All Signs Point To… Tuesday
Not that anyone is able to predict when natural labor will begin but like every other woman before me, I’m looking for any indication I can find. Reading through my pregnancy books, I have all of the labor signs except the big two - painful contractions and water breaking. The most recent sign came today and from what I’ve read, it happens the day before labor. I’ll leave the details out because like most of this pregnancy/labor stuff, it’s kinda gross.
Another sign pointing to Tuesday is the weather. We’re expecting a storm to come through sometime tomorrow. The barometric pressure drop supposedly inspires labor in those who are ready to go and I’m pretty sure my body is ready at this point. I’d be really surprised if I’m not more dilated now than I was a week ago.
And the final sign pointing to Tuesday is that I see my doctor for my weekly checkup first thing in the morning. There are things she can do to help speed up the process if necessary. We’ll see how the checkup goes and whether I need to start talking about what day to induce. I’d like to avoid inducing labor if possible but this kid is expected to be huge as it is. I don’t want to go too far past my due date… which is Wednesday, by the way.
I’m trying to not get my hopes up but it’s really hard. I’m anxious! I’ve been in early labor for a week now! I’ve had enough of this sitting on the couch being bored thing. I didn’t even watch much TV today. I’m that bored. Of course, every time I try to do something productive, I get wiped out and need a nap. So I’m stuck here waiting… and waiting… and waiting…
This kid better not be late.