February mamas - how are we doing?

My new update as of today:

Effaced 75-80%

Dilated 1-2 cm

Baby weighs (according to ultrasound) 7lbs, 9oz!

When will he come? OB expects within 2 weeks, a little early. Yikes!

 How are others that are still waiting doing?

okay...baby is moving..getting big... will find out tommorrow when my c/s date is..

 still prego....  but I see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I have been having contractions all day... came home from work because they were starting to make me nauseous...  they are now down to 6-8 minutes apart...

 come on baby!!!

Not long now!!!! How exciting.  Good luck ladies!!!!  Can't wait to see your little ones and read birth stories!!!  Lots of labor vibes!!!

My SIL is due in 2 weeks with a little boy.  I am so excited to share him with you all!  His name will be Ryder Ray.

50% effaced. 3 cm, really soft. i lost alot of plug and i had some show ... so maybe things are stirring here :)

2cm ... 50% effaced ....baby is -2 station...and measuring big....hoping that means I will have another 38 weeker (both boys were).  Suffering majorly with a case of pubis symphisis dysfunction.  I feel like my legs are bigging ripped from my body...or I'm being split in two with a dull hatchet...walking, rolling over in bed, putting pants on, etc is excruciating...I'm waaaay done being pregnant and I'm terrified I may have to make it a full 4 weeks or more yet.

 I'm miserable!  I'm 38 weeks 3 days and my other 5 children came at 34 weeks 2 days (2 of them) 35 weeks exactly (2 of them) and 35 weeks 4 days.  I feel like I'm way overdue even though I"m not.  I'm HUGE and I am sick and tired of everyone askng me when I'm having this baby.  Like I have a choice-I'd have had her already if I could've!!  I was 3-4 cm at my appointment yesterday and my OB sweeped my membrane (which didn't hurt and from reading online wans't overly effective if it doesn't hurt.)  She expected me to go into labor by today and nothing!!  My OB leaves tonight for CA until Monday so if I should actually go into labor I have a Dr I don't really know and even though it's my 5th VBAC everyone except my Dr tried to badger me and give me a hard time- which I hate.  So I've been a huge grumpy, crying mess today.  I had a NST and the nurses in maternity can't believeI haven't had the baby which sucks in and of itself, but during the whole stupid test I had one small contraction and the nurse laughed!  Not to be mean- she's a very sweet lady, but it still made me cry when I got to the car.  And since I've had a C-section I can't be induced (not that I would be yet) so even if I make it to my due date my OB will start pushing for another C-section- since she doens't like people to go over their due date for some reason.  So that's how I'm doing.  I usually have a 3 1/2 week old baby in my arms at this time!!

As of yesterday I am 2cm and 75% effaced. I big time pulled the miserable card so my OB said at my next appt (next Mon) we could schd an induction for the end of next week probably. Made my day!! I am so ready to meet this little lady and put my pregnancy days behind me (at least for a LONG time). I am really hoping to have her on 2/4/10, my boys go to daycare on Tues and Thrus so I will not have to worry about who will watch them if I can be induced on Thrus. We'll see. After my appt, I felt like I was having a lot of contractions but they went away :((  I have never had a baby on my own this early though so I have no reason to think I will go into labor on my own at this point, still didn't stop me from looking online at ways to naturally induce labor, I even bought a fresh pineapple today b/c it's supposed to soften your cervix. I am sure it won't work but I am minutes away from eating the whole darn thing.....

I am also starting to get very anxious and scared something could go wrong. I am just so excited to meet my little girl and have waited so long for this moment to arrive that I am so fearful somthing could go wrong. Anyone else feel like that? I think that is one reason I just want her out NOW!!!

Imwood, sorry you are so miserable. The end just SUCKS!!!  I am looking forward to reading about everyone's birth stories :)

Next wednesday we are going to set a date to be induced. Will be 39 weeks exactly and the docs dont want to go past my due date as I have been having some high blood pressure problems. Good to know its not going to be all that long to go now, although I am still as impatient as anything and just want this to be over. Sore and uncomfortable all over, got that unstable pelvis thing which is excruciating. Docs also said babys in the 97th percentile so the sooner he comes out the better I say!!!

 I'm 2cm dilated but my c-sections scheduled for next thursday Feb. 4! Can't believe I'll be holding my baby next week already. Good luck to everyone! 

 I was 70% effaced, 2cm on Thursday. I'm scheduled for an induction on Feb 1st, which is our due date anyway! But, I'm hoping some kind of gravitational pull of the moon will do the trick tonight!! I've been feeling crampy for the last WEEK now :(

 Turns out my light at the end of the tunnel was a train (at least it felt like it)... my contractions went from 6-8 minutes to 4-5 minutes then to about 3-4 minutes apart, then they stopped... actually had my hopes up.  Anyway I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon, I hope my mid wife gives me some good news!

I had my last progesterone shot on the 25th and I stopped taking nifedipine on the 29th.

I am 50% effaced and 1 cm dilated.  I am hopeful I won't last too much longer. 

I am tired on the GD diet and finger sticks.  Not to mention I have'nt gained much weight the last

11 weeks on the diet and the Dr. does'nt feel I need an us.  Today I am taking the dog for a good

walk, then I am going to pick a middle name for our girl.  What goes with Allison?

     due Feb. 26, 2010

Sounds like we are all making progress! I think I got all hopeful last week knowing I started to dilate. Now I just feel exhausted again & like he will never come!