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Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers

Yay Kimi, I hope you get the house, good luck!!!

Mara, see that''s just prep for being a Mom, you don''t leave a fast food joint without checking the order. When your nugget is a toddler, or a small fry... ( loving these nicknames!!! ) If you get home and his order isn''t right?? Meltdown...
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But I know how you were looking forward to your burger with the works, and it sucks they didn''t get it right. Seriously when I was preggo, I would have driven back there, and said I want it right. Hormones, I was a fiesty one!!!! Or would have cried, how sad is that??
 
LOL Kaleigh most times I do check but it was my last stop and I was so tired, just wanted to get back home. And I thought about calling to bitch them out on the phone and I was like ... they''d be like OK CRAZY PREGGO WOMAN. HAHA.
 
RPS & Mara
So sorry that people are calling/messaging you about how you are feeling all the times. Good thing my Mom and MIL don''t do that, and neither do my friends and coworkers. I told them I''ll email them after the little guy is here.

Kim
Congrats on the house.

The crazy rain here is bumming me out b/c I wanted to go walking outside this week but couldn''t. I could go on my treadmill, but I keep thinking that I''ll slip on it and that''s keeping me off from it. Yeah irrational thinking.

I''ve also been crazy hungry today. I keep snacking, but my stomach still feel empty. It''s so weird.
 
Oh wow- totally missed your house news, Kimberly. CONGRATS! Can''t wait to hear more about it.

Our search began in earnest about 2 weeks ago, and i''m already kinda over it. I waver between staying in our townhouse vs. upgrading to a house-house.

QT- yep, this weather is crazy! My bootcamp is cancelled for the week and I''m feeling blue... I was so ready to be active again- my Holiday hiatus has gone on for WAY too long.
 
RPS-I know what you mean, about the comments. I just stand there with a blank stare. Before I was pregnant, I would say, I am not going to get freaky huge and have morning sickness or be sick. I will have an awesome pregnancy! So, far so good. Nothing that I can complain about except these Braxton-Hicks and the pain and pressure that I feel now and then. So, I will say that I won''t be scared and have a easy labor! I NEED to think positive and not have ladies like that get me scared!

You are a very brave woman to have births with no meds! That''s super woman to me!
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Mara-I hate when I order something and get the order wrong!
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That happened at McDonalds! Now, I am craving Carls Jr, the spicy chicken sandwich!
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You got me thinking of that quilt! It sounds crazy I kinda wanna see pics of it if you don''t mind. I love how you described it!

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to all you sexy mamas!
 
mara - hope that there is a perfectly cooked and correctly assembled burger in your future
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. Speaking of burgers, I just went to a five guys this weekend. They are all over the place in my area and people rave. I normally do not eat fast food and do not love burgers, so in the last five years I haven''t been, but I got a hankering. It was so good. Now, I kind of wish I had never gone in . . . at least they don''t have milkshakes too!

kimberly - many congratulations on the house. we recently moved and I know what a process it can be. hopefully, things are/will be smooth sailing!

charger - happy nearly 18 weeks
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kaleigh - LOL about mom-training.

swimmer - that is interesting about the temporary loans. I haven''t been offered too much yet, but I think that''s related to the fact that I''m definitely still in the did-she-just-gain-holiday-weight-or-is-she-pregnant stage.

over the weekend, I went to a mall. I haven''t been to a mall in ages, but needed some maternity pants. I shop, don''t get me wrong
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, but mostly online and I work in Georgetown so there are all sorts of retail therapy outlets right ''round the corner. It was interesting. I was was thoroughly disappointed by the in-person gap maternity selection, but scored two pairs of cords from a pea in the pod and they were on super clearance sale. got a few longer shirts (non-maternity) and all in all I think that my belly will be adequately covered for a while. my husband came along - poor guy.
 
