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1666034 tn?1316911253

Progressing :)

i Posted this in the pregnancy 18-34 forum as well

Things R starting to look good , I Had my docters appointment today and I was told I am 50 percent effaced and 1cm dialated as well as my cervix is anterior.

I am having contractions already. + I was told by my docter that she doesn't think ill make it to my due date.

I know it can still take awhile to make more progress but then again it can happen ANYDAY now.

Phewww ' I am excited and nervous
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1666034 tn?1316911253
I'm sorry u ladies have to go through being induced. I won't know anything untill tuesday so I am hoping I have made some kind of progress. Ill be 38 weeks monday and I know I still have time before I need to be induced so I am hoping baby decides to come on his own.

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1395792 tn?1358115792
Sorry theres no change but I think a few of us might have to induced... me bieng included..Ive been induced before and honestly its just like reg labor if your getting an  epidural as far as pain wise but if not my gut tells me it hurts worse!
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325224 tn?1342795914
Had my latest appointment this morning.....NO change whatsoever.  Not dilated, not effaced, nothing!  However I am still just as swollen, my hands are even so swollen I can no longer wear any type of ring on them.   This morning I had protein in my urine and red and white blood cells in it as well.  I saw the PA this morning instead of my regular OB and she told me that it could be a sign that labor is coming soon, a bladder infection or of course it could be pre-eclampsia too.  Either way, they made me sit there and drink another big glass of water and give them another sample.  Thankfully after drinking more water, which put me at 4 glasses of water after only being awake for about 2 hours, they said my 'sample' was fine.  This is getting completely ridiculous, I agree with cnj76.  I don't want to be induced if I can help it but signs aren't good that she is going to come out on her own.  I even had a few contractions while I was at the clinic and I explained how I have them all the time but they don't always hurt.  I waddle becuase i'm huge and becuase my ankles and feet are swollen and tight and I feel just laughable right now.
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1399033 tn?1449587779
Y'all, I am getting SO puffy! my feet stay swollen even after having them propped. They've been swollen for weeks but this is ridiculous. lol
My hands are starting to get puffy and I've gained weight in my face. I'll be 39 weeks Friday. Tomorrow morning is my appointment. We are going to ask the doctor about inducing me...one because the swelling is just insane and sometimes I cannot walk. Another is because I have family from out of state that are going home Monday and wanted to be here for the birth but due to them running out of their medicine that they HAVE to take every day, they've gotta cut it early:( and DH can't get off work but for 3 days at the most but this works out if he does induce me. We'll have Thursday, Friday & Tuesday since Monday's a holiday to be together at home and all that.

If he doesn't do it, I'll just wait it out. But we are going to try.
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1666034 tn?1316911253
Jennie- the fair sounds like fun. Well obviously u won't be riding the rides :( I wish we could though. Are u dialated at all yet??


Destani- come on get past the 3cm mark lol . Ill keep my fingers crossed for u for you appointment on tuesday.

I'm having some painful cramps right now. I wanna make progress so bad .
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1395792 tn?1358115792
marisol lmbo yea girl I danced to about three songs and sang them as loud and used my uterus muscles as much as I could lololol!!!!

I def had contractions after that just not consistent, so yea Im keeping that up and hopefully it will bring on some steady ones and get things going!

Ive been hanging at a 3cm for weeks now so Im trying to get pass that mark!!!
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325224 tn?1342795914
I am about ready to try ANYTHING to get this baby moving along!  I'm going to our state fair tonight after work in order to try to 'walk' her out.  I have my next appointment in the morning and i'm hoping that I will FINALLY have some type of progress.  I have a distinct feeling I will go past my due date with her though.  I have made it entirely too comfortable in there for her!
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1666034 tn?1316911253
So ladies I did research about the Evening Primrose oil and cnj76 your right. There noooo way I'm going to stick something up my hooha either lol

Ill stick to walking walking walking.
Todays my sisters day off so let's see if shell agree to go walking.

Last night I couldn't sleep either I had some contractions and then I went to use the Restroom and had a "Show" . I felt a gush come out and looked in the toliet and it was all brown moucus (kinda looked like blood) TMI.
Hubby was all excited lol he was like "whoaaaa is it time" lol I was like " idk, I don't think so but I know its close though"
I kept tossing and turning and had a lot of cramping.

DESTANI I can't believe u have been dancing and it helps lol I danced for like 30 seconds in front of hubby yesterday and he looked at me like wth are u doing lmbo. I smiled and said " its the baby dancing lol not me" haha

I don't have an an appointment with my ob untill tuesday so I won't know untill then if I have dialated more. BUT what's crazy is last night I had a dream that I was already going into labor lol. :) I hope its soon
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1472934 tn?1327336950
Anyone else getting the delightful shooting pains down the buttcheek and into your legs?  I get random ones where the baby must be moving and hitting my nerve just right.  All of a sudden you can't really move your leg and you look really funny as you do this corkscrew kind of move!!  At least that must  mean the baby is dropping further into my pelvis!  I really feel like I could go at any time now.  I had some pretty good contractions this morning, but of course they didn't last.  I was dilated to a tight four last Friday and I am so hoping at this Friday's appointment they will say I am even more!!!  (or better yet, I won't even make it to this Friday's appointment!)

We're getting there ladies!!
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1399033 tn?1449587779
I believe I had 3 contractions this morning. I was sleeping and they woke me up. Felt like a bad period cramp. I was like woohoo even though I was so extremely sleepy. Lol... I barely got ANY sleep because we are having dish installed this morning and they were in our yard at 7:29 am... I went to sleep around 3. Kept waking up because of the cramping feeling or my cats wouldn't leave me alone Lol...


