Friday night I thought for sure I was having this baby. I started getting pretty intense contractions at work and left early (3:30ish) because I wanted to be at home. The hubs and I got pizza delivery and got a movie to watch. I was having contractions throughout the movie and we decided to go on a walk after the movie to return it. More contractions through the walk. I went to bed and definitely thought that I would wake up in the middle of the night and have to start some timing.
I woke up Saturday morning feeling awesome...and still pregnant.
Yesterday it was return to the land of nausea and hot flashes. Saturday night I literally was laying on our floor in front of the air conditioning vent with ice packs on my neck because I was so hot. I didn't really have too many more contractions Saturday or Sunday.
This morning I had another doctor appointment. My cervix was deemed "unfavorable" right now. Nice. I have dilated to 1 cm, but the cervix is still pretty thick and the baby pretty high. He started talking about C-sections and membrane stripping. I didn't want anything done today, even though he offered to do the strip. I refused the strip. I go back a week from tomorrow for a non-stress test for the baby and another visit. If the baby is happy in there, all systems go until 9/10 which is when my induction is scheduled for. If the baby is not happy in there, induction happens that day.
In other news, I'm up 36 pounds and my BP is still good - 112/70. The baby's weight guesstimate has jumped too. Now the doctor thinks that baby is "decent sized" and will come in at the high 7s (his previous guess was 7 and a quarter lbs tops).
I was feeling really great mentally about the whole thing saying "the baby will come when he/she comes" before my doctor appointment. Then there were too many naughty words (c-section, inducing, stillbirth) thrown around in a short time period and now I'm not feeling all that great. Oh well. I guess I will definitely only be pregnant for eleven more days tops.
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Hang in there Mama! In a few days, you will look back on this post and just marvel how far you have come...how dramatically life has changed. You have such an amazing perspective and gone through the entire pregnancy with grace, humor, and a rockin' hot bod that people who AREN'T pregnant covet.
ReplyDeleteThe baby is healthy, and just wanting to be closely associated with hotness. I don't blame him/her. Don't you hate it when your cervix is the thing not cooperating?
In an attempt to cast some positive light on all of this, the more term this baby becomes, I think your odds of getting a great sleeper increases exponentially. And hell, you deserve it!
One thing is for sure--this kid knows how to get an entire country on pins and needles. Future actress? Stunt man? hee hee.
hang in there! I am here if you need anything :)
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