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I sure hope so! I'm due today, so if you had your baby before me, either yours would be really early or mine would be really late--or both.
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(Or they would have waaay overestimated my due date. Again. And a combination of the above. But in any case, here's to your baby coming soon and not causing you undue distress in the coming.)
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Oh, I got my hopes up when I saw this on the first page.
I just found out that one of my college friends is having a girl (I already knew she was pregnant). I am so excited for her and I am thrilled that one of my college friends is finally having a baby - now I won't be the only one and I can drop my title as "The One Who Has a Baby."
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I can't believe Ruth's water actually broke on her due date! Doesn't that put her in, like, 5% of women or something?
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Uhh KQ her, I'm pretty sure her due date was the second, so no hope of a baby on the due date.
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This child may be even more contrary than I expected (she is, after all, related to me, so I expected SOME contrariness.)
The last few days I've felt a LOT of moving in response to my Braxton-Hicks, been very uncomfortable, had pain in my upper right back, and my bladder capacity has seemed even less than is normal for me when 8 months pregnant.
Today, during my check, the doctor felt for the head to see how far down it was-- and couldn't find it. He moved a little and found it-- on the right side. Bridget has moved into a transverse position (she was head-down two weeks ago when we did the ultrasound.) Her head is directly on my bladder. This child is just ACHING to cause me pain and worry, apparently.
The doctor isn't worried; I have several weeks and all he said was that if my water breaks or I go into labor, I don't have time, I need to come in RIGHT AWAY because of the risk of a prolapsed cord. But he said he's confident she'll turn back, that he doesn't think I'm going to go into labor before she does, she's just a wiggler, and that I shouldn't worry about it. (Yeah, right!)
I'm gonna go get the frozen peas and try putting them above her head. Serve her right, contrary little thing!
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The little stinker. I pushed on her a little and layed on an ice pack, and she seems to be back where she belongs.
Now, what remains to be seen is whether she'll stay there for a week (or hopefully longer.) My husband's prediction is that she's going to move back the day before or the day of. Posts: 21182 | Registered: Sep 2004
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Well. She is turned back head-down (I think that she turned about 2 1/2 hours before my appointment. ) Hopefully she'll stay that way-- or at least get back that way before time.
Strep B test is negative, I'm 50% effaced and 1 cm dilated. The doctor will probably schedule an induction date with me at my next appointment, so it will probably be Monday or Tuesday the 24th or 25th.
Unless I go into labor before then. Which, at this rate, may happen. *plots cumin tea and lots of, um, cervix dilating exercise*
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KQ, Does lavender and white with ruffles work for Bridget?
Also, does Emma have a "baby" I can knit a matching hat for, and how big is it's head (all two year olds should have hand knit doll hats).
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And Emma's baby, coincidentally named "Baby" (guess who named it) has a head with what is apparently a 25 cm diameter. Who knew? She has a sewn-in "bonnet" already, but I doubt Ems will mind. Of course, she has another doll she's quite fond of, too, but Buddy is a boy. And he has a sewn-in hat, too.
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How are you, kq? Aren't you due, like, now? I keep checking as often as I can for a thread f yours to be stickied to the top...
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No, I'm not due for two more weeks. My official date is the 29th. However, I may go into labor spontaneously this week; if not, I will almost certainly be induced by Monday the 24th.
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kq, my SIL is dilated 2 cm, and she's hoping to make it through this week because of work issues. I bet she will make it through this week, but may be early. So y'all may still end up with babies born the same day.
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I've been having contractions that actually hurt, accompanied by hot flashes (which I only have with actual productive contractions, as opposed to ones that aren't doing anything), which is why I am hoping I'll labor spontaneously this week. Posts: 21182 | Registered: Sep 2004
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Of course, Tinros, you checking for the stickied thread is probably why the obstinate child is sticking around.
Not that I'm complaining yet-- I'd like to get through Easter without going into labor. Not to mention go into labor on a weekday, early in the morning, for convenience sake (I'm assured my regular doctor will deliver the baby and my mom will be able to stay with Ems.)
Think you can keep checking until late Wednesday night? Posts: 21182 | Registered: Sep 2004
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I'm going to be induced on Friday! The doctor would have done it tomorrow, but all the slots were full and even he couldn't argue them into it. So I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 so we can hopefully be done before noon. Yay!
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KQ, can I get your address before you go in? If you check this again. email's this sn at gmail dot com.
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