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Hey ladies. I got my bedding yesterday! :D IT was so fun watching my boyfriend put together the crib and then putting on the bedding and bumper and stuff. I was all excited. The only thing that sucks is that my nesting instinct is really kicking in right now and since I'm staying back and forth and his parents and mine, I feel like I have to be two places at once. I want to do stuff here at my moms and at his place too. I washed some of the baby's clothes and I had to leave right after so I didn't get to really fix it the way I wanted. So right now it's nagging the heck out of the because I didn't pair off her socks. I want to move her blankets to a different drawer and just do other little things. I know it sounds stupid to everyone else how badly I want to do this...but I really want to do it! It's all I can think about. On top of having this nesting instinct kicking in, it feels like my pelvic bone is about to break! So I'm trying to do all this cleaning and it feels like the baby's just gonna fall out of me! I'm having so much pressure and pain. It sucks :(

I have an appointment on Thursday and a few days later (Saturday) I turn 39 weeks. While I was in the hospital, the doctor who saw me (not mine) said that since the baby was small the doctor definately wouldn't let me go to my due date, that he'd want her out sooner. So I'm hoping when I go in on Thursday that maybe he'll talk to me about an induction?! That would be great! I don't want to get my hopes up though.

Hi ladies. My OB told me that nipple stimulation can work. I tried it with my b___st pump and it did nothing for me. Samantha, that is great that you are getting everything ready. I definitely know what you mean by "nesting". If it weren't for my being so nauseated, and sore I would be in Nathan's room right now finishing things up. I am so sick right now, I just wish I could puke already and get it over with. How is everyone else?

Im such a grump right now. I feel bad for everyone who has to be around me. It's just that, of course, I'm just really fed up of being pregnant...ya know, not being able to get up out of bed and chairs easily, being in pain all the time, getting heart burn from the stupidest things, and just plain out being huge...and everytime I see one of my family members they ask me "So is it time yet?" "Almost?" When's the baby coming?" And I know they're just making conversation and trying to be nice but it's really annoying to me. I mean I'd love to know when the heck the baby is coming but asking me a milion times won't make me know. I guess it's just like if anyone wants this baby out the most, it's me...so I just wish they wouldn't ask me everytime they see me. Lol and I feel bad because I just give them this mean look and I don't answer. I'm just being a big old grump. Mandi I'm so excited for you! I'm excited for Thursday because that's when I have my appointment but you get to have your baby Thursday!! I don't think I'd be able to sleep from now to Thursday if I were you! lol When I have an appointment, I usually can't sleep the night before. Is everything ready? Are you just basically waiting for your little one to arrive?

And for the nipple stimulation...does it only work if you have a b___st pump? How long do you usually have to do it? I think I should try giving it a shot...see if it does anything for me :)

Samantha, I don't have people asking me when the baby is coming, I have the pleasure of being told how HUGE I am all the time by complete strangers! Needless to say, I am not very nice to those people. My mom is the only one who keeps asking me if it is"time". I can handle that though, she is just excited, and lives over an hour away, so she wants to be prepared. She is coming tomorrow night and will be staying here with Madalyn until we come home from the hospital. I can't believe I pretty much have the rest of this evening and tomorrow and then the BIG DAY will be here. As far as the nipple stimulation goes, my OB said to only do it once a day for 15 minutes. It either works or it doesn't. The reason for only 15minutes is because it can bring contractions hard and heavy in some women. You don't want to thrust yourself into that before your body is ready for it. You don't need a b___st pump, however it makes it a lot easier and less boring.

Yeah that's really why I hate going out. People starring at my tummy or strangers rubbing it! Ugh! That's the worst. I can't believe some people have the guts to rub a strangers belly! I think I used up all me energy earlier because now I feel all blah. I keep staring at my exercise ball knowing I should be on it but I can't get up. lol I feel all lazy

Samantha, I have just had the comments this pregnancy. With our daughter however, I grabbed a woman's hand as she was reaching out and squeezed it pretty hard before I let go. She got the idea pretty quick. I know what you mean about the exercise ball. I haven't been on mine in a couple of days. I think tonight though, I will get on it for a half hour or so, as long as it doesn't hurt too bad. Where is everyone else?

