Well, I didn't need to beg, threaten or cry. I just talked to my doctor. He came in and felt me up (always awkward with Babes sitting right there looking on) and agreed that not much was moving. I said that I didn't feel like another week would make one bit of difference, and he AGREED! He said that I must not have had many contractions yet (I haven't) and baby was comfortable enough not to move down before 42 weeks. He also said I'd DONE MY BEST (which is making me feel very proud somehow - I really have) and that he would give the baby a little push soon.
I'm happy about this. I feel that my body is making NO progress whatsoever on the baby front, and if that's the case I'd rather he wasn't a whole week bigger. It has already been established that this baby is most likely a bigger one than either of my last ones, and they were big enough to squeeze out, believe you me. I will be one week exactly over my due date, and that seems plenty to me. Baby may be very comfortable, but I sure am not any more.
So - I'm going in tomorrow morning and I'm getting "a tablet" which will probably get things moving. If not, I'm being sent home, but this is what I got last time and it worked.
A nice touch: if the baby arrives on Wednesday, he will share his birthday with my maternal grandfather, who passed away a few years ago. He was great - an artist who loved travelling and literature. He's a good soul to have watching over us.
So, people - tomorrow evening, we will hopefully be the happy parents of another baby. Wish me luck!
(I'm shitting myself. (Not literally.))
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Woohoo, you know we will all be there pushing along with you. How exciting, I think we are all feeling like your surrogate mum/sister/aunty and can't wait to welcome little Mr into the world.
ReplyDeleteWill be waiting to hear the news.
Hugs Sandi xx
oh wow, not much longer to go then! Hope it all goes well, that the tablet will work a treat and baby won't be as big as they say.
ReplyDeleteAll the best!!! x
Hopefully you'll avoid the shiting yourself altogether - I did last time! Was happily surprised! Um, I avoided it, that is. Shitting yourself is never a happy surprise, I would thing. God, Mwa, look what you do to me.
ReplyDeleteANYWAY. That's tomorrow! I hope the baby takes the hint and gets with the program. Fingers crossed!
I am just sitting here, tapping my fingers on the table, swinging my leg and waiting to hear...
ReplyDeleteGood luck, dear. All will be well.
Love...Mary
Goodluckgoodluckgoodluckgoodluckgoodluckgoodluck....
ReplyDeleteDo you think it would be unseemly to post from the delivery room? You do realise we're all going to be on tenterhooks until we hear don't you...?
xxx
Come on hunny you can do it. Fingers crossed from over here that it'll all go well
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You will be shitting yourself (literally) soon enough.
ReplyDeleteOh good luck - hope you don't need too much of a helping hand to encourage him out. One week over is just plenty. I'm 3 months under and feeling as if I've had enough....
ReplyDeleteThis probably won't help you feel better about the situation, but I once read about a mama goat who was way over her due date (about the equivalent of 15 months for a 9 month human baby gestation). I guess it is a chemical in the baby's mind (or minds, in the case of a litter of goats) that usually launches the whole "I'm ready to be born" thing.
ReplyDeleteSo look on the bright side, at least you won't be waiting until 15 months! All the best.
Good luck! I'll be thinking of you tomorrow...
ReplyDeleteI'd be pushing alongside you if I knew how, but instead I'll think baby drops out with ease thoughts? Are those the right thoughts? Anyway, any minute now!! We are waiting!!
ReplyDeleteKia kaha, Mwa. xx
ReplyDelete(Be strong, in Maori)
That's get this baby started!
ReplyDeleteMy brain is mush after the second day of school! LET'S get the baby started. Like a party but a baby? Yeah, it lost it's punch with the typo. If that can be considered a typo. More like a wordo.
ReplyDeleteWell, yeah literally ;-)
ReplyDeleteOoooooooohweeee!!! So excited for you new baby to get here! I hope the birth goes really smoothly. We'll be sending lots of good birthing vibes your way. Big huggles!!!
ReplyDeleteSuerte, carinño xxx
ReplyDeleteWill be thinking of you! Sending you lots of good thoughts tomorrow!
ReplyDeletecan't wait to hear the news. and it would be cool if he has the same b-day as great grandpa!
ReplyDeletedon't worry. it's up to Mother Nature (oh, and the pills) now.
Waiting with baited breath.
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Best of luck! Let us know how it goes.
ReplyDeleteWow, good luck! What's the tablet, I haven't heard of them, I've heard of gels though, maybe something similar?
ReplyDeletedon't forget your pressure points ;-)
thinking of you (you probably have the baby by now!?)
Pleased you are not literally shitting yourself! Exciting - you should do the first giving birth blog post.....then again, it would be a mass of expletives so maybe best to wait until you are feeling tranquil!
ReplyDeleteYea! I hope by this time you are getting no sleep because there is a crying baby and not because you a million months pregnant! I got the pill and it put me right into labor. Hope it goes as easily for you!
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