*stay in stay in stay in stay in stay in....

[swissair81]

I had 5 weeks of preterm contractions with dd2. She was born at 36 weeks & change. DS (my next baby) was almost 39 weeks & dd3 was 38 exactly.

[MamaMolly]

Lula came at 36 weeks, I just went into labor and waited too long to go in to get it stopped (I was poo-pooed by the on call OB, and was told I was over reacting. Ha! I showed her!) and with Dolly I got an enema and broke my water on her due date and she was born 4 hours later. The last month was H.A.R.D. Holy cow! Hard.

[sariana]

Both of my kids were preemies, but I went four weeks longer with DD (#2) than with DS (36 and 32 weeks, respectively). I was told it was likely I would go longer with the second, so odds are in your favor. Good luck!

[bostonsmama]

My mom went 5 weeks early with her first (after pushing around a Grand piano during a theater production), then went full term (40wks to the day) with her second (me) and then 3 weeks past dates with her 3rd.

My mom won't let me lift a thing!

And I don't think that exercise ball had anything to do w/ a woman giving birth at 35 wks twice.

[swissair81]

I started to go into mini labor at 35 weeks with DD2. I made the mistake of going and getting my toes done and got a leg massage. That night I had mini contractions and so the dr. sent me to the hospital and they gave me some evil drug to stop the contractions, which worked but it was caffeine and it kept me up most of the night.

So interesting. Usually they don't stop preterm labor once you hit 34 weeks.

[AnnieW625]

I had no idea! I wanted to get my toes done tomorrow too. I didn't know a leg massage could trigger labor. How on earth does that work?

It's all about reflexology and for whatever reason it worked for me. A pedicurist had advised me of that when I was very early pregnant with the baby we lost, but I never got that far in the pregnancy so I forgot until that time I was getting it done and she was already half way done. Again what works for some people doesn't effect others.

I didn't know either! I just got a spa gift card and was thinking of going for a massage before I have this baby. Mistake?

I would still go for a massage before having a baby and any good pre natal massage specialist should know what to do and what not to do.

This is what I definitely think put me into labor on my due date (the pedicure with leg massage).

I was planning on going back for a pedicure at 39 or 40 weeks too.

[luckytwenty]

I can no longer see my feet or comfortably groom them. I've been getting pedis every 3-4 weeks as I did with my other pregnancies...I had always thought that was a myth about labor and foot massage.

[Drag0nflygirl]

My mom went 5 weeks early with her first (after pushing around a Grand piano during a theater production.

Your mom and I are kindred spirits. DD probably made her debut because I was delivering\lifting two ottomans for one of my clients.

[KpbS]

Thinking of you and hoping your LO will stay put for a few more weeks! Put your feet up and no exerting yourself. I moved a giant heavy trashcan the day before DS2 was born and really shouldn't have.

[Drag0nflygirl]

Thanks. I couldn't take it anymore yesterday and went for the pedi. I think the girl knew to take it easy (she doesn't speak english, so I couldn't tell her). She usually gives a really intense massage and instead went really light. I can't tell you how much better my feet look!