KOLLEEN - girl I can only imagine how scared you are right now .....I have battled my demons as well with prescriptions drugs and alcohol.....that is how I even found this site I googled drinking alot before knowing pregnant.....and it brought me here and I read the post and some girls were judgemental and mean and others were very supportive but I still worry - I wasn't trying to get preggers this time so I had a few glasses of wine nightly - which is well ALOT - but so far so good my baby is healthy and I am grateful to God everyday I can't wait to meet her and see her sweeet face.....and remember Greater is HE that is in YOU than he that is in the world!! You are an overcomer and I have confidence that you will be a terrific mother and amaze even yourself! HUGs to you girl I can't wait for us to post our stories! xoxoxox ↑
KOLLEEN! i am so happy for you I know God will Guide you thru this and be with you at all times. Its just amazing that our pregnancy is ending.. i mean what have we done for the past 9 months! lol.. well im super excited for you and for Tina. Its such a blessing to have a rough path n then have a turn around and be bless with such a beautiful gift of a child. He will bless you tomorrow!! ↑
Girls i have been suffering so badly today with heartburn i dont know what else to do nothing i mean nothing works.. ive taken everything and they work for a while n then it just fades. My Dh doesnt want me taking so much of it but its just so irritable.. ugh! and ive been having so much pressure today when i walk i feel pinches in my vagina.. and pressure on my ribs n when she moves i just feel like a gush of something is going to come out but nothing.. ↑
Tina- thanks for your words. i can really use them right now. my dh is not understanding that i need him with me right now. he told me he would be off early today so i got my hopes up thinking he would be here this afternoon. but hes not. hes still at work. i feel so much right now. im hurt im scared im nervous and i cant stop crying. why are men so insensitive when you need them to be the opposite. he tells me that he has to work so much to pay the bills which is true, but he knows how God works. he can be with his wife who is about to give birth for a couple hours right? i guess not. then he wants to get upset at me. God im so frustrated right now. im so scared to go into labor and people keep telling me its going to be a\lright and to stop freaking out. i hate being told that. i dont think anyone should tell a pregnant women that. LOL!!!! in 12 hours they are starting the iv. IM GONNA BE A MOM TOMORROW AND IM SCARED TO DEATH!!! sorry im just having a moment. ↑
KOLLEEN - it's totally understandable...it's very nerve wracking thinking about giving birth. Men just don't get it and I don't think they ever will.... I have so much going on right now and I can't sleep thinking of everything going on....I am pretty stressed when I just want to relax and have my baby.....Just forgive your husband I know he doesn't mean to hurt your feelings - he just doesn't see it. Ok girls I will be on tomorrow and post before I leave for the hospital and post when I get home I will text the girls whose numbers I have once Megan arrives! ↑
Hey everyone...still preggo here too...Cors I'd be soo anxious and nervious if i were you. Kolleen thats so cool that your having your baby too!!! IM sooo jealous of you both. I want to hold Brooklynn sooo very much. Still the same 2 cm 60 % effaced as far as i know...Go back to the doctors on Thursday. soo YAY hopefully more progression then. Can't wait to start hearing all our stories!!! ↑
TINA- hey if i cant sleep im gonna check to see if anyone is on here. im so antsy.... i cant eat after ten so of course i just tried to eat and im really not hungry but you can guaentee ill be starving and dying of thirst come 1005 LOL ↑
Kolleen, I know we haven't talked in just about forever but I have been following the July mommies and just wanted to give you some words of encouragement although there are no words that will completely take away the anxiety or the fear. Just know that God is with you, He will hold you and comfort you if you ask him to (whether your husband is there to do it or not) He will never give you more than you can handle and despite the fear, the tears, the anxiety, the worry and yes, the pain it truly is soooo worth it in the end. I'm sorry your hubby isn't there for you right now. I know exactly how you are feeling except my hubby was 3000 miles away in Mexico partying at his brother's wedding instead of with me dealing with my labor and the traumatizing experience of my baby's birth. Just remember that men are men and they will always be men. There are some who are the exception but men generally don't know how to deal with emotion, especially seemingly irrational emotion of a pregnant woman. But it isn't their fault, its just how they are. Try and forgive your man for not being and doing exactly as you want/like. Hopefully he is trying his best to help you in the way he knows how (ie: making the money) Anyway, I am babbling now. I truly wish you the best of luck (and you too TINA) I an so excited for the both of you and remember, Kolleen, you don't get merit badges for enduring pain so if you feel you need help (ie epidural or whatever) take it and be proud that you are doing your best to make the experience of bringing your baby into this world the best experience possible. ((HUGS)) ↑
