I was up with cramps for much of the night. Not that they were hurting me too much...I was just up thinking "maybe?" But no. Seems nothing is really going on. I was able to schedule the growth scan tomorrow so I should have an estimate of the weight/size, and will make decisions from there about induction vs. hanging out and waiting some more.
I wanted to answer a few questions that have been asked in people's comments:
(1) Birth plan: it's funny, my friend is an OB and his wife is a labor and delivery nurse. They understand women's rights to come in with birth plans, but they DESPISE birth plans. They recommend that I go in and tell the nurse that my birth plan is "to have a healthy baby." Of course, I plan to print out Meg's c-section tips and bring it with me like a bible in case it's a c-section. ANYWAY, I plan to have my friend with me in the delivery room. She offered a long time ago. She is single and childless and therefore more available than some of my other friends/family who have kids and wouldn't be able to easily come in the middle of the night, or to stay all day, if necessary. I have another friend who I have known my whole life who will come up for the birth too. Then there is my sister-in-law who says she really wants to be there. And I have a male friend from out of town who wants to come in too. Not sure how this is all going to work. I'm allowed to have 2 people with me at a time, unless it's a c-section, in which case I can only have 1. I think it will all work out...I am going to try not to worry about the logistics, to just focus on me and baby, and let the rest work itself out.
(2) The trees on the wall are decals. You can stick them and then unstick them over and over. Very convenient! I got them from landofnoddotcom I think.
(3) The little wooden toys and stuff on the cubby shelf thing are things I have collected over the years. I did get a lot of it from moolkadotcom, a great little website with cool stuff.
(4) How will I let people know when I go into labor: hmmm, well, I guess that's hard to predict. If I'm home, I will try to put up a quick post. If I'm not, then I guess I'll post when I'm home from the hospital. Maybe I will know in advance (i.e., scheduled induction).
I guess that's it for now. I am off to work for what is one of the final days for a while. I think I'll try to work a few days early next week if possible. My boss told me to come in and get paid even if I don't do any work (isn't that nice?).
Have a nice day all.
4 comments:
Thanks for the links! Those look like really cool websites. Hang in there - she'll be here soon!! :)
Hey, those cramps could be a good sign of things to come!
I can totally understand why hospital staff don't care for birth plans. Patients probably get upset if things don't go exactly as planned, and maybe convincing patients of a difference course is difficult if the patient is absolutely firm on another approach. I guess the key is to be flexible, but be prepared for different courses. You know; like what you're doing. :-)
I used to work NICU and we used to joke that the longer and more involved the birth plan the more likely the patient was to end up with a c-section. Also it was difficult when someone didn't want to be flexible with their birth plan. Whatever you end up doing I hope it all works out great. I hope those cramps were a sign of good things to come!!
lol. I had a severe birth plan with my first. Not that I "turned it in" to the nurses or anything, just that I had a plan. I had a doula. I was going to do it naturally, blah blah blah. After 9 hours of hard induced labor and 1 cm, I burst out crying and got an epidural. The epidural didn't work and even after a 2nd insertion and no relief I endured 22 hours of natural labor, but it definitely wasn't my birth plan!
Those cramps are totally you being on your way. It's so soon!!!
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