Come Out, Come Out, Little Drama Queen!

Still no baby... not for lack of trying, I tell you. I have had contractions since late last night... and all morning. They started getting really uncomfortable and coming about 3-5 minutes apart for almost 2 hours this morning. I went into L&D after talking wiht my doctor.

They kept me for a long time... mostly because my doctor went in for some major emergency c-section surgery for a couple of hours. I was monitored, and checked... and although the contractions are still every 3-5 minutes, my cervix is thinned out a little tiny bit more, but not dilated anymore.

So, they won't do anything to induce me until I get to 3 cms. After that we can try breaking my water, and using a bit of Pitocin to try and make a regular productive pattern of things.

This is just SOOOO frustrating... and tiring. And, I am starting to feel disappointed in myself- which does no good, of course, but still... it's there.

So, at least I was able to get in a good nap today... we tried to walk a bit around Carmel, but I was really to uncomfortable to do much walking. I think the sleep did me better, anyway.

We'll wait some more... hoping for a marked change in duration, frequency, or for my water to just spontaneously break.

Thanks for all the positive vibes, and support... I know I will be able to hold my little princess in my arms really soon! :)

Throwing in the towel, for now...

Still here. Still contracting. Still nothing progressive. Dammit.

This is the longest I've been pregnant, since I was induced 4 days before my edd with Travis.

Wish me labor vibes for this weekend, please?! :)

Eww. Just Eww.

Warning... TMI ahead! Too much info! Turn away now!

Okay... still here?

Icky. I just lost part of my mucous plug. And it was every bit as gross as I though it would be, and so much more. I mean, I can't even say it without making a face. Mucous. Plug. GROSS!!! I didn't have the, um... pleasure of seeing it with Travis but this? Definitely ranks up there on the gross-out-o-meter. It was tinged with blood, too. Perhaps the 3 internal exams yesterday have contributed to this? I dunno.

So, let's get this show on the road!!!

April Fools!

Well, no baby yet.

Although, this afternoon, shortly before 4:00, I started having contractions. They were coming every 3 minutes, for nearly an hour. And then, boom! Out of nowhere, they were coming once every minute. So, I called my doctor, and he said to come into the birth center.

I called Jeff, a little before 5:00 and told him I needed him to come home. We decided not to call family just yet, just in case it turned out to not be the real deal. We went to the hospital, and they monitored me for a couple of hours. Lots of contractions/questions/and 3 cervical checks later? Still 2 cms, 50% effaced. Dammit. I was told I have an "irritable uterus" - heh. FYI - the technical term for "false labor" is prodromal labor.

So, I am back home... still having contractions, and my back is KILLING me! We went to Target and I got some of those Therma-Care back patch thingies, and I have one on now. It's helping a bit.

So, it could be tonight... it could be tomorrow... it could be... next freaking week. Ack!

This seriously bites!

Princess in the making....

So, we finally got around to doing some baby laundry last night. We washed a bunch of newborn/ 0-3 stuff last night. Also, some bedding, blankets, etc. I was making dinner, and Jeff went down to see if the stuff was dry.

It wasn't... cause the dryer was on low, but we didn't want anything to shrink too much. Anyway, he came back up from the laundry and said, "Everything's dry except for Ashley's stuff."

I said "Aww! Ashley's stuff... that sounds so cute!"

And he said with a smile "You know what else was cute? The dryer lint was completely pink!"

Yeah... I guess that is pretty damn cute! :)

2 down, 8 to go!

No baby yet... at my appt, my bp was a bit up, 147/94... and my doc checked me. I am 2 cms dilated. I go back on Thursday... unless something happens between now and then. Send me labor vibes, people!! :)

Yada, yada...

Well... it looks like this baby will be an April kid after all... still no progress into labor land...

My bp was down a bit today.. 130-ish/80-something.... and there was no protein in my pee. Apparently there WAS on Monday... but no one told me until today. Mmmhmm... okay.

I go back Monday... we'll see what there is to see then...

Rachael is visiting family in the Bay Area.. and is most likely coming down to visit us for a day trip this weekend... and that will kick ass!! :)

Anyway... tired, heartburn... ready to sleep... and I've had waaay too much Easter chocolate today. Orange Creme Cadbury eggs are the work of the devil, I tell you!

Wating, waiting, waiting....

