I WAS so pregnant!

Poststructural Pub
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Unusual names are great. Go easy on the teachers, though. I have around 200 names to remember each year, and the kids expect me to spell and pronounce all of them correctly. :laughing: They are often disappointed.

T

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Riding in a skiff with an outboard motor, when it’s a bit choppy out, is a great way to induce.

With my first one, the baby decided to be ready at the moment when the skiff wouldn’t start, and the borrowed station wagon at the harbor wouldn’t either, when we finally got there. If there’s no way to get to the hospital and you know it, don’t tell Linus! Just expect him at the least convenient hour…

Wishing you well, Jessie. And you look gorgeous.

Jennie

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Thank you, Jennie.

Joey was already out of me for a week and a half at this point. Linus is so big. Last night Dan’s eyes were big as he had his hand on the top of my belly and Linus was moving his hand around using only his behind. The indigestion is killing me during the night. Pepcid AC twice a day and tons of chewable Maalox pills aren’t doing it.

But now it’s Friday and I have to hope I don’t start until Monday, so my mom can be here.

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Well, judging by other things in life, all you need to do is hope it won’t happen until Monday to hurry things along :laughing: ! Sorry about the indigestion—that sounds awful.

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Jessie, you have my sympathy and empathy. I think I looked like you just before my daughter (2nd child) was born. I refused to be weighed the last week because if I had broken the 200 pound barrier, I didn’t want to know! I remember taking my son (then 3 1/2) to the fair, watching him ride the kiddy rides, with me drinking water by the quart and having it all turn up in my ankles. Strangers would walk by, smile, ask ‘‘When is the baby due?’’ and then blanch when I’d say ‘‘Yesterday’’ – as if I might give birth any moment, there beside the merry-go-round :astonished: . My daughter was 2 weeks late, but healthy. She weighed exactly 10 pounds and was a beautiful, easy baby who grew into a delightful person (she’s 12 now). She was well worth waiting for, and Linus will be, too.

In order to induce labor so that her grandma could meet her before having to leave, I took castor oil (on the advice of my midwife). It took two doses, but it worked. Mixed with straight lemon juice, it isn’t as bad going down as you’d think.

Good luck, and keep us posted!

P.S.: Regarding unusual names or spellings: We named our first child Eli. We liked the name, and also thought people would always know how to spell and pronounce it, and that he was a boy. Ha! No matter what you name your child, people will get it wrong. Starting in babyhood, nurses at the doctor’s office would pronounce it as ‘‘Ellie’’ and think he was a girl. People always think it’s short for Elijah or Elias. Some want to spell it ‘‘Ely.’’ So, we named the second child ‘‘Maura’’ and simply taught her to spell out ‘‘M–A–U–R–A’’ when she was two.

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Thanks for the post, Sarah. Yesterday we took Joey to a lovely, shaded playground at the park and everyone asked me when I am due. Wow, Sarah, I hope Linus doesn’t make it to 10 pounds before he comes out of me!

I have an appointment on Monday morning with a massage therapist who insists that she has a special technique to induce labor. Until then, my mom isn’t here and I don’t want to start.

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I REALLY don’t want to have the baby today (having a birthday of September 11th would seriously hurt his social life), but tomorrow would be nice!

Nothing is happening. Today, though, I am going to have a massage with a woman who says she can do something to my ankles and bring on labor within a couple of days. We’ll see.

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WITHOUT GETTING MEDICAL ABOUT THIS…
My ex-girlfriend is a licensed acupuncturist/massagist. From listening to her stories, I would agree there are pressure points in the feet and ankles that (foot reflexology?) can bring on metabolic changes.

At the very least, your feet will feel better !!

Jessie, best of luck on a smooth delivery.

:slight_smile:

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All of Chiffdom is now alternating between holding its breath and practising its breathing exercises to give you vicarious strength.

Hats off to all the heroic women that have given us our own lives and those of our children. I don’t know how you don’t just tell us guys to get lost.

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For without them, we would certainly not be as aware of our shortcomings.

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:laughing: Or, as someone once told my husband when something had gone well for him at work, “Behind every successful man stands a surprised woman.”

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:laughing: Or, as someone once told my husband when something had gone well for him at work, “Behind every successful man stands a surprised woman.”[/quote]

that’s HILARIOUS !!! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Mary

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“If a man says something in the woods and his wife isn’t around to hear it, is he still wrong?”

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My husband liked this one too :laughing: .

I guess we will get our next Linus-Watch report tomorrow morning. I wonder how the massage was? How are the ankles? Any sign that Linus is thinking of making an appearance?

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retorical you are…

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Still no labor. Hmph!

The massage was a bit hard for my taste, even though I tend to like it rather deep. Every time I asked her to lay off a little on pressure, she said “don’t you want to go into labor?”

Dan drove in to work today (rather than taking the train) just in case. My mom is here and my dad has his suitcase packed. But nothing is happening!!!

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BOO!

(I was thinking maybe a little jolt might help get things started.)

Best wishes,
Jerry

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Sometimes an unexpectedly loud](http://www3.sympatico.ca/dj.moulton/realtarzan.mp3%22%3Eloud) sound is supposed to do the trick.

djm

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Morning. Nothing!

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Oy. You’re making me really glad I’m a guy. Hang in there…it will all be worth it…
Tom