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im due on July 22 also!  As of my appointment last Thursday, I was 50% effaced with no dilation.  He didnt check today, said he'd check next Thursday again.  Peanut's head is very high though, he doesnt know if she'll drop

@artbee: that is weird =o) My dr skipped this week, but said hed check again next week.  Im measuring a little small, and Peanut is measuring in the 56th percentile (I have weekly ultrasounds too) so shes a little small.  I still dont want to go any farther though lol

@Tatum: Thanks!  Unlike artbee though, my 3rd tri is D-R-A-G-G-I-N-G.  Its going so slowly.  

@artbee: lol, we are opposites there.  I had a super easy pregnancy and I will NOT miss it.  I will miss her moving around in there and reacting to DHs voice, but thats about it.  Even though I wasnt sick at all, Im not one of those people that likes being pregnant.  I know Im lucky, and I dont take that for granted at all, but to me its almost a nuisance at this point.  Im just over it.

Just wanted to say best of luck to all of you! The last month is the hardest but it'll be over before you know it and as soon as your little one is born you forget about it all. :)

@camrie: Thanks.  This last month has sucked.  Seriously.  Im just so tired and so done.  It seems like EVERYONE who has had a baby (or whose wives have) nod their heads in understanding like they totally get it when they ask how I am and I say "Im just done." lol.  I KNOW its not much time left, but right now 2-3 weeks seems like a damn eternity. 

@artbee: lucky =o)  No Im kidding, I get migraines too, so I know the pain there.  Like I said, I had an EASY pregnancy up until like 2-3 weeks ago.  I have carpal tunnel, she was transverse for so long she started separating my pelvic bones, ALL my weight is in the bump, so its heavy, and -heres the big thing-I miss my identity.  I work in finance, mostly male dominated, so Im that woman that knows my shit.  I take pride in that, and thats usually what gets talked about at the office and at my client meetings.  Since Ive been pregnant, its like nobody can talk about anything except my being pregnant (ans speculation about whether Ill actually come back to work, which I AM doing).  I appreciate the sentiment, but I miss being looked at as my old self and not just a pregnant person.  Stupid, I know, but that is super frustrating to me

@KellyV: Those last few weeks seem like an eternity and I was convinced I was going to be pregnant forever. You're totally right about the losing your identity - towards the end it seems like you just become "pregnant lady" plus you everything gets more difficult and you just want to be "normal" again.

Can't wait to see the updates from everyone!

Oh, good luck ladies! We're about to have babies coming out quickly! I'm going to keep an eye on this thread. It's SO much easier to see who is "on deck" next. :)

@cheese: Im so glad someone else gets it.  I mean, I would be asking too, but Im going to be a lot more sensitive in the future of what I ask to pregnant women, especially in my field.  They are sweet though, Im working from home now until she comes and they email me daily to see how everything is going lol.

@artbee: I didnt have mine stripped, but Im wondering if he'll do it tomorrow (38w 6d, same as you!) Im having a lot of tests run though, so Im thinking not as he wont want to speed up labor without those results.  Was it as bad as everyone says it is?

@artbee: No, I didnt dilate any more since my last appt.  They did send me over to L&D for a whoooole slew of tests though.  I have like 45 symptoms that point to my having pre-eclampsia or something, but I dont have it.  They hooked me up to monitors and talked about inducing me yesterday (I freaked out and cried) but decided that they didnt need to.  Im just "one of the 1% or so that gets all sorts of crazy symptoms but has no root cause."  So yeah.  Still waiting on the results of one more blood test, but the hospital seemed pretty certain I =m just weird =o)  And after that scare, Ive decided Im not as done as I thought I was.  I can wait a liiittle longer lol. 

@artbee: Yeah my dr kept saying it was the swelling until he took a closer look and realized how bad it was.  Its funny bc on top Im the same size as before.  SEriously, from the front I dont look pregnant.  But my legs and feet are SO swollen.  Even the drs at the hospital were like "wow thats not normal."  They were all shocked when the pre-e tests came back negative. They even did a blood test to see if maybe the protein just wasnt showing up in my urine...nope.  Ill keep my fingers crossed for you!  Im at the point now where Im ok with waiting a bit longer.  After that meltdown yesterday and another one today...Ive decided I can wait a few more weeks lol.  I say that now.  Im sure Ill be eating those words in a few days