2016 May Miracles

[pinkpassion]

I can't believe how close we all are!!!

I hope all of your babies cooperate with all the fluid issues and they are all head down. Most of the time this one is head down but sometimes I wonder if she's trying to go transverse. These babies just like to keep us on our toes I think!!!!

 

[NZKiwi]

Congrats on being full term ganton!!

 

[sugargully]

Beautiful photos Pink! Your family is so cute. Also, your photographer is really good friends with my coworker. She did her granddaughters newborn pics. What a small world!

Ganton-Congrats on being full term.

Spiffy- I'm glad your labs are good.

Em- Sorry you're having the fluid issues too.

 

[pinkpassion]

Sugargully. Wow. It is a small world!! I think we are both in Houston?! We should totally go have lunch or something before the little ones come!!!

 

[Spiffynoodles]

Em, with my last baby I was about 2.5cm dilated the day I went into labor and with the one before, I was 3cm, so it really could be anytime now, I guess. I am contracting less than last time because of the shots, though, so that might give me another week or two. We'll see. I was barely 1cm last week, so things are definitely progressing.

Pink, your photos are beautiful! Also, I was going to tell you, I have a friend who is building her photography portfolio right now and she asked if she can come to the hospital with me and do labor photography for free. I had never even heard of people doing labor photography until you mentioned it, and now apparently I'm going to have it done.

Ganton, congrats on full term!

 

[pinkpassion]

I was actually that photographers first birth client which of course she did for free it turned out beautifully!!! I am so thankful for those pics

 

[bakerh518]

What lovely pictures pink!!

sorry to hear of the fluid issues! I hope they are resolved soon!

Ganton congrats on being full term!

Anyone else having a few actual contractions every day? I'm having at least two contractions every day, nothing crazy but definitely uncomfortable! On top of INSANE heartburn! Oh it's so terrible!

 

[sugargully]

Wow Pink- yep we're in the Atascocita/Humble area! We'll have to do lunch when my maternity leave from school starts in 2 weeks.

Baker the heartburn is horrible! I'm eating small meals to deal with it. I can't figure out what triggers it but I'm being really selective with food choices. My husband made chili and he's been bugging me to try it. I'm not ready for the burn that could come from that meal!

No painful contractions yet. Just little bh and some painless tightening.

 

[Spiffynoodles]

I've been getting actual contractions for months now (monitors at the hospital confirmed it at 25 weeks, so I'm not confusing them with BH ). I now have a few real contractions every hour, more so in the evening. The BH come any time I move basically, so I hardly notice them anymore.

I feel you ladies on the heartburn, except for me it presents as acid reflux rather than actual heartburn. It sucks! Especially when I'm trying to sleep and I keep having acid coming up my throat.

 

[Em260]

Spiffy - ok I know some people walk around for a few weeks at 2 or 3 cm dilated so I was just curious. I think I'm around 2 cm now but I could be off since I checked myself. I'm going to ask the Dr. to check at my appt on Monday. Just wonder if I'm headed toward a preterm delivery.

Baker - yes, tons of contractions lately. We're packing to move to a new apartment on Tuesday so I think I'm overdoing it but even before I've noticed a huge increase in contractions in the last couple of weeks.

 

[NZKiwi]

I have had what I can only describe as period type pains, are those contractions? Or is it my hips just stretching getting ready for labor?

 

[pinkpassion]

Sugargully. Small world, we are so close I live in summerwood!!!

Yes I'm having contractions, different from my normal braxton hicks. I'm also getting lots of menstrual pains with them and the last 2 days my cervix has been throbbing!

 

[ja14]

I don't think I'm having any "real contractions", just the Braxton hicks I've been having!
It's possible I slightly have a irritable uterus too, because when I get on a kick of having a lot, just barely changing my position causes another. I haven't really looked into it though, so I could be wrong!

 

[Spiffynoodles]

Ja, you could definitely have an Irritable Uterus. Might also explain why you're dilating a little earlier than most first time moms. BH don't normally dilate you, but when I first developed an Irritable Uterus, I thought I was having BH, too., until I got hooked up to a monitor and it showed that they were real contractions. And even if yours are just BH, enough BH happening that frequently can start causing changes, which is why they say women with an Irritable Uterus have an 18% chance of preterm labor.

NZKiwi, most women describe their contraction like period pains, so I'd say you're probably having a few.

 

[busytulip]

Hey ladies can't believe you're starting to hit term, it's flown. I'm excited to start labor watching.

 

[drjo718]

Term today. 37 weeks. DH's 30th birthday is on Friday, and if my labs are off on Tuesday, we might be in the hospital then :/. I hope not!

 

[Ganton]

I had a few painful contractions nearly 3 weeks a go now but nothing since. I've been getting quite a few stabbing pains to the cervix and losing my plug in bits so things could still be changing down there for me.

 

[NZKiwi]

Congratulations on being term drjo!

Ganton, losing plug sounds promising!!!!

 

[pinkpassion]

Congrats on term ladies!!!

Woooooohooooo plug loss.. our first real labor watching symptom

 

[Em260]

Drjo - congrats on full term! Fingers crossed your labs are ok!

NZKiwi - my contractions feel like period pains. My BH are painless, just sort of a tightening all over.

Ganton - that sounds promising!