*** NOVEMBER 2011 BABIES ! *** Chrysanthe-Mums - 39 babies here already!!!

[wtt :)]

Am I the only one who hasn't lost any plug? Makes me feel like the baby is never going to get here.

Nope

 

[sherylb]

Am I the only one who hasn't lost any plug? Makes me feel like the baby is never going to get here.

Nope

It's really not that special of a feeling when you figure out it means absolutely nothing anyway.

 

[MyTurnYet]

kcali, CONGRATS!!!

i haven't lost any plug yet, either, but my m/w said that some women don't lose it - she said she's seen many babies come out with a glob on their head, lol!

Hehe, I'm glad I'm not the only one, and that's pretty funny.

 

[fides]

i posted this in another thread, but i just wrote a little "note" to my baby:

Dear Baby,

I am very thankful you're healthy and apparently quite comfortable in there. However, your father and I would like to meet you now.

I am not sure if you are aware of the fact that there is only one cure for mommy's gestational carpal tunnel, hypertension, fluid retention, and SI joint pain: DELIVERY!!

Consider that you have had two weeks in a row of nice growth spurts and you finished dropping a week ago yesterday; your lungs should be ready and you should have enough body fat not to require any NICU treatment were you to come out now. So, there is no need to stay in there longer, okay, baby? It is time to come out and meet the world. You are running out of room in there - there is SO much more room out here for you.

Please kindly keep all of this in mind today. We will reach 41 weeks tomorrow - a landmark I would prefer not to reach, if that's okay with you.

Kindest regards,
Your Mom

 

[sherylb]

Love it Fides!

 

[qwk]

Am I the only one who hasn't lost any plug? Makes me feel like the baby is never going to get here.

Nope

It's really not that special of a feeling when you figure out it means absolutely nothing anyway.

lol BINGO!

my mom said she never remembered losing hers, i think it's pretty common not to notice/not to visibly lose it.

You are running out of room in there - there is SO much more room out here for you.

I say this to baby regularly as well

 

[Mrs. AJ]

Congrats Kcali!!

Fides, that is adorable! hopefully baby listens!

 

[wtt :)]

You are running out of room in there - there is SO much more room out here for you.

I say this to baby regularly as well

me too

 

[DrGomps]

fides, what a lovely note!! I hope your baby listens!! I am dying to know what your having!!

I told Josephine she would have more room out here too…she didn't listen. She liked it all snuggly in there I think which is why she had to be forced out with pitocin.
yay qwk for plug loss and your mom being in town.

micheb, carseats are a pain!! I have sleeping bag in mine for Josie as I mainly walk with her outside in it.

I bet Nyn has had her baby…and Pip is getting induced today. More November babies are coming!!

Fides, any signs?? Dropping is good…maybe go for a bounce or a walk.

 

[MyTurnYet]

Fides, I agree with the others, love it!

So I've started to get the annoying questions. I work from home and 3 different coworkers sent me an instant message to ask if I had the baby, yet. Um yeah, that's why you see me online and I'm working right now.

Really hope it's not like this every day this week and worse, next week after my due date! (Must write my own note to baby.)

 

[MyTurnYet]

Forgot to mention last week 2 coworkers asked me if I'm dilated, yet...really???!!! At least they're female, but still.

 

[qwk]

i also had a female coworker ask if i was dilated at the time i didn't know anything so didn't have to really respond, but i agree it was an odd question!

 

[MyTurnYet]

At least I'm not the only one. It's just so strange for people to ask about the state of your cervix. Pregnancy makes people feel comfortable doing/saying anything, I guess. I wish I had some witty comment, like "and how is your cervix doing today?" I dunno.

Kind of like people feeling it's ok to reach out and grab your bump. I've only had it happen a few times (most people ask first), but one of them was the CEO of DH's company when I met her....and what was I supposed to do? I had just met her 5 minutes before and she's standing there rubbing my belly.

It's like, I know there's a baby in there, but it's still my stomach!

 

[sherylb]

My modesty about my cervix is about gone out the window between my doctor and hospital nurses checking me so often.

 

[babyhopes2010]

no signs ye but my belly seems very very tight today.all day dont know what thats meant to mean

 

[bbygurl719]

i havent lost any plug yet either and i gave Aaryella her eviction notice when i hit 37 weeks and she is not listening beside giving me contractions like crazy that arent doing crap!!

 

[MyTurnYet]

bbygurl, same thing with me! Lots of contractions, but I guess they aren't doing anything.

If it's any consolation, I read that babies tend to do better when they're born at 39 or 40 weeks (even though 37 is full term) so maybe Aaryella just needed a bit more time. After I read that, my goal was to get to 39 weeks...but that was only 2 days ago and now I'm like, come on aready, when is this ever going to happen!

Aaryella is a beautiful name, by the way.

 

[MyTurnYet]

My modesty about my cervix is about gone out the window between my doctor and hospital nurses checking me so often.

That's a good point.

 

[wtt :)]

lol @ the cervix comments. DH hasn't been shy about announcing that we are at 2cm at our baby shower at his work but i don't know for some reason i didn't care that he did. It was funny

 

[DrGomps]

Update from Karen's (PIP) Journal

Karen is currently hooked up to a machine monitoring WB's heartbeat and contractions. Will have an internal shortly and then pessary inserted. She's looking forward to that as I'm sure you can imagine. Machine records his heartbeat and any uterine contractions. What she's been describing as BHs are showing up on the machine. (exciting stuff! ) Once they've finished the assessment they'll let her move around. Currently alone in a four bed observation room. She had an internal exam at 2.30. Cervix slightly open but not favourable for breaking waters. There were concerns that WB might be breech but they are happy after examination that he isn't. Pessary has been inserted and Karen is back on monitor for observations. They say she will be allowed up and about after 3.30
Just got an update from Pip. OH has gone home. Coming back with DS later. She's had a walk around the hospital and then back to ward for tea. Jacket spud, tuna and sweetcorn followed by rice pud (lucky lady! ). Spent the last 30 minutes walking around her bay, doing exercises and rotating pelvis on the ball. Nothing happening yet. Just lots of weeing! WB's hb good and Pip's BP also good. She's very bored though!! What do you say we go visit her now?? Seriously, wish I could. It's got to be so boring being confined in hospital just waiting for things to happen!!

She says she's been silent because poor signal and not allowed to charge phone using bedside power sockets - although she keeps doing a sneaky charge!!! The plan is Observations every 4 hours including fetal monitoring. If no progress by tomorrow afternoon, then another internal. If possible, they will break waters and if not, she'll get another pessary for 24 hours. She's had 2 BHs in the last hour. WB moving plenty. Don't think he's heeding the eviction notice!