Sleepless Nights

Month: January 2009

  • Well.

    So contrary to what we were all hoping, I haven’t had this baby yet.

    No, you read that right, I am still freaking pregnant.

    Lets have a look at the stats.

    10 days of bloody show.

    3 days of contractions.

    35C heat yesterday and similar forecast for today.

    1.5cm dilated

    And finally…

    A baby that is estimated to be about 6lb6oz. Not huge in any way, but still a very healthy weight.

    So that’s where we’re at.

    I’d just like to clear up for the record, that when I say contractions, I don’t mean the painless/slightly uncormfortable Braxton Hicks contractions that I was having before. No, these are ohmyholymotherfuckingod honest to goodness painful contractions.

    That get to about 3 minutes apart and 1 minute long and then STOP.

    I’m tired. I’m hot. I’m getting frustrated.

    I know that eventually things will ramp up and this little one will arrive, but really, I would prefer to not be exhausted mentally and physically when that happens.

    So, that’s where we’re at.

  • Nope.

    Contractions got to 2-3 minutes apart in the car and then promptly stopped dead when I got to the hospital. After a little bit of monitoring, they sent me away, but wanted me to stay close by just in case.

    The little one is firmly pressed against my cervix (the midwife was actually a little shocked at how low he is) and I am dilated about 1.5cm and ‘very stretchy’.

    I’m having bloody show again and I don’t think it’s because of the cervix check, because she was really quite gentle (woo for gentle checks!).

    I’m home now because hanging around in Town was just too stressful and feeling lots of pressure, but not that much pain.

    I suppose it’s just back to a waiting game now, right?

  • Contractions

    Contractions are painful and getting more so. Heading down to the hospital to be checked shortly.

    Wish us luck! Will either update when I come home without a baby tonight, or get Mum to if I end up having him.

    xxx

  • SnapSnapSnap

    Weekly Winners, as brought to you by the lovely Lotus. I’m still having loads of fun playing with my new camera too.

    Cicada

    Cicada that Dad found. Amy thought it was facinating.

    Grass

    Grass.

    Seagull

    Seagull.

    Flight

    Flight.

    Bath Time

    Bathtime!

    Amy Flower

    I was trying to get her to smell it for me. Hehe, things never work as planned.

    Jumping

    Jumping.

    Bee Flower

    A bee on the lemon tree at Mum’s.

    Lavender

    Lavender.

    Books

    Mum’s bookshelf.

    And before anyone asks, yes, I am still very much pregnant. Ah well, he’ll be out when he’s ready, right? Right?

    See more weekly winners here.

  • Nothing

    So, today is day 3 of intermittent contractions and no baby.

    Some are more painful than others, but really? Nothing is actually progressing. I suppose the only good thing to be said is that I have had bloody show, so something must be happening down there, right?

    The baby has dropped firmly into my pelvis, making breathing so much easier. I will totally take needing to pee eleventy hundred times a day over not being able to breathe any time.

    I think I’m more relaxed now. Now that things have at least started to happen, I am able to relax into these last few days (weeks?) lots more easily than a week ago when I couldn’t breathe and everything hurt.

    Sure I want to be done sooner rather than later, but I’m embracing the zen, knowing that nothing I do will really move things along unless they are ready to be moved along anyway.

    It probably helps that the contractions have been stopping overnight, leaving me to sleep mostly in peace. Hehe.

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    Head on over to FruitFemme and congratulate her and Scully on the birth of their son, whom I can only assume is gorgeous. A leap into big sisterhood for Khubz!

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    And it’s that time again. Time for you to nominate your favourite blogs for the Bloggies! There are loads of categories, fitting just about all the blogs you read.

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    We’ll just blame my pregnancy brain for the complete lack of links when I published this. That and the fact that Amy kept shutting the laptop lid so I was in a hurry to just finish.