I've had some odd pains today, but not exactly what I'd think of as contractions. It's sort of been sharp pains here and there and just general discomfort. After drinking some raspberry leaf tea, it got more intense, but then stopped. Tonight James took me out for eggplant parmesan (it worked for GFF who I think had her baby today!!!) and I am going to drink more tea. I'm hoping. Today, my mom took me shopping for some new clothes (things I can wear when I'm getting my shape back and after). She tried hard to cheer me up because she knows I'm super frustrated right now.
Tonight James and I are going to watch a movie, eat desert we brought home from the restaurant, and pray for labor to begin. If nothing has happened before Monday, the doctor wants to strip my membranes. Maybe that'll do the trick?
Posted by Hannah at April 8, 2006 09:27 PMWaiting for the moment can be SO hard! Hugs to you Hannah.
Posted by: Robin at April 8, 2006 09:54 PMPraying for you Hannah!
Posted by: Laura at April 9, 2006 01:08 AMI can't say for sure, but I think you'd know if you were having real contractions...but they could be early ones I suppose. Maybe the stripping of the membranes will work; it sounds like you need something with all this discomfort.
Posted by: Chas at April 9, 2006 01:40 AMIt's *so* hard because it's just a "wait-and-see." We found that difficult, too, because we were like, "Is this really it? When do we go to the hospital?" It'll happen SOON, I know it! Holding good thoughts for you, Hannah! You'll get to meet your baby girl SOON ... and you'll be a mom before you know it! :)
Posted by: Lisanne at April 9, 2006 08:50 AMHon, for once in my life I'm going to be the insufferable 'know it all' and encourage you to do as I did, relax, and have a caesarian. Please understand that this advice comes from the very deepest part of my heart, because having one, made my 'birth' day so special. There was no pain and I could really appreciate welcoming my son into the world. The anesthesiologist, my paediatrician, several nurses, my gynae and her assistant surgeon all said that this was the best way to have a baby. Now to all those fabulous people who read your blog and are horrified by my advice - the reasons all these people gave were that there was less stress involved for everyone - baby and mom especially - which is important, and the fact that they have seen SO many women pressurized into going 'natural' so much so that the baby's interests are not at the centre of everyone's hearts. I would never EVER mean to say that you don't have your bub's best interests at heart, but honestly if you are worried, or labour doesn't go as planned, exercise your RIGHT to have the baby painlessly and quickly (bubby was out in 15min) it won't affect your ability to bond with the baby (on the contrary I think I was a LOT better off not having gone through any pain...hee hee) and you can still breastfeed in the first minutes afterwards as well. Anyway, now that my long speech is over, I am wishing you all the luck and love in the world and pray that everything goes smoothly and that whatever happens you will do what is best for YOU and BABY!
Posted by: Valkyrie at April 9, 2006 01:46 PM