Fri 3 Feb 2006
Disappointing Medical Visit - Update #5, er #6
Posted by Liza under Pregnancy
They weren’t able to strip the membrane this morning. I’m only dialated about 1cm, and on top of that, my cervix was way out of reach. They do think it’s changed some and the Evening Primrose Oil seems to be helping soften things. I should keep up with all the supplements and everything else we’ve been doing. Plus Jill agreed that we’ll go to Scalini’s on Saturday night, if Smudge hasn’t arrived yet by then.
And my blood pressure is still good, although my ankles and lower legs are swollen and unhappy.
I had a violent resurgance of my least favorite symptom this morning, getting sick from brushing my teeth. So they also gave me a prescription for an anti-nausea medication, which they say will also make me extremely tired.
I’m trying some ginger & raspberry leaf tea right now, but if I can’t keep that down, I’m going home, taking the scrip and going to bed.
Come on, Lil Smudge! It’s time to join the world! And grandma’s here, but only for a week. She really wants to meet you and get to spend some time with you.
(They’ll try to strip the membrane again next Friday if I haven’t gone into labor on my own. And at that point, they’ll also talk about scheduling induction.)
February 3rd, 2006 at 12:40 pm
I say Monday is your day… just a guess.
February 3rd, 2006 at 12:46 pm
I was feeling Sunday earlier, but now I don’t have a sense of it.
And I tell you what — Smudge is NOT welcome to wait until Dave’s birthday.
February 3rd, 2006 at 2:06 pm
no.. that would be too long to wait.. he’ll be here well before then. We already had a baby born on Dave’s birthday last year.. I dont think our neice is giving up that crowning honor.
Monday.
2 months from now you’ll be telling me to be patient.
February 3rd, 2006 at 3:06 pm
I was thinking about the Monday thing, and I kinda like it. 02/06/2006 would be a cool birthday.
BTW, they told me that I could have started all these supplements etc at 36-37 weeks. So I will be sending you a list, in the hope of NOT having to tell you to be patient.
February 3rd, 2006 at 4:25 pm
The countdown is gone… I was really wondering what it would do as the due date arrived and passed.
02-06-2006 has a nice symmetry to it. Then again, 02-04 has a certain charm, namely that it’s sooner.
February 3rd, 2006 at 4:46 pm
yes.. list of suppliments.. send away. I’m 32 weeks on Monday… you know.. when smudge will be born.
February 3rd, 2006 at 5:24 pm
I took the counter down. It claimed that Smudge was born, and THAT annoyed the crap out of me. There was no “I’m late” ticker available.
February 4th, 2006 at 7:26 pm
Seriously! They could have such fun with it, especially with the airplane graphic. “I’m currently in a holding pattern, waiting for a runway to clear,” or “I’m working on engaging the landing gear; please be patient, or “Only .001% of domestic flights land one time… why did you think mine would be different?”
Then again, maybe they’re scared of getting hate mail from pissed off overdue pregnant women.
February 4th, 2006 at 7:27 pm
I meant “on time.”
I mean, really, it would suck if he had to “land” MORE than one time.
In fact, I got my mom a pin once that reads “I wanted to Born Again, but my mother said no.”
February 4th, 2006 at 8:35 pm
It *does* seem like they should have some kind of “override” version you can get, like “I’m N days late, and Mom is getting really tired of hauling me around.”
I love that pin. Your mom has great taste in things like that.