Yes, I have hit the 41 week mark, and yes, I'm now going a tad bit crazy. The "crazy" though, really comes from all these phone calls, emails, texts, and even facebook comments - NOT from still being pregnant. Which I'll admit, surprises even ME (that I'm not freaking, "get him OUT"), because I know myself well, and I know I'm not the most PATIENT person in the world. Yet somehow, I'm still pretty okay with this.
I'm okay with still being pregnant.
I'm okay with being overdue.
I'm actually SURPRISINGLY okay with both.
What I'm not okay with though is the assumption that this must SUCK - because it doesn't! I feel mostly fine! Or with the assumption that notifying everyone what's going on on a daily basis is my top priority. Yes, I know, people are excited - and I'm grateful that they care - but really people, the way to show you care is to just send a nice little email saying you're thinking of me and hoping all is well. Or if you're charming enough to pull it off, sending me a text like OliveGirl's that reads "how's your vag?". Cuz THAT is some funny shit.
But whatever. I need to just shrug it off, go get me a coffee, and think of new and exciting ways to evict this kid naturally. Because while I AM okay with still being pregnant, and I AM okay with being overdue, I'm not that thrilled with the idea of being induced. My fabulous OB took me through HIS approach to how we'd do it, and he seems quite patient and methodical, and it seems to me like if I have to be induced, HE'S definitely the one to do it with. But if I can avoid it, I'm going to try. Not because there's anything WRONG with it, but because I'd rather my body just did what it was supposed to do. I mean after 3 years of TTC, it FINALLY decided to step up and do all the things it should to knock me up and KEEP me knocked up - so I'd like it to just knock this one last item off the list.
In my body's defense, there definitely seems to be some "stuff" going on in the last few days, but nothing definitive to say it's gonna happen when it needs to - it's all just vague, so could happen this weekend, or not for a few more weeks. Which means if I want to try and do this on my own, we needs me a little project. Let's call it... Project Eviction.
First task? Well, because I promised the husband I wouldn't talk about our sex life on this blog, I can't tell you what we did. I can't tell you that even in what feels like my GINORMOUS state, he was quite HAPPY to contribute to Project Eviction. And I can't tell you that to get him to contribute, all I had to do was merely SUGGEST it - I didn't even have to tell him the "hormone-related" reasons that doing what we did helps kick off labor. No, I can't tell you any of that.
Second task? Walk, walk, and walk some MORE. Gravity will be my friend - my BEST friend. Or at least I'm going to try and cozy UP to Gravity as I have the last couple days, and as I will the NEXT couple days, and become the BESTEST FRIEND EVER. Me and Gravity, we're gonna be "like this" (imagine me with my fingers crossed).
Third, and probably most importantly, stop eating ice cream and/or chocolate every day. Because f*, seriously, would YOU leave if you were being fed ice cream AND chocolate almost every day in the last month? If you were being fed it through a TUBE? So you didn't even have to go out in the rain and GET said ice cream or chocolate? If it was me, you couldn't PAY me to leave, so why would this kid?
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I am so there with you, sister. OK, I am two weeks behind you, so I'm not overdue yet, but I am seriously annoyed already at the "Wow, are you really still at work?" and "Feel any twinges yet?" comments. You start to feel like people can see you only through the lens of gestation. I am still a regular person leading a regular life, everything is fine, let's talk about something else, shall we? I can't even imagine where I am going to be at in super-ballistic level in two weeks. Makes me wish I had lied and told everyone my due date was mid-December...
Good luck with Project Eviction!
Maybe if you hold the ice cream just outside your vag in much the same way you'd dangle a carrot in front of a horse, he'll decide to come out. Chocolate suppositories might be an undiscovered method of induction. I could be rich and rule the world! *insert evil laughter here*
Hoping your eviction notice is read by that tenant of yours soon.
41 weeks is getting a bit long in the tooth for a pregnancy.
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I laughed out loud with Kymberli's comment about coaxing him out by holding ice cream near your vag or creating a chocolate suppository to induce labor. HA HA HA!
I also laughed at how you didn't tell us about your first strategy for eviction. Your husband must be so relieved and proud of your ability maintain your privacy.
And third...don't give up the chocolate or the ice cream. I am not a doctor, but I just don't think this will help.
I'm just saying...
Love your attitude :) It's so awesome that you feel so good still at 41 weeks. I'm thinking of you and your little one!
This brings back memories. I was SO ok with being overdue but people’s comments would have driven me to drink had I been able to drink.
