I went to a chiropractor for awhile after my car accident. It felt great for awhile, but then I got all messed up. I've sworn them off. My OB suggested Physcial Therapy, but it's not a covered benefit BECAUSE I'M PREGNANT. Such utter horseshit.
I'm going back and forth between the couch and my birth ball today. My H, and my parents are taking turns taking kids to appointments and activities. The kids and my H are running the house. I feel so useless. I'm doing to ask about scheduling and induction at the earliest possible moment (Monday) at my appointment tomorrow. I already know I'm favorable, and I seriously can't live like this. Too many people depend on me.
I'm not due until Friday, so I feel like I don't have any right to complain, but good God. I am done. I want this baby here now. PgAL brain is flaring up after Doc mentioned he wants me to do formal kick counts, and talked about how the placenta deteriorates past 40 weeks. I do counts/pay attention to movement, and know about the placenta, and when you add that to the gargantuan I'm growing and plans changing at yesterday's appointment and not being dilated...I'm a mess. A hot, sick, over being pregnant mess. /endwhining.
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I feel so bad for whining, because I'm not due til NEXT Saturday. But I literally just can't anymore.
I'm not due until Friday, so I feel like I don't have any right to complain, but good God. I am done. I want this baby here now. PgAL brain is flaring up after Doc mentioned he wants me to do formal kick counts, and talked about how the placenta deteriorates past 40 weeks. I do counts/pay attention to movement, and know about the placenta, and when you add that to the gargantuan I'm growing and plans changing at yesterday's appointment and not being dilated...I'm a mess. A hot, sick, over being pregnant mess. /endwhining.
So sorry your doc is adding additional stress. :/ It's my understanding from my midwives that nothing magical happens to the placenta at 40 weeks, it just naturally and gradually ages throughout the pregnancy. They've seen women give birth at 43 weeks, all with healthy, strong placentas. Not that you're going to go that long of course though, I'm sure your LO will be in your arms longgg before then! With both my births I went from 0 to 10 (or 9 this time) in a matter of hours so the fact that you're not dilated yet doesn't mean your body isn't preparing.
You've got a lot on your plate, all the hugs. Hope you feel better soon, way too much sick going around!
I'm not due until Friday, so I feel like I don't have any right to complain, but good God. I am done. I want this baby here now. PgAL brain is flaring up after Doc mentioned he wants me to do formal kick counts, and talked about how the placenta deteriorates past 40 weeks. I do counts/pay attention to movement, and know about the placenta, and when you add that to the gargantuan I'm growing and plans changing at yesterday's appointment and not being dilated...I'm a mess. A hot, sick, over being pregnant mess. /endwhining.
I'm right there with you. Not due till next Thursday. I have a cold so that really adds to my pregnancy exhaustion. OB is pushing for me not to go over my due date. DH is very against induction. I just want this baby I've been waiting for for so long and am afraid I'll make the wrong decision and something will happen to her. PGal brain can kiss it. My sister keeps telling me she better be her by easter because she's coming to visit then. My mum works 2 night shifts next week and I don't really have a good back up if I go into labour one of those nights. If I do I'm going to likely have to go wake up my neighbour who has 2 kids of her own. I'm a fucking mess today when it all comes down to it. Can you tell?
I went to a chiropractor for awhile after my car accident. It felt great for awhile, but then I got all messed up. I've sworn them off. My OB suggested Physcial Therapy, but it's not a covered benefit BECAUSE I'M PREGNANT. Such utter horseshit.
I'm going back and forth between the couch and my birth ball today. My H, and my parents are taking turns taking kids to appointments and activities. The kids and my H are running the house. I feel so useless. I'm doing to ask about scheduling and induction at the earliest possible moment (Monday) at my appointment tomorrow. I already know I'm favorable, and I seriously can't live like this. Too many people depend on me.
I'd 100% be asking for an induction in your case. I hope your doctor agrees!
I'm not due until Friday, so I feel like I don't have any right to complain, but good God. I am done. I want this baby here now. PgAL brain is flaring up after Doc mentioned he wants me to do formal kick counts, and talked about how the placenta deteriorates past 40 weeks. I do counts/pay attention to movement, and know about the placenta, and when you add that to the gargantuan I'm growing and plans changing at yesterday's appointment and not being dilated...I'm a mess. A hot, sick, over being pregnant mess. /endwhining.
