On Monday, Elizabeth technically became full-term. Apparently, that was just the kick in the pants I needed to take care of a few remaining tasks before her arrival. The nursery has been dismantled just a bit, because we moved her crib into our bedroom and made a secondary changing area in there, as well. We washed all of the baby clothes and blankets, and I finished packing my hospital bag. We are ready, stuff-wise. I’m not sure it’s possible for me to be ready, mentally.
Right now, I’m preoccupied with thoughts about the labor. I wonder when it will begin—will it be at night, or during the day? Will it start in the wee hours of the morning, or while I am at work? Will it be relatively unproblematic, or will I need some sort of emergency intervention? So many unknowns surround this huge event that it's a little unnerving.
Every new twinge, cramp, or feeling is suspect. I actually had some cramping in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, which of course put me on high alert and made it nearly impossible to go back to sleep. Whenever I’m antsy like this, the only thing I can do to ease it is consume information about the thing that worries me. I’ve already read lots of information about childbirth and related topics several times before, but in the search for new information that I might have missed, I am doing a lot of review.
Today was a doctor visit (all is well, though I need to drink more water) and you get a picture:
Right now, I’m preoccupied with thoughts about the labor. I wonder when it will begin—will it be at night, or during the day? Will it start in the wee hours of the morning, or while I am at work? Will it be relatively unproblematic, or will I need some sort of emergency intervention? So many unknowns surround this huge event that it's a little unnerving.
Every new twinge, cramp, or feeling is suspect. I actually had some cramping in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, which of course put me on high alert and made it nearly impossible to go back to sleep. Whenever I’m antsy like this, the only thing I can do to ease it is consume information about the thing that worries me. I’ve already read lots of information about childbirth and related topics several times before, but in the search for new information that I might have missed, I am doing a lot of review.
Today was a doctor visit (all is well, though I need to drink more water) and you get a picture:
Though you can't really tell in this picture, my uterus has dropped a little--not a lot, but enough for me to notice some differences in the way it feels. For some reason, I always assumed it was an all-or-nothing kinda thing and that I'd wake up one day and my bump would be really low, but it can be more gradual than that. As a result of even this little bit of dropping, I feel a little more pressure on my pelvis pretty much all the time, and I'm especially sore when I wake up after I've been sleeping in one position for a while.
For now, I'm keeping my feet up and sipping on water, and just....waiting.
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