U.S. Mommies To Be

[lisaf]

no signs of labor here, lol.. .part of me is very happy about that, but then when I think he might be a big baby and I may end up induced of with a c-section due to size, I panic and think I should try and get things moving

I'll know by next Wednesday how big he's measuring (or at least a good guess)

movements have slowed down which is normal at this stage but still make me nervous (as I say this he rolls over, lol!)

 

[JNA]

He must have known you were talking about him. Are there signs that you are having a large baby?
Do you have everything ready for little man when he gets here?

 

[lisaf]

I measured 42 weeks at my last appointment... I was only 38 weeks
I started measuring big at 36 weeks.

Everything is almost ready. The essentials are but then again i'm sure there are things I haven't thought through yet.
My house needs to be much cleaner!

 

[sma1588]

lisa, crazy to think not to long ago we were just talking about getting preg and going through all the test and everything now ure about ot have ure LO and im close to half way though already. i guess u never realize how much time just flies by .....

i hope u have a comfortable L&D and ure little guy isnt tooooo big but hes healthy and everything goes as easy as possible

 

[MissFox]

Wow Lisa- you're almost there! It all goes so fast!

 

[lisaf]

yep, scary how fast time goes!!

 

[JNA]

I wish time was going fast. This week seems to have lasted so long and im afraid im in pregnancy limbo and its gonna last forever

Maybe once you start cleaning like crazy that will be your sign of labor lol
I hope that in your case the u/s is off by a couple of pounds


MissFox I would love to see more pics of Miss Rosie


O yeah if you guys happen to run across red or black bottoms for 0-3 months for little girl let me know please. I have looked everywhere with no luck

 

[MissFox]

more later but i just took this one

 

[lisaf]

omg look at all her hair!!!

 

[JNA]

yes look at All that hair. Your gonna be pulling the hair ties out early hehe
Shes so cute

 

[MissFox]

yea so much hair!! i love it i had a fear of a bald baby lol

 

[Soph22]

She's very cute, Miss Fox!

So, I'm officially on maternity leave!!! Had my last day with my students today, sad to say good-bye but so happy to be on leave.

I had an ob appt today too. What do you think of this? She said that my cervix isn't dilated, but is thinning. And that baby has dropped a lot. She also set up an appointment for an induction for my due date. I had no idea that was procedure! She said I could wait until after the due date, but I just opted for that. I have a growth scan on Monday to make sure he's not too big because she couldn't get an accurate measurement because he'd dropped so much.

I'm trying to make sense of all of that. Does that mean he may be on his way soon? I've been having some irregular, not very painful contractions today. Or does it mean since I'm not dilating at all that I'll need to be induced? So confused!!

 

[JNA]

Ha me too no one wants a bald baby girl lol
But I have never seen a baby with that much hair from birth
Then again you do have super long hair

 

[JNA]

She's very cute, Miss Fox!

So, I'm officially on maternity leave!!! Had my last day with my students today, sad to say good-bye but so happy to be on leave.

I had an ob appt today too. What do you think of this? She said that my cervix isn't dilated, but is thinning. And that baby has dropped a lot. She also set up an appointment for an induction for my due date. I had no idea that was procedure! She said I could wait until after the due date, but I just opted for that. I have a growth scan on Monday to make sure he's not too big because she couldn't get an accurate measurement because he'd dropped so much.

I'm trying to make sense of all of that. Does that mean he may be on his way soon? I've been having some irregular, not very painful contractions today. Or does it mean since I'm not dilating at all that I'll need to be induced? So confused!!

O have no clue but congrats on leave and hopefully lo will come on his own with no complications

 

[lisaf]

I suggest you read up on inductions first just so you know what to expect. They aren't risk-free so just make sure you understand what they mean. Of course your doc is the best person to discuss this stuff with
I'm hoping to avoid an induction because I want to go natural, lol.

I'm measuring big too and have a scan on Wednesday to check on size.

Its impossible for them to predict when you will go into labor based on signs unfortunately.. there are women who drop fully, engage, and dilate 1cm, fully efface and then stay that way for weeks, lol! then there are those who have no signs at all and then go into labor and dilate fast etc.

 

[sma1588]

wow she really does have alot of hair

im thinking if mine is going to be blonde it probly wont have much because alot of blonde haired babies are born bald...not all but alot. i was born with a dark blonde though and i think oh was to so we might just have a chance at it having hair haha

 

[JNA]

Im a brunette Oh has dirty blonde hair but was super blonde as a baby and somehow my brother has red hair (black guy with red hair lol)

My poor baby girl is gonna have some crazy hair I just know it

 

[Soph22]

Its impossible for them to predict when you will go into labor based on signs unfortunately.. there are women who drop fully, engage, and dilate 1cm, fully efface and then stay that way for weeks, lol! then there are those who have no signs at all and then go into labor and dilate fast etc.

yeah, I guess I know that, I just want there to be a way for them to tell!
It's so frustrating to just be stuck wondering, I know I'm gonna drive myself (and DH) crazy the next two weeks, "is this it? nope. is this it?"

 

[MissFox]

I'm still on team purple pee!!

good luck with the scans!

dh was born with dark hair it fell out then came back blond then turned brown at 6... i was mostly bald

 

[lisaf]

Its impossible for them to predict when you will go into labor based on signs unfortunately.. there are women who drop fully, engage, and dilate 1cm, fully efface and then stay that way for weeks, lol! then there are those who have no signs at all and then go into labor and dilate fast etc.

yeah, I guess I know that, I just want there to be a way for them to tell!
It's so frustrating to just be stuck wondering, I know I'm gonna drive myself (and DH) crazy the next two weeks, "is this it? nope. is this it?"

Lol... I haven't had any moments of 'is this it' yet...
Of course I haven't done anything to trigger labor yet. Are you going to be trying some of the 'classic' things? Like long walks, lots of sex etc?