Just went in for my weekly check-up and found I am already dilated - just 1 cm, but my cervix is also soft. MJ has dropped some since my last appointment too so that is yet another indication that labor is right around the corner. I was having mild to medium crampage yesterday, but what I thought could be contractions ended up being diarrhea (if you find this detail gross, my apologies - this is for my record). The diarrhea continued until this morning so I decided to google its connection to labor. And what do you know? Diarrhea is a sign of labor. My doctor referred to it as "nature's enema." She said she had a patient two days ago dealing with the same symptom and she was delivering a baby 48 hours later. Whoa, dude!
Another bit of information my doctor shared with me is that they will do an induction at 39 weeks if I so desire. I'm hoping I will go into labor on my own before then, but I imagine I will probably take them up on that offer if I haven't. I will say the convenience of planning your own birth is quite remarkable. So much for spontaneity, I guess.
My mind is reeling now with everything I need to get done before MJ decides to make an appearance.
- Pack a hospital bag
- Purchase newborn diapers
- Not much I can do about the infant carrier I ordered and still waiting on - oops.
- Have someone on call to take care of Evan
- Make sure camera/video are charged
- Get my remaining magazine assignments completed
I'm sure I've forgotten several important things - but oh well. We're about to have a baby! :)
2 comments:
Woo Hoo!
get your dialation on girl
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