KRISSY- yes he is doing what he knows how to do....work. but your right men are men and they deal with things a whole lot differently then we do. i will totally post my delivery when i get home. just pray for me and tina and that we will have easy times. it 1050 and im dying of thirst. becasue i cant drink anything. i took a sleeping pill so hopefully i will get some sleep but i will post on here if i cant. i will post before i go too. thanks for everything you guys have been a great support system. love you all----- soon to be lylees mommie ↑
well by the time most of you read this i will be in a hell of a lot of pain. LOL!!! i slept maybe an hr as did my dh. im really nervous right now but i have go. its 430 in the am and im everything i shouldnt be..... hnugry thirsty tired and i have to go poo and i cant. i better not do it while im pushing ill be so embaressed!!! LOL. ok mommies keep me and lylee in prayer and ill post my stpry when i get home. TINA- your in my heart and on my mind ill text you when im done u too LUCKY!!!!! ↑
Good luck girls!!! I thought of you both right as I woke up this morning. It's surreal that you guys are having your babies already! It seems like we've been getting ready for this time for-EVER!!! :) Can't wait to hear the good news! ↑
Morning omg today is the day.. i couldn't sleep last night as if i were going to have a baby today lol but i just kept thinking about you guys ahhhh im just so excited. Today im going to my doc's hopefully he'll give me good news. I had some contractions yesterday and alot of pressure and movement.. and around 130 i had some liquid come out like if i had pee but it was clear n it didnt smell like anything but im going to let him know that i've been leaking for the past week.. maybe its a good sign that she might come soon. this morning i woke up with alot of pressure i can feel her around my pelvic area..
well ill log in when i come from the doc's ↑
Good morning girls! I can't believe the day has arrived at long last - I can't believe I have to wait until 7pm before I go in! It's going to be a long day - I wonder why they told KOLLEEN nothing to eat or drink - I did not get the same instructions - as far as I know I can eat and drink all day - maybe they will cut me off tonight when I go in weird...LOL .....Krissy I think you said it best when you said what you did - very sweet of you to follow us --- How is llittle miss Sammie doing??? How are you doing??? I am feeling so anxious and excited last night I was crying to Cor and he was like uhhhh why are you crying aren't you happy and I was like well of course but all of these emotions need to escape and crying is the best way I can think of to get them out....soon all this emotional craziness will be over....at least I hope so. JULIA make sure you mention your leaking to the doctor just to be safe - could be nothing could be something....ok I'll check in again later .....STEF - I will be texting all the girls whose numbers I have when the time comes!! ↑
Im so excited for you Tina and Kolleen. I cant wait to hold our baby Alyssa.. im 38 weeks today yay!! just 2 more weeks for me and less if im lucky and she decides to come early :) ↑
Hi! I guess I don't have that issue on my computer. I have a Mac and they are awesome about not getting viruses and stuff. I also don't have all the pop up ads or anything on here which is nice too. TINA, it's only like 8:30am there isn't it? It's 11:30 here...I'm counting the hours for you, lol. I'm wondering how Kolleen is doing? I'm same ol same ol. Dont' think acupuncture did much for me yesterday as I was hoping at least for some cramps or something (I'm going to curse myself later when it does actually happen!)....but nope. I'm for sure going down to the workout room right now since I have a break from work and am walking on the slowest setting while I finish a book I'm reading. It's blisteringly hot outside so this will be relaxing with the a/c and tv on. I'll check back in later! ↑
I came back from the Doc.. He says i am 1.5 cm open and fully Effaced.. I told him about the "leakage" and when he checked me i started to leak again n some whitish things came out.. He said withen these days i can go to labor.. once i got there i started to have contractions n so much pressure.. he said those were good contractions and if they continue to call him. He wants to see me this friday.. thats in 2 days. And i lost 2 pounds. i was feeling very light-headed and then my heart started to beat very fast.. so lets see what happens i hope i can have my baby girl soon. ↑
