Sending you hugs!
Maybe think of this a gift from that new babe you're cooking. They want you to have a little vacation to rest up and invest in yourself before they arrive! A last minute bonus babymoon!!
I know the feeling of "losing" time once your maternity leave clock is ticking and baby isn't here yet. Plan some rare treats for yourself to make the time pass faster... a pedicure? meet some friends out for lunch that you couldn't do if you had work too?
Sex - and afterwards put your pelvis up so the semen prostaglandins can work.
Distraction. Time. It really really sucks, I'm sure. Get a massage or a pedicure if you can, something to treat yourself.
shannon
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Another Queen of the House of Boys:
DS#1 2003
DS#2 my mother's day gift 2012
DH
Mikey, the cat and rhinestone-collared, pink-leashed Schatze, our Rottweiler girl
No advice, but I am sending labor mojo for you. Good luck!
DD 12/10
DS 10/15
I'm less than 2 weeks from my due date and also a VBAC hopeful. I was late with my other 3 kiddos and just assume that I will be late with this one too. My last baby was a VBAC baby and she was a week overdue. I just tried to focus on the idea that the due date was just an estimate give or take a few weeks and really looked at 42 weeks as the end. To pass the time, I planned activities with the kids. I am currently having a babysitter here once a week when I have my appointments but I have her stay the whole day, so I meet a friend for lunch, get a pedicure, see a movie, go shopping, whatever I want. It's really nice and I look forward to that day to myself. I'm also trying to enjoy my time at night- even though I don't sleep well because I know soon enough that time won't be my own DH and I are going out for dinner this weekend since that won't happen for a while after the baby is born. I'm also having my cleaning lady do an extra hour or two when she comes to do some deep cleaning tasks that I really want done but am not comfortable enough to do myself. With my last kids, nothing I did (sex, walking, stripping membranes, EPO) worked to put me into labor- it didn't happen until my body was ready. This time around I'm not doing anything- it will happen on it's own. Good luck.
Mama to 5 wild ones
Labor mojo coming your way!!
DD
DS
I went a week late with #3, so I know the feeling of "hurry up!".
I would also highly recommend sex (semen naturally softens and thins out the cervix just like being induced with Cervadil), with the big O if at all possible to cause contractions, & nipple stimulation (causes more contractions). It's worked twice for me to get baby to come out
Crossing my fingers for you!
Mama to "The Fantastic Four":
DS 02
DD 06
DS 09
DD 12
Sending you lots of mojo Babybear'smom! I saw you posted that they made you schedule a C and I ws kind of annoyed on your behalf because that it not good for your mojo or psyche!
I don't understand why they won't do AROM....I get the issue w/ pitocin but I've never heard AROM hs been shown to cause the type of issues they are trying to avoid w/ you as a VBAC candidate. Any way you could innocently ask them to direct you to the evidence on that one?
And just wanted to add to the other PPs that a ton can happen in 9 days....while many moms don't go into labor by due date, by 9 days post most moms will, so statistics are on your side! Come on baby girl!
MC
Fair Queen-Ruler of the House of Boys
Mom to DS 3/06
DS 2 6/12
and a 12 year old (boy) min pin
sending lots of positive thoughts and labor vibes your way!!!
mama to my awesome sporty boy (4/09) , precocious little girl (7/12) , and loving doggies (10/05 & 1/14)