And we're still hanging in there. No sign of baby yet. I have my next appointment with the midwife tomorrow, so I am curious to find out if I'm dilated at all yet. If I am, then they could do a 'stretch and sweep' to try to get things going. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but I think it would be worth a try if the conditions are appropriate for them to be able to do it.
Yesterday, I finished my Christmas shopping! So, I am all done - yay! Very nice to get that all done before baby comes.
This coming Friday is my company Christmas party. I am sort of hoping I'll either already have the baby by then or be in labour so we don't have to go. We'll see. If I'm still pregnant, we'll go. We already have J lined up to go to my parents overnight that night since we'll be out way past her bedtime.
Today is my great-aunt Margrit's birthday (whom I am named after). So, today would be a good day to have the baby! So would tomorrow, my birthday!
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
38 weeks, 1 day
Getting so close! I could go into labour at any moment now - exciting!
On Saturday, I had a day with tons of energy. So, I went shopping (my first couponing shopping trip using the strategies I learned at a couponing workshop I took last week). We also got the nursery all ready and packed the hospital bag. Plus 4 loads of laundry. So, I am feeling much more prepared now. If I went into labour today, we're ready.
I am getting really nervous about the whole labour experience. I know I have been through it before, but it is still a little scary. I just have to remind myself that I survived it once, I can do it again! And really, it wasn't THAT bad the first time around. Just really long! I'm hoping this one will be quicker. From what I've heard from others, usually the second labour is about half the length of the first with a much shorter pushing stage. So, my first was 20 hours from start to finish with 3 hours of pushing and needing a vacuum assist. So, this time, I'm hoping for 8-12 hours from start to finish with an hour or less of pushing :) That would be great!
I'm getting very excited to meet our little one! We have gone back and forth several times with our boy name. For the first half of the pregnancy, we thought we had the boy name picked and were struggling with the girl name. Then several weeks ago, we decided on the girl name and have been going back and forth between 3 possible boy names. Time for this baby to come so we are forced to finally decide!
On Saturday, I had a day with tons of energy. So, I went shopping (my first couponing shopping trip using the strategies I learned at a couponing workshop I took last week). We also got the nursery all ready and packed the hospital bag. Plus 4 loads of laundry. So, I am feeling much more prepared now. If I went into labour today, we're ready.
I am getting really nervous about the whole labour experience. I know I have been through it before, but it is still a little scary. I just have to remind myself that I survived it once, I can do it again! And really, it wasn't THAT bad the first time around. Just really long! I'm hoping this one will be quicker. From what I've heard from others, usually the second labour is about half the length of the first with a much shorter pushing stage. So, my first was 20 hours from start to finish with 3 hours of pushing and needing a vacuum assist. So, this time, I'm hoping for 8-12 hours from start to finish with an hour or less of pushing :) That would be great!
I'm getting very excited to meet our little one! We have gone back and forth several times with our boy name. For the first half of the pregnancy, we thought we had the boy name picked and were struggling with the girl name. Then several weeks ago, we decided on the girl name and have been going back and forth between 3 possible boy names. Time for this baby to come so we are forced to finally decide!
Sunday, November 11, 2012
False alarm
On Friday, I woke up with some back pain. I didn't think much of it, but as the day progressed, it got a lot worse. To the point that by supper time, I was in a lot of pain and was uncomfortable sitting, standing, lying down, etc. I could not get comfy. I decided to have a warm bath to see if that helped. Sometime after supper, the pain moved into the front, so now I was in even more pain. It felt like a contraction that never ended.
After about 2 hours of becoming more desperate, we decided to call the midwife for advice. We are still considered 'preterm' at this point since we have not made it to 37 weeks yet (we're only days away). But, the handout the midwife gave us on preterm labour made it pretty clear to call if you experience anything on the list and I was having at least 2 of those things. So, we called the midwife. Our primary was off call for the weekend, so we called our second. After talking to her, she decided to be safe, we should meet her at the hospital for monitoring to see what's going on.
