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My DH is an avid fisherman. Recently he has joined a few clubs to start tournament fishing. Well, this has been his dream for years and I am fully supporting him, however, it turns out that his very first tournament (that could bring us in several thousand dollars if he wins) is 3 hours away and he would have no cell phone signal on the lake. Ugh! It is a week before I am due and I am so worried I am going to go into labor and deliver the baby by myself. He would stay home if i asked him, but then I would feel so guilty if i didn't go into labor. Then there is the fact that there is a good chance he could win and bring in some much needed money. And I know most first timers go late, not early, so why am I really worried? It seems like a no-win situation for me and I just wanted to vent! These hormones are just driving me crazy. I'm usually a laid back person. Thanks for listening! :-)

I THINK I AM HAVING BABY MATTHEW TODAY!!! I went to hospital lat night to be monitored because of decreased movement and lots of conractions. I was having them 2-3 min apart. They gave me the brethane shot and 2 bags of IV fluids. They still couldnt stop them but they slowed them to 4-5 in an hour nd let me go saying that if they stay like that or are stronger/more frequent to come back in. I am having them now about 7 min apart with alot of pressure. I called doc and she said that if it satays like that for next few hours come in its time for c-section. I am getting cold feet!!!! His room isnt ready and I still dont have everything!!! I am 37 weeks on saturday. I thought I would have a lil more time!! I am getting freaked out!!! Help Ladies!!! i need encourgement!!!

Hi Ladies, Looks like everyone is still pregnant. I am 37 week today... had some cramping last week and one night I had some contractions. It was 1 am and it totally freaked me out because I don't want the baby to come early. I had an appointment on Friday and the doctor checked me and said my cervix is high and closed - so that is good news. The bad new is I am supposed to have a planned C but the hospital my doctor works at is fully booked for planned C for the month of February. My due date is the 19th according to my calculations although based on my last ultrasound my due date is the 22nd - my doctor is working at the hospital on the 12th so she said if nothing comes up in the next couple of weeks and I don't go into labour early than I am having my C on the 12th. The only problem with having it on the 12 is that I have to go in first thing in the morning and than wait for the OR to be available. OK even that wouldn't be so bad, but I am not allowed to eat anything after I get there... and the OR could be busy till 2 am on the 13th.... who knows... I am hoping some lady who has a planned C sometime between the 10th and 16th will go into labour early and I can have their spot.... I am hopping.. otherwise so much for a planned C. If this baby is borne on the 13th by chance he will have the same day of birth as my daughter.. she was born on the 13th of May, 2006. Otherwise I feel huge and ready to pop... I still have a head cold and chest congestion - this is week 6... and my right hip is killing me. I wake up at night at least twice to go to the bathroom and at least 5 times because of my hip.. and to top it all up I have a mile yeast infection too. On the bright side I have no stretch marks and I only gained 20 lb. (I was about 10lb. overweight when I got pregnant). I can feel the baby moving which makes me happy as I am always worried about him being Ok. I am trying to get my house clean and organized, but it proves to be a bit hard lately... oh well I can only do so much. Breezieb , I hope your tooth problem has resolved by now and you are not in too much pain. newbaby, are you gone on your trip.. good luck. angel, when are they inducing you... I hope you get some relive from your rash after the baby is born. komoselle -don't be jealous about those who get induced.. I was induced with my daughter and it really hurt.. and over all I don't think it is that good for the baby, but in some situations it is necessary. I hope your husband goes fishing and wins and brings home a pile of cash and than you can have your baby.... I would be really worried about him not being there too. Do you have any other family that could be with you just in case. My sister is always on standby in case my husband is not available. faafi, don't worry about the weight gain - you will loose it after the baby is born. My sister had terrible stretch marks too - it took a long time for them to fade but eventually they do. Well this post is a long one.. anyway ladies good luck to you all and hope to hear only good new...

I came so close to being sent to L&D today. My blood pressure was really high and my feet really swollen. My doc checked me and I am only 1 cm dialted but babies head is right there- fully engaged! So she had me sit and relax for 30 minutes and re-took my BP. My BP came down so she sent me home on modified bed rest. In a way I am relieved because I still need to get a car seat as well as clean the house and pack our bags! Wow breezie! That is so exciting! And I wouldn't be worried about being ready yet- is anyone really ready? I understand where you are coming from though- I still don't have a car seat to take baby home in! My mom is supposed to send it to us soon, but what if it comes too late? And my baby room is not ready either. While doc put my on bed rest- I know exactly what I'll be doing this weekend! Getting that room together and buying last minute things!!! Do you have someone to help you your first few days? My DH will be around of course and I asked my sister to come help with housework and meals and with getting baby stuff put together (I am really superst_tious and have not put anything put together except the crib nor have I washed anything but 3 outfits and I won't until after he is here). I know that sounds terrible, but I feel more confident knowing I'm not prepared. Maybe I'm just weird. My sis is awesome with babies and knows tons of tricks I wouldn't have guessed- like steam the bathroom with hot water before you bathe baby. That way the air is warm and baby won't get chills. She also suggested I bring a deck of cards or games to the hospital to pa__s time. I'll pa__s on more as I learn! Snappy- good luck getting your C-section scheduled! Isn't there another doc you could schedule with? Can I ask why a C rather than v____al?

