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40 weeks today
I've finally reached my due date, and all I can say is "sigh". I have
decided to have my mum induce me by acupuncture (she is a doctor of Chinese Medicine) by the 16th if nothing happens by then. I've been doing better for the most part in the last week or so, but today has been really tough. Not emotionally so much as physically this time. I have had some very serious false labour, sometimes lasting up to 7 hours at a stretch. This morning I was woken up by very painful contractions every 20 minutes or so, but they are still Braxton Hicks. I know it is good that my body is preparing, but I wouldn't mind the real thing at this point. Today has been bad because everything I do causes me to have a contraction: if I stand up from sitting, walk up the stairs, walk faster than a snail, bend over, urinate, etc etc. My contractions feel different now, they are no longer the tight, long lasting ones I've been getting for the last month, they are now painful like period cramps and feel like I am being stabbed from the inside. They are not painful to the point of being a problem, but they do require me to focus a little and breathe. I've also had diarrhea, an upset stomach, a headache, a back ache and what feels like a ton of pressure on my bladder and bowels. : P Yuck. I know that these are all good signs. And I know that I won't be pregnant for more than another 10 days at the most, so these are all good things. But I can't help feeling like my body keeps playing with me. I gave in and had the midwife do an internal today to see if at least all this crap was accomplishing something. I didn't expect much because the baby's head isn't even engaged yet. She said that my cervix was very soft, not quite shortened yet, but almost there, and that I was 1 cm dilated. So even though I haven't gone into labour, I am working up to it nicely. I know it is possible to go for weeks with those kinds of stats and not make any further progress, but at least that much is done, I won't have to dilate that 1 cm when I go into labour. : / Anyway, I'm pretty wrecked and emotional today. Everyone in my life has been so supportive and kind to me, and I feel like I am having to rely on everyone for everything, but at this point, I don't even care anymore. I don't feel like fighting to be capable, I just want to relax into myself and let my body and mind take a break. To Em: thanks for those labour vibes, and for keeping track of my due date. That is very sweet of you, I really appreciate the sentiment. Alicia |
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40 weeks today
"Alicia Elliott" wrote in message . ca... I've finally reached my due date, and all I can say is "sigh". I have decided to have my mum induce me by acupuncture (she is a doctor of Chinese Medicine) by the 16th if nothing happens by then. I've been doing better for the most part in the last week or so, but today has been really tough. Not emotionally so much as physically this time. I have had some very serious false labour, sometimes lasting up to 7 hours at a stretch. This morning I was woken up by very painful contractions every 20 minutes or so, but they are still Braxton Hicks. I know it is good that my body is preparing, but I wouldn't mind the real thing at this point. Today has been bad because everything I do causes me to have a contraction: if I stand up from sitting, walk up the stairs, walk faster than a snail, bend over, urinate, etc etc. My contractions feel different now, they are no longer the tight, long lasting ones I've been getting for the last month, they are now painful like period cramps and feel like I am being stabbed from the inside. They are not painful to the point of being a problem, but they do require me to focus a little and breathe. I've also had diarrhea, an upset stomach, a headache, a back ache and what feels like a ton of pressure on my bladder and bowels. : P Yuck. I know that these are all good signs. And I know that I won't be pregnant for more than another 10 days at the most, so these are all good things. But I can't help feeling like my body keeps playing with me. I gave in and had the midwife do an internal today to see if at least all this crap was accomplishing something. I didn't expect much because the baby's head isn't even engaged yet. She said that my cervix was very soft, not quite shortened yet, but almost there, and that I was 1 cm dilated. So even though I haven't gone into labour, I am working up to it nicely. I know it is possible to go for weeks with those kinds of stats and not make any further progress, but at least that much is done, I won't have to dilate that 1 cm when I go into labour. : / Anyway, I'm pretty wrecked and emotional today. Everyone in my life has been so supportive and kind to me, and I feel like I am having to rely on everyone for everything, but at this point, I don't even care anymore. I don't feel like fighting to be capable, I just want to relax into myself and let my body and mind take a break. To Em: thanks for those labour vibes, and for keeping track of my due date. That is very sweet of you, I really appreciate the sentiment. Alicia You sound like me just before I went into labor with my son. I don't think you are far off. I had accupuncture to speed things a long, that was a few days before labour actually got going. Get as much rest and eat plenty of energy food. I imagine you know all this, I'm so excited for you. I wish I didn't have ten more weeks to go :-) Good Luck and most of all don't fear labor, it's a wonderful experience. The fatigue was far worse than the pain for me, so I'll be doing nothing around here towards the end, don't feel guilty about doing the same. Judy |
