This post is written with an extreme amount of careful excitement.
i have been having a lot of contractions lately. Yesterday, they were regular and painful. They went away after i laid down for a bit, but they must have been doing something, because at my 35 1/2 week checkup today, i was 1 1/2 cm. dilated and 50% effaced! Little Miss' head is down, and her bottom is up, exactly where it should be. i am in good shape. The Dr. likes how my pelvic bones are widening out. This means two very good things:
- There is a good chance i will actually go into labor this time, and not have to get induced at 41 weeks.
- There is a good chance i will go into labor soon, and most likely we both will be fine.
i also lost my mucus plug the other day.
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The Dr. wants Kris and i to refrain from marital activities for a while. He wants the baby to stay in at least another week.
In other good news, Dr. said that i should take Zantac for my heartburn, God bless him. i have been having it really badly lately. He said i should take one at 8 AM and another at 8 PM and my heartburn will get 100% better. So that's yay, because my trusty Tums hadn't been working that well lately. In fact, i drank a glass of water last night and got heartburn. So hopefully this will help, and i'll be able to resume normal activities.
Want to know some irony, though? Kris and i had been abstaining from marital activities, because my heartburn always flared up at opportune moments. Now the heartburn is gone, and we're not supposed to celebrate:) i'm ok with it though. Really. i feel bad for Kris, but i'm doing alright.
You know, my mom reads this blog. Sorry, mom. i should have made a separate "Mom don't read this" paragraph for the previous information.
i've got Cadence's little tiny clothes in the dryer right now. i wasn't going to pack anything for another couple weeks, because once i pack, then it seems like forever. But i realized that she really could come at any time now. And now this is becoming like a normal pregnancy, with actual contractions and everything! In fact, i'm having one right now. Honestly, it just feels so good to know that they're doing something that i don't mind them one bit! (Yet.) i will pack a suitcase tomorrow for me, and one for David, for wherever he stays while i'm in the hospital and the few days after the birth.
i'm really excited. i'm trying not to get my hopes up too high. i know there is a chance she won't come at all, and i'll have to be induced in 5 1/2 long weeks. But i think since i'm so much more active this pregnancy, and with having contractions and everything, i think i won't have to worry about that 41st week.
Have a wonderful night, everyone. i am so glad to know you and that i'm able to share my life with people who care. i really appreciate you all, and i pray for you all.
5 comments:
YAY!! Sounds a lot like what happened to me. only my plug and contractions started just 1-2 days before she was born. hopefully you'll make it another week!
but hurray for activity!!!
Woo! I'm confident that you'll go into labor soon (but not too soon). Can't wait to meet her!
The official stats say that about 50% of people go into labor within 3 days of losing the plug. Worked for me. Good luck!
Wow, how exciting! Sooner, hopefully than later, you will be meeting your little girl:)
Okay, so it has been 5 days since your last post. Maybe you could start doing a daily update saying, "No baby yet" so I don't have to sit here and wonder. Unless of course you have had the baby in which case your blog could say, "She's here!" Can't wait to hear.
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