If she doesn't make her grand entrance by Monday morning, we have a doctor appointment scheduled. They will do an ultrasound and a regular checkup to make sure everything is still good and healthy. Then they will pick a day to induce us if she still hasn't arrived. They won't let women go past 42 weeks of pregnancy because it can obviously start causing complications with the delivery and health of baby and mom.
They "stripped my membranes" at my Wednesday appointment. This can help bring on labor sometimes. Here is a link that describes what it means if you don't know: http://midwifeinfo.com/articles/what-is-stripping-membranes-and-why-is-it-done
I don't think it has helped us, but it definitely works for some women. It did cause me to have some false labor contractions Wednesday night. I woke up around midnight with contractions that were spaced about 10 minutes apart. That lasted for a couple of hours and I started having some stomach aches as well. I hated to wake Jeff up, but I did because I wasn't feeling good at all, and I honestly thought it could be the beginning of labor. We ended up staying up until about 4am and the contractions tapered off and we went back to sleep. It was a little disappointing because we're obviously ready to meet Evan, but we know she will come when it's right.
Today or tomorrow would be great days to go into labor since it's the weekend and Jeff is around. But I really do think that Evan likes to surprise us, so we will see what she decides to do. Hopefully the next update will be to announce her arrival! :)
Little Miss Evangeline,
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know how hard your mommy is working at this very minute. At 10:04pm Monday night your daddy called and shouted, "Laura is 6cm dilated 100% effaced and laied up in the bed. The contractions are coming close together and very hard." You can hear the excitement in his voice! In just a few hours your daddy will announce your birth to the world. Your grandparents, great grandparents, aunt, uncle, and mommies 2 best friends are on the way to Durham Regional where you'll be born. After 9 long months we will finally be able to meet you. We can't wait to see your sweet little face and hold you. Evan you are one very loved little girl and have such a wonderful family. These very moments will be replayed over and over throughout the years. I feel so blessed to be part of such an amazing celebration. There are so many people praying right now for your birth. We wish you and mommy a safe and healthy delivery. We love you TONS! GOD is GREAT!