Komoselle, You need to take it easy ... can you get your sister to help you clean and prep for the baby... I am having a C because I had major complications with my daughter and ended up having an emergency C with her. I was in labour for 16 hours - my water broke 6 hours into my labour,,, but I didn't progress past 2 cm. They gave me oxytocin to help, but all it did was bring on the contractions really hard and on top of each other - I developed an infection and was running a fever - they reintroduced fluids into my uterus hoping to keep baby happy but she went into distress in the end and they had to act really quickly to get her out. I had to be put under there was no time for a spinal... I found the whole thing very traumatic and honestly I am scared to try v____ally. My doctor is really good and she told me that because of the complications I had she would suggest a repeat C, but if I wanted v____al that is OK too, but there are the risks involved... and she listed a whole bunch of them. As to changing doctor/hospital now - I think it is rather late in the game for that. I live in Vancouver Canada and to go see an OBGYN it takes anywhere from 3-6 weeks.. I don't have that much time and I already know this doctor, she is really good so I feel that I am in excellent hands. I just noticed slight water retention in my feet and hands, but it isn't too bad. I packed my bag last week after the scare I had with the contractions - I have all his clothes washed - but nothing else is prepared and I need to clean too...

flybear and snappy im 37 weeks 5 days i have an appoinment on the 10th of feb (38 + 3) and if my rash is still bad i can choose to get induced..............im thinking of just waiting for her natrually though and putting up with the rash.........aslthough if it gets any worse it will be unbearable so it would only be fair to have her delivered as im getting know rest and its causing me so much stress, but we,l see. kmoselle take it easy lol

angelmonkey- have you tried the Grandpa's Pine Tar Soap? I hear it really helps! snappy- I would probably have the C, too! That sounds really scary to not progress during labor. I worry that something like that will happen. But like my doc says, every labor is different, no telling what is going to happen until it happens. My birth plan says no induction, no episiotomy, no C-section, no drugs, etc unless absolutely necessary and it's a life or death situation. But now that I have the preclampsia symptoms, all that may go out the window, like it came close to being yesterday. My sister has 2 young boys in school, so she can't come help any earlier- she lives 3 hours away. I wonder if I should actually go ahead with the house cleaning/ nesting because it could very well throw me into labor. But I do worry that there could be other complications if i do have preclamsia or whatever. So I will take it easy for this weekend. I am going to veg out with a bunch of movies tonight and tomorrow. Maybe get over some of my superst_tions and wash baby clothes and pack our hospital bags! But Sunday is a different story- that's my 1st wedding anniversary and the Superbowl! We are going out to dinner, I will be eating a lot of hot, spicy chicken wings and cheering for the Steelers. That should be ok, right? I'll be sitting down, afterall. Because otherwise I would have gone to the Superbowl with my family. I have another doc appointment on Monday. I am going to ask him to strip my membranes. I'll be 38w2d at that point. I wonder if he would do it that early? Anyone else have theirs stripped yet?

Hey ladies. I'm 38w4d today and I was having a lot of cramping yesterday. I was really really hoping that something would develop from it but after almost 24hrs of it, it just stopped. Today is my last day of work, thank God!!! Wednesday is my 39 week appointment. I'll be 39w2d and my dr told me at my last appointment that if I made it to that that we'd talk about getting me induced so if I make it to the 4th, I'll hopefully be induced on the 6th or 9th, we'll see. I'm still holding out an ounce of hope that I go on my own before then. Today was my original due date though and for some reason it kind of depresses me. lol IDK.

Flybear- You are so lucky to be done with work! I am so jealous! So are you planning on just relaxing until he comes or cleaning? I want to clean my house so bad, but when I get home I just want to sit down and do nothing, I am so exhausted! Everyone says I'll get a burst of energy when I start to nest. Still waiting for that! Like you, I am hoping he will come early on his own. It's so crazy to know I'm due in only 2 weeks, but it seems so far away. And then the fact that I can still go 2 weeks overdue- it's driving me insane!!! I had some horrible dreams last night. One was that I rolled over on my pregnant belly when I was asleep and I squished him. Or another dream was that I kept rolling and rolling and rolling and the cord wrapped around him and constricted him to death. And the other was that my doctor told me I was only allowed to sleep in a position that was comfortable for the baby and not me and if I got too comfortable he would pa__s away. Horrible dreams!!! And everytime i went back to sleep the next dream only got worse. What's my problem? I heard these dreams are natural and normal. I just really don't like them and hope I don't have another one like it again!!!

