Mindgames
Two people this week have told me the baby's dropping. I really prefer that comment to being told I must be having twins, which I hear far more often than is reasonable. But this dropping thing is more mysterious. Last week, the midwife told me that dropping isn't really what people think it is. Not sure what it is, though. She did say that the baby was far enough down that I shouldn't worry about him/her turning breech again. Dan and I tried to figure out whether my coworkers are on to something, and after examining my profile, he thought I looked different. Then today, it's been more uncomfortable than usual to walk around the skyway. Still doesn't feel like a baby's about to fall out, but more awkward somehow. Someone else told me that once babies drop, they're usually born in 2-4 weeks. Mine isn't due for another 5 1/2, and I've been pretty convinced the whole way along that my due date would come and go without much progress made. But now that I'm hearing these dropping comments, I'm starting to wonder whether the kid might arrive in early-mid February after all.
It would be so much easier if I just knew what day the baby would arrive so I wouldn't get hung up with false hopes.
We desperately need the kid to wait 3 more weeks so our house can be ready and I can have a homebirth. But once February comes, anything's fair game.
It would be so much easier if I just knew what day the baby would arrive so I wouldn't get hung up with false hopes.
We desperately need the kid to wait 3 more weeks so our house can be ready and I can have a homebirth. But once February comes, anything's fair game.