So sorry your doc is adding additional stress. :/ It's my understanding from my midwives that nothing magical happens to the placenta at 40 weeks, it just naturally and gradually ages throughout the pregnancy. They've seen women give birth at 43 weeks, all with healthy, strong placentas. Not that you're going to go that long of course though, I'm sure your LO will be in your arms longgg before then! With both my births I went from 0 to 10 (or 9 this time) in a matter of hours so the fact that you're not dilated yet doesn't mean your body isn't preparing.
You've got a lot on your plate, all the hugs. Hope you feel better soon, way too much sick going around!
Thank you. My doctor is pretty amazing, but yesterday's appointment was not a fun one. Sigh. Hearing good things about placentas is reassuring! I was 3 weeks late, and I was assured that won't be the case with this kid. Hoping that if my bishop score is higher at my next appointment we'll get a concrete plan figured out.
I'm not due until Friday, so I feel like I don't have any right to complain, but good God. I am done. I want this baby here now. PgAL brain is flaring up after Doc mentioned he wants me to do formal kick counts, and talked about how the placenta deteriorates past 40 weeks. I do counts/pay attention to movement, and know about the placenta, and when you add that to the gargantuan I'm growing and plans changing at yesterday's appointment and not being dilated...I'm a mess. A hot, sick, over being pregnant mess. /endwhining.
I'm right there with you. Not due till next Thursday. I have a cold so that really adds to my pregnancy exhaustion. OB is pushing for me not to go over my due date. DH is very against induction. I just want this baby I've been waiting for for so long and am afraid I'll make the wrong decision and something will happen to her. PGal brain can kiss it. My sister keeps telling me she better be her by easter because she's coming to visit then. My mum works 2 night shifts next week and I don't really have a good back up if I go into labour one of those nights. If I do I'm going to likely have to go wake up my neighbour who has 2 kids of her own. I'm a fucking mess today when it all comes down to it. Can you tell?
Amen to PgAL brain kissing it. At least we can be messes together. #solidarity
I'm right there with you. Not due till next Thursday. I have a cold so that really adds to my pregnancy exhaustion. OB is pushing for me not to go over my due date. DH is very against induction. I just want this baby I've been waiting for for so long and am afraid I'll make the wrong decision and something will happen to her. PGal brain can kiss it. My sister keeps telling me she better be her by easter because she's coming to visit then. My mum works 2 night shifts next week and I don't really have a good back up if I go into labour one of those nights. If I do I'm going to likely have to go wake up my neighbour who has 2 kids of her own. I'm a fucking mess today when it all comes down to it. Can you tell?
Amen to PgAL brain kissing it. At least we can be messes together. #solidarity
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Post by songbirdsinging55 on Mar 15, 2016 22:32:43 GMT -5
Hugs to all the ladies who need it. PGAL brain is the worst. Even with my rainbow, I still have pgal thoughts. I mean it took 6 years to have my DS and this time was a complete shock and surprise. Thinking of all of you stuck in limbo.
Had my 38+2 appointment. I am exactly 0cm dialated. Awesome.
Same thing for me but 38 weeks. My body has never gotten any of the labor process going on it's own so I'm expecting to be induced. I will be absolutely shocked (and scared out of mind) if I actually go on my own.
Had my 38+2 appointment. I am exactly 0cm dialated. Awesome.
Same thing for me but 38 weeks. My body has never gotten any of the labor process going on it's own so I'm expecting to be induced. I will be absolutely shocked (and scared out of mind) if I actually go on my own.
Never ever gone into labor, and it looks like #5 is following suit. Crap.
Still here. The transit system here is shut down, so my H was really concerned about me going to work today and made me bring my hospital bag in case baby wants to come.
But let's be real. Homegirl is going to stay put and keep on headbutting my bladder.
Post by FunniBunni on Mar 16, 2016 11:38:15 GMT -5
I CAN WALK TODAY! I'm slow, and it hurts a little, but I can MOVE. Such relief!
I have an OB appt today. H is tagging along. We're going to discuss induction, and see if there's anything else I can do on these bad days, other than "don't move" and "suck it up, Cupcake" which I'm fairly certain are my only options.
Post by FunniBunni on Mar 16, 2016 13:14:28 GMT -5
That was... Disheartening. I'm all set for an induction. Except there's no room at the inn. He has 4 women who HAVE to be delivered tomorrow, but he only has 2 spaces.