Date: 1/19/2010 10:47:12 PM
Author: MonkeyPie
Cello, I''m glad to see things are looking up! I will be watching your birth story - I ain''t skerred
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Does anybody else have super chapped lips since they have been pregnant? I have always had soft lips and I love my Burt''s Bee''s chappy, but since I have been PG, my lower lip VISIBLY chaps, really badly. Tonight I can actually see the layers peeling, and no amount of chapstick is helping. I stopped using Burt''s because it seemed to be making it worse, but nothing else is really helping. I drink tons of water, so I have no idea what else to do to fix it. They crack and split and bleed, too. Ouchie.
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have you tried aquaphor? that''s what works best for me.
 
Date: 1/19/2010 1:47:02 PM
Author: curlygirl
Mara, it''s true that the nurses really do all the work. My doctor didn''t deliver either one of my daughters and it didn''t really matter to me. Two different doctors delivered each one and I had never met either one before that moment but it was not a big deal at all. The nurses are the ones who really take care of you and who you will become attached to if you get good ones and if you get an epidural, you will probably fall in love with the anesthesiologist as well!
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hahaha... i was in so much pain when the anesthesiologist came in, and he asked me how I was doing... How do you think I''m doing?!?! I was so pissed, I just wanted him to shut up and put the damn thing in already.
 
Just a quick update: Things have calmed down a bit. My mom is going to meet us up there, and spend the week in case we need someone to watch the baby for a little bit. Crazy.

Kimberly, we do have to go. I have actually been really excited about a relaxing getaway to a new place with our new addition, and suddenly it has become a crazy whirlwind of unecessary planning and stress. I'm glad that my mom is going to be there, and so is my DH. I am trying to focus on the fun parts... seeing our little boy on his first beach!
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Congrats on your house as well!
 
Date: 1/20/2010 10:24:32 AM
Author: jcrow
Date: 1/19/2010 10:47:12 PM

Author: MonkeyPie

Cello, I''m glad to see things are looking up! I will be watching your birth story - I ain''t skerred
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Does anybody else have super chapped lips since they have been pregnant? I have always had soft lips and I love my Burt''s Bee''s chappy, but since I have been PG, my lower lip VISIBLY chaps, really badly. Tonight I can actually see the layers peeling, and no amount of chapstick is helping. I stopped using Burt''s because it seemed to be making it worse, but nothing else is really helping. I drink tons of water, so I have no idea what else to do to fix it. They crack and split and bleed, too. Ouchie.
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have you tried aquaphor? that''s what works best for me.
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I''ll have to give it a try. I have never had chapped lips, even in winter, so I thought it had to be something I was lacking due to being pregnant. No idea, but I hate it!
 
Mara - it''ll be close enough. And with the early ultrasounds you had, they should have confirmed your dates with those, and if the ultrasound had been way off the LMP EDD, they''d have changed your due date. Sucks that they got your burger wrong - I hate it when stuff like that happens.

MP - I always have super chapped lips, and they''ve been definitely peeling throughout this pregnancy. Vaseline has always been great for me.

Kim - congrats on getting the house. Can''t wait to hear more!

Swimmer - SIL lent me some stuff, and might need it back if they have a 4th and it''s a girl. I''m planning to lay the stuff out on a bed or floor and take photos of what came from her, so that I can give it all back at some point. I''d definitely just take photos of different people''s loaners if I had multiple people offering things to me. Lucky you!

From the anesthesiologist''s point of view, women are always glad to see me when they''re in labour. But it''s the OB and nurses who get all the glory. In my 5 years of training and over 300 epidurals, I got one thank-you card, and only one patient gave me chocolates (they were really good too, and I was shocked when she asked her husband to give me a little gift bag after she''d gotten comfortable). The others saved the nice notes and chocolates for the L&D main desk and nurses or the OB. The OBs I did electives with always seemed to get presents - whiskey, wine, chocolates. And back when newspaper birth announcements were common, the anesthesiologist was never mentioned in the list of 5-6 people who were thanked for their help in bringing baby into the world. I always figured we''re sort of second-class citizens. We make the labour bearable, but we don''t really expect to be thanked or praised. Half the time patients don''t even understand what we do, particularly in the main OR. The surgeon''s the hero, and we''re just something in the background. Since the surgeon couldn''t do their job without us being there, I think we''re pretty important. :) You don''t go into the specialty without a fairly strong sense of self-worth and an ability to feel rewarded just by knowing that you did a good job caring for each patient.

