The waiting game is on (Over!)

[fanov8]

I've been keeping up with your thread while waiting for my girls to hurry up! So sorry to hear about Murielle! Fingers crossed the other gals don't keep you waiting too long! I had a FF go to day 162! It was a miserable wait!!

 

[Sweetened]

This waiting thing is driving me nuts. I thought it would be better being home with them mentally, hasn't helped. Now I'm worried about them waiting to kid out until I've gone back to work on Tuesday. That would be not good, considering the weather.

Agnes's ligaments are back. Gretels seem to have loosened slightly, but I'm also getting desperate at this point.

 

[Sweetened]

I broke down after nightmares all night of losing the other kids when they were born and decided to hang heat lamps, and I hate those things. They mortify me since we ended up with a fire in the coop from one breaking and falling. So I wired them up to the side of the kennel/run they're in and made sure they were good and secure.

During this time, Agnes squatted like a dog would to go to the bathroom, not like a goat, and appeared to give one huge push. Her stomach widened, her tail head raised up but she didn't make a noise. I ran over to her and she still has her ligaments. She chose to bring up cud at me as if to ask what the big deal was. I'm assuming she was working on moving the kid?

Today is day 149

 

[Bucking Adoeable Fainters]

Oh you poor thing. I'm so sorry. Remember you are doing everything possible for the girls and future kids.

Definitely sounds like she was stretching to move the kids....push those babies to the birth canal!!!!! My girls are doing the same, stretching, yawning, and the cud burps are so lovely!
Yesterday Marilyn came over to me, set her head on my leg and began to push and grunt. I just told her I'm ready and waiting to mama!!!!

 

[Sweetened]

Agnes is loosening off again. I have a theory and we will see if we are right:
When Agnes gets discharge, it'll be within a few hours and her ligs will 'go' for the last time then.
When Gretel's ligs actually soften, she'll mean business as I've only noticed a slight change in them over the past week or so.

Day 150.

 

[Sweetened]

Agnes's tailhead has more of an angle to it. While I was in there, it would go down, but she would seem uncomfortable and it would raise back up. Tail isn't arching, bag looks to have filled up since I was last out.

Bet y'all are sick of the play by play -.- Sorry, I plan to record all this in a journal after the fact.

 

[fanov8]

Hey it's your thread post what ya want to! I enjoy reading it so keep it up!! Hurry up girls!

 

[Bucking Adoeable Fainters]

I think your doing awesome! And it sound like the girls are finally getting uncomfortable and serious! They need to have them so you can spend time with babies before work!
Commmmmmmon ladies!

 

[Pioneer Chicken]

Nope, don't mind at all; it's your thread anyway. Hey, at least next year, you can look back at this thread to get an idea of what to expect! I started journal-keeping last year and am so glad I did; well worth it. Of course, that doesn't mean our does won't throw us for a loop. Silly critters.

 

[Sweetened]

I agree.

Both girls are doing the stand-like-a-deficating-dog and push stance, but I don't think they are in labour, just moving baby (or babies) around. When Gretel does it, she backs up and looks at her back end and side, I'm sure she's confused about what's going on.

One other thing I have found doing pooch checks for discharge is Agnes's pooch is in a constant state of repeated flexing. I don't know how else to word it, almost like she's doing Keigle exercises? Has anyone observed this before?

They're both doing a lot of scratching at their bellies, both sides, I don't know if it's due to discomfort or what. I checked the bedding and their coat/skin to make sure there weren't any creepy crawlies and there's not.

Murielle is still doing fine. She's on Oregano oil just in case to ward off infection. I 'bumped' her that day to see if there was anything else in there so I think she'll be fine.