So…. I’m still here!
Still no baby and I’m quite pleased about that. It’s my birthday today and, call me Mariah Carey, but I’m a total birthday diva. I didn’t fancy a) spending my birthday pushing out a baby and b) sharing my birthday forever more with a more important member of the family. I know, shallow. What can I say?
Anyway, it’s now just gone 7pm and still no baby so I think it’s pretty unlikely this baby is going to make an appearance tonight. Don’t get me wrong though, I am MORE than ready to have this baby now. The baby’s head is so low it feels like I’m wandering around with a bowling ball permanently in my pants (who says pregnancy isn’t dignified and glamorous?).
I had a midwife appointment today which showed baby is well and I am well. I also successfully argued my case to wait until fourteen days past my due date for an induction, rather than the standard twelve where we live. That means I have until 11th October (Saturday after next) to have a baby naturally. Frog arrived twelve days past her due date so I really feel like my body just takes a little longer than 40 weeks to cook a baby – and that’s fine. My midwife is lovely and very supportive, saying she agreed I was making the right decision.
If I get to Saturday 11th October and there’s still no baby then I’ll admit defeat and accept an induction is inevitable. For now though, I feel like I’ve got a reprieve and have nine days to let this baby arrive fashionably late – just like his or her older sister.
Other than the bowling ball pants thing I’m feeling good. I’m managing to sneak in regular naps while Frog is at school, keeping up with my yoga and meditation CDs and trying my very best to stay relaxed and positive. I get far more tightening “fake” contractions with this baby than I ever had with Frog, causing me to wonder a couple of times if something might be starting but, obviously, so far nothing. I find it fascinating to think of all the things going on in there that I’m not even aware of. All the physical processes that have to happen to prepare the body for labour – it kind of blows my mind, you know?
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Happy belated birthday :-D! Hope you had a fab day and got spoilt. I am also overdue and planning the same as you and trying to enjoy everyday this week. The baby can arrive any day now and that is quite exciting to know. If he is not here by next weekend then i’ll deal with what I need to do then. All the best to you and have a lovely rest of weekend X
Happy birthday!! I hope you get a nice belated present soon in the form of your baby 🙂 Meanwhile, the bump’s looking lovely! x
I hope you are enjoying these final days and putting your feet up . Your bump looks amazing!
Some people just cook their babies for longer – I wish there wasn’t such a fight to avoid induction and to let pregnancy just take it’s course. I had to endure a horrid consultants appointment to be ‘allowed’ to go over by 15 days. As it was he was here by 41+4 , and all that stress was for nothing. Hope baby doesn’t keep you waiting too much longer!
Aww hope you had a lovely birthday and that’s great your midwife is listening to you and letting you decide to go overdue by 14 days. Sometimes you just know your own body and if you’re comfortable then great stuff 🙂 I have to say I had an induction with Logan and it wasn’t fabulous but he was 15 days overdue in the end, I just needed to get him out lol.
Your bump is looking lovely btw, not much space left in there now 🙂
Happy Birthday and glad to hear you are feeling well! We’ve been having a debate about this lately as we knew the c section would get booked soon and were thinking about possible dates, &hubby was really hoping baby would be born on his birthday. I can’t understand it really as I would hate to share my birthday, it’s the one day that’s all about me (I am clearly a total birthday diva lol!). But he says he isn’t bothered about birthdays and would rather the attention be drawn away from him. I felt it may be unfair for baba to have to share but he wanted to… but anyway we got no choice on dates in the end and they have booked the c section for the day after! Hubs is a bit gutted bless him. Anyway hope you can avoid induction, yay to the midwife being on your side! xx
Well Happy Birthday:). I already share my birthday but I’ve always been glad there was never much chance of having a baby that day – there are more fun things to do on your birthday than be in labour! And fingers crossed this babe makes a nice fashionably late appearance!
I share my birthday with a cousin and my in-laws wedding anniversary, so I don’t think you’re too much of a diva for not wanting to share yours with the baby. Fingers crossed baby arrives before your induced.
You are looking amazing once more!! And yay for the midwife agreeing 14 days over is fine. I was 14 days over with Eva and 12 with luka and I agree that some pregnancies were always destined to last a little longer. So can’t wait to read your birth announcement x x x
Ah thank you – it feels very strange to know that there will be a baby here imminently. Strange and incredibly exciting! xx
Oooh soooo close now!! I have never been overdue (yet!!) but loved it with baby number two (number one was induced) when I was at the point where every little twinge was exciting – he was four days early! I know exactly what you mean about not sharing birthdays – baby number 2 was born two days after my birthday, there was NO way I was going to share my special day! I did go into labour whilst out spending my birthday money 🙂
Good luck, and looking forward to seeing a baby announcement any day now!
Thank you Rachel – indeed, any day now! Really hoping I manage to avoid induction but I’m determined not to let it play on my mind. Very excited about meeting baby now! x