Defender of the People - I like that.
(Also works great for a girl - Alexandra - or all gender encompassing Alex).
I’m getting excited for you and for the great joy a new baby brings.
I told my two close friends that I would have a baby by 30, as a joke, since they had each had their firsts at 28 and 29. My firstborn arrived after 12 hours of labor and an emergency c-section - on my 30th birthday. (March 30th is a wonderful day to have a baby!) Also, this Aries loves turquoise.
High liver numbers is why my niece was induced.
My firstborn came at 12:10 am on my 30th birthday. I purposely didn’t push hard so he would come on July 14 (a wonderful day for a birthday when you live in Maine). ?. I was born in 62 and he in 92. Sometimes I mix up the years on forms.
@MaineLonghorn My daughter was born 3 day before my 30th birthday. I also have been know to giving her birthday instead of my own when asked at doctor’s appointments and such! Sometimes one gets funny looks when saying they were born in 1987, when it is obviously not possible!
The birth of Ren is something good to look forward.
S1’s due date was the day before my birthday. I really didn’t want to have to spend my birthday in the hospital. S1 cooperated and was born 2 weeks early. I like to say it was the last time he cooperated, since he was my argumentative, oppositional child.
My birthday is not a great day in my family. Both my grandfather and great grandma passed away on my birthday (3rd and 12th). I’m glad kiddo isn’t due any time around my birthday.
I was really hoping for that 4/20 baby but I knew pretty early that it wasn’t going to happen. (The plan from the beginning was always to induce at 39 weeks.)
I’m excited for you and can’t wait to hear of Ren’s safe arrival!
And I’m kinda hoping for April 5th because it’s my birthday 
How about 4-5-20?
4x5=20
I’m pretty late to the party (I’ve been taken a bit of a hiatus from CC during application season and in the wake of the new format which has taken some getting used to). I just wanted to say how absolutely thrilled I am for you and for Mr. R., @romanigypsyeyes!! Baby Ren is a lucky child indeed to have you as parents!!!
Just reading that some hospitals are saying no birth partners in delivery rooms due to the virus. I hope your hospital still allows Mr. R. in with you.
@kiddie it’s terrifying. So many of my parent groups who have babies due around the same time are learning that they can’t have their partners there. It just seems so unnecessarily cruel, especially if you have a live-in partner.
Some are even considering home births now - something that everyone has shut down because this is the WORST time to ever consider a home birth.
Right now, both my mom and Mr R are allowed until the baby gets there. Then my mom has to leave.
Part of me wants to have this baby sooner rather than later just to make sure I can at least have Mr R there. I truly can’t imagine going through this without someone there.
The good thing is that the L&D entrance is different from the rest of the hospital and there’s no cross-contamination between the units because the Women & Children’s hospital is essentially another hospital. (The hospitals are connected but separate, if that makes sense.) I’m hoping that lessens the chance that they will shut down the partners.
So excited for you, Romani!!
I was induced at 36 weeks (I had toxemia) and it went fine. My niece just had a induced labor in center city Seattle – everyone is fine and healthy and home safe. They did indeed have many measures in place to safeguard families, and her husband was allowed to be there. No visitors, but that’s okay. So we will hope for that, for you.
Best of labors to you!
I just saw a news story about how midwives and other medical professionals are petitioning to make hospitals change their pandemic polices and allow the birth partner in the room. It didn’t really make sense to exclude the partner given that most likely they will be living with the new mom and baby anyway!
@kiddie good! I have several friends who work specifically in hospital epid and they cannot figure out for the life of them what the logic is for excluding partners like this - especially if they’re not showing any symptoms. Excluding those with a fever and/or cough is one thing, but asymptomatic? And no known contact? AND having been quarantined for 2+ weeks, as many partners have thanks to just general everything? It just makes no sense.
Well we’re off to our last ultrasound (still have bi-weekly non-stress tests until baby gets here, but this is the last measurement ultrasound… hopefully) and we’ll find out our induction date. Unless it’s soon though, I still have a feeling baby is going to come early on their own schedule lol.
Well we’re down to one support person in labor. I really hoped my mom could be there but we all understand.
Did you get an induction date?
you will hear a ton of birth stories in the next half year because moms like to share! Like college admissions they are all different. I did want to share about my 4 inductions: they all turned out great. (ok; one came so fast that I couldn’t have any pain relief – but they all in the end it was great). SO - if you are induced - know that there are millions of good stories about induction. You’ll be in great hands.
@VeryHappy
Nope we’re waiting for MFM now.
Ultrasound looked great. 8/8 on biophysical profile and estimate 6 lb 7 oz. Baby’s head is engaged.
Mr r was allowed to go to the ultrasound with me but not the MFM appointment 
Induction Monday night at 37 weeks exactly.
NOW I’m freaking out.