Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Wait, Wait, Wait
So, I had my weekly midwife check up yesterday and absolutely, ABSOLUTELY nothing has changed. I am no closer to birthing a baby today then I was a week ago. I just assumed because I am 40 and this is my 4th that the thing would practically fall out. (Forgive my sick humor :) Not so and of course I should really know better. I still have a week and a half and there is plenty of time. We did start to discuss some of my options but she said right now I just need to wait. Patience is not my strong suit by any stretch of the imagination. When I am ready, I am ready. I am pretty sure I don't want to continue feeling like this for the next two weeks. I feel like I am ready to pop. Everything feels huge, bloated although every time I ask someone "Do I look puffy to you?" they say no. I am very short tempered - just ask the kids and hubby ;) I have lost my appetite and at times even feel nauseous. I didn't gain any weight last week and lost a pound this week. So I tell myself, really, how much longer can this go on. I have picked a date in my mind November 17th and that IS THE DATE if nothing happens before then. That gives me plenty of time to be induced, deliver the baby with hubby in the room and maybe even possibly get home before he leaves for WI. As a good friend has told me "Just remember what the end result is." This isn't how I planned it, but honestly is anything nowadays how I plan it . . . . :)
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Yeah, how DOES the 4th one stay in there so long, considering what went before him/her?!?
I know Nature Girl came well before her due date, but what about the other two? Were you ever induced?
Before you know it. In the blink of an eye, your baby will be here and he/she will be 8 MONTHS old! Just look at me.......
Ain't that the truth ;) My water broke with Little Mama a couple of days before her due date and I had my membranes stripped with Boop a couple of days before my due date. So really I shouldn't be so impatient. Just can't help myself ;)
I didn't know you had a blog!
Were you trying to hide it from me?! :)
But now that I know, do you mind if I put you on my "friends with blogs" sidebar? You should get thousands and thousands of hits from that link :)
I'm sorry you're so miserable. It's really an amazing time, when you can relax enough to enjoy it - and probably better/safer for the baby to spend a tad longer inside.
Consider that you're making the first of many, many sacrifices for this child!
COme to book club this week. We'll cheer you up.
First, I could almost hear Lee Greenwood singing "And I'm proud to be an American!" as I read your post yesterday - LOL. (Did you know he goes to my sister's church? Cool huh?)
Second, ohhhhh the joys of waiting. Coincidently we're studying the gift of patience in our small group which meets tonight. So I'm going to have our group pray for you as you wait, wait, wait!
Be sure I'm on your CONTACT LIST when that little one decides to have a birthday! We're praying for you!!
Debbie - Actually one of the first blogs I ever read was yours. Thought it was cool. Then a really good friend of mine started one just to help keep memories. So, that inspired me. I have only had it for a couple of months. I sometimes write what I feel for therapy reasons so I don't always think it is worth other people wanting to read ;) Sure, you can put it on your side bar. I have yours under my favorite blogs list :) Have a good one . . .
Oh, AND, those check-ups and the 'progress' they do or don't find doesn't matter. With the last THREE babies, Doctor said I would go within a couple of days. Nope, nope and nope.
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