I also did not want to be induced and because my dr was not as patient as yours seems to be and would only let me go to 41 weeks I started trying anything and everything the days before my final appointment. I don’t like to give assvice but if you want to know what we did leave a comment on my blogg and I’ll tell ya.
have you had your doc sweep your membranes? my doc told me when she does it on her patients, they typically go into labor in 48-72 hours. of course, your body and baby have to be somewhat ready, or it really won't do anything. for me, i was already a couple cm dilated and pretty effaced (can't remember the details), but my water broke approximately 75 hours after she swept ye ole membranes. just a thought/suggestion in case you hadn't thought of it yet.
So glad you didn't tell ;-)
Good luck to the Downstairs Landlady on her project. May the force be with her and her neighbors.
p.s. i also did A LOT of walking, A LOT of climbing up and down the stairs in our house and A LOT of any other physical work i could think of. a lot of laundry was done at our house in the last days of my pregnancy. the laundry room is in the basement, so there was a lot of carrying items up and down the stairs. in fact, my water broke just after i carried a large load of laundry downstairs and deposited it in the washer. :o)
I hear ya Chicklet. I was a week overdue and that was the nicest, calmest week I have in recent memory. Enjoy your last days of being just you, it is ok to be ok with waiting.
and I agree that giving up chocolate and ice cream is unneccessay punishment for mommy...
Heather, no, he didn't sweep but yea, maybe worth a question. Thanks!
I have one word for you.
Wine.
Kid out, wine in.
Being overdue feels sorta floaty, or at least it did to me. And seriously, I was no more uncomfortable than 3 weeks before and I hated all the sympathetic looks when I went out.
And my MIL called like 4x a day. I finally unplugged the phone.
Try some fresh pineapple and if all else fails, I had acupuncture to help start labor and it was a success. Plus it was super relaxing to lay in the dark with a heat lamp and some soothing Chinese music for 30 minutes.
That was what drove me nuts...that everyone assumed I was miserable and ready to be done...I wasn't. Hopefully you'll go naturally and not need to be induced...one of my biggest fears for me.
Have fun with Project Eviction: My mom swears that my labor went so well because I spent just about every moment possible on a yoga ball.
Seems like you're doing just fine - even if you end up with induction, it isn't necessarily the worst thing. I was in a long slow labor and eventually had my water broken (which made no difference) and then a low dose of pitocin. It really wasn't that bad and seemed to speed things up.
Glad you're doing well and I heartily second the idea of wine...
Hoping this is a good weekend to pop out a baby. :) Sending you good thoughts in hopes that you get to meet your little one soon.
You're too much. Wishing project eviction pans out and soon.
I feel the need to say that I/we are not freaky and I did not pull this out of my butt, we learned about it in our birth class.
Nipple stimulation
I found that nipple stimulation gave me contractions and my husband had the brilliant idea to stimulate my nipples for an hour straight. The contractions came every 2 minuets during that hour and continued coming every 2 to 3 minuets after I stopped and I had my baby 8 hours later.
I spent the couple of days prior walking and we did do the deed a couple of time. I don’t know if there was anything particularly magical about nipple stimulation but if you find something that gives you a contraction try doing it for a set period of time to see if that kicks things off.
yeah the sex and the walking uphill thing. and nipples too, I hear. go hub.
have you tried indian food? garlic? pesto?
kymberli's idea is best though.
Sorry about the chocolate and ice cream that you'll be missing but it's worth a try!
Good luck and hope the big moment happens sooner rather than later and naturally of course!
Being overdue can't be anything but good, can it? I have no idea, really - but my assumption is that more time in the oven means a better bun. If you're dying to jumpstart the action, consider getting a foot rub - I've heard getting your toes played with helps make labor happen.
Find yourself a reflexologist who specialises in induction - made me contract while she was doing it and waters went soon after. Of course it may have been complete coincidence but at the worst you have just had a lovely foot massage!
Have you considered accupuncture? I did it with Lemy and went into labor 48 hours later. Granted, we also had the MW strip my membranes (fun!), so I think that with the accupuncture helped to move things along. Either way, enjoy these last few moments with Tiny B on the inside--they are so precious! ((hugs))
To all those suggesting accupuncture, thanks so much. I'm looking into it today:-). And RachelHumph, the reflexologist sounds good too!
We'll see. It'd be nice to help this happen on its own, but he's so happy baking away that we may need to pull out the big guns.
Start eating brussel sprouts, kids hate brussel sprouts so surely he will jump out then, no?
I'm back blogging (and we are expecting little babies via surrogacy - yes BABIES - we're appraoching 13 weeks). OH and apparently have sex, because that can trigger labour too (comming from the women who will never be pregnant... I don't know if you should be taking my advice).
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So how's the vag today? Har! I'm just poking the hornets nest.
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