I had my 33w5d appointment today. Baby''s back on the 35th percentile curve she was on before, and is about 4lb11oz now, so I''m much relieved. Her head is still measuring ahead and the rest behind (there''s about a 2 week discrepancy between the two), but no one seems concerned. Now I just hope she''ll stay put for another 4-5 weeks. She''s still head-down, which I knew from the location of all the kicking.

Back to the packing and then I''ll head to the new house later in the day to see how construction is coming. Exciting times!
 
Date: 1/20/2010 1:26:23 PM
Author: drk
From the anesthesiologist''s point of view, women are always glad to see me when they''re in labour. But it''s the OB and nurses who get all the glory. In my 5 years of training and over 300 epidurals, I got one thank-you card, and only one patient gave me chocolates (they were really good too, and I was shocked when she asked her husband to give me a little gift bag after she''d gotten comfortable). The others saved the nice notes and chocolates for the L&D main desk and nurses or the OB. The OBs I did electives with always seemed to get presents - whiskey, wine, chocolates. And back when newspaper birth announcements were common, the anesthesiologist was never mentioned in the list of 5-6 people who were thanked for their help in bringing baby into the world. I always figured we''re sort of second-class citizens. We make the labour bearable, but we don''t really expect to be thanked or praised. Half the time patients don''t even understand what we do, particularly in the main OR. The surgeon''s the hero, and we''re just something in the background. Since the surgeon couldn''t do their job without us being there, I think we''re pretty important. :) You don''t go into the specialty without a fairly strong sense of self-worth and an ability to feel rewarded just by knowing that you did a good job caring for each patient.
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I think that is so unfair. After all, what would they do if you weren''t there? Yes, they would make it through the pain just fine, but they would do it much more easily thanks to you! I promise if I get an epi I will send him/her some chocolate
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I think the nurses get all the glory because they are in the room longer, and are involved in the whole process. I am hoping I get good nurses for sure!
 
drk
I have to admit that I didn''t think about the anesthesiologist afterward. Thanks for the reminder.
Glad everything is going well with the baby, and she is back up in weights/growth.

Not much going on here. Some crampings and contractions, but nothing steady. Baby''s movements had been slower lately. Just start packing my hospital bag.
 
Well, I've been in triage pretty much all morning. I noticed a decrease in movement yesterday...I think I only felt him move about 3 times all day. So I was already worried last night wondering if I should go in, but tried to sleep. Well, I was too worried to sleep, so I was up at 3am trying everything I could to get him to move....OJ, coffee, water, laying on both sides, moving my belly around and nothing. So finally I got Andrew shipped off to Adam's aunt and hauled myself up to the hospital and the SECOND they put the monitor on him, he stared kicking away. I am SO ready to stop all the worrying! 1 more week!

Drk, you and I have had so much in common this pregnancy. Glad your little one is gaining some weight! Oh and hopefully my anesthesiologist will be just as great as the one I had in my first c-section. He was very entertaining and joking around a lot which helped take my mind off the surgery. Mine will def. get a thank you!

Miss Mara, have you been on today? You're not in labor yet are you???

Hope everyone is having a great day!
 
Kimi~ Congrats on your new house!! Lots of excitement in your immediate future!


The Evil Crotch Pain is nearly gone!! For the past couple days I''ve been feeling the ligaments stretching. I think my uterus has finally come forward and up a bit relieving the force on the PB. Now I just have the normal pressure. However, the butt pain has begun. Luckily he just left for work.
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Date: 1/20/2010 3:36:23 PM
Author: somethingshiny
The Evil Crotch Pain is nearly gone!! For the past couple days I've been feeling the ligaments stretching. I think my uterus has finally come forward and up a bit relieving the force on the PB. Now I just have the normal pressure. However, the butt pain has begun. Luckily he just left for work.
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Haha....I was thinking....I don't recall any preggos complaining about butt pain before
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Glad you are having some relief from the ECP.
 
