(Un)Due Date
40 Weeks Today!
The handmade sign on my door reads:
Yesterday was pretty brutal with a lot of crazies coming into my office.
Last night The Husband decided to answer the house phone with "No baby yet." Fortunately we don't get too many calls. People seem to be under the impression that we will forget to tell them when our perfect little baby enters the world. As if.
I keep telling everyone that she'll come when the in-laws leave. It's some version of Murphey's Law. Let's not forget that and she's 1/2 me and 1/2 my husband. I don't like being pressured to perform and The Husband does not like being rushed into anything. We're both terribly stubborn. It's a wonder we get along.
She'll be here on the 12th.
Besides the continuous and painless Braxton Hicks, have been getting minor contractions - only two or three and that'll be it for hours. They consist of mild back pain and cramping but last for seconds. It's enough to tell me that my body is working but that I'm not anywhere near THE BIG MOMENT.
We'll see what the doctor has to say tomorrow. If offered, I'm going to put off stripping membranes until 41 weeks. After that marker, there will be a lot of pressure from my doctor to deliver. Until then, I'm in no hurry. I feel great, I'm sleeping ok and I still have to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
As a side note: I'm terribly proud of The Husband. He has won two armed robbery trials in a row after a terrible losing streak. Now if only I could get him to pick up his socks.
The handmade sign on my door reads:
Yes, I am still here.
Drink Coke. Play again.
Yesterday was pretty brutal with a lot of crazies coming into my office.
Last night The Husband decided to answer the house phone with "No baby yet." Fortunately we don't get too many calls. People seem to be under the impression that we will forget to tell them when our perfect little baby enters the world. As if.
I keep telling everyone that she'll come when the in-laws leave. It's some version of Murphey's Law. Let's not forget that and she's 1/2 me and 1/2 my husband. I don't like being pressured to perform and The Husband does not like being rushed into anything. We're both terribly stubborn. It's a wonder we get along.
She'll be here on the 12th.
Besides the continuous and painless Braxton Hicks, have been getting minor contractions - only two or three and that'll be it for hours. They consist of mild back pain and cramping but last for seconds. It's enough to tell me that my body is working but that I'm not anywhere near THE BIG MOMENT.
We'll see what the doctor has to say tomorrow. If offered, I'm going to put off stripping membranes until 41 weeks. After that marker, there will be a lot of pressure from my doctor to deliver. Until then, I'm in no hurry. I feel great, I'm sleeping ok and I still have to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
As a side note: I'm terribly proud of The Husband. He has won two armed robbery trials in a row after a terrible losing streak. Now if only I could get him to pick up his socks.
5 Comments:
Goodness, I hope your water doesnt break during Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...
You cant blame anyone for being excited about a new baby!! Just wait till its born.. people will come out of the woodwork!! You know what? I found this article that might help you, if its not too late! Its about how to manage aches and pains when youre pregnant.. Im sure at this point everything is sore!
http://www.associatedcontent.com/content.cfm?content_type=article&content_type_id=2223
Good luck with everything and be sure to post pics of the new born!
Ok, as a 'having never been pregnant' chick, I have some questions....Let's say you are WAY past your due date and no doctor induces you (for whatever reason)....is that bad for the baby? the mother?
Will the baby just come out eventually on it own time?
What's the longest a baby has gone before coming out?
Just wondering if any of you knocked up ladies out there have answers to this.
Also, Charlie & Chocolate Factory was good, (Johnny Depp is my new boyfriend this week), and bring alot of tasty candy to snack on. I went with popcorn and felt like I was jipped. Twizzlers would have been a better option.
PS- I am a blonde now. And just waiting to have more fun.
PPS- This phrase kind of gave me a shiver...
"I'm going to put off stripping membranes until 41 weeks".
I can't believe you're 40 weeks already!!!
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