September Chit Chat for Ladies Due in Sept/Oct/Nov

[zanacal]

Oh yay Mocha, this is so exciting! I agree with the others, call when you feel you should. My conx only got regular and really close together about an hour before E arrived!

[auroara78]

so exciting Mocha!!! I hope today is the day!! whoo hooo!!

Lillian is two weeks old today

myloves, what your wrote for Hobbers was so beautiful...and I agree, I think mama's boys are the best! I really think and hope you will be holding a boy in your arms in October

[swish]

Good luck MJ! Sending loads of love your way and hoping you are holding sadie very soon!! Can't wait to see her xxxxxx

[Mochagirl]

I'm feeling the love, ladies (and I always love hearing from you, swish!).

Still pretty much the same here - contractions anywhere from 6 to 20 minutes apart. Starting to get really impatient for this show to get on the road. My body's starting to get really tired dealing with all these contractions and I feel like I'm going to feel like this forever.

[fivebabies]

Can you go in to be checked Mocha?

[zanacal]

Mocha can you go to bed? I know it's probably the last thing on your mind but if you can relax and regroup, stop timing conx etc then that may help. Have a chat with Sadie and tell her that you're ready, have a cry if you feel like it! Remind yourself whenever you get a conx that each one brings you closer to your baby :-) Hugs xx

[Mochagirl]

I can call my midwife - but she doesn't work at the hospital, so I wouldn't just go in to get checked. We just use the hospital as a place to birth the baby - if all goes well I'll be in and out of there without seeing a single OB or nurse.

I'm planning to call her this afternoon to tell her what's up.

[Mochagirl]

I paged my mw just to tell her what's up. I'll let you know what she says when she calls back.

Z - I'm not a napper at the best of times. I don't think there's any way I could make myself sleep right now. Luckily for me I slept ok last night - the contractions calmed down enough that I was only up 1-2 times and hour and got back to sleep quickly afterwards.

That's good advice about stepping away from the stopwatch (or, in my case, the iPhone app) and stop obsessing over timing the contractions. I'm toying with the idea of even taking ds3 and going out shopping with my Mom as a distraction.

[Mochagirl]

I talked to my midwife. She thinks things sound like they're progressing normally for a third pregnancy. She thinks I'll probably go into active labour sometime in the night. She's going to call me in the morning if she hasn't heard from me and she'll have me go in for a non-stress test to make sure Sadie's ok.

I'm to call her back right away, though, of my water breaks. This may sound silly, but how do I know for sure when that happens? Just now I was getting out of my car and I felt a little gush. I was wearing a pad, though, because I've been having tons of discharge after losing my plug, so I don't know if the gush was discharge, water or pee I took the pad off so at least maybe I'll notice if I start getting wet.

[Mrs_P]

sorry just to stick my nose in your thread but i've had my waters go twice. WARNING very much a tmi description (but hope it helps)

Firstly i know its gross but smell it (your pad) it won't smell like wee does. The amount depends on which part of your waters go. With mine i woke up feeling like i really needed a wee got half way across the landing and put my hand between my legs and felt it, there was a lot both times but my hind waters went. It should be yellow and straw like in colour and will often have a bit of your plug in it. You also can't control it, if you try to stop your wee it stops (even if harder when pg) your waters will just go like a flood gate.

Also if it is your waters it will happen again, every time baby moves or they fill up it will keep going every hour or so (pretty gross i know). I hope she shows up soon can't wait to see the baby pics x