Steph--
Sorry about the scare.
Wow, you are less than a week away!

Mara--
Hmmm....where are you?

QT--
Sounds like you are gearing up too.
 
I'm still here... and still sick.
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I just went to my 38.5 week appt and Dr says I am almost dilating but other than that no real change, slightly more effaced, like 60%. She says it means nothing and it could happen anytime or that I could go another week or two. Given how FRIGGIN HAPPY he seems to be in there, I wouldn't be surprised if he tries to torture me and make me wait. haha. but since this cold is taking FOREVER to go away, I am ok with him using my belly as a Gymboree mat for another 3-5 days or something until I can really get better. I seriously do not want to be pushing him out with a hacking cough and snot running down my face. I almost feel though like my body has put him on the back burner for now to focus more on the immune system. Kind of interesting anyway.

Oh and my belly is measuring 37.5 weeks so up 2 weeks, and I gained 1lb in 10 days so I hope it all went to him since I am really not eating that much being sick and all. So I am glad belly is continuing to grow.

On a POSITIVE note...the Dr gave me cough syrup with codeine, YIPPEEE. My biggest issue with being sick is that I can't sleep. I typically just drug myself out when I am sick and that is the only way I can get any sleep. My brain gets too active and if I am congested I just obsess about it. Last nite I went to bed at 10 and got up at 10 and literally only got about 6 hours of 'real' sleep. The rest was tossing, turning, hacking, blowing nose, getting up and peeing, eating, drinking water, switching from bed to couch etc. Talk about depressing. I was so frustrated. So I was happy to hear that I can have codeine because that is what I have taken in the past to help me at nights and it does work for me. So weird you can't have Nyquil but you can have codeine?!?! I guess at this point he's pretty baked. So I am very excited about drugging myself tonite and sleeping.

I just want to be 100% for birth and labor and have my reserves going on since I have read a lot of stories where if it is a long drawn out labor, you are exhausted anyway by the time you push, sleep deprived BEFORE you even start sounds like a big negative.

On a funny note... last nite every time I blew my nose or coughed, Baby thought it was time for gymnastics and would go nutso for 15 min each time. So between coughing, blowing and gymboree belly, I was not a happy camper. But I had to crack up because obviously he was like OH its PLAYTIME every 15 min.

Steph, booo on having to be in triage! While sometimes this guy drives me crazy with his antics, I have to say I am really grateful that he is so active because I hardly ever worry about him in that sense. Even with taking like Robitussin I was thinking gee I hope this doesn't drug him out but NOPE. Nothing seems to affect this boy and I never even bother with kick counts. Laying on my side is enough to get him riled up OR if I sit and scrunch down like I am bending over, it really gets him going under my ribs.

re: EDD thanks ladies...yeah I figure it's close enough. Plus I was reading online that 70% of women birth by due date, so I figure that's a pretty high estimate. I hope I am in that 70%! It would be great if my Dr could deliver me because I just love her, but waiting a whole extra week for it is not my cup of tea.

On an interesting note, my Dr is preggo and we were talking today. She's 18 weeks and having a girl. She is 35 like me and it's her first. She was telling me that they had some semi-questionable first tri screening results and they opted for the amnio. She said she was thinking of me, because we kind of did the same thing, our results were not questionable necessarily but not good enough for us, and we are 'diagnostic people'. She said it turns out they felt the exact same way and it's interesting because as a Dr she is going to rethink how she advises new moms who are in the same position. She said ...you know it's one thing to know scientifically, and advise on a low 1% chance or less than 1%, but it's different when it's in your body. And that is exactly how I felt. So anyway, all is well apparently and I'm so happy for her. I just love her. I wish she was an OB and a pedi, I will miss seeing her and talking to her as much.

re: butt pain...speaking of. I will be so happy when this sciatic nerve pain is GONE. It's so bad in my right hip/butt that I can't even lift my leg to put on my pants and underwear. I am like a 60 year old woman. I have never had anything like that before, it must be the extra weight and the nerves and all that but man it hurts. And even touching the nerve through my skin (like to try to massage it) friggin hurts.

