*~*~* The Decemberists! *~*~*

[smawfl]

Pusscat - I seem to flit between wanting baby to come and wanting to enjoy my mini holiday before baby arrives. I'm getting used to doing not a lot! Glad you slept better, hope the cramps and twinges come back!

Gaia - Hope the workload is ok and you enjoy a relaxing weekend!

Seaweed - Hope the acupuncture works for you today!

Went to a monkey music class with my cousin and her 6 month old earlier, so cute! Looking forward to doing lots of activities with my LO!

 

[Shh]

Pusscat: I hope that labor comes on soon for you then! Sounds like it could be!! Keep us posted if you can!

Got a call back from the OBGYN this morning.... They got my results back and my blood sugar was at 192 and the cut off is 140-145. So my sugar was really high. I have to go back in tomorrow morning for a fasting 3 hour test And get this, the drink is even more concentrated GROSS!!!
They said if my numbers come back high again that I am going to have to go see a diabetes consultant and try to get my sugar under control with diet changes. If that doesnt work, then I have to take medicine...

Aww hun, best of luck, I've done a lot of reading/learning through experience on this one, so give me a shout if they do require you to take action

 

[Shh]

Oooh, lots of babes so close to coming!

I have to say, if offered a sweep I'd definitely give it a go over/at least before induction, but thats just my preference. Also - get on the 'baby come out' campaign, DTD, walking lots, going up and down the stairs sideways, have a bad curry to get the bowels moving etc!

I'm scheduled for a section on the 26th, so I'm sure you ladies will beat me to it! I'm getting excited but nervous too. I've got a LOT to do in the next 10 days before I'm admitted to hospital!

 

[seaweed eater]

Shh, I'm definitely going to ask if I can get a sweep tomorrow when I see the doctor, but I think with cervix completely closed I can't have one, right? I will definitely ask for one before Pitocin if I can manage to dilate at all with Cervidil.

I've been doing everything possible but no baby short of eating even more pineapple, I guess! But who knows if that even works. Had a long acupuncture session with electrical stimulation followed by a 3-mile walk. Taking EPO orally and vaginally every day. If all of that doesn't encourage him I don't really know what will.

 

[HanyouMama]

Aww hun, best of luck, I've done a lot of reading/learning through experience on this one, so give me a shout if they do require you to take action

Thank you I definitely will if I need to take action. They said I should be receiving a phone call with results. Im hoping tomorrow... I just want to know!!

 

[Shh]

Shh, I'm definitely going to ask if I can get a sweep tomorrow when I see the doctor, but I think with cervix completely closed I can't have one, right? I will definitely ask for one before Pitocin if I can manage to dilate at all with Cervidil.

I've been doing everything possible but no baby short of eating even more pineapple, I guess! But who knows if that even works. Had a long acupuncture session with electrical stimulation followed by a 3-mile walk. Taking EPO orally and vaginally every day. If all of that doesn't encourage him I don't really know what will.

Tee hee - full on campaigning then! My midwife said the only things she thinks that work are nipple twiddling and sex!

You're right though, if cervix isn't right then no sweep, thats what happened to me last time (even at 41+5), so induction it was.

 

[seaweed eater]

Ah yeah, we've also tried DTD a few times since full term with no results. My friend told me you have to be dilated for that to work? I guess I don't see why you would...maybe I can talk DH into trying again

I've just watched a movie alternating a warm compress from one boob to the other...it brought on some BHs so that's something, but I no longer have any faith in the efficacy of those to actually change my cervix!

 

[seaweed eater]

How are we all doing today, ladies? Any more baby news?

Just had an appointment, no change in cervix or baby, everything still at absolute zero and could not get the sweep I was hoping for...BUT the doctor said if my blood pressure stays ok I won't have to be induced until the 24th or 25th. That takes off a whole lot of pressure. My BP has been up this week but is still borderline, and I've now spoken to two doctors and neither seemed very concerned, so I'm trying not to worry about it. But I will be taking it 3 times a day from now on.

Hope everyone else is feeling well today

 

[smawfl]

All good today, still no sign from me but I dont expect anything anytime soon!

Did quite a bit of walking and cleaning / nesting this morning. Dont think it did much apart from give me an achy back!!

Met up with my pilates group for coffee today, one of the girls has had her baby and sounds like she had the kind of labour I want.. super quick and only gas and air!!

