September 2013 babies!!

[Southern Butterfly]

Thorz I'm so glad everything turned out ok and you definitely have an amazing little hero on your hands! I know how hard it is because as mothers the guilt can sometimes be unbearable. I'm so sorry this happened but it was NOTHING you did wrong. You did an amazing job of responding quickly and doing all the right things to cool him off. One of the hardest things for us mothers to do is forgive ourselves when something happens to our kids but the reality is things like this happens and all we can do is learn from it and be grateful for our healthy children. I'm glad you seem to be doing better now, go easy on yourself!

Several ladies have shared their "close calls" so I'll share mine too. We were staying at a beach house when my older boys were only 2 and 4. Both boys were playing in the shallow end of the pool and my MIL and I were sitting inside the screened porch only about 5 feet from the pool in full view of the kids. MIL and I had gotten into some kind of semi-heated discussion and were therefor a bit distracted, we both heard splashing but the boys always splashed each other. Suddenly I heard DS1 yelling "mommy help help help I can't hold him!". To my horror DS2 had somehow flipped upside down in his safety float and was stuck head down. DS1 didn't have the strength to flip him back over but he was able to grab his head and keep his face out of the water just enough so he could breath. It took me a long time to get over that guilt, all I had to do was turn my stupid head and stop talking to MIL and I would have seen it. DS1 was also my little hero that day and 6 years later he still remembers it vividly as do I.

My lesson was that even 5 feet away was too far when it comes to the pool. I felt so foolish.

[DLTAG89]

I've been having some weird pains today really low down today. Shes been head down since 26 weeks so have no idea what they could be, they dont feel like BH but i have been having them since about 20 weeks. Thankfully the BH arnt too painful . . .yet!

[Wanting-a-girl]

she might just be dropping low... tmi but in the shower i was curious to see if my cervix was lowerin or anything and i can feel his head right there!!!!!

[fish2012]

Agh I have weird achy cramping pains in my legs most of the time ;-( anyone else getting these?!

I've never had Branson hicks ;-( sounds exciting off to the hospital tomorrow wonder what they can find wrong with me tomorrow ;-)

[Girlsway]

Wag your little one is getting ready as is mine. I had BH all afternoon today. Will see what the night brings and if not any better I will have to have it checked tomorrow. The hot weather where i am is not making things easier.

Dlatag she probably started to press on your cervix but I could be wrong.

Souther how are you coping? Are your contraction under the control?

[Girlsway]

Wag your little one is getting ready as is mine. I had BH all afternoon today. Will see what the night brings and if not any better I will have to have it checked tomorrow. The hot weather where i am is not making things easier.

Dlatag she probably started to press on your cervix but I could be wrong.

Souther how are you coping? Are your contraction under the control?

[Wanting-a-girl]

ya lol i would like to think so but from my experience with my other boys i dont think it means too much...one thing i do know is he better stay put for four more weeks.. i dont want him to be premature at all!!! i cant believe its the last full week of july!!! im 37 weeks aug 13th!!!!! thats only like 22 more days!!! i do notice when i walk that i can totally feel his head drop down very fun lol not...

[Wanting-a-girl]

whats everyone think for self inductions... i have bought a pineapple lol its supposed to soften the cervix... it will be nice and yummy hopefully the end of the week... im gonna start some hill and stair walking when im 37 weeks.... ive already started my tea at 30 weeks and will be upping it to two a day when im 34 weeks which is this week mid week i believe... im gonna start primrose at 36.3 maybe i might wait til 37 just to be safe

[Thorz300]

Thanks southern! What a scary experience you had too! water is always so scary! How are things for you? I'm glad your little guy is hanging in there!

I get BH every now and again but they never really hurt. I might start drinking the raspberry leaf tea soon. I will do anything I can for her to come after 38 weeks. I'm so over this pregnancy. My hip won't stay in socket and I have an extremely painful pop in my hip with every step I take. People around me can even hear it. DH has helped a ton around the house and won't let me do anything, but it is turning him into a grumpy DH and daddy so I would rather him not try and help me with laundry and cooking and cleaning and getting the boys dressed if its gonna make him grumpy and snap at all of us. I would rather just a messy house!
We are all getting close ladies, we are on the home stretch!!!

[Salsa]

WAG I'll try anything to get this bub out in my 38th week! I'm drinking 2 cups of raspberry leaf tea a day. And having just 1 primrose oil tablet a day orally now. When I hit 36wks I'll increase to 2 orally and 1 vaginally at night. Will also increase to 3 cups of RRL tea next wk at 34 wks. I hear you have to eat something like 100 pineapples for any sort of change to occur. But still it's a nice alternative to caster oil which I would personally never take!!