Not gonna lie, epidurals are pretty awesome… That is the only update I can muster at this time… We still have a ways to go!
This is happening…
We are leaving in approximately a half an hour to induce this labor.
Even though a pretty big part of me thinks little Billy is just fine in there and could keep on cooking I simply cannot ignore the opinions of a few doctors who do not think I’ve got quite enough juices inside to keep him healthy for much longer.
It’s a little terrifying and disappointing… inducing as opposed to going into labor naturally, but what are you gonna do? I want a happy healthy baby. That’s what I want the most, so in with that in mind it is also exhilarating and exciting.
I have no idea the path this induction will take. This may be my last post until I announce little Billy’s arrival. Or I could be sitting around at the hospital for several hours waiting for some action in which case I might be back to share some more thoughts.
Wish me luck!
40 weeks!
Just photos today. No words. I have no words.
Just kidding :) I just feel like I’ve said enough for a couple of days.
My patience comes and goes. I can wait til he’s ready, I promise!
40 +1
One day past my due date. Playing the waiting game like it’s my job.
Early Labor signs I am NOT experiencing:
Nesting. I feel like I have already done this… sort of. But I don’t think I ever did it to the degree that some books describe. Uncontrollable bouts of cleaning? The desire to wipe down or dust every exposed surface in the house? Organizing and re-organizing to the point of psychosis? Not so much. I mean, the baby’s room is good to go. I wander in there every now and then looking for something to do to no avail. But there is certainly dirt in this house and a terribly disorganized closet and a bathroom that will NEVER be truly clean… and frankly I don’t give a crap. Maybe I have yet to experience this surge of “nesting” and it is still to come. Somehow I doubt it.
Baby drops. I think this has happened a little. People who look at my weekly pictures seem to think so as well. My doctor says he isn’t in the high and floating region, but she didn’t exactly quote me a “station” position that makes me feel like he’s really moved down into my pelvis. I don’t feel the jabs in my ribs as much as I used to so that’s about my only real sign that he has in fact dropped a bit… but I am still not entirely convinced. Can you tell I am beginning to feel like this baby is going to stay in there forever? And I am only one day past my due date… hardee har har.
Loss of Mucus Plug. This is another I am not so sure about. If I did lose it I never saw it. But a lot of women just flush it away without seeing it. I’m not quite dilated even a centimeter. Does that mean it could still be in there? Or does ANY dilation indicate the loss off the mucus plug? I keep forgetting to ask my doctor about this. Seems somewhat irrelevant.
Diarrhea. I’m still pooping hard and good and semi regular. I’ve never wanted diarrhea so bad.
Alright I guess that’s it. I’m just being a little negative because I want this baby out. The only clear sign I have that he could be coming soon is that fact that my cervix is at least softening… though it can be soft for quite some time. At least it isn’t hard as a rock or anything. Other than that though I haven’t really felt any different for days and days and days. Sometimes late at night I think I am feeling a little… weird, but I’m not counting my chickens.
My big concern now is really just that Billy is doing okay. I had my first NST yesterday where they monitored his heart rate and movement for 25 minutes and checked the fluid levels. The doctor seemed to think they were fine, but judging by her face I’m not convinced they were GREAT. He didn’t move a whole lot in that 25 period. Sometimes he moves so much more than other times. That was not a very active period. She thought the fluid looked okay. I didn’t see a whole lot of blank spaces on the monitor (where she was measuring the levels), but what do I know about reading ultrasound images? I get another NST on Thursday. I plan to ask more probing questions about Monday’s results in comparison to Thursday’s and really try to get a good answer about how he is doing in there. If they have any reason to believe we should get this labor going we might as well do it. I’m not exactly excited about the idea of Pitocin and crazy contractions, but at the same time I feel prepared. I feel like I have been psyching myself up for this for days and the longer I have to wait the more I will come down from this psyched up state. I think the husband is getting impatient too.
Alright enough complaining for today. I’ll try to be more positive next time!
Today was my due date and no baby. I wasn’t really expecting him to come on or before his due date, but I’m still a little disappointed. A friend of mine who wasn’t due until May 16th had her baby boy today. I’m very happy for her, but not gonna lie, I’m a little jealous. Is this what mommy-envy feels like?
Haven’t checked in in over 24 hours… No baby yet. But mind you I haven’t even hit my due date yet. All this Super moon nonsense had my brain thinking I might actually go into labor early, but I really think that’s unlikely as this kid does not seem to be giving me any signs of going anywhere anytime soon. He is far too content in there. I will surely go to my next OB appointment on the first day of my 40th week. We will discuss how late I am willing to go and we will check on baby to make sure there is no reason I need to be induced. Sigh… I’m willing to wait til he comes naturally, but I sure would like to see his little face sooner than later.
39 weeks!
I brought everyone up to speed pretty much with my last post so there isn’t much to say here.
I feel good today… 4 days from my due date.
I know at this stage a lot of pregnant women are saying “GET THIS BABY OUT OF ME!!!” But honestly, other than not wanting to squander too much of my maternity leave without a baby to share it with, I’m not really in any rush. I’m not inordinately uncomfortable or anything so I’m still on board with going to and beyond my due date… we’ll see.
I think I’m going to go out for a walk in a few minutes… let’s see if I still feel the same when I get back :)
Day Three of Maternity Leave
Today is the third day of my maternity leave… and it is also Wednesday which is usually the day when I do my belly photos… but oh my gosh I am just not feeling it today. Should have done them earlier. This whole not going to work thing is throwing off my rhythm (as well as cutting down on my circulation and making my feet poofier). I am going to do the photos tomorrow. I promise both you (who probably don’t really care that much) and myself (I do care!!!).
I back tracked a little bit as far as my “extracting myself from work” progress is concerned. Yesterday I only worked 2 hours, but today I was back up to about 4 spread out throughout the day. Just too many things to take care of! I am hoping to get most of it out of my system this week and then only have to deal with “emergencies” for the next 5 weeks.
Today was also my 39 week OB follow up appointment. This appointment was only 5 days after my last one so there wasn’t a whole lot of progress made. Though I guess once again I am softer and possibly even slightly more dilated. I might actually be at one centimeter!!! Nothing to write home about though… I am going to try to start walking a bit more (as much as I can muster) and perhaps some sexy times with the hubs. Maybe between those two things and the “Supermoon” this weekend I will manage to go into labor before my next appointment on Monday the 7th which is my exact due date.
Oh! And I can’t forget to mention that I somehow put on 5 more pounds since my appointment 5 days ago!! I am half convinced the scale was busted… my doctor thinks it is probably just a bunch of last minute water weight… yet another thing probably caused by my no longer going into the office and just sitting on my rumpus here at home all day :( Still all in all my wain gain is not bad and I am very lucky because most if not all of it is going to shed with the simple act (ha simple) of pushing out this child.
So today kind of flew by! Even without a big ‘ol nap in the middle of the day. I was up at 8:15am and here it is already almost 7pm and I don’t feel like I accomplished a whole lot. Just work, doctor, and Babies R Us run.
Tomorrow there will be work (hopefully 2 hours or less), belly photos, a walk, and then Vampire Diaries and Big Bang Theory with my bestie. If I get that much done I will feel great!
