We had our 41 week appointment today...I never thought I would be reporting on my 41 week appointment....but here I am, 41 weeks pregnant. The doctor had lots of good things to say about our baby--his heartbeat is wonderful, he's happy and content in my tummy, he's moving around a lot, and most importantly, he's perfectly healthy in there :) He just doesn't want to come out yet...
My own impatience is killing me.... I'm really not that uncomfortable being pregnant--I feel great actually! I am just really anxious and impatient with WHEN this is all going to happen. I feel like I'm just waiting around for it to happen, and I have no way of knowing when this is going to happen... middle of the night? next Sunday? tomorrow? WHEN?--so I end up wondering about all the little signs I see and feel, if that's the sign that's going to lead to labor, and so far, none of them have been the beginning of labor. And it's hard to find distractions for myself now that I am on summer vacation, home alone all day, and half the house is packed away in boxes...
I know I can be induced, but that's not what I really want to do. I want to allow my body time to get ready on it's own if I can, but geesh, it's taking a lot longer than I thought it would :) At the appointment today, the doctor checked for progression, and nothing had changed since last Thursday (I have twice a week appointments now that I am overdue...). I am still at 1 cm, same effacement, same everything :/
Dr. Leeds assured me that other women have been in this situation, and none of them have stayed pregnant forever, so there's hope :)
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