40 weeks

Sunday we hit 40 weeks, Monday was our due date (Nov 10th) and Tuesday we had our doctors appointment. Tuesday morning I woke up at about 2:30 AM from my stomach hurting. I thought I was probably just hungry and if I ate it would pass. Well I ended up having horrible cramps till about 4 AM! I was balling they were so horrible. I tried Tylenol,hot shower,changing positions from laying down,kneeling,all fours, sitting you name it. Since we weren't sure what was going on we decided to go in. All they did was monitor me and Graysen and check to see if I was dilating during the hour we were there. We have two kind of luck bad luck and no luck. So of course we were sent home Its frustrating I feel my body is only doing half of its job. Its contracting but not dilating. BLAH. They did give me some morphine phenergan (I think that's how its spelled) to help with the pain and to help me sleep. I'm a pretty deep sleeper but when  they gave me that I was OUT COLD! What sucked was we didn't leave the hospital till 6 AM then had to get up  for our 40 week appointment by 8AM. Poor John. He was such a trooper getting me to and from places when I was zonked out. Doctors appointment went well. We had a N.P do our appointment which was fine since it was a quick checkup. Still dilated to a 2 and was effaced 70-80% so just a tiny bit more then last week effacement wise. His heartbeat was strong and all my vitals were good. So now its just the waiting game till he arrives. They have me down for induction for this weekend. We will go in Sunday night to start medicine that will help thin my cervix more then will start pitocin early Monday morning. They don't want me to go past Tuesday so we know he will be here for sure by then! So there you have it. We will keep ya posted if anything new happens!

I also cut off my hair for the millionth time! What a great pick me up!

39 week update! Getting close!

WHAT!?!? 39 weeks! We are getting so close people! Again with this post a lot of girly body parts so stop reading now if you don't care to read about it.

We were supposed to have our appointment yesterday but they had to switch to today. We had Dr Rees again who we LOVE. Same guy as last time. My blood pressure was good and like always I turned around when they weighed me because I would rather not know the number. I'm measuring at 39 weeks and babies HB is strong. He didn't tell us the number but that its nice and healthy. He is still head down and has dropped. I'm dilated to a 2!!!!! WHAT! I'm just happy I'm not at a 1 anymore. YAY! The painful contractions are actually doing something. I'm also effaced 70% when last time I was at a 50%. I'm so glad that my body knows what to do and is doing it naturally. More it does on its own less I have to do once in labor at the hospital. I asked the Doctor if he could go ahead and swipe my membranes. He said lets see where I was dilated to first because if I'm still at a 1 it doesn't make sense to swipe them. He made it clear that sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't but it doesn't hurt to try. Since I was at a 2 he went ahead and swiped them. For those of you who don't know what swiping membranes is its when the doctor makes a swiping movement into your cervix to try separate the amniotic sac from the cervix . Now it can help induce labor but no guarantees. Then he joked and said to go walk around Wal-Mart because every woman whose membranes he did swipe had their water brake at Wal-Mart. Bleeding,cramping and contractions can come on afterwards and is normal. Then before we left Dr Rees said he is on call tomorrow so go into labor tomorrow. Ha Ha! We sure do like him as a doctor.

 Our induction date is still set for the 17th. Go in the night of the 16th and be officially induced the morning of he 17th. Dr Rees says he doubts I will make it that long. But he also said that we will see cause like we REALLY know when he is going to arrive its just what he thinks. So there you have it! ALL good news! Like I said just happy I'm not at a 1 anymore. Probably gonna do some walking today to try and get things going! Fingers crossed.