you will Sometimes bloody show can happen days before true labor, but sometimes it happens right before and things go quickly. You just never know :/
I have been writing them down because otherwise I would forget. About 10 min apart for the time being. I am working on getting DDs nurse here so I can go to the hospital when I need to. If it came down to it DH would have to stay home with her while I drive myself to the hospital. But ya it does seem like it might be actual labor. Normally resting and water slows my contractions but not now. And last cervical check I was a slim 5. So there's that.
maddib I'm laughing at everyone mixing us up lol. Sounds like it's much closer for you than me. My contractions are now 10-20 minutes apart and I'm pretty pissed. I know you never know but this whole thing is so frustrating when you don't know!! I wanted to add; you said you were writing down the contractions - just wanted to see if you have a smart phone. I have an app I downloaded called Full Term that has been keep tracking of the frequency, intensity, and length. I really like it so I just wanted to share with you and others. Good luck!
I got all confused after I read carolyngrace's response haha. Sorry. But yes! Is does sound like labor to me specially since you've already been dilating. Hope you can get in contact with her because it would be worrisome if you had to go in on your own.
@ junch817 I know I didn't know what was going on at first. Lol and these bad boys are still consistently 10 min apart. It is definitely frustrating! Honestly I would like to at least get through the night at home. And ya I am not very tech savvy so I have just been carrying my pen and paper with me everywhere! Lol
I got all confused after I read carolyngrace's response haha. Sorry. But yes! Is does sound like labor to me specially since you've already been dilating. Hope you can get in contact with her because it would be worrisome if you had to go in on your own.
She just got back to me. I am still at home for now but hopefully now that's she's on alert when I blow up her phone she will answer it! I definitely don't want to go on my own. This is DHs first biological baby so I would hate for him to miss it..
Post by wegrowsheep on May 30, 2015 23:27:58 GMT -5
I spent a good part of the day sitting the couch at my IL's working on matching Viking hats for DS and new DS. After all the craziness of trying to get farm work done, it was a much needed reprieve. Feeling achy and crampy, lots of BH. Hoping for a due date baby again! Less than 2 days!
I got all confused after I read carolyngrace's response haha. Sorry. But yes! Is does sound like labor to me specially since you've already been dilating. Hope you can get in contact with her because it would be worrisome if you had to go in on your own.
She just got back to me. I am still at home for now but hopefully now that's she's on alert when I blow up her phone she will answer it! I definitely don't want to go on my own. This is DHs first biological baby so I would hate for him to miss it..
Have you tried calling the hospital or an on call nurse to see what they suggest since you are already half way dilated? Maybe they'll suggest you go in and get checked out. Then you can have your daughter's nurse come and you can go get checked and if you have to stay then at least you will be set.
She just got back to me. I am still at home for now but hopefully now that's she's on alert when I blow up her phone she will answer it! I definitely don't want to go on my own. This is DHs first biological baby so I would hate for him to miss it..
Have you tried calling the hospital or an on call nurse to see what they suggest since you are already half way dilated? Maybe they'll suggest you go in and get checked out. Then you can have your daughter's nurse come and you can go get checked and if you have to stay then at least you will be set.
Yes I called the on call ob and he said five min apart.. that's what my ob told me at last appt too so I kind of figured that's what they would say. And they are still very consistent at 10 min apart. And oh boy are they strong. Much stronger then my normal BH. I can't talk or move or open my eyes through them at all.
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