I can't believe I am already at 37 weeks. My induction date is set for August 28th, so really I only have two weeks left. I had an appointment yesterday with my midwife. The baby sounds really good on the monitor. She has a good strong heart beat. I have defiantly dropped and my measurements prove it. I have felt like I have been a little lower over the past week, but then yesterday morning I could tell I had dropped quite a bit. So that is exciting.
I didn't have her check me yesterday to see my progression because I was recovering from the stomach flu and really didn't want her pushing down on my stomach...and it kind of hurts and is really uncomfortable, so I opted to wait until next week. I did have her check me last week and I was about 1 centimeter dilated and 60% effaced. So there has been something going on with all the contractions I have been having.
When I got sick with the stomach bug I was in a lot of pain. Lots of cramping and lots of contractions. I was worried for a little while that I was going to go into labor, but after a good 12 hours of tortuous pain, I started to get a little better. Really after a blessing, some tummy meds, and some sleep I woke up feeling so much better. I still had a sensitive stomach, but a million times better then the day before. I even asked Tony to come home early from work to help me. I don't think that I have ever done that before, even when I went through the miscarriage. I was really glad that he was able to come home and help me and he even took the next day off and was able to take me to my midwife appointment. It was nice having him there and helping me with everything.
We think we are about ready for this baby to come. I still need to wash some clothes, blankets, and the car seat cover. I need to pack the bag for the hospital and the kids overnight bags to go to grandma's. I don't want to be ready too soon, but then I don't want to not be prepared when it's time to go. If I go to my induction date, then I know that I will be plenty prepared, but if I go earlier...that's another story.
We still don't have an official name yet. I don't know why we've had such a hard time with this one. We have known all the other kids names pretty much in the beginning. I think we just keep thinking we have more time and don't really think about, but time is definitely running out. I guess we'll see what we decide when she comes.
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