He's locked and loaded."Engaged", they say.
His heartbeat is strong, his body well developed, and he's 3.4kg with a few weeks to go. I'm feeling things I haven't felt before, in places I haven't felt before. I'm slowing down. Waddling. Finding it hard to bend down, to roll over, to get up. Feeling like showtime is just around the corner.
My obstetrician thinks he's going to come early, but I could be clock watching in 4 weeks with no showtime to speak of. Who knows when this little one will come along.
When you're good and ready, baby. When you're good and ready.
We had the 'birth plan' discussion with the doctor today and she is fully on board with our Calmbirth approach, which I was very happy to hear. I've been doing my relaxation and meditation exercises almost daily. Visualising exactly how we want it to happen; preparing for how we're going to react when I first realise I'm in labour, how we'll progress, how and when we'll head to the hospital, dealing with the contractions, the pushing, and that first sight of our little baby coming into the world.
We sat down and had a serious discussion with the baby the other day. All three of us agreed that if he gets the show going about 6am and together, we can close the show by midday, then we'll be one happy little bunch, ready to tackle life and whatever it has to throw at us, as a family. Great. Thanks. Perfect, little one. That'd be great.
I also threw in a cheeky request to keep the pain to a minimum and to work that bendy head concept so as to preserve my nether regions. Ha!
Wishful thinking?
Perhaps. But it's worth a try, don't you think?
5 comments:
Most def worth a try. Betcha it works too!
Xo em
P.s- looking pretty hot there mumma
OHHHHHHHH!
Bridget!
THE BEST OF LUCK!
I will be thinking of you :)
& btw: you look STUNNING.
Best best best of luck xx
Oh how exciting!
It's possible to have straight forward, uncomplicated, fast births. I had two! The third time was a little different.
But Beth is right, put your feet up, read books, rest. Go out for dinner. Enjoy quiet time. Cause you'll never get this time again. xxx
So close! How exciting!
It is definitely worth having a chat with bub. I told mine from 36 weeks on that if he came early I'd buy him a sports car for his 17th birthday. But not on 1st April because that'd be April Fools, not 3rd April because that's his Dad's birthday. Darling boy arrived 10 days early on 2nd April! (and I owe him a sports car. Well worth it though).
Good luck!
He'll come when he's good to go. My first and third were 10 and 14 days late, and our second was 10 days early. You'll be fine!
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