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Continuation of the Spring Babies Series - so far we've had one precious baby boy born to Trugem on Februray 14! We have a couple more due dates coming up; SmileyD on Feb. 22, AvantLaLettre and myself due on March 1, Rosie Girl on the 4th, Alberta Girl on the 5th, and April Bride 10 on the 7th. I think Nonoame is also due the first week of March.

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Pages weren't loading again - sorry guys! So here is part 10!

Replies from part 9: Thanks for the support ladies! Still on bedrest :( but it's not so bad. My husband had a three-day weekend so he's home with me today which is great. I feel bad though, he has to do all the laundry, cooking, cleaning, etc and he was griping about it. It made me cry because I feel bad :( But I told myself that this is for my baby's health and safety and it's the best thing I can do for him. That made me feel better. A little worried to spend the next couple days alone as he goes back to work :(

Oh, and I am pretty sure I am displaying signs of early labor! I was dilated to 3cm and 50% effaced a little over two weeks ago. I had an internal yesterday, still 3cm, but I also have had bloody mucus, all the flu-like symptoms and dull/light constant cramping. I thought with the cramping coming on last night that it was real labor, but I haven't started contractions yet.

Here's hoping it's within the next few days! 

@nonoame:  I'm not sure what I had is classified as "bloody show", it's blood-tinged mucus - so it's just a little discharge, hardly anything- and in my signs of labor/when to call the midwife handout, it says it can occur anywhere from an hour to a week ahead of labor. So it's not clearly indicative of when labor will start. I asked my sister what to do (she had the same midwife) and she said to wait until I get contractions, and I don't have any. 

@eryepye:  I also heard the same about the Bjorn and Infantino. We researched carriers and decided on the Beco Gemini. It supports them from underneath the pelvis so that they aren't dangled from their hips. We also have the moby. 

Oh, and we got the co-sleeper! It's set up in our room right now. The family I nanny for used it and I loved it. I got the original so that I can use it as a pack n' play later on. 

@WiLLowTreE:  yeah, my hubby has been great this whole pregnancy. 

@zippylef:  My sister said that's how her labor started. She had a period-like cramp that never went away, just got progressively more intense. lol and yes- the baby has been soo low for the last couple months. Sometimes it feels like his head is between my legs! He's been engaged for a long time.

@winniewolf:  I know I said before I couldn't have imagined working FT during pregnancy, well that would have been nothing compared to doing stuff these last few weeks. I am 38+5 today and it's awful. I started crying yesterday to my DH saying I can't do this anymore, I want to have the baby NOW. Do you have the option of just taking it one day at a time, seeing how you feel? Some women do have easier times than others, and I feel that even though I haven't had serious compications until the end, I still didn't have an "easy" pregnancy. Some women do.

@Goldilocks1107:  I like the exercise ball too. I also have DH give me a lot of lower back/sciatic massages and those help. Resting in the bathtub is great, I started putting lavender bath salts in too and it's so relaxing. Heat pads help, and I'm sure you could find some gentle exercises to try online. I also did some simple prenatal yoga and that has been a lifesaver. But like you said, it's all temporary fixes - there really is no permanent solution. You will only get bigger. Be conscious of your posture - I hurt myself a lot more by leaning into my belly, try to displace the weight - that makes it worse.

So for those of us who've had lots of trouble sleeping more than a couple hours at a time - I finally found something that has really helped! Since I'm on bedrest, sleep is the most productive thing I can do right now so I started taking a natural supplement called Calms Forte by Hylands. I take 1-2 before I go to sleep, and it has allowed me to sleep for 5-6 consecutive hours (maybe getting up to pee once). Before I was up every hour, and only sleeping for 2-3 hours. This stuff has really helped. I know 6 hours isn't much, but it's so much better!

@AvantLaLettre:  We've been able to continue with intimate time up til now, it usually triggers a few contractions, but nothing consistent. My midwife said that if you're meant to go into labor, then sex may trigger it. But if you're not ready, it won't. So it's obviously safe :) but not a foolproof labor started ;)

@zippylef:  I've been feeling like our baby is just going to drop right out of my pelvis when I walk for ages now.  She's been sitting really low all along, but I have no idea yet whether she has officially "dropped".  I think I'm still a little early for that?... 

@winniewolf:  I'm working until my due date, but after 37 weeks I'll be working from home.  For me that's due to my very long commute to work (1 hour over a mountain).  If I lived closer to work I would have tried to go in all the way until my due date... although I'm already so uncomfortable sitting at my desk that I'm counting down days.  14 more days in the office for me!

alright ladies, here is a quick update. I am really upset, worried and scared. I don't even know what to feel. 

My urine analysis came back and the results aren't good. I'm spilling 1,000 g of protein and my midwife said they like it to be less than 300 g. 

So, I won't be able to deliver at my birth center, and I'm so, so, so miserable about that. My midwife has a partnership with another hospital though and they speak very highly of the doctor there. So I have to go there today for an induction. 

I am so scared. I had this dream about this beautiful, amazing, natural birth and it's being shattered to pieces. I have to be induced, I have to be monitored, I have to be given medication for my BP and potential pre-e. 

So needless to say, it will be several days before I can post. Please be thinking and praying for me. I'm just trying to focus on the fact that hopefully at the end of the day I will be holding my son in my arms. 

love you ladies and thanks for all the support these 9 months. You are incredible!

@miss-spunkin:  I am so so sorry. But I agree with Mrs. Spring; all that matters is getting to the end with you and the baby safe. You are doing the right thing and will have a beautiful baby boy at the end. Keeping you in my thoughts today. Lots of love!

@miss-spunkin:  Good luck!  You're going to meet your son today, and that will be amazing!  I know it's hard, but try not to stress about the induction.  The most important thing right now is your health and the health of your baby.  However your birth unfolds, just keep those two things in mind.