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Our very own moderator Mary Reichardt was due to have her first child Saturday. Let's help her count down the days! Offer advice, tips ... and support

I'm first.

Mary, I cannot wait to meet the new baby, Baby R's future best friend. Aw. You are almost there. Any day now. I promise, it will be over with before you know it. Say goodbye to good sleep. Oh yeah, that already ended, didn't it?

Ok, I'll be 2nd. (Its so quiet in here!)

Mary girl, that ladd is so comfotable in you and so nice n' warm he don't wanna ome out! LOL

You poor thing. I think of you every day and wonder if you are having that baby. If I see you at the pinic still popping, we gonna have to do something about that. What's that game people play at birthday parties? the one with the donkey? (LOL)

LOL...just kidding. Suzy is right, enjoy the last days of your life with your hubby as it is now, cuz one that ladd is out, it will make whole new changes in your life....but one to love and enjoy the rest of your adult life!

Safe hugz!

STILL PREGNANT!!! uuuggghhhh. I want to see my baby! I just cannot believe how long it takes to get a baby but then again we are making an actual PERSON (which I still can't wrap my head around).

It is an amazing and beautiful process. The waiting is so hard, kind of brought me back to being a kid and just dying to open those Christmas gifts! As we get older, it is hard to retain the excitement and joy we felt as children. However, I would have to say that waiting for a baby to be born can actually top the excitement, and marvel at the wonders of the world..we took for granted as children ourselves. I recall looking at woman w/ little children, when I was a week past due, and thinking "their kids came out, why won't mine?" You will get there! Then you can join the club of woman on this site who have probably gotten really good at typing w/ one hand!

I was two weeks and 1 day late with my last one...come to think of it I was two weeks late with #1 and 9 days late with #2. The last one was #3. So I can much relate. My husband and I used to go for evening walks...(really really slow )....and the neighbors would all be calling out "no baby yet huh". Just hang in there. I remember I used to try to rest and I just couldn't the nesting urge was so strong I couldn't stop tinkering with the nursery and everything. How are you feeling??? Any contractions yet?? I remember I was almost 3 centimeters dialated for the last week and I felt so much pressure all the time. We're all there with you in our hearts!!

Karen

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Karen,
I was two weeks overdue with my third as well. What horrible waiting that was for me. I never want to do that again.

So, Mary, how are you feeling as you read this?

Suzy, I guess some of us just tend to go over due. They said as long as she wasn't getting too big and my amniotic fluid was Ok( I had a slow leak)that I could go up to two weeks over...they induced me on two weeks and one day....

Mary...be sure to give Suzy the heads up when you do go in so we can all be holding good thoughts and prayers for you.

I actually was scheduled to be induced on two weeks over exactly. They wouldn't let me go over that because of his size. He was a 9-pounder. But he came on his own just as we walked into the hospital to be induced. I guess he didn't want anyone to make him, haha.

I love that my doctor gave me a due date range from June 30th to July 4th. I think it is so easy to expect the baby to be born the day the doctor says the baby is due when you just have one date. Of course, I could still go past the 4th, but at least it won't seem that much longer with the 5 day span he gave me!

Sometimes babies take longer than others to come, but hang in there. Your body will not let you stay pregnant forever!

As an adoptive mom, I never had to go through this....and usually in adoption, they don't proceed with the "adoption plan" until during or after the 2nd trimester....so I never waited more than 3 months for any of my babies...so a pregnancy of 9 months (and then some) sounds absolutely barbaric to me, LOL! I just couldn't stand it! I'm a very impatient person. So I really don't have any personal experience to share with you, but know that your in my prayers!

Aww..Mary....Hang in there and go walk around the mall!! Seriously, it worked for my mom and every other mom I mentioned it to!
The last few weeks are always the hardest but so worth it...before you know it you will be up all night loving your little one Can't wait to meet him!

Well I walked the mall today for 2 hours (in between sit breaks and chik-fil-a) and my husband is out playing basketball but checking the phone every 20 minutes because I have it on some insider information that tonight is the night (see "moon" post) so...I get disheartened hearing how many women go so far over their due dates and I know I may be setting myself up for disappointment each night hoping and praying for a contraction (I know I'll eat those words later) but what else is there to do at this point? Thank you girls for all your support!

<----- Keeping fingers crossed that the full moon does it's magic tonight

I've got my fingers crossed for you. Some of the old wives tales that I have heard are walking, eating chinese food, sex and drinking caster oil. I can't say that I know if any of them work but I did all 3 in one day (Not the caster oil)and woke up at 4:30 the next morning in labor so who knows - I was a week overdue and willing to try just about anything at that point.

Hang in there though, I promise you won't stay pregnant forever!!!