July 2011
15 posts
How to Induce Labor
I’ve been trying really hard the last few days to get this girl out of me in an effort to avoid an induction at the hospital. This is what I’ve done:
Disclaimer: None of the below activities actually work at inducing labor.
Move! Play tennis (yes, I really did this), walk walk walk, take the stairs two at a time, and sit on your ball whenever possible - like when folding laundry and...
June 2011
22 posts
Mind over Matter
Dear Beatrice,
I have less than 48 hours before I am supposed to be induced and I am stressed. I only agreed to this because I was so sure that you would come on your own. But alas, after all of my self-induction techniques, there is NO CHANGE.
This morning your father told me that since I’m thinking you won’t come out, you won’t come out. Mind over matter. Think positive and...
How to Have a Baby
This morning I got a call that my July 5th induction date wasn’t going to work because the birthing center was full. I had two options: change it to Saturday, July 1st, or wait until July 6th and use a different physician.
I’ve grown more than a little attached to my doctor so I took a deep breath and said yes to Saturday. This is tentative - If I go in on Friday and he says I’m...
OVERDUE
I am overdue and it is grand. I’m not swollen or terribly uncomfortable or anything. I’m sleeping more since I don’t have to get up to go to work. I sat on my couch to work this morning instead of making my morning commute. I moseyed around the house with John, cleaned some stuff, stalked the internets… I would be ok with this lifestyle for a very long time.
We visited the...
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Steppin' Out Saturday
Dress: Forever 21
Flips: Old Navy
I’m getting sick of wearing the same things over and over so I dug out this non-maternity dress for my friend Leah’s baby shower. The shower was great - no cheesy games, good food, and I got to meet some nice, new people from the neighborhood.
John and I had some friends over for a cookout that night. Cookouts are by far our favorite thing about...
and then there were three...
Pairs of boots that is.
My mom found Bebe her very own pair of rubber boots. After all, you can’t help your Grandpa feed his goats and chickens without a proper pair of boots.
It kills me every time I walk by and see her tiny boots sitting next to our much larger ones. If she’s anything like I was when I was little, she’ll probably wear these things with a dress.
Bebe, is it possible that you are even HIGHER today than every other day? Well, at least my bladder doesn’t feel so awkward anymore…
Today is my last day of physically going to work, thank goodness. I’ll be working from home all next week. As much as I have joked about it, having my water break at work in the midst of 50 overly excited women is not exactly something that I...
D Day
Here it is, the day we’ve been counting down to for the last 9 months - THE DUE DAY. There have been no pains, weirdness, signs of labor, etc. I have a feeling you’ll be in there for quite some time more.
I will never forget that crazy week in October where I walked around in a panic, stressing that I was probably pregnant, but too scared to take a test. Then when I finally did it...
40 Weeks
I never understood why girls at the end of their pregnancy were so eager for their babies to be born. Why were they not cherishing their last nights of uninterrupted sleep and ability to do whatever they want? Their baby was going to be with them for the next 18+ years, what was the rush?
Now I get it. At the end of your pregnancy you don’t have uninterrupted sleep - you probably...
Father's Day
Happy Father’s Day to my dad! He is the hardest worker I know, even working in a factory and farming while starting his own business when we were kids, so that our mom was able to stay home with us. Even though all kids think their dad is larger than life, mine really is. He can fix or build anything, and knows about everything from religion to finance to under-ground rivers. He has taught...
Dear B,
At this point I would not be surprised if you came out with a twin. No, not because I’m enormous, because I’m not, but because there is no way that what is going on in my stomach is the product of only 4 limbs. I swear your hands were reaching into my thighs last night, while your legs were creating waves on opposite sides of my belly.
Your strength amazes me. How can a...
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39 Beats 38
Enter week 39. Although I’m having the occasional anxiety attack revolving around the fact that I’m having a baby next week, overall everything is good. My sisters came to visit the last few days and I had a good time showing them B’s beautiful dresses and watching them freak out over the intensity of her kicks. They tried to convince me to induce my own labor while they were...
Before I knew it...
The milk I bought today has the same due date as my bebe! AHH!
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Guide to Buying Maternity Clothes
A baby costs a lot of money, and spending money on clothes that you’ll only wear for a few months isn’t exactly the best investment. Here are my tips for keeping your costs down without looking like you’re wearing the same thing every day:
Buy maternity basics and pair them with your non-maternity cardigans, leggings, and dresses.
Purchase your pants at Gap or Old Navy. They...
38 Week Stats
Hello week 38. I hate you and your unfavorable cervix.
The Stats:
Heartbeat, Measurements, Blood Pressure: Perfect
Weight Gain: zero pounds this week. 20 pounds total. How this happened, I do not know, since I’m loving mac and cheese and fudge pop tarts.
Movement: very active
Dilation: NONE. Apparently I have an “unfavorable cervix” which means I’m high and tight,...
Dearest Little Beatrice,
What’s going on in there? I thought your movements were supposed to ease up by this point due to your lack of space. Instead, I can feel entire legs - feet, knees, thighs, sticking out of me all the time. I push you back into place, and you just stick those feet in another awkward direction. I look down at my belly, and it’s not round anymore - it’s...