I had my last waxing this morning and I am off to my hair appt in a bit. After that I'll be 'labor ready' LOL. Now to kick the cold!

RPS where are you??

QT... gearing up! Its so exciting how many of us are so close. I also have 2 friends who are due same day as me so I check in with them daily too. And I have a friend/coworker who is due a week after me but she usually goes early, so I check in with her every few days too. So many babies!
 
quick question -

when did you first start feeling fetal movements. I''m a little over 18wks and nothing yet.
 
Date: 1/20/2010 4:37:48 PM
Author: lovelylulu
quick question -

when did you first start feeling fetal movements. I''m a little over 18wks and nothing yet.
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23 weeks (but apparently I was feeling them unknowingly at 22 weeks). Mine feel like muscle spasms in my tummy. Not the "flutter" or whatever they tell you it feels like. Jcrow said her''s feel the exact same way.

FWIW, my uterus is VERY tilted back. I swear the baby could start growing out of my back if he tried. I would guess that the closer your uterus is to the front of your stomach, the quicker you will feel kicks.
 
Date: 1/20/2010 4:37:48 PM
Author: lovelylulu
quick question -

when did you first start feeling fetal movements. I''m a little over 18wks and nothing yet.
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15 weeks, but only two little thumps and then almost nothing for about a week - then I felt them more often. My uterus isn''t tilted and my placenta is posterior, though, and that makes a difference.

Plus I was obsessive and was constantly thinking about it, so I probably noticed it sooner than most lol.
 
Date: 1/20/2010 4:37:48 PM
Author: lovelylulu
quick question -

when did you first start feeling fetal movements. I''m a little over 18wks and nothing yet.
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I felt baby movements around 19 or 20 weeks. Felt like fluttering. At first I wasn''t sure if it was baby. It''s hard to tell with your first pregnancy and I kept imagining taps.
 
Lulu- A lot of us had anterior placentas and therefore didn''t feel kicks until way late, like 22-23 weeks. At my 20 week appt (big u/s) I asked and they confirmed it so I didn''t worry. It''s pretty common. Anyways, don''t worry, you WILL feel them soon and then you won''t STOP feeling them! When is your next u/s? Are you finding out the sex?

Cello- CONGRATS on Baby Soren! Love the name, was wondering if it was a Kirkegaard reference. Can''t wait to read your birth story and see pics (if you choose). We''re waiting for you over on the newborn thread!
 
Mara--
Hope your cold goes away soon.
Regarding the hip pain: I found that it helped if I stretched (hands on hips and bend side ways and then front and back) whenever I get up from a sitting or lying position.

lulu--
I felt mine when I was 16 wks.
Mine felt more like someone was flicking my stomach.
 
I think I felt movement around 22 weeks or so. I had an anterior placenta though so it makes it harder to feel the movements. Also mine never felt like fluttering...It felt like a finger flick in a way....
 
Date: 1/20/2010 4:57:10 PM
Author: snlee

Date: 1/20/2010 4:37:48 PM
Author: lovelylulu
quick question -

when did you first start feeling fetal movements. I''m a little over 18wks and nothing yet.
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I felt baby movements around 19 or 20 weeks. Felt like fluttering. At first I wasn''t sure if it was baby. It''s hard to tell with your first pregnancy and I kept imagining taps.
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I felt it at the same time as snlee. It''s is a fluttering feeling, it''s something you have never felt before. It''s sooo cool when you notice it.

Mara,
Glad you had a good appointment, and so glad she gave you cough syrup. Sounds like things are moving along for you. So sorry about the hip pain, that sucks.

How about a nice bath, or is that Taboo now too?? Back in the day, 1988 bath''s helped me sooo much towards the end. But would hate to give bad advice the preggo police may put me in jail!!!!!
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It''s my due date and labor is no where to be seen! LOL!