i also have had a few of thoses dreams,.............they really are horrible...............im going to eat a whole pineapple tonight to see if that does anything.............although i read that you actually have to eat about 10 for it to do anything

Yep we're in Florida. No one can believe im here, they keep coming to see for themselves, lol. 14 hour drive wasnt as bad as i thought it would be. We had a few mishaps on the way but overall it went by pretty quick. Im feeling pretty good. Just an occasional braxton hicks contraction if i walk too far. I feel good now, but we're here for another week. Had a little scare this morning. I didnt feel the baby move for over 2 hours after waking up. We tried everything. Ryan talked to her and ma__saged her. I walked a bit and eat and drank, but nothing. She would not move. I was starting to freak out and finally she started moving. Shes been pretty active since. I cant wait to see how she reacts to the sound of the engine firing and the track. Our 19 month old daughter loves it. About stretch marks. Palmers tummy b___ter has worked wonders for me. 2nd pregnancy and not a single stretch mark on my belly. I started to get a few on my hips so i put the b___ter there too and they faded to nothing and i didnt get any more. kmoselle- i definately feel ya about your DHs trip. Thats why im where i am. Supporting my hubsands career and bringing in the money. That is so close to your due date, dont stress about it, stress can help bring labor! I had my daughter at 38 weeks 3 days. We get home when im 38 weeks 2 days. When we get home, im not doing anything to purposely bring on labor. Just going to let it happen naturally. If i go a little over by due date then so be it. My babys health is worth my discomfort. I was induced with my daughter because i had to be and i do not want to be again. It is so much more painful and more stressful for both mommy and baby. And i have back labor, ugh :

Angel- I got a whole pineapple for tonight too! Gonna snack on it while I watch my movie. I'm not expecting it to really bring on labor, but if it helps me dialate and efface a little more, then yeah! I wonder if it would even work for me though, since i have eaten a small amount of pineapple almost daily since I have been pregnant- one of my cravings!! And they are so cheap and always fresh here in Florida. Gotta be careful if you eat too much- the acid starts to eat away at your tastebuds and your tongue is raw for a few days after. newbaby- congrats on making it down! Like my husband asked me- "can you wear tight jeans for the next few weeks to keep him from coming early?" LOL !!! Enjoy yourself and good luck to your husband!!

well i didnt get around to eating it last night i was to full lol, guna snack on it today though, i,ll bear that in mind about the raw tounge lol! had anyone heard from breezibe? maybe she had her baby! congrats if you have!!

Well no baby yet!!! I have been in hospital. Finally got contractions to stop. They want to keep him in untill he is mid 37 weeks. I am offically 37 weeks today. It has been an agervating few days!!! I don't want to see that hospital again untill it is actually time!!! I am taking today to clean and get ready for him. I will check in later. I dont have a lot of time right now I just wanted to let ya'll know that I didn't have him yet.

breezibe hopefully you will meet him soon........ i have eaten my pineapple and kmoselle my tounge really hurts lol! lets see if it does anything..............also i got dp to check my cervix and he said its really really soft he was shocked as it was soft last time but still hard when you pushed down on it he said it just kinda disapears when you push it lol! he doesnt quite know waht dialation feels like though lol sorry for the tmi

I ate all my pineapple! It was so good, too. It did increase my contractions. I can feel them a lot more now, but they are still really irregular. And DH and I finally had s_x after weeks of none. I had steady contractions for about 3 hours after s_x, then they went away :-( I had a little scare yesterday. I didn't feel baby move for several hours. He is head down, b___t up and I usually feel his feet and knees moving along my insides. Well yesterday- nothing for a few hours. Turns out he flipped over and his back was to the outside, not his feet and knees. After a little while I felt him turn and start moving again. Whew!!! We were so close to going to the hospital. He's being his normal active self today! I had a nice relaxing weekend. I rented 7 movies and watched them all! I barely got off the couch except to pee and I did some laundry. I also had an urge to scub and scour the kitchen. Thank goodness DH helped out. Then we went out to dinner- it was our 1 year anniversary yesterday! We had a long meal while we watched the Superbowl game. It wasn't as romantic as I would have liked, but we did have a lot of fun! I have a doctors appt today. I am going to ask him to strip my membranes. But if my blood pressure is still up high I am going to ask him to just send me in to L&D. My hands and feet are way to swollen and my fingers have been pins and needles tingly all weekend. Both my mom and sister had preclampsia in their first pregnancies and my mom lost her first baby because of it and my sister came close herself. So I do not want to take any chances with the symptoms. I'd rather have him taken out early than not at all. The more swollen I get, the more worried I become. How was your weekend?