Today I feel ok. But never having gone into labor, I worry about being pregnant too long, and placenta deterioration... and all that. An induction turns from "elective" to "medical" at 41 weeks. That's April 4.
Post by sunshineshades on Mar 16, 2016 14:26:17 GMT -5
This baby is weighing in at 8 lbs 8 oz at 39 weeks. I freaking hope she comes soon. Do not want to push out a 9 1/2 lb baby! Did a stretch and sweep so we'll see if anything happens. I'm guessing no.
FunniBunni, it does start to deteriorate after about 40/41 weeks but there's a long ways to go before it's functioning poorly enough to affect baby so you'd have to go pretty damn far past due for that to be a concern. If you're favourable for induction, maybe your doc can fit you in later this week or early next? That wouldn't be so bad, right?
Probably not. It's not the doc, it's the hospital. They're scrambling to fit in medical inductions and c/s right now.
I really have no cause for complaint, since today I feel okay. I just worry about having more bad days than good. I feel like a burden. Plus, if we stretch out to 41 weeks, then finding room to "fit me in" then if the baby boom continues. It's been going on all month so far.
That was... Disheartening. I'm all set for an induction. Except there's no room at the inn. He has 4 women who HAVE to be delivered tomorrow, but he only has 2 spaces.
Today I feel ok. But never having gone into labor, I worry about being pregnant too long, and placenta deterioration... and all that. An induction turns from "elective" to "medical" at 41 weeks. That's April 4.
Just bummed.
I'm sorry for the cruddy news. I will say seeing that 41 weeks changes from elective to medical is giving me some hope! I hope you don't have to wait that long though.
FunniBunni, it does start to deteriorate after about 40/41 weeks but there's a long ways to go before it's functioning poorly enough to affect baby so you'd have to go pretty damn far past due for that to be a concern. If you're favourable for induction, maybe your doc can fit you in later this week or early next? That wouldn't be so bad, right?
Probably not. It's not the doc, it's the hospital. They're scrambling to fit in medical inductions and c/s right now.
I really have no cause for complaint, since today I feel okay. I just worry about having more bad days than good. I feel like a burden. Plus, if we stretch out to 41 weeks, then finding room to "fit me in" then if the baby boom continues. It's been going on all month so far.
Gah! I really wonder which hospital is full that you're talking about. Were your previous inductions not at or past 41 weeks? My kiddos were induced at 41+1 and the other 41+2. My doc began trying toward the end of my 40th week but it took a bit for them to have enough room for me. FWIW, when I did finally get them scheduled the department was super empty so I feel like I got a lot of attention, not sure if that's true or not.
Post by sunshineshades on Mar 17, 2016 6:31:02 GMT -5
I know it can mean nothing but my stretch and sweep definitely did something yesterday. I had cramping and back pain most of the day and woke up this morning to what I'm assuming is starting to lose my mucus plug. So yay? Even if baby is still days away lol.
Post by songbirdsinging55 on Mar 17, 2016 12:18:19 GMT -5
Due date today, I am feeling very nauseous with some pelvic and stomach cramps. I was in and out of the bathroom for a while. I took a two hour nap. Feeling really crappy. I have an appointment in a half hour. FX for some sort of progress. I am praying it's not a stomach bug :-(. I can't take anymore illnesses.
Post by songbirdsinging55 on Mar 17, 2016 14:17:25 GMT -5
3cm 80% effaced. Apparently the fly symptoms are a promising sign. If not, NST scheduled for next Thurs. O.B. is optimistic for baby this weekend. We will see.
39w appointment today and...nada. Didn't even do a CC check because it would have been pointless. Next appt is next Friday (my EDD) with NST. Sigh. Time is moving at a snails pace.
Probably not. It's not the doc, it's the hospital. They're scrambling to fit in medical inductions and c/s right now.
I really have no cause for complaint, since today I feel okay. I just worry about having more bad days than good. I feel like a burden. Plus, if we stretch out to 41 weeks, then finding room to "fit me in" then if the baby boom continues. It's been going on all month so far.
Gah! I really wonder which hospital is full that you're talking about. Were your previous inductions not at or past 41 weeks? My kiddos were induced at 41+1 and the other 41+2. My doc began trying toward the end of my 40th week but it took a bit for them to have enough room for me. FWIW, when I did finally get them scheduled the department was super empty so I feel like I got a lot of attention, not sure if that's true or not.