They say the back is the safest but Megan sleeps best on her side and since she co-sleeps I just keep checking on her she is a noisy sleeper I can't wait til the rest of u pop! here is the link to a picture of the nipples I am using to b___stfeed w w w(dot)drugstore(dot) com / products / prod . asp ? pid = 54975 & catid = 96602 make sure u take out spaces they r great better than the nipple shield I got in the hospital

Breastfeeding is one thing that I am not looking forward to in the beginning. With our daughter she was so small and not latched on properly that I was raw for 5 and a half weeks before I gave up. I didn't have the proper support though, and was advised by the lactation specialist at the hospital to let it go. She never even told me that the La Leche' League meets at the hospital once a month and that they could probably help me. This time I feel much more prepared and I know what to expect. I also bought Dr. Jack Newman's instructional DVD. It is great and I have watched it a few times. I really hope this time is easier, but I know for sure that no matter what I have to do, I will not just give up like last time. I still have guilt over that, and a little resentment toward the lacatation specialist for not really helping me. I think she saw how raw I was and how upset I was that she felt sorry for me instead of encouraging me to push through it.

Well, of all the things I could dream about last night, I had a s_x dream. It was horrible. I was with some 18 year old kid who had no idea what he was doing and it was awful. Why couldn't I have had a nice baby dream or even a dream I was flying or something? It was so bad that I can't even share the detalis... so disappointing. Anyway, tomorrow is my day. I AM SO EXCITED!! I was so nervous and scared the first time. This time I know what to expect and I don't really have any fear. I also know this time that I can have the anesthesiologist come back to adjust my epidural instead of having to deal with not being numb on one side. I am going to have help today getting my house clean and then my hubby will be home by 4pm. My mom is coming tonight too and should be here by 9:30pm. She is going to be staying at the house with Madalyn and my two kitties until we return from the hospital, probably on Saturday afternoon. I am pretty much packed, except for the last minute things like my toothbrush, so I am ready. Now all I am waiting on is the call from L&D telling me what time to be there tomorrow. I guess it could be anywhere from 7am to 7pm that they would ask me to come. I could get as little as one hour notice to be there. I really hope my induction is in the morning and not tomorrow night. What is happening with everyone else?

MJ, I'm so excited for you!!! :) Good luck tomorrow and I'll be awaiting your news! I am such a weirdo in that I really am nostalgic for my delivery and wish I could go back to that day. It sounds like the rest of you are getting so close! HILLARY, are you having that baby now? I sure hope so :)

Ok, for those of us who have delivered already I am going to make a thread on the infant care forum. I've got so many questions and stuff already that I want to get started there asap.

Hey ladies. So i went to the doctors and i finally am dilated to 2 so they swept my membranes which did not feel great. The doctor was trying to get me induced today but the on call doctor was busy. She said to call in 2 hours and they are going to try and get me in tomorrow. Cross your fingers... i will let you know

I'm going crazy! This baby has to come out. Since 2:30 I have only had 45 min. of sleep! I've been having contractions that are 30 min. apart. Grrrr....I'm desperate!

Hillary that is awesome! Please let us know if you go to the hospital :) Ok, I just wanted to let you all know that I'm not disappearing from our july mommies or anything but I took all my pics off of the july mommies piczo because I have a piczo that I've been keeping up since the beginning of my pregnancy for friends and family. I just can't keep up with the 3 different piczos and updating them so I'm going to just the one that I've had all along. If you'd like to see pics of Ava and all the other ones that I had on the july mommies site just email me at stefkzimm at hotmail dot com and i will give you the link. I will update photos of Ava periodically on this site!