Lordy, I'm becoming a one-woman posting machine <g>.

I just wanted to say, Ali- don't panic about going over your due date. I was always told that more than 50% of babies are born after their due date, so it's not uncommon. What happened to us *is* uncommon, though. If I could go back in time, there are two things I would want to know about:

1. Hiccups. Sophie had long bouts of hiccups, all the time. Hiccups are completely normal for babies in pregnancy, but extended bouts (more than 20 minutes) more than 5 times a day can be an indicator of fetal distress.

2. Fetal movement/ kick counts. My doctor told me not to worry about doing fetal kick counts because DD was so active. But if I had been doing them, I would have known much earlier that there was a problem. We estimate she had stopped moving about 12 hours before she was born- things would have been much different if I'd caught it earlier. It would be really easy to get paranoid about keeping track, so really- I think your best bet is just to go with your mother's intuition. I know mine saved my daughter's life.

Besides, you could go any day now! Best of luck with the birth- I hope it all goes great

Claire