Yet Another Lackluster Baby Update

I had another OB/GYN appointment yesterday and yet again nothing has changed. Okay, so I'm .5 more centimeters dilated, but that isn't too much to brag about. Most first time moms do most of their dilating during actual labor, so that's normal.

Everything else is normal as well. My weight, my blood pressure, baby size and baby heart rate are all A-okay.

Doc's prediction is that I should go into labor in the next week to week and a half. Of course, that is just a "prediction". There's really no way for her to tell. Could be tomorrow, could be Sunday. Who knows. I DO know that this Friday, August 11th, will be exactly 40 weeks.

At the end of next week, my doc will be going on a week long vacation. She offered to set up an induction, if I wanted, so that I could have the baby before she goes. She was looking at the 16th as the date. At the time, I thought to myself, "Well, how cool would that be? I would know the exact day that baby was going to come." But, now, I'm not so sure.

Why rush the kid? She might be hanging out for a reason. She might not be ready to come out yet. Besides there is also the matter of drugs. I really kinda have my mind set on the natural thing. Inductions use different sorts of drugs and "appliances" to accomplish the goal of starting and progressing labor. Not something I really want to have done. I mean, it could go perfectly normal. But then again, it might not. There is always a chance that if all doesn't go well with the progression of the induced labor that I could end up having to have a c-section.

After talking it over with huzbend, we are going to wait for baby to decide to come on her own. If I go past 41 to 41.5 weeks, I won't have much of a choice as far as induction of labor goes. The doctors will have to go that route because of multiple post-term health risks to myself and baby. If it comes to that point, then I will accept defeat.

Come baby will, when she is ready.

Ready, will parents be?

No, I think not.