Well, I'm due this Thursday, which is only 3 or 4 days away (depending upon if you count Thursday or not). Tomorrow morning I have to call the Women's Clinic and beg to be squeezed in to see my midwife during the day. I usually have my appts on Monday, but last week when I tried to schedule one they told me she was booked. HUH? Lame-ola. So, my official appt is scheduled for Wednesday. Anyways, I have still felt basically the same. I have had some kind of cramping (every once in a blue moon) in my stomach, but who knows if those are contractions or not? A friend of mine said that she thinks they are. But they are completely inconsistent. I am wondering if I have even progressed at all since my appt a week ago.
I have a feeling they may want to induce me if I don't have the baby on my own by Thursday. My first instinct is "ok let's do it!" but then I wonder if that is a bad idea if my body isn't "ready" on its own. I have heard both opinions for and against induction. Some say it makes things go quickly, others say the opposite--that labor could be dragged out for twice as long and the baby could get stressed. So I guess for now I'll just see what the midwife says and go from there. The only thing I am worried about is the baby getting too big and making delivery a bit difficult. Last Tuesday he weighed in at 8 lbs, 7 oz. That should put him over 9 lbs by his due date.
We still don't have a solid name. Not even close. That is crazy! I'm hoping when we see his face a light goes off and it just comes to me. But knowing how I am with decisions, especially big ones--I'm in trouble!
The other crazy thing is that I feel like this is all a joke and that I'm never going to really have a baby, much less feel like this child is actually MY CHILD. It's so surreal and strange! I hardly feel pregnant! (except for leaning over and turning over in bed) Heh heh. I'm sure as impatient as I am now for him to come and get all this labor business over with, as soon as he gets here I'll probably be like, "put him back! put him back!" Guess we'll have to wait and see!
3 comments:
You gotta love the waiting period! Just a few days seriously feels like FOREVER!!!! Logan was 5 days late. Actually, I went into labor 4 days late, but I was in labor so stinking long that by the time he was born (via c-section) it was 5 days later. I felt the same as you. I kind of wanted my body to go into labor on its own rather than be induced.I had the option to be induced, but I chose to wait, and my water broke the day after they would have induced me, so it was all good. My friend just had her third baby, and all her pregnancies always go like 2 weeks over. That's just how her body works, and it is normal for her.Yikes! It will happen sooner or later, and then once the baby is here, time will seem to go by super fast! Sleep in while you can!
HEY MAMA! I know days feel like months, but pretty soon the months will fly by like days and you'll be like "hey, I didn't have to wake up to feed him, change diapers - i knew right where he was at and what he was doin when he was in my belly!" It will be here before ya know it, and you'll probably be happiest to let your body do what it was made to do... have that babay!
We're all so excited for you! I know the surreal feeling - I still feel that way sometimes. Especially when I watch them sleep. They are their own little selfs, and they dont always look like me and J. Just sometimes...
so excited for thursday to come, and hope it comes sooner for you. fingers crossed he's healthy and good to his mama!!
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