re: ~*Official October 2012 Due Date Thread*~

Ok I swear this baby doesn't want to come out! EDD was the 7th and I've had irregular contractions off and on for 2 weeks now. I've walked, done the ball, ate fresh Pineapple (that was funny watching SO trying to cut it up for me lol), even after 3 hrs of sex nothing. I'm dilated to 2 cm and 40% effaced. I have an appt today to see if they are gonna induce me. I went so easily with my daughter, I don't see why this one is being so stubborn. I really wanted to do this as natural as possible, however I guess if the meds are what it's gonna take to get labor going I guess I don't have a choice.  

Water broke at 2am. Not really contracting. Epi and pitocin at 8:15am since it was 6hrs after the break.

Contractions 1.5 min apart now.

Quoting *L0ViN.J.D.&M*:" Water broke at 2am. Not really contracting. Epi and pitocin at 8:15am since it was 6hrs after the break. Contractions 1.5 min apart now."

easy labor dust for you

So I had my appt yesterday and I'm still at a 1 grr! So if he hasn't arrived by my appt Tuesday we will set up a date to be induced either later that week or the beginning of the next. I have gotten so uncomfortable I'm just ready to be done.

Quoting *L0ViN.J.D.&M*:" Water broke at 2am. Not really contracting. Epi and pitocin at 8:15am since it was 6hrs after the break. Contractions 1.5 min apart now."

yayyy!! good luck!

Jake is 2 weeks old today =]

Quoting *Junior & Jakes Mommy*:" Jake is 2 weeks old today =]"

Caelyn is too   had her 2 week check up today and she is up to 7lbs 15oz! she was 7lbs 1oz at birth and was only 6lbs 11oz when we went home. She's chunking up fast ha. and she also grew 1/2 inch already!

Quoting Nicolai and Caelyn's mom:" Caelyn is too   had her 2 week check up today and she is up to 7lbs 15oz! she was 7lbs 1oz at birth ... [snip!] ... was 7lbs 1oz at birth and was only 6lbs 11oz when we went home. She's chunking up fast ha. and she also grew 1/2 inch already!"

On tuesday Jake weighed 6 lbs 12 oz. He was born weighing 6 lbs 5.5 oz, and left the hospital weighing 6 lbs 3 oz.

Robert and Everly are two weeks old today  

for those not on the facebook group, i had my baby girl on tuesday the 9th! she was 7 lbs 6 oz and 20 in long. born at 12:24 pm. only 9 hours after my water broke!

Mariah Isabella was born today 10/11/12

3:44pm 6lbs 10.6oz looks just like her big brother!

Currently getting all cleaned up

Quoting *L0ViN.J.D.&M*:" Mariah Isabella was born today 10/11/12 3:44pm 6lbs 10.6oz looks just like her big brother! Currently getting all cleaned up"

congrats

Ok, I did not fall off the face of the earth I've just been off the computer for the last week or so.   I had Ethan Alexander on Oct 3rd at 6:41am (the day after his due date). He was 6lbs 11oz and 21in long. He was my longest labor at right round 11 hours and I was able to do it all naturally. The only thing that they did at the hospital was put in a hep-lock and once an hour they monitored little guy's heart rate before, during and after a contraction to make sure he was handling with it well. He was very nearly born in his sac of water, it didn't break until about 4 or 5 minutes before he was born. I have to say that the shower was a lifesaver during transition. After my water broke in the shower, I called for the nurse to go ahead and break down the bed because I felt like I had to push. The next contraction he was coming and the nurse freaked out, running out the door yelling for a nurse. (Yes, the nurse was yelling that we needed a nurse.) In the meantime, Ethan decided that he would not come out in the conventional manner, he decided to come out leading with his forehead and nose instead of the top of his head. I've heard that this is one of the harder ways to deliver but we managed without any issues other then he had a little bruising on his face for the first day or so. He came out in the one contraction, no pushing necessary. Hubby and I caught him and the care team came running into the room to find him in my arms. Hubby also cut his cord after it had stopped pulsating and gave him his first bath after Ethan had spent some time on my chest and had nursed. So far, he is a really laid back baby, he nurses, then falls back to sleep or just looks around making quiet observations for a while. The kids are all in love with him and are adjusting well. He was already above his birth weight at 2 days old and is nursing like a champ. I'm doing well too, recovery has been really fast, no tearing or swelling and barely even tender which is pretty amazing. The only thing to note in my recovery is a small prolapse which also happened after my last baby. It seems to be resolving on it's own already so no worries there.

Congrats to all the mommies who had their babies!!

My water.broke this morning! I was only 1 cm and 50% effaced when I got here but they'll check again in a few. If no progress they want to start pitocen.