I went to the midwife again on Friday. My belly is exactly 40cm, where it needs to be. I am uncomfortable and very very cranky. Baby Goulet seems to be just fine resting his head on my bladder.
The midwife didn't seem to think that he was coming out any time soon. My cervix is just starting to open (TMI?). Looks like my labor induction techniques really did not work.
The midwife talked about a "game plan" to get this kid out of me. If I don't go into labor by Friday (Oct. 23) she is going to run a bunch of tests to make sure that he is healthy and not too big. If he is not the size of a toddler, they will let me wait another week. If I don't go into labor by October 30th, we will start talking about inducing labor. I am praying that baby Goulet comes quickly and that I don't have to be induced.
The thought of maybe being pregnant for two more weeks did not sit well with me. I cried all the way home, where I found Daniel and cried to him.
Which leads me to my every growing list of labor induction techniques that do not work:
1. Crying hysterically and saying "I can't do this any more."
- does not work.
2. Going on a bumpy wagon ride at the pumpkin patch
- does not work.
3. Going on really long walks every day
- Has not worked. But a new friend told me that it worked for her parents. Her parents went on a long walk together, and came home to find themselves locked of out the house. They are not sure if it was the stress of being locked out, or the long walk but her mom went into labor and delivered her that day.
The midwife didn't seem to think that he was coming out any time soon. My cervix is just starting to open (TMI?). Looks like my labor induction techniques really did not work.
The midwife talked about a "game plan" to get this kid out of me. If I don't go into labor by Friday (Oct. 23) she is going to run a bunch of tests to make sure that he is healthy and not too big. If he is not the size of a toddler, they will let me wait another week. If I don't go into labor by October 30th, we will start talking about inducing labor. I am praying that baby Goulet comes quickly and that I don't have to be induced.
The thought of maybe being pregnant for two more weeks did not sit well with me. I cried all the way home, where I found Daniel and cried to him.
Which leads me to my every growing list of labor induction techniques that do not work:
1. Crying hysterically and saying "I can't do this any more."
- does not work.
2. Going on a bumpy wagon ride at the pumpkin patch
- does not work.
3. Going on really long walks every day
- Has not worked. But a new friend told me that it worked for her parents. Her parents went on a long walk together, and came home to find themselves locked of out the house. They are not sure if it was the stress of being locked out, or the long walk but her mom went into labor and delivered her that day.
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