 

[smawfl]

Seaweed, good news on the induction!!

 

[HanyouMama]

Got results of 3 hour, I failed it. They are referring me to a diabetes specialist. Just have to wait for them to call me and set up an appointment...
I really was hoping I wouldn't have it... Now im feeling sorry for myself...
Plus last night I was having a hard time breathing and unusual feeling abdominal pain and I hadn't felt baby move for hours, so I called my Doctor and he had me go to labor and delivery to get checked out. Everything was okay, thank god. Little stinker started kicking around as soon as they put the monitors on me. They said I looked fine and to just try to relax. The pain was more than likely just stretching pains and the breathing just my other organs swishing up on my lungs. I hope it doesnt get worse cause its hard to breath when I lay down.

Sorry of the long, woe-is-me post...

 

[seaweed eater]

Awww HM, you poor thing, I'm so sorry about the GD. You really haven't had an easy time of it, have you? I hope you are able to get things under control with minimal effort. Please keep us posted.

It's hard with the abdominal pain and new sensations in third tri, and the reduction in movement too. I started feeling some more stuff and it's so hard to tell what to take seriously and what not to. Good for you for going to get checked out. Better safe!

 

[gaiagirl]

Aww that's hard Hanyou. Sucks about the GD, hopefully controllable with just careful diet, and really only for 10 or so weeks! It'll be over soon...

 

[HanyouMama]

Awww HM, you poor thing, I'm so sorry about the GD. You really haven't had an easy time of it, have you? I hope you are able to get things under control with minimal effort. Please keep us posted.

It's hard with the abdominal pain and new sensations in third tri, and the reduction in movement too. I started feeling some more stuff and it's so hard to tell what to take seriously and what not to. Good for you for going to get checked out. Better safe!

Aww that's hard Hanyou. Sucks about the GD, hopefully controllable with just careful diet, and really only for 10 or so weeks! It'll be over soon...

Thanks Ladies, I really appreciate the support.
It really is different feeling now that Im getting so big. Its hard to figure out what is growing pains and what is bad pains. I was mostly concerned because I couldnt get baby to move not matter what I tried.

I am hoping that the GD will be controlled by diet. I just want baby to be healthy.

 

[gaiagirl]

I'm sure baby is just fine! Actually, the science on GD indicates that it's actually quite overblown and there are not NEARLY the negative outcomes we seem to hear about. It's true that some women do gain excess weight and have bigger babies, but actually not that many more statistically than WITHOUT GD! I was considering turning down the testing because of this but decided to go ahead because of our plans to home birth. Seriously though, you have the same likelihood of a healthy happy baby as you did before this test result!

 

[Shh]

Totally echo the others, try not to worry about the GD too much, it absolutely sucks (speaking from experience!), but you will go on to have a healthy baby. Start controlling your diet straight away, cut out sugars (this is the worst bit, EVERYTHING nice has sugar in it imo!) and cut back on things with natural sugar in them, fruit etc, also try to cut down on carbs as these won't help your glucose levels. Its hard to have such a radical change in diet, but honestly, much better than the 4 injections a day I'm on! Thinking of you hun, please let me know if you have any questions xx

 

[smawfl]

Sorry about the GD Hany! They will closely monitor you now which in my opinion isn't a bad thing.

39 weeks today! I can't believe its just one week left to my due date!

I'm now almost hoping baby comes in the next couple of days as I've got a wedding to go to on thursday with nothing to wear!

I have a feeling we will get a Pusscat style birth announcement today....!

 

[Pusscat]

Smawfl - thank you for your optimism but nothing happening here Happy 39 weeks to you and hope baby comes before the wedding. People who give birth before their due date don't know how lucky they are!

Han - sorry to hear about the test result Lots of good advice from the other ladies and I'd definitely echo the advice to try and take control through diet, really worth a big push to try and avoid medication.

Seaweed - excellent news about the induction! So if you make it to the 24th ish how many weeks will you be?

 

[seaweed eater]

The 24th is 40+11 by my dates and 40+9 by the doctor's. I keep reading that 40+7 and 40+8 are common days for FTMs to go into labor (but it's so hard to get a sense of the entire distribution!) so hopefully that will be just the time I need.

Hope all three of us have babies this weekend!

 

[smawfl]

I still think this weekend, pusscat!