#1, #2, & #3 were all past 41 weeks. #4 was early (39+3) because I was having all sorts of problems.
My main concern isn't hitting 41 weeks. (Suck it up cupcake. Lots of women hit 41, right?) My concern is that today my doc had 4 medical inductions or c/s that HAD to be performed today, but he had to choose 2 of them. This has been going on since mid-Feb. My city is having a crazy baby boom. Why? Clueless. At 39 weeks tomorrow, I'm at the back of the line, which my doc described as "running down the street and taking a turn round the corner". If/when I hit 41 weeks, will there be room to fit me in then? What about 42 weeks? What if I get to 43???
RCS have to happen. (VBACs aren't allowed around here) Emergency c/s & inductions have to happen, and I get that too. (Obviously the chick with pre-E is a bigger concern/priority than I.) But my mom was 3 weeks late with me... And we both almost lost our lives as a result of the emergency c/s that happened. (She also got a broken nose and teeth as a lovely parting gift, as well as the delivery of a 10lb blue daughter who wasn't breathing and had no HB. But my pediatrician saved me! He said it was the most traumatic birth he'd ever witnessed, even now as a retired old man.)
I don't think I can have this baby on my own, and the fact that they can't say, "Don't worry, we'll induce if you hit 41 or 42" scares me. All he can say is that at 41, I'll be a medical induction, and therefore a higher priority than some others who are "in line".
Right now, there aren't even enough doctors/nurses at my practice to make weekly appts anymore. Luckily, the appt chick told me last month, so I've been booking my appts a month in advance- against the rules. My last scheduled one is Thursday with an u/s. Doc is worried about a large baby (given my history of 9lb babies) so the thought of overdue (and potentially having larger than 10 or 11lbs) unsettles him even more. We'll see what happens. Maybe that will bump my priority?
Positive side: I had another good day today. Relatively pain free. I had my work shower today. 12 ladies from my department attended. It was nice to see everyone and say hello/goodbye. (Didn't really get a chance since I was yanked out on disability so unexpectedly.) I got a teddy bear, a onesie, a picture frame, and they all chipped in for a gift card at BRU. I think I'll pop by at lunch before my appt on Thursday and drop off a group TY card and some pink/blue cupcakes for them to enjoy before heading off to Spring Break.
FunniBunni Hugs, I know you have a lot of thoughts running through your head. Your doc isn't going to let you get to a medically unsafe stage of pregnancy. You will move up the line in terms of priority. The boom could also suddenly end. Two days before DS was born my hospital's maternal department was completely full. Two days later he was the only baby born in the hospital that day.
I think it's important that you keep in mind that you were born a long time ago. The medical advancements that have been made over that time are amazing. Her birth experience with you really does not have an impact on what this one will be like. It's going to be ok.
Due date today, I am feeling very nauseous with some pelvic and stomach cramps. I was in and out of the bathroom for a while. I took a two hour nap. Feeling really crappy. I have an appointment in a half hour. FX for some sort of progress. I am praying it's not a stomach bug :-(. I can't take anymore illnesses.
I threw up my breakfast the day I went into labor and it was the first time I'd had sudden, random nausea like that in months. FX for you that your body is gearing up! (Then I proceeded to puke all the way through transition from early to active labor as well lol...)
I threw up my breakfast the day I went into labor and it was the first time I'd had sudden, random nausea like that in months. FX for you that your body is gearing up! (Then I proceeded to puke all the way through transition from early to active labor as well lol...)
Funny how no-one ever mentions the possibility (probability?) of throwing up through the beginning of labour BEFORE you're actually in labour. It's like a fun surprise, only not fun.
You are so right. I didn't know this was a thing until it was happening to me.
Post by daydreamsam on Mar 18, 2016 14:45:56 GMT -5
FunniBunni, Ugh. All of that sounds very overwhelming and a lot to have on your mind while you are anxiously awaiting your baby's arrival! I hope that your doc is able to figure something out. I know it's late in the game, but have you considered just heading up to a different hospital and going to the named after a local college's ER (internet safey, don't want to give your locale away)? You've had enough going on with your pregnancy that you might be able to convince them to induce you there.
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