Oh, I am riding the Pregnancy Hormone Roller Coaster, and riding it hard! Yesterday I was all cheery, at the beach, watching my children frolic in the water as I thoughtfully rested my hands on my belly, happy in the moment and thankful for the blessings around me. “It’s OK that we haven’t met this baby yet! Today is glorious! Let’s just drink in the moment and be thankful for the summer fun and beautiful memories!”
Then today I woke up, growling like an angry wildebeest, snapping at my children as I tried to clean the house with their annoying presences lurking around every corner. I went to my doctor’s appointment, and since it had been ten days since my last one I was certain there would be some serious progress made in the ol’ cervix and that she’d be able to successfully sweep my membranes and get this party started. I stepped on the scale to discover I gained two pounds this week (boo!) but was optimistic as I yanked down my undies and let the ob/gyn ram her (thankfully slender) fingers up my groin. She dug as deep as she could, rooted around for a few minutes while I tried not to cry, then pronounced my cervix still too posterior for a membrane sweeping and wrote on my chart that there had been no change since the last appointment.
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Anger! Pregnant frustration! Hormonal irrationality!
I got in the truck and cried the whole way home.
I am better now. Just needed a little breakdown. We have an induction booked for August 31 and I can make it through six more days of this. I can. Let’s just hope the Roller Coaster has more ups than downs so I don’t spend the final days of this pregnancy blubbering in my bedroom.
It’s not as if you should never wear a shorter dress, but you will look a bit longer if you wear a dress that is at least long enough to end just above the knee, or even longer, if you prefer.
due dates are sketchy estimates and are not appropriately named. people put too much stock in them.
I was super overdue with my first (only) baby. I cried every day he didn’t come- then cried for the TWO days that they “tried” to induce me with that gel stuff….finally they agreed to actually induce me. Thank God.
Ya, that’s not helpful to you at all, but at least you know you’re not alone:)
I remember being told in prenatal class that visualizing your cervix opening like a rose is so powerful it has made women go into premature labour. I don’t remember much from prenatal class but that stuck with me. Maybe go find a quiet place a visualize a slowly unfolding rose.
Andrea, I’ll be 41 weeks on the 31st. I was induced with my second baby at 41 weeks (Cervidil gel did the trick and I didn’t need any other induction interventions) and it was fast and furious. My body seems to need an extra nudge.
How many weeks will you be on the 31st? Were you induced with your last two births?
Curious minds want to know!
my midwife kept saying “open mouth, open bottom”. don’t know if that helps but i’ll, too, send some labour vibes to you.
Oh I remember that feeling. My middle guy was due June 30, and by July 1 I’d really had enough. After a doctor’s appointment on July 4 when I was told that there was “no progress” I broke down in the parking lot. We celebrated his ninth birthday on July 5. Good luck and labour vibes to you!
ugh..i’m so sorry! i’ve been with you (as a reader, rare commenter) for all of these baby girls, can’t wait to meet her!
Awww Amanda, how frustrating. My pregnancies never went fullterm so I don’t know the angst of being overdue but I can completely relate to the feeling of wanting the baby out right now. I am anxiously awaiting to meet your latest girl and hear the name you’ve chosen for her, please know that you are being thought of and that she will be here sooner than you know it. Hang in there momma.
When we were at the beach yesterday and you told me how you were feeling, I was SURE that there would be change today.
BOO.
Hang in there, Amanda. Love you. xoxo