Will She Come Soon?

Oh I hope she comes soon. What do you plan on naming her? Have you picked something out yet? Keep us updated on what happens. :)

Keep us updated. I hope you have a friend or some family to take you to the hospital and to call, since you are feeling anxious.

We will all be waiting for your news. It would be great if your husband had a few days with the baby. Yes, it will hurt a bit (although I think an epideral is the best thing ever created) but it is so worth it!!!

Selene, I did the same thing when Andrew was born. In fact, my doctor told me not to even go home. I had no choice but to since I had to pick up my kids from the sitter's and finish packing my bags. But that was on a Tuesday and I went into actual labor Thursday night. Midnight check-in at the hospital and he was born 3 hours later! Not saying yours will be the same way, but hopeful similar. You will be sore for the next day, walking will be difficult, but it does speed up the process!

It is most likely the baby moving. If it was labor pains, you would know. Babies like to come in the middle of the night, so be prepared!

Keep us updated! How exciting!

I'll be saying a prayer for you and your daughter...keep walking as long as you can...it helps. I ended up with c-sections but labored with my first and I remember that the walking before helped my back labor not to be as intense. Keep us posted and let us know when we have a new member of "gather"! :-D

Stay as active as you can. I worked full time on my feet (retail) with all three of my girls and not one of them waited until their due date.

Good Luck Selene. We'll be waiting to hear the news.

Oh, I have a feeling that they "stripped your membranes"... That hurt... I loved the epidural, I thought it was a handy medication/procedure to have around. Good luck with the delivery and I hope your daughter's arrival is "smooth and safe..."

Good luck hope you have her soon. With no complications and don't forget to count the fingers and toes I did with all 4 of mine.

With my 3rd child, I was scheduled to be induced on December 28th (I was due December 24th, but my doctor didn't want me going too far over). Late on December 26th, we drove through a blizzard to a town 15 minutes away (an hour long trip in the blizzard), thinking I was in labor.

Alas, those darn braxton hicks contractions! Anyway, they told me if I wanted, they would put down that the medical reason they kept me over night would be for observations, so I could see my doctor first thing in the morning when he made his rounds.

Because I was going to be induced the next day, my doctor gave me the option of returning home, or getting induced a full day ahead, and I said sure.

At 8:00am on the dot, he broke my water. No medicines, no painful procedure, etc. He said if I didn't go into labor by 9am, they would give me petocin to kick me into labor.

Fortunatly for me, I had my first contraction 2 minutes after 8am. And they came with lightening speed. By 10am, I was in screaming pain, and the nurses thought it was my first baby because of the screaming. Unfortunatly for me, they didn't get either a doctor (mine was at his office by then) or an anesthesiologist (I think I just butchered how that is spelled) in the room quick enough.

Gillian was born at 10:57am with no doctors, no prepared room, and the she litterally landed on the bed. I knew she was coming (you feel a different pressure when it is time to push), and I remember crossing my legs, holding tight, and looking at the nurse and saying, "I have to push, this baby isn't waiting!"

She took my hand and said, "Honey, push then." After getting permission, I didn't wait, and neither did she. 3 pushes later, her head was free and being cleaned out, 1 push later, she was laying on the bed between my legs. Still no doctor, with about 5 nurses rushing around the room trying to get the bassinet and heat lamps and monitors all set up.

The point is, your baby will come, and when it's time, it will feel like it's too fast.

Good luck!

Nonalee- I completly agree, epidurals are heaven sent.

I got one with my first. But #2, my doctor wouldn't check on me until I was further dialated, and waited until I was too far to get it. #3 simply came too fast.

Selene - We'll be waiting for birth announcement!