tick tock
April 17, 2008 at 5:46 pm (birthing, miracle)
Went in for antepartum testing today - my twice/weekly test for Old Mamas - and the nurse told me I was having a contraction right there! Cool huh? I thought that was just the bean doing another triple toe loop in my gut.
Also went to my midwife, who says she thinks the baby will be here the week of 4/28 for a total cooking time of 41 weeks. She bases this on the fact that I’m still not dialated but have effaced some.
Doula agrees - but hers is less on physical info and more on an intuition.
Midwife says if I go into labor today, it’ll be at least a full day of early labor to get things moving.
Of course if my “water breaks” (not to be confused with the Led Zepp tune “When the Levee Breaks,” tho that might be a good track for the throes of contractions), labor will be upon me whether I’m ready or not.
My mom canceled her plane ticket, which was going to be tomorrow. The plan now is to call her as soon as I get into labor, and use frequent flier miles to get her on the next plane out of Minneapolis.
So here we wait, I guess. Meanwhile, I creep through my to-do list and enjoy these beautiful spring days in the bay area.
minnie said,
April 17, 2008 at 7:27 pm
My water broke 3 weeks early and then I never went into labor naturally which i did not know was possible. People pretty much say that you are supposed to have your baby one way or another within 24 hours of water breaking.
After mine broke i started to get nervous because i was worried that there was no more fluid for him to breathe in there but the Vim told me that you just keep making more so it’s okay. hahaha. it’s a good thing he knew that or i would have had to really freak out!
did you guys work out the last name thing?