We got to the hospital around 10pm and I was hooked up to the monitors for baby's heartbeat and uterine activity (i.e. contractions). Of course, after being in an incredible amount of pain all day, by the time we got to the hospital, I felt fine. The pains just went away. But, since we were already there, she suggested we continue with the monitoring anyway. After 2 hours of monitoring, they sent me home. I was not dilated at all, which is good since it's still a little early. We have to make to to 37 weeks otherwise our baby would be considered preterm and it would be a transfer of care (i.e. we would be transferred to an OB instead of having the midwife as our primary caregiver).
So, we arrived home at midnight very relived that everything is okay. I was quite worried that something was wrong with the baby and I had visions of an emergency C-section. I am very thankful that it turned out to be nothing! We don't know what caused my one day of intense pain, but perhaps I tweaked my back somehow and the baby could have been pushing on my spine. I have an appointment with my chiropractor on Tuesday, so he'll fix my back. I feel much better now. My back still feels a little 'off', but nothing like what I was experiencing on Friday.
I think it was just my body getting ready for labour. I have a feeling I'll go a little early this time. Not sure why, just a feeling I have.
After about 2 hours of becoming more desperate, we decided to call the midwife for advice. We are still considered 'preterm' at this point since we have not made it to 37 weeks yet (we're only days away). But, the handout the midwife gave us on preterm labour made it pretty clear to call if you experience anything on the list and I was having at least 2 of those things. So, we called the midwife. Our primary was off call for the weekend, so we called our second. After talking to her, she decided to be safe, we should meet her at the hospital for monitoring to see what's going on.
We got to the hospital around 10pm and I was hooked up to the monitors for baby's heartbeat and uterine activity (i.e. contractions). Of course, after being in an incredible amount of pain all day, by the time we got to the hospital, I felt fine. The pains just went away. But, since we were already there, she suggested we continue with the monitoring anyway. After 2 hours of monitoring, they sent me home. I was not dilated at all, which is good since it's still a little early. We have to make to to 37 weeks otherwise our baby would be considered preterm and it would be a transfer of care (i.e. we would be transferred to an OB instead of having the midwife as our primary caregiver).
So, we arrived home at midnight very relived that everything is okay. I was quite worried that something was wrong with the baby and I had visions of an emergency C-section. I am very thankful that it turned out to be nothing! We don't know what caused my one day of intense pain, but perhaps I tweaked my back somehow and the baby could have been pushing on my spine. I have an appointment with my chiropractor on Tuesday, so he'll fix my back. I feel much better now. My back still feels a little 'off', but nothing like what I was experiencing on Friday.
I think it was just my body getting ready for labour. I have a feeling I'll go a little early this time. Not sure why, just a feeling I have.
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
36 weeks!
And mat leave has begun :) I am loving not having to go to work. It is a nice break for sure. My last day was Friday and my coworkers gave me a high chair and some other goodies - very nice!
Tomorrow, we have our home visit where our midwife comes to our house to do an appointment. At this point, our appointments move to once a week until the baby is born. Which could be anytime now! We only have a week to go until we are 'full term', which is 37 weeks. So, baby could be born anytime after 37 weeks... Of course, it could be 40 weeks, or even 41. I'm hoping the baby will come a little early - I can getting quite uncomfortable these days.
Tasks for this week include: dentist appointment, last massage before baby comes, trying to sort out winter tires for our new van and get those installed (although that may need to be next week), and getting the hospital bag packed. Tonight I also have my prenatal aquafit class which is always good.
Tomorrow, we have our home visit where our midwife comes to our house to do an appointment. At this point, our appointments move to once a week until the baby is born. Which could be anytime now! We only have a week to go until we are 'full term', which is 37 weeks. So, baby could be born anytime after 37 weeks... Of course, it could be 40 weeks, or even 41. I'm hoping the baby will come a little early - I can getting quite uncomfortable these days.
Tasks for this week include: dentist appointment, last massage before baby comes, trying to sort out winter tires for our new van and get those installed (although that may need to be next week), and getting the hospital bag packed. Tonight I also have my prenatal aquafit class which is always good.
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