Let’s Get this Show on the Road, Kiddo
The doctor is starting to sound like a broken record: “Your baby’s still pretty high and your cervix is closed.” He notes in an attempt to be reassuring that “all this can change very quickly with a couple of good strong contractions.” Still, I’m a little bummed—I’m only three days away from my due date and I was hoping for some forward motion, here. Making my appointment for next week, on the 16th, was depressing. I sure hope I’m not still pregnant on the 16th.
Doc also says that nausea is common towards the end of term and doesn’t necessarily mean that labor is imminent. So, fooey.
August 9th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
Ptooeeyy!! Sorry to hear it. At least we’ll be there soon to amuse you and feed you, I don’t know, Pepsi and Pop-rocks, whatever foods are supposed to start labor. I know there’s a million of them, women have been eager to get the party started since the beginning of time.
August 9th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
this site is pretty interesting. obviously check with your ob/midwife before anything.
August 9th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
and obviously i am only suggesting the natural techniques. sex and exercise and castor oil and stuff like that.
August 9th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
Hey thanks for the link! The first and second techniques you mentioned I happen to have already tried today, at least if walking to the grocery store verrrrry slooooowly counts as “exercise”. I’ll probably wait until my due date before I get desperate enough to drink castor oil.
August 9th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
The downside of the fact that three weeks before your due date is “full term” is that two weeks AFTER your due date is also normal full term… I bet you’ll go into labor just in time to be able to miss your appointment on the 16th, though. Good luck–I’m thinking of you!
August 9th, 2007 at 8:55 pm
richard said that for both pregnancies his wife lost all patience four days before she gave birth — even though one baby was a week late and the other was two weeks early. he thinks that ‘i’ve had enough already’ is in fact a symptom, rather than just a feature of going ‘full’ or ‘over’ term.
August 9th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
gosh, I hope so!