38 weeks today! 2 weeks until my due date, and no more than 3 weeks until we have a new baby. As uncomfortable as I feel, I’m not ready yet and have no problem waiting a few more weeks. I am getting a bit nervous thinking about the whole labor process. My water broke with Lola so I knew when to go to the hospital, but water breaking is not all that common so it most likely won’t happen to me again until I’m already in the hospital. So how the heck do I know when to go to the hospital!? I don’t know why this makes me so nervous but it does. I think maybe I don’t want to go to the hospital thinking I’m in labor and get sent home, and be embarrassed I showed up and really wasn’t in labor. I’m also anxious about having to be induced. My doctor will let me go to 41 weeks, but not longer than that. Hopefully it won’t be an issue, but I really want a VBAC (vaginal birth after Caesarian) and if I have to be induced I just have a feeling that my body won’t respond well. Pitocin is what sent Lola into distress and forced me to get a c-section last time so I want to avoid that stuff like the plague…but if I have to be induced I know they will try with all their might to give it to me because it helps contractions become more regular. I guess I will know the answer to these questions in a few weeks!
Last night I told Lola that we are going to bring a baby home and he/she will be living in our house. Her response: “No, Lola’s house”. So I said, “this will be the baby’s house too”, and she replied, “no, Lola’s house”. Hmmmm….
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She really loves this darn swimsuit...
She insisted she needed to wear it, so I made her put it on over
her clothes because it was cold. |
I'm with you on the pitocin! I hate that stuff. I think being induced was the reason I had to have a c-section the first time. I wish I would have done what you are doing and had a v-bac but I opted for a scheduled c-section. I think that your body knows when it's ready. God made it that way. Doctors interfere too much. I will pray that you get to have a v-bac and that you have a safe and healthy delivery!
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