A sign! A sign! of being close to labour....

AWWWWWWWWWWW this is so exciting!!!!!!

good luck!!!

(((rain)))

from filly

bah humbug - the pains and tightening went away lol.

*crosses fingers* I hope they come back twice as bad

hahah you poor thing! I know these last few weeks seem to just drag on and on! in no time honey you will feel those labor pains and scream! hehe soon hon soon.

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Well I am having tightenings and pains in my upper-to-mid stomach... but there is no pattern to them and i am pretty sure they are false as they are staying the same strength pretty much all day.

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that reminded me of when I was expecting #3. I was already admitted coz of prem labour, and being monitored 2x daily. One ward round the ob took a look at the readings and said that I was in labour. I argued myself blue that I wasn't- sure the contractions were off the chart but they had been on and off all week and there was no pain. Turns out I really was in labour lol. Then I delayed my trip in for a caesar til I had had my much anticipated shower that had been put off for so long thanks to queues then ward rounds!!!!!!

Best of luck rain, when it starts there is NO turning back lol.

According to my Hypnobirthing book, they aren't "false" labor pains, they are "practice" labor pains! ;-p

LOL yeah i guess i shouldn't take this stuff for granted and enjoy my time of "practise"

It just gets annoying to have to go through pains, and then not get anywheres with it.

I hear you hon! I think I went to the hospital once with my daughter and it was a false alarm. my son I knew then the difference lol.

(((rain)))

it must be so annoying

Rainbowzz, when I got the "real" labor pains, they seemed stronger and somehow more insistent. The other sign I had with both labors was the appearance of the bloody show before the labor contractions began in earnest. Thanks for keeping us so updated!

sooooooooooo



I went to the obstetrician today.


And....







As I was getting her a urine sample, I lost my mucous plug!!! And, according to the monitor I am having contractions, though I can't feel them yet. So she said she THINKS it could be within the next couple of days. But, it COULD be as much as up until march 3rd.

But, according to the size of my belly and everything, things are looking like its happening!!

Just waiting for things to ramp up now.

Aaaah!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok thats a shriek of excitment!!!!!! Woooo hoooooo! I wonder if you're giving birth as I type this! Keep us posted!!!!

not so far ray. Nothing interesting happening yet.

try going for walks and heavy cleaning but dont over do it

((((((((((((((rainbowzz and baby)))))))))))))))))

woo hoo!! things are changing! woo hoo now go have that baby!

so far nothing major is happening.

Things do feel a bit tight down there, but I am not having pain or anything yet and my water hasn't broken.

Another good excuse to waste time on PC.

heck yeah! lol anything to waste time here is a good excuse!

nothing happened overnight either. Well, I slept ok for once, which was odd, and I cant entirely seem to get comfortable... but, I definetly don't think I am in full labour or anything.

Off to see the new psychiatrist today to find out whats wrong with me again LOL diagnosis - pregnant and crazy perhaps?

LOL

not really a good time to get an accurate psych dx, we must say

by the time our waters broke, we delivered in 20 minutes each time

those mucus plugs can come out quite early, even with the cats, who only have 9 week pregnancies, we have seen the mucus plug appear several days before the birth
but it certainly means the time is close

{{{{{bowzzie}}}}} can we be his on line great-grandma ??
please, pretty please ??

I was two weeks over due, but the last week of over dueness I slept real good...toooooo good, my doc said it was the calm before the birth basically. My body was preparing for some hard work.

Hopefully you can get this baby out soon, everything is well, and labor is a beautiful experience....don't be nervous it's an great thing to accomplish: giving life.

I think we're all on pins and needles waiting for the little guy. He sure has a huge online family!!!

aaaand hes still not here.

I am beginning to wonder if the doc knew what she was talking about when she saw contractions :P

Unfortunately I woke up with a sore throat this morning

SO I am going to my moms for supper and then curling up in bed and staying there. It isin't horrible, just annoying right now.

well he wasnt kicking much since yesterday and I got concerned..

So I went to the local hospital and had them check his heart rate with the fetal doppler (hand held monitor) - turns out hes fine. Hes definetly in the right position, and the nurse said usually they slow down right before birth so maybe this weekend hopefully!

Zorah you can most certainly be his online grandma. And now that I think about it, that makes sense about the cats, thinking back when my cat last had kittens i noticed something oooey gooey on her butt right before.. that had to be it.

Now that I have grossed everyone out I am going back to being lazy

yes the baby will slow way down right before. ok I will start a baby pool lol

you are not lazy! you are resting and preparing for his arrival!

I hope your sore throat is feeling better.

it' sounding good !! she thinks her waters just broke, we're gonna get our PC baby

we told her to go to the hospital now !!!