I hope this means I'm trying to dilate. I will know something in the morning after my ultrasound. Fingers crossed for SOMETHING. Lol
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1395792 tn?1358115792
LMBO!! I KNOW I have patches I can feel them lolol, I cant see down there at all! Not even with a mirror! I agree I can barely get my hands anywhere near my hooha to well you know! lol  

I eat spicy all the time yea I pay for it later but I crave it and Im still prego :{ I didnt know you put the EPO in your hooha yea I'll pass!

I'll try the massages, pinapple and stairs we will see! lol

I will never do the castor oil, I still remember how bad the morning sickness was :{

I did some vigorous dancing and some very loud passionate singing and I did have a few good contractions, so Im going to keep doing that and add those other things in too! Maybe i will have a baby here soon lol!
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1399033 tn?1449587779
Lol! He sounds like my DH! hahah He says that ALL the time!

There's castor oil - which I will NOT be doing. Just icky. I've got enough bowel issues being pregnant that I don't need to jug a bottle to make it worse. lol

Evening primrose oil -  you insert just before bedtime. Don't think I'll be doing that either. Just don't know about sticking things up my hoohah lol

Walking - which I do a good bit of anyway due to my cleaning habits and cannot fight the urge to sit down...

Spicy foods - they say that some believe spicy foods help but I don't know. I know a lot of us are fighting heart burn. Although I did eat pizza today and the pepperoni was kind of spicy. I have heart burn right now and did have a few cramps.

Massages - for your ankles and such. I don't know if that works either but won't know if you don't try, right? lol

Pineapple - I don't know if this is an old wives tale or not. I've eaten it several times throughout this pregnancy and nada.

Stairs - Now I know this will help with some things... But, I don't know if it's help me yet. Won't know till Thursday Lol

Those are all I can think of right now.

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1666034 tn?1316911253
Lol I can't shave down there either well at least I can't see. I try to do as my as I can then I just let it be so for all I know I have patches lmbo.

I did the whole nipple thing earlier and it did give me contractions but other then that nothing.

I've been sitting on my yoga ball and nothing.

I wanna try different things do you ladies have any other ideas besides sex.

My husband keeps telling me " come on babe let's start labor so our son can be here already"
I keep telling him " yeah u just wanna make love" lol

I know there's a lot of ways u can try to induce labor so ladies give me more ideas lol
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1399033 tn?1449587779
Girl, I guess were gonna have to self stimulate down there in order to climax! Sex is just uncomfortable and having the urge to pee already from a baby's head being so low and something else jabbing around in there.. it's just frustrating while trying to do the difficult...lol


Truth is, it takes me so long to do that if I do it by myself that I don't. It's rare. That and the fact that I can barely reach anywhere below my belly button! LOL...

I do a blind shave still. I refuse to poodle! haha! But even having a mirror I can't see so as long as it's just "good enough" I'm alright. Pregnancy does weird things to your body and mind! LOL
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349463 tn?1333571576
After how much my nipples hurt from the first few days of breastfeeding I would be afraid to mess with them to bring on labor. I guess I feel sorry for them lol.

Try the yoga ball thing! If you start having contractions even just bh sit on a yoga ball and do a slight bounce. Its puts a little more pressure on the cervix.
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1395792 tn?1358115792
yea me too still prego and I heard the whole deal with having sex to bring on labor is that you both need to climax!! WTH I dont even want to do it, I do it for his sake..how the hell am i suppose to have an orgasm I just want him to hurry and be over lolololol Sex was great to get prego but at 37 weeks im totally not intrested lol
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1399033 tn?1449587779
we tried it last night and guess what....... <--- STILL PREGNANT.. ugh hahaha
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1395792 tn?1358115792
we are in agreement lol I just wish all these pains would get stronger and actually do something besides annoy me!!!
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1666034 tn?1316911253
Lol you guys I am goin to so try that nipple thing lol but if my husband walks in on me ill tell him " its not what it looks like" hahhaahaha . If I tell my husband to do it then he will want to have sex too and I am not in the mood. Especially with these cramping pains lol.
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1395792 tn?1358115792
Yea they are mainly concerned about the size she is big and Im narrow so she might not fit in the birth canal so they are doing everything to kick start labor! Lets hope this works!!
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1399033 tn?1449587779
It's starting to be uncomfortable for me. We haven't done it a lot either lol..
He wants me to rub mine soon to start something and see if ANYTHING happens... Idk though.. I know your body won't go into labor until it's ready but maybe mine is or at least trying to be. I've had a lot of pressure and kind of cramping a little tonight. Not bad just dull aches.... So ready to have this baby! 10 days to go.
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1395792 tn?1358115792
yea he said both for 10 to 15 min, I cant get hubby to do it b/c then he will want to have sex and we have already done it for the week and as big as I am thats all I can stand lol, Im sitting her with the lotion like I feel like such a perv lmbo!!!!
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1399033 tn?1449587779
Get your hubby to do it! At least then you won't feel like your violating yourself! LOL!!!!

Did he say for how long and if you have to do both and how to do it?? LOL
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1395792 tn?1358115792
I am about to do it tonight lmbo my doc said for real to do this b/c I was like your joking right? I really cant imagine sitting here doing that, Im going to feel totally stupid lol!!! BUT he said no for real it really works and that I need to start doing it, I said ok..so im going to do it and this kid better thank me for going through all of this!!! lol oohhhh Im going to feel so stupid lololol
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