T-Minus, Er, Plus a Few Days
Well I am still here! I know it that almost everyone goes past their due date, but I really didn't think that everyone included me! I am such a hypocrite, I know.
So far we've tried sex, nipple stimulation and long walks. I even thought about some blue cohosh, but I feel iffy about doing that since there's really no need yet. So I think I will wait on that and talk about it with the midwife next week.
I am trying to keep myself busy, and went for a nice long walk at the beach today. I probably wouldn't be as anxious as I am except that I was sort of hoping that the midwife who did our home visit would be the one to do our birth, as we had a long chance to talk and D was very comfortable with her. Plus, she said such nice things about him at our last appointment! She's on call this week. But the others will be awesome too, so really it's not a big deal, especially as we have our doula who we are both super-comfortable with.
The other mildly annoying thing is that I feel like I'm in prelabour. I've been having crazy Braxton-Hicks for two days, but they don't go anywhere.
We've told everyone that the baby is now not expected before the weekend, so hopefully that holds off the phone calls.
So far we've tried sex, nipple stimulation and long walks. I even thought about some blue cohosh, but I feel iffy about doing that since there's really no need yet. So I think I will wait on that and talk about it with the midwife next week.
I am trying to keep myself busy, and went for a nice long walk at the beach today. I probably wouldn't be as anxious as I am except that I was sort of hoping that the midwife who did our home visit would be the one to do our birth, as we had a long chance to talk and D was very comfortable with her. Plus, she said such nice things about him at our last appointment! She's on call this week. But the others will be awesome too, so really it's not a big deal, especially as we have our doula who we are both super-comfortable with.
The other mildly annoying thing is that I feel like I'm in prelabour. I've been having crazy Braxton-Hicks for two days, but they don't go anywhere.
We've told everyone that the baby is now not expected before the weekend, so hopefully that holds off the phone calls.
Labels: pregnancy
posted by grass @ 4:57 PM
1 Comments:
At 11:10 AM ,
Michelle said...
Embrace the prodromal labour! Annoying as it may seem, it does a lot of stuff before you really have to work through it. :) Also, there is a homeopathic version of cohosh that you can consider before experimenting with the herb (I personally would not do it), and I've had clients use it very effectively. :) You can also make yourself a nice massage oil with clary sage in it, which helps stimulate contractions...
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