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40 weeks today
Hang in there, Alicia! You're right, it can't be *that* much longer, and
your body is doing a great job getting ready. More labor vibes from Tiina SAHM to Emilia,4 EDD Sept.15 Alicia Elliott wrote: I've finally reached my due date, and all I can say is "sigh". I have decided to have my mum induce me by acupuncture (she is a doctor of Chinese Medicine) by the 16th if nothing happens by then. I've been doing better for the most part in the last week or so, but today has been really tough. Not emotionally so much as physically this time. I have had some very serious false labour, sometimes lasting up to 7 hours at a stretch. This morning I was woken up by very painful contractions every 20 minutes or so, but they are still Braxton Hicks. I know it is good that my body is preparing, but I wouldn't mind the real thing at this point. Today has been bad because everything I do causes me to have a contraction: if I stand up from sitting, walk up the stairs, walk faster than a snail, bend over, urinate, etc etc. My contractions feel different now, they are no longer the tight, long lasting ones I've been getting for the last month, they are now painful like period cramps and feel like I am being stabbed from the inside. They are not painful to the point of being a problem, but they do require me to focus a little and breathe. I've also had diarrhea, an upset stomach, a headache, a back ache and what feels like a ton of pressure on my bladder and bowels. : P Yuck. I know that these are all good signs. And I know that I won't be pregnant for more than another 10 days at the most, so these are all good things. But I can't help feeling like my body keeps playing with me. I gave in and had the midwife do an internal today to see if at least all this crap was accomplishing something. I didn't expect much because the baby's head isn't even engaged yet. She said that my cervix was very soft, not quite shortened yet, but almost there, and that I was 1 cm dilated. So even though I haven't gone into labour, I am working up to it nicely. I know it is possible to go for weeks with those kinds of stats and not make any further progress, but at least that much is done, I won't have to dilate that 1 cm when I go into labour. : / Anyway, I'm pretty wrecked and emotional today. Everyone in my life has been so supportive and kind to me, and I feel like I am having to rely on everyone for everything, but at this point, I don't even care anymore. I don't feel like fighting to be capable, I just want to relax into myself and let my body and mind take a break. To Em: thanks for those labour vibes, and for keeping track of my due date. That is very sweet of you, I really appreciate the sentiment. Alicia |
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40 weeks today
Alicia Elliott wrote:
I've finally reached my due date, and all I can say is "sigh". Stubborn people are interesting people. :-D I should know! ;-) Sending easy labour vibes your way. -- Brigitte aa #2145 edd #3 February 15, 2004 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." ~ Harriet Martineau |
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40 weeks today
"Alicia Elliott" wrote in message
I've finally reached my due date, and all I can say is "sigh". I have decided to have my mum induce me by acupuncture (she is a doctor of Chinese Medicine) by the 16th if nothing happens by then. One of my husband's co-workers had her first baby induced via acupuncture one day before the due date, with great success (I imagine, like with any induction method, the baby has to be ready to be born before it will work successfully). I believe she also used acupuncture during labor for pain control. Are you going to try that also? Anyway, she is due a month after I am now and is planning to use accupuncture again on or right before her due date. I hope it is successful for you too! Today has been bad because everything I do causes me to have a contraction: if I stand up from sitting, walk up the stairs, walk faster than a snail, bend over, urinate, etc etc. My contractions feel different now, they are no longer the tight, long lasting ones I've been getting for the last month, they are now painful like period cramps and feel like I am being stabbed from the inside. They are not painful to the point of being a problem, but they do require me to focus a little and breathe. I've also had diarrhea, an upset stomach, a headache, a back ache and what feels like a ton of pressure on my bladder and bowels. : P Yuck. I know that these are all good signs. And I know that I won't be pregnant for more than another 10 days at the most, so these are all good