hey ladies- dr is in 3 hrs =] im excited beyond belief if anything happens i have tina & hillarys numbers ill text um n let them know the news (ive been feeling iffy today like werid i dont know what it is but its just a werid feeling) who knows tho. right. haha. well im off to work again so busy here trying to make up for the flood loss & damages we are still in our shop upstairs; we got our new desks in yesterday & they will be here tomorrow to set them up =] yah i cant wait ↑
That would be hilarious if we all started going into labor in the next few days! JULIA, sounds like great progress!!! KENDRA, you too! HILLARY, thanks for the update on Kolleen...so they are just now getting her induction started? Poor girl if she hasn't been able to eat! It's been a while since she posted that she was going to the hospital. TINA, I figured they told her not to eat because I think that is what they do if there is a possibility of c-section? I think because a c-section is considered surgery you are supposed to have an empty stomach, but I'm probably wrong. Are you still hanging in there counting the hours? It's almost 2pm here (midwest) ↑
stef- my dr said fast pase walking is better it helps the contractions get going more--which for me both fast & slow have helped if i walked fast my contractions were STRONGER but still didnt do anything for me. who knows (i have like 45 minutes till i leave work for my appt--im excited!!!) ↑
Good luck TINA!!! Hope you have an easy one! STEF, I wish I could walk that long! But my pubic bone feels like it's been broken in half so I can't even stand very long without hurting. Ugh, and also when I stand my feet start sweeling up and itching??? But it doesn't do it when I'm moving around. I woke up this morning with some contractions, went and pooped, then had to poop again an hour later (it was very soft) TMI, BUT the conctracitons continued, and they hurt all over, not just on the bottom, I started feeling like I'm high on something, like running around the house and doing stuff. Then my dh got home for lunch and kept looking at me with this concerned look on his face, like -- you're in labor! I was in so much pain, so he left but kept asking if I'm ok, so I was like -- yeah, I'm fine, I'll call you if something happens. So of course he didn't go back to work because it really seemed like that was it, BUT MURPHY'S LAW IS A B!TCH, and everything stopped :((((( ↑
Elena, I was going to say that totally sounds like labor to me! Damn, I must be far off because I'm having nothing like that at all. I almost hope for some soft stools or something going on. KENDRA, I tried to walk faster but my heartrate gets up too high. I don't think that is good for the baby. When I tried to walk over a snail's pace my heartrate shot up to 130 bpm and anything over 140 is bad for the baby. I'm totally out of shape because I didn't do any exercise at all this whole pregnancy. TINA, just wanted to see how you are feeling? I figure you are busy getting things ready before you go. ↑
Hi gals - yes I am waiting with bated breath and counting down the hours! I am so tired I can't believe it I think I will take a nap since i have 4 hours before I have to leave and I didn't sleep very well last night......I heard from KOLLEEN - she got there they sent her home then she went back and as far as I know she is still there ....I was at my doctor for 2 hours for a pre-induction check up - i am at 3cm I can't believe it.....he said he will most likely just skip the cervadil and hook me right up to pitocin......JULIA - how exciting is that you just might go into labor first!! HILLARY - I had both of my boys 2 days before my due date it wasn't so bad.....well girls I believe I am ready for my nap! ↑
Ok girls they broke KOLLEEN's water at about 130 our time (WEST COAST) she has gotten her epidural and the doctors say she may deliver as early as 7pm.....I will text whoever I have a phone number for to keep you all posted she is going to send me pictures too....I am gettnig antsy now I can't believe it's almost time 2 hours to go and I will be getting hooked up etc....I am so excited I won't be taking my laptop but I hope someone can post for me from the texts.....My doctor is planning to skip the cervadil step since I am already dilated to 3cm so I might have her in the middle of the night or early tomorrow morning like my other 2 one was born at 1020am and one was born at 839am my hair is done and I am going to go ahead and put my face on LOL I know it's silly but even day old make up is better than none..LOLOL hugs to you all and thank you all for always being there for me! I love you guys! Tina xoxox ↑