Had another OB appointment this morning... bp was 145/95 = hanging in there... but need to go back Thursday... and twice a week to monitor it... hopefully for not too much longer, though. Please... cross fingers for this baby to come soon.

I had an internal exam... no dilation yet... grrr... so all these Braxton-Hicks have apparently just been to piss me off so far. My pelvis and low back have been killing me... so she is most definitely engaged, and LOW... but nada yet on the progress front.

I am supposed to go do the pre-reg stuf @ the hospital this week... so I guess it's good to get that over with before baby gets here... I did start packing my hospital bag today... toiletries, jammies (for me), nursing pads, and lollipops for labor.

I ordered a Bravado nursing tank and bra online, so hopefully they will be here soon. When I went grocery shopping today, I stocked up on postpartum pads - just need some Tucks pads, and I should be all set.

Still need to go to storage and locate my nursing pillow... and also wash baby laundry, and my slings.

Jeff's birthday is this Saturday... so I guess only time will tell if we'll have a new baby to help us celebrate... or else, I suppose the waiting game will continue...

I am sooo tired... I have heartburn... and just realized I am completely out of Tums.... crap.

Spring is here... baby stays put for now...

My OB appointment today went well. BP was down a bit... 140/87 - and I had a Non-Stress Test... which was reactive. So, basically, everything is good... and I go back Monday. I'm thinking I will have to go 2-3 times a week now, just to make sure my blood pressure is behaving.

I do still think this baby will end up having a March birthday... but maybe I'm just being hopeful. I am ready to meet her, and not be pregnant any longer than absolutely necessary. It sounds like induction is off the table for now... so let's hope all these crazy BH contractions are doing something.... something besides annoying the crap out of me, and making it hard to sleep. I guess I'll be checked for progress on that Monday as well.

As for Travis... I think he's finally recovered from this last round of ickiness... and the bad attitude/whine-fest/emo-ness that came along with it. He's still not wanting to eat very much, at ALL... but I guess the kid won't starve... right?

So, barring anything unexpected... we should have a nice, mostly quiet weekend with family... Saturday, we're taking Travis to the city-wide Easter Egg Hunt, and probably heading over to some friends for an afternoon BBQ. Then, Sunday, we go to Jeff's Grandma's for Easter... with uncles, cousins, etc.

It should be nice... except for the faux-grief I'm going to get from Jeff's Uncle Steve for not bringing my carrot cake. Seriously... it's like crack - but I am NOT baking a cake right now. As good as EATING it sounds.... MAKING it is a pain-in-my-ass... and I already have one of those right now. Oh, and in my back, and legs, and cervix, and.... you know.... everywhere.

Ready for blast-off!

Dunno what it was that worked... the hoping, praying, acupuncture, chiropractic treatments... but something did. Miss Ashley is now head down, and engaged in my pelvis. Which also explains why my pelvis has been killing me the last two days! :)

My blood pressure read high today... 145/95 - so I am going back to be checked again Thursday...

My doctor did say specifically he'd like to NOT have to induce me... but it may not be possible... we'll just have to wait and see. When my bp got to 150/110 with Travis he did induce... it was only 4 days early... and I'm only at 37 weeks right now... but, again... we'll just have to wait and see.

I'm supposed to "stay down as much as possible" and "rest". Errr. Right. I am a stay at home mom of a 3-year-old. That's really gonna happen.

We really need to set up the co-sleeper for the baby, and wash some of her clothes as well as pack a hospital bag, though.

Anyway... cross fingers for us! :)

Turn, Baby - TURN!

Well, Ashley is at this moment, breech. She's Oblique, or, not exactly transverse... but kinda at an angle. Head is down by my right side, bottom, up by my left. Lovely, huh?
I kinda had my suspicions of this... because over the last couple of weeks, I have felt round "parts" at BOTH sides of my abdomen.

Anyway. Doc wants me to come back next Tuesday to see if she's moved. Supposedly, because I have adequate amniotic fluid - there's a bout a 70% chance that she will either turn on her own, or they will do the version. If that doesn't work? Ugh. You know what comes next. I don't even want to think about the "C-word" right now. Really, I don't.

I spent awhile on SpinningBabies today... and tried to get educated on the topic...

I made an appointment for Acupuncture this Thursday, after speaking to a few people who SWEAR it helped them or someone they know. I am also calling my Chiropractor in the morning, and pulling out my exercise ball. Wish me luck, ok?