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From:
a
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 7:06 PM
Subject: bun's STILL cooking.....
Hello,
Little bubs is still hanging out in the comfort of mum's belly. We
are now 1 week past the 'due' date, although the concept of a baby being
'late' is a little ridiculous don't you think? Like it's meant to wear a
watch and then think "Oh, it's time, if i don't get out now I'll be
late!" Mother nature does things in perfect time, so whenever the baby
decides to arrive will be the perfect time.
I went to the doctor today. He suggested that it's about time to
discuss our 'options'. Like induction, to which i said 'Definitely not!'
and then he suggested to have an ultrasound to check on things, attach a fetal
heart monitor to my belly for 20 minutes to check the heartbeat, then do an
internal examination to check that the cervix is ripening and if not he can
help it along. Excuse me!!!! No thanks to everything. We can
listen to the heartbeat with a stethascope which we did and it's very strong
and even, and he felt the baby which is now totally engaged, right at the
bottom of my pelvis ready to come out, the baby is still moving alot and my
blood pressure is totally healthy, so why don't we just let mother nature take
care of things? So he replied "We recommend these things because if the
baby is in there too long it can die" said with much seriousness to my
amusement. Sorry, can't scare me into anything buddy. So I got out
of the hospital routine induction and all that crap because i stood my ground
very firmly and he knew he couldn't sway me. Everything is fine, it is
totally normal to go this far and even a week longer is still considered
perfectly normal.
Anyway, last night i felt what I swear must be labour pains, sort of like
period pain and lower back pain and very achey which went away, then came back
and then a few hours later came back. I got very excited but it was sort
of just a practise run, although Aviva my active birth trainer, said it is
possible to start labour a few days in advance so that there is a bit of
progress already by the time you're in full labour. Today i've been
getting shooting sharp pains in my inner thighs which is also a good sign that
things are on the move, the baby is right down on my nerves. I never
thought i'd be so excited to feel pain. Bring on the pain!!! I'm
sick of this contented, comfortable feeling. I need the pain and then we
can have our darling little baby in our arms at last!
Elvis - the bird - has been acting very strangely today and
yesterday. He squats down low, puts his head down and turns from side to
side making little squeaking noises. He has never done this before, it's
sort of like some sort of mating thing or i don't know what, but i am certain
it is linked in some way to the imminent arrival of our baby to the family,
like he senses it or something.
Anyway, maybe tonight's the night..........
Alice xxx