things. But I can't help feeling like my body keeps playing with me. snip Anyway, I'm pretty wrecked and emotional today. Everyone in my life has been so supportive and kind to me, and I feel like I am having to rely on everyone for everything, but at this point, I don't even care anymore. I don't feel like fighting to be capable, I just want to relax into myself and let my body and mind take a break. Wow! It does sound like your body is really working up to the real thing! That's good. It is also taking its sweet time... Maybe you will have a fairly quick and easy "real" labor after all of this preparation. One of my birth books says that there is no such thing as a "false" labor, it is just your body working up to full labor. All of the contractions that you have before "real" labor, do actually serve a purpose and are actually moving you forward (however slowly) and so aren't false. Does that help at all? (or does it make you want to smack me, since I have *no* clue what it feels like to be going through what you have been lately?!!). To Em: thanks for those labour vibes, and for keeping track of my due date. That is very sweet of you, I really appreciate the sentiment. You're welcome! I hope the labor vibes still work and that I don't see you posting here anymore today... Hang in there and take care. -- Em edd 9/23/03 (33 weeks) |
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40 weeks today
Alicia Elliott wrote in message
. ca... Anyway, I'm pretty wrecked and emotional today. Everyone in my life has been so supportive and kind to me, and I feel like I am having to rely on everyone for everything, but at this point, I don't even care anymore. I don't feel like fighting to be capable, I just want to relax into myself and let my body and mind take a break. Alicia, {{{{{hugs}}}}} and *~*~*~*labor vibes*~*~*~* to you! Relaxing and letting others do for you is exactly what you should be doing right now. It's great that you have such support. I hope it will continue for you after your baby's born. -- Cheryl S. Mom to Julie, 2 yr., 4 mo. And a boy, EDD 4.Sept Cleaning the house while your children are small is like shoveling the sidewalk while it's still snowing. |
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40 weeks today
"Alicia Elliott" wrote in message .ca...
I've finally reached my due date, and all I can say is "sigh". I have decided to have my mum induce me by acupuncture (she is a doctor of Chinese Medicine) by the 16th if nothing happens by then. I've been doing better for the most part in the last week or so, but today has been really tough. Not emotionally so much as physically this time. I have had some very serious false labour, sometimes lasting up to 7 hours at a stretch. This morning I was woken up by very painful contractions every 20 minutes or so, but they are still Braxton Hicks. I know it is good that my body is preparing, but I wouldn't mind the real thing at this point. Today has been bad because everything I do causes me to have a contraction: if I stand up from sitting, walk up the stairs, walk faster than a snail, bend over, urinate, etc etc. My contractions feel different now, they are no longer the tight, long lasting ones I've been getting for the last month, they are now painful like period cramps and feel like I am being stabbed from the inside. They are not painful to the point of being a problem, but they do require me to focus a little and breathe. I've also had diarrhea, an upset stomach, a headache, a back ache and what feels like a ton of pressure on my bladder and bowels. : P Yuck. I know that these are all good signs. And I know that I won't be pregnant for more than another 10 days at the most, so these are all good things. But I can't help feeling like my body keeps playing with me. I gave in and had the midwife do an internal today to see if at least all this crap was accomplishing something. I didn't expect much because the baby's head isn't even engaged yet. She said that my cervix was very soft, not quite shortened yet, but almost there, and that I was 1 cm dilated. So even though I haven't gone into labour, I am working up to it nicely. I know it is possible to go for weeks with those kinds of stats and not make any further progress, but at least that much is done, I won't have to dilate that 1 cm when I go into labour. : / Anyway, I'm pretty wrecked and emotional today. Everyone in my life has been so supportive and kind to me, and I feel like I am having to rely on everyone for everything, but at this point, I don't even care anymore. I don't feel like fighting to be capable, I just want to relax into myself and let my body and mind take a break. To Em: thanks for those labour vibes, and for keeping track of my due date. That is very sweet of you, I really appreciate the sentiment. Alicia Hang in there, Alicia! (((hugs))) Catherine C. grandmother to Brendan--Sept. 22, 2002 |
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40 weeks today
"Alicia Elliott" wrote in message . ca... I've finally reached my due date, and all I can say is "sigh". Aw, Alicia, I'm thinking of you and hoping that you don't have much longer to wait. labour vibes Marie |
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