I had a doctors appointment on Tuesday and it went well. Very well. Very productive. My husband mentioned that back in our first trimester, we had been given an earlier due date from the sonogram place that we were referred out to. She looked through our records, saw the dates, the notes, baby's progress and agreed that it seems like the 6th is a more accurate due date than the 12th. Which means my due date is THIS WEEKEND. Now I know that has nothing to do with when this baby decides to come out, however if he's being stubborn and decides to wait til week 42, at least I can have the option to be induced a week earlier than what our original "week 42" would have been. And this is huge for our family since my husband is on a time schedule before he leaves for work for 9 months. Every extra week he can have spending time with our son counts.
With that being said, I have tried almost every trick in the book to induce labor on my own. Let me tell you-none of them work!!! The only thing that works to induce labor is the last thing you try before the baby makes the decision to find his way out. But that doesn't mean I'm giving up. I'm spending the morning bouncing on an exercise ball. Once Costco opens, I'm going to go get some pineapple (been told it helps with labor and softening the cervix). I've tried black licorice, raspberry tea, long walks, EVERYTHING. The myths are all crap. Ryan is super happy in my uterus and I really don't think he's going anywhere anytime soon... Even the doctor listened to his heartbeat and said, "he sounds happy in there, right at 140". I hate to break it to him that his lease is about to end.
I'm still working out every day. I think my husband is ready to divorce me... hahaha. He's so mad that I haven't "slowed down" even though when I work out, it's no where near as intense as it use to be. It's more of a relaxing work out than anything (mostly because I can't really move) and I make sure not to over-do anything. I've come this far, I wouldn't jeopardize my baby at this point. I secretly want the baby to come this weekend so I can have a few more Zumba classes one last time. I've been using yoga to try to practice some breathing techniques as well. My workout mantra has been, "If you can't breathe through this yoga pose, then you're going to suck at breathing through labor, so suck it up," and it's been helpful.
I still feel great, more or less. I get body aches. For example, we had a brief last night for G's work and the chairs were so uncomfortable that I had a constant pain in my upper back. It didn't go away for 45 minutes so I got up and the second I stood, the pain was gone. I stood for the remainder of the meeting because I was literally about to cry. It wasn't labor because there was no cramping, and it was just in one spot. It sucked. Other than small moments like that, I have lots of energy. I'm hoping to go to a Zumba class tonight and I'm really excited about it since it may be my last one for a while!
Oh, and I'm LOVING the dirty looks I've been getting from people. No sarcasm. When people ask when my due date is and I say Saturday, they look at me like they want to rip my eyes out. I'm still pretty tiny. I barely look pregnant from the front and from the back, you can't even tell. My goal this pregnancy was to be a "skinny bitch" and I am. How I did it? I worked out. I still work out. I hope to give birth on the same day that I take a Zumba class. I watch what I eat. No, I'm not perfect at all. I'm a sugar addict and it's been hard not to shove my face full of ice cream, candy corn, and cake every day, but I make sure to get large doses of fruit and vegetables everyday along with proteins for the baby. I'm not going to lie, I am a bit worried this kid may have diabetes, but so far, tests have had no outcomes pointing towards that. Like I said-not nearly perfect, rather conscious.
I was talking to this woman yesterday who was going on and on about all the pains of her pregnancy and how she sells essential oils and I should get her number to buy this oil to help with my pains through pregnancy. She wouldn't stop. I tried to shake her off and she couldn't quite get the hint that her "advice" was not needed. Finally I said, "Well, I'm due Saturday so hopefully I won't need to worry about pregnancy pain for too much longer." That shut her up. She probably thought I was 7 months or something and could make a sale out of me. Not this girl!!! (Which, if you're reading this, take this moment to reflect and NOT be that woman who thinks everyone wants to hear about your pregnancy. I hate when people assume that my experience is the same as theirs and they know how to "fix" me. I love getting suggestions and hearing what worked for people, but once they start pushing their methods on me, I'm not okay with that. Like I'd start randomly using essential oils without talking to my doctor first... that stuff is always iffy.)
Anyway, my doctor also told me I'm 1cm dilated!!! Wooo!!! I honestly thought she'd say I haven't even started. I know it could take hours, days, weeks to get labor moving, but it was still exciting to hear I have started. I can tell my body is starting to prepare. I have had a very small appetite lately and I am the complete opposite of constipated. In fact, after 8 months, it's really weird to have a normal digestive system-I almost don't know what to do with myself! I know it's gross, but hey, pregnancy isn't a pretty picture most of the time.
I don't know if he's dropping because I feel like my belly looks the same, but when my doctor checked my cervix (again, pregnancy-ew!!! Use condoms then) she reached in there and said, "Whoa! His heads right there!" His head is definitely very low. I pee nonstop. He hits my bladder so much and it hurts and makes me want to pee my pants all the time. He's a stinker. I later asked G if he wanted to see if he could feel the baby's head and he was totally grossed out hahahaha. I knew he'd say no, otherwise I wouldn't offer that. So weird. He can touch the baby when he's out. I'm not a total creeper here.
My next appointment is Monday and we may talk about inducing labor in the next week and a half or two. I'm hoping we don't get to that point, but come week 42, that'll be my request. That, and I don't think they're allowed to let me go past week 42. Either way, it seems like I should have a baby in 2 weeks! Then I'll go home and have no idea what the hell to do with a house full of 6, but I'll worry about that part when I get to it. Maybe I should write a book. Kind of like the Brady Bunch, but with people and dogs. In Alaska.
I have zero pictures to post right now. Maybe I'll add some later. Bags are packed. Car seat is installed. I'm ready! (Besides the whole mental and emotional aspects of labor and motherhood.) Let's hope my next post is titled "Baby Ryan" rather than "Still Pregnant."
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