Kim, do you think you''ll post pics of your house once you''re in? I''d love to see it. I know a lot of people don''t like older houses because of the problems that come with them, but I think they have so much character. We live in an area where there are a lot of developments with what I call "cookie cutter" houses -- they all have the same floor plan, etc. -- and that''s so not me.

Mara, I''m sorry about your burger. I would have driven back there because I''m like that. When I want something food-wise when I''m pregnant, I''d better get it!

I''m so glad that you got some good cough syrup and I hope that allows you to rest and get better. I''ve had cough syrup with codeine before and it was wonderful for stopping the hacking cough that I had at the time.

I feel for you with the sciatica, too. I had a very, very brief episode with it earlier on and was miserable. There was no position in which I was comfortable.

And, dang, 70% of women go before their due date??
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How have I managed to be in that 30% SIX times?

But the good news is...after today, we''re home free with our aquarian babies!
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Well, unless they decide to just stay in until March, LOL. I had to laugh about your little guy getting all active when you were coughing!

QT, we''re having yucky weather too. Bleh! It would be one thing if the temps would stay sort of constant, but we had a couple of days this week that were in the mid 60s and sunny and now we''re headed back to winter-type weather. It''s raining now and normally I don''t mind it, but when I can''t quite run to get into the car, well, it''s not fun.

MTJ, I am NOT super woman. Believe me. I know how much of a wuss I am about everything else, which is why I encourage every woman to try to get through birth without meds. If I can do it, I''m sure everyone can.

BTW, dang, I wish I could have gotten out of morning sickness just by saying I won''t have it! LOL!

Mer,
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for your mom going along! If it were me, that would make me feel so much better because I trust my mom and MIL with my kids, but have a hard time with strangers.

Drk, wow, I''m surprised that more women (actually, people in general) don''t do more to thank you! I had an epidural with my 4th and ended up hating it for reasons that had nothing to do with the anesthesiologist -- he was awesome. Since I had meningitis as a kid and 3 spinal taps, I''m a little funny about people messing with my back, but he was very good about assuring me. I told him that I loved him, but maybe chocolates would have been more appropriate?
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I think your job is important well beyond childbirth (thinking of all my relatives that have had surgery under general).

I''m glad your little one is looking good, too!

Steph, sheesh, I''m glad that everything is fine with your guy. I *swear* they like to start scaring us long before they''re born.

So, yeah, today was a pretty normal day all around. I''m still working full time and had several meetings today, but I also got up at the crack of dawn with Will, so at 10:30, I went and took a nap. I don''t think any of my co-workers would mind.

Then my mother called to tell me a couple of rather unimportant things so I know that she was checking up on me. I told her that if I don''t answer my phone or am absent from FaceBook that she should NOT panic. I promise that when the baby is born, we will call her. But I''m tired of being asked about being pregnant. Even in our team meeting this morning, my one co-worker asked if I thought it would be today. WTH? Like I would know?

I do feel frustrated because I feel like I''ve lost my window. Tonight, the kids will be over until 8:30, then tomorrow I have to take my younger daughter to the dentist at 9 a.m., tomorrow night she has gymnastics and then Friday, the kids will be here for the weekend. If I go into labor when they''re here, that means that I either have to tolerate their presence (which would be hard during labor) or figure out where to ship them off to. I''m sure it wouldn''t be a huge deal if their dad has to come get them since he''s less than a mile away, but I hate to inconvenience anyone which means that labor is less likely.

So...I guess I''ll just be happy to stay pregnant until at least Monday!
 
RPS--
Oh? I thought you still have another week (at least that's what is in the Preggo in Waiting)
Were your other kids all after their EDD? (ETA: just saw your response to Mara)
How many days pass then?
 
thanks for all the responses and glad to know that it really does vary from ute to ute. it''s just one of the things about pregnancy that I am very excited about = a regenerating mucus plug, not so much.

china - we''re finding out the gender in exactly two weeks. tick. tock. tick. tock.
 
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