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December 15, 2008
40 weeeks
nothing new to report, except that i had a non-stress test done on friday at my now-weekly appointment. baby seems just fine and dandy, and for about 45 minutes i got to sit and listen to the sweet little heartbeat of our little one. for the first 20 minutes, s/he was sleeping and the heart rate was right around 125-127. then a couple sips of ICE water and a couple tickles of the feet woke her up and boy, was he ready to play! heart rate jumped to 157 now and then as she rolled back and forth and pushed back at my hand poking her.
both the nurse and the doc thought everything looks a.o.k., baby's doing all the right moves and sounds great.
my doc said she's willing to let me "go over as far as two weeks but that's Christmas so let's get induction scheduled before that" so we can be home by Christmas... i didn't feel it was worth it on the 12th to argue over induction on the 22nd when it's quite likely we'll be home with baby already by then. but i think it's more likely that she doesn't want to make the hospital staff (or herself) work that day! and the 22nd is when she's on a 24-hr shift in hospital so she'd be with me all day. in any case, i don't really care whether i'm home "in time" for Christmas. i'm most concerned with a healthy baby.
that said, we also have an ultrasound scheduled for wednesday this week to look at things and evaluate whether we're both healthy enough to "stay pregnant" or not. i can speak for myself that i am, and actually, the cold that i've had since thanksgiving is just now going away. i slept soundly last night and only used one kleenex when i woke up - none In the night! that's a major feat for me b/c it's been almost 3 weeks and i've gone through 2 boxes at the bedside, not to mention all the other boxes in the house and at work, etc. i've been praying since the onset of the cold that i Not go into Labor before i'm Well. and well, i'm mostly Well now. prayer answered, thank you Jesus :) besides the cold being mostly behind me, my bp is fine and my weight is good (still only up 27 pounds).
so labor could start at any moment, really. so stay tuned...
our friends max and court had their little guy Ryan last thursday - he was due on the 25th. when we went to visit she was apologizing for "beating me to it"... at least they didn't take any of our names, right? ;)
i'm working on getting in for a pedicure (probably tomorrow morning), and will try for a chiropractor visit later in the week if nothing progresses. i'd really hate to resort to castor oil but i'd rather do that than pitocin. for real!
stay tuned...
your host for this episode : carrie; December 15, 2008 03:22 PM
Comments
Evening primrose oil and an enema seemed to work for me! Of course, who knows, maybe it was just my time? ;)
Careful with castor oil, you don't want to get stuck with uncomfortable GI cramps, or get dehydrated from too many loose poops ;)
You could try an enema at home, too. They used to be routine in the hospital (still are in Spain); and may have less uncomfortable side effects than the castor oil while having the same effect.
from the peanut gallery of : Robyn Bowles ; December 17, 2008 11:30 PM