c'mon, baby!
The race is officially on. You know, if I hadn't seen the Business of being born or been reading dozens of mommy zines (thank you januarysix), I might not have been so concerned, but... I am starting from the end.
Yesterday's ob/gyn appointment went ok. Still no progress toward an escaped baby. For the TMI crowd, that means we're only at 1 cm even though her due date is Monday, just 3 days away now. Granted, once labor starts, we could be looking at 0-10 in just a couple hours, but that's apparently more of an exception than the rule.
So the doc asked if I wanted to schedule an induction later next week, just in case. We said yes for various reasons. She's already projected to be big, we need to make an appointment with the hospital if induction is going to happen, and I can no longer comprehend the thought of being pregnant two more weeks.
On our drive home from the ob/gyn, the nurse calls and says they have an appt for her due date. What? Isn't that rushing it a bit? We're not even going to trust her to try getting out by the mathematically derived date of launch? What happened to later next week?
Well, it was the only appt the hospital had for next week. And my doc will be on call that night in case it goes long, she's still guaranteed to be there. Those sure sound like conveniences that should not be factored into me forcing Kaylee out into the world.
The nurse assured me that the doctor tends to go above and beyond and would never suggest anything detrimental to the baby or me. They would like to keep the c-section risks lower by not letting her get too big. Inductions are normally done at 39-40 weeks and she'll be at 40 by then. Pitocin is the same as if I went into labor naturally (yeah right). Yada yada yada.
They answered all my questions, but in the end, I felt like a bad mom for agreeing to a Monday induction. So I asked them to delay it if the hospital had any openings at all. And they did have a "cancellation" (someone gave birth early/naturally), so Kaylee is scheduled for 4/16 if she doesn't come on her own before then.
I'm decently terrified. If they use pitocin to start the delivery, then they'll probably have the internal fetal monitor from the get go, which means no soothing shower to distract me from the "longer, harder" contractions. Granted, we'll be on the epidural roller coaster by then, so it may not matter.
Oh, and let's just add that adrenaline from being afraid of labor is what causes most of the pain and problems in the first place. Supposedly, prepared and soothed mothers can make it through labor without drugging up the baby. And everybody wakes up happy. (No screaming.)
Ok, so I don't really care if she gets high, I just don't want my first motherly act to be forcing her to do something she's not ready to do. Is that worse? Even more froufrou than the drug reason? I mean, they are trying to consider what's best for Me too. Letting her linger to keep growing bigger and bigger for my first birthing is not a brilliant plan.
So, like I said, baby. It's all up to you... until it's not. The race, she is on. I had $5 on this morning at 4 am. So, I'm out of that game. Any other betters? I've been dancing around the living room, trying to shake her loose. That's probably a bad idea too. But it's all I've got.
Yesterday's ob/gyn appointment went ok. Still no progress toward an escaped baby. For the TMI crowd, that means we're only at 1 cm even though her due date is Monday, just 3 days away now. Granted, once labor starts, we could be looking at 0-10 in just a couple hours, but that's apparently more of an exception than the rule.
So the doc asked if I wanted to schedule an induction later next week, just in case. We said yes for various reasons. She's already projected to be big, we need to make an appointment with the hospital if induction is going to happen, and I can no longer comprehend the thought of being pregnant two more weeks.
On our drive home from the ob/gyn, the nurse calls and says they have an appt for her due date. What? Isn't that rushing it a bit? We're not even going to trust her to try getting out by the mathematically derived date of launch? What happened to later next week?
Well, it was the only appt the hospital had for next week. And my doc will be on call that night in case it goes long, she's still guaranteed to be there. Those sure sound like conveniences that should not be factored into me forcing Kaylee out into the world.
The nurse assured me that the doctor tends to go above and beyond and would never suggest anything detrimental to the baby or me. They would like to keep the c-section risks lower by not letting her get too big. Inductions are normally done at 39-40 weeks and she'll be at 40 by then. Pitocin is the same as if I went into labor naturally (yeah right). Yada yada yada.
They answered all my questions, but in the end, I felt like a bad mom for agreeing to a Monday induction. So I asked them to delay it if the hospital had any openings at all. And they did have a "cancellation" (someone gave birth early/naturally), so Kaylee is scheduled for 4/16 if she doesn't come on her own before then.
I'm decently terrified. If they use pitocin to start the delivery, then they'll probably have the internal fetal monitor from the get go, which means no soothing shower to distract me from the "longer, harder" contractions. Granted, we'll be on the epidural roller coaster by then, so it may not matter.
Oh, and let's just add that adrenaline from being afraid of labor is what causes most of the pain and problems in the first place. Supposedly, prepared and soothed mothers can make it through labor without drugging up the baby. And everybody wakes up happy. (No screaming.)
Ok, so I don't really care if she gets high, I just don't want my first motherly act to be forcing her to do something she's not ready to do. Is that worse? Even more froufrou than the drug reason? I mean, they are trying to consider what's best for Me too. Letting her linger to keep growing bigger and bigger for my first birthing is not a brilliant plan.
So, like I said, baby. It's all up to you... until it's not. The race, she is on. I had $5 on this morning at 4 am. So, I'm out of that game. Any other betters? I've been dancing around the living room, trying to shake her loose. That's probably a bad idea too. But it's all I've got.