No Baby Yet!!

BellaRaine · 07-10-2004, 10:31 AM

Well Sadie was due between June 28th and July 3rd. And still nothing!!I am going crazy! I guess my chances are good for a little stud if the ole saying is correct "They take longer than a filly to cook". Her udder is real big and she is soft around her tell head and has been for a month! Her belly is huge!! And, And, And I am going CRAZY!!LOL can you tell? Any help guys!!

Debralynb · 07-10-2004, 11:04 AM

Sounds like the next step is waxing (although mine had very little waxing). I read either on this forum or one of my books that they will "nest". McKenna did just that within about 36 hours of foaling. Good luck to you and can't wait to see pics.
Deb

BellaRaine · 07-10-2004, 11:14 AM

What kind of nesting? Like wanting to stay in same spot or area? She has a corral and connecting stall for the birth but I haven't noticed any thing different in her actions other than maybe a little pacing(?). I haven't seen any wax. Her belly doesn't seem as wide just deep like it has dropped!

Debralynb · 07-10-2004, 12:04 PM

What McKenna did was take some of the hay and put it in the corner - it was quite a bit of it too. I don't know if that was coincidence or not, but as long as I had her stalled she never did it until the end. I remember telling my dad that I expected her to foal Sunday because of the nesting and I thought (but wasn't sure) she was waxing a tiny bit. I cleaned her stall that night and sure enough the next morning we woke up to Mystic.

Deb

monica-n-shiloh · 07-10-2004, 12:26 PM

This is the key Ive found to predicting what night she will go. Basically watch for your horse to do anything abnormal or break her normal ritual for a night. The night she doesnt do what she usually does will be the night she delivers.

Watch for pacing, stall walking, restlessness, laying down and getting up alot, sweating, looking at stomach...stuff like that

Dont watch for just waxing because some mares dont wax much if at all and you can end up missing out!

Paint_luver · 07-10-2004, 01:27 PM

Be patient and look for signs like Monica-n-Shiloh said. The baby can't stay in there forever!!! Let us know when she does foal finally!!

BellaRaine · 07-10-2004, 04:04 PM

Thanks for everyone's advice!! I am still waiting. She has been pacing alot but I don't know if it is because she is wanting something to eat or not cause she is alittle pig!! She hasn't been restless or anything like that, but we hope it will be soon.

buggywhipp · 07-10-2004, 04:31 PM

Hang in there Bella I'm sure she'll give you a baby real soon.

07-10-2004, 10:31 AM	#1
BellaRaine Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 322	No Baby Yet!! Well Sadie was due between June 28th and July 3rd. And still nothing!!I am going crazy! I guess my chances are good for a little stud if the ole saying is correct "They take longer than a filly to cook". Her udder is real big and she is soft around her tell head and has been for a month! Her belly is huge!! And, And, And I am going CRAZY!!LOL can you tell? Any help guys!!

07-10-2004, 01:27 PM	#6
Paint_luver Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 5,888 Images: 297 Blog Entries: 137	Be patient and look for signs like Monica-n-Shiloh said. The baby can't stay in there forever!!! Let us know when she does foal finally!! __________________ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed ." Ralph Waldo Emerson

07-10-2004, 04:31 PM	#8
buggywhipp Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,773 Images: 115	Hang in there Bella I'm sure she'll give you a baby real soon. __________________ ~Angie~ Limoges 2006 Rheinland Pfalz-Saar colt by Le Mode SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Horses Are Addictive, Expensive, And May Impair The Ability To Use Common Sense.

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07-10-2004, 11:04 AM	#2
Debralynb Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 837 Images: 2	Sounds like the next step is waxing (although mine had very little waxing). I read either on this forum or one of my books that they will "nest". McKenna did just that within about 36 hours of foaling. Good luck to you and can't wait to see pics. Deb

07-10-2004, 11:14 AM	#3
BellaRaine Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 322	What kind of nesting? Like wanting to stay in same spot or area? She has a corral and connecting stall for the birth but I haven't noticed any thing different in her actions other than maybe a little pacing(?). I haven't seen any wax. Her belly doesn't seem as wide just deep like it has dropped!

07-10-2004, 12:04 PM	#4
Debralynb Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 837 Images: 2	What McKenna did was take some of the hay and put it in the corner - it was quite a bit of it too. I don't know if that was coincidence or not, but as long as I had her stalled she never did it until the end. I remember telling my dad that I expected her to foal Sunday because of the nesting and I thought (but wasn't sure) she was waxing a tiny bit. I cleaned her stall that night and sure enough the next morning we woke up to Mystic. Deb

07-10-2004, 04:04 PM	#7
BellaRaine Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 322	Thanks for everyone's advice!! I am still waiting. She has been pacing alot but I don't know if it is because she is wanting something to eat or not cause she is alittle pig!! She hasn't been restless or anything like that, but we hope it will be soon.