Ahem.
Right, so I went to see my midwife yesterday and was told that I'm still not dilated at all. Actually, I believe the first words she used were "Jeez, where is your cervix?" so you can imagine how comfortable that exam was. I scheduled an appointment for next Friday to get a non-stress test. If I have the kid before then great! Swell! Cancel the appointment! If I'm (god forbid) still pregnant I go in to get monitored and based on what they see we'll schedule an induction for some time before the 18th. But there's no way I'll still be pregnant next Friday, right? Haha ha?
Whereas for the past few weeks I was so ready to go into labor at any point I have now resigned myself to the fact that this kid is nice and comfortable in there and I really don't plan on meeting my baby until at least the middle to end of next week, which: meh. I'm sick and tired of being hugely pregnant and miserably uncomfortable and all the freaking waiting, but at the same time it's getting old going to bed every night thinking 'maybe I'll wake up in a few hours with contractions!'
Joe has been calling me at least twice a day just to see how I'm feeling, which usually involves me feeling cranky because the phone just woke me up from a nap. Every time I complain about an ache or pain (see also: often) he says 'maybe you'll have a baby soon!' Which, aw, but oh my god this kid is never coming out why don't you just accept that fact and move on?
I keep telling myself I'm going to go for a long walk or find some stairs to climb or do something to work on getting this kid out of here but then I realize I tried walking all last week and guess what? still pregnant, so maybe I should just curl up on the couch in front of HGTV instead. It doesn't help that every time I google something like 'self-induction techniques' every single site ends its advice with 'just be sure to enjoy your time to yourself these past few weeks!' and I guess at this point I'm taking that advice to heart. That said, if there's anything that oh my god totally works just eat this enormous pizza and have some ice cream and that kid will be here in no time! let me know.
Although I will say I've been sitting on the damn exercise ball for weeks and still: not dilated. Grrr.
Um, yeah, let me also get to work on having this kid so I can write about something besides being pregnant, god. You know, like diapers and breastfeeding or something equally groundbreaking.
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I always thought walking was supposed to induce labor, too, and then a nurse told me that at the end, walking will almost ALWAYS start you contracting and feeling achy, but as soon as you rest it'll go away, so there's no point in exhausting yourself. REAL labor can sometimes be triggered by nipple stimulation or sex. That's all. So I was told. AFTER I had spent the week prior to having Eli walking circles around our house every night.
I still swear by the birth ball. But maybe it only works if you're ALREADY dilated somewhat?
Anyways, sorry you're still preggo, and sorry about the interruptions from your naps! I well remember feeling almost homocidal rage when being awakened from late-pregnancy naps. Like, I would violently hurl pillows across the room before actually answering the phone. So you're doing better than me!
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