Today was my one-week-past-duedate checkup, and I am 5 cm dilated. Yes, you read that right. Halfway there and not in labor…which apparently is not too unusual with repeat pregnancies (though it seems unusual from my anecdotal experience). I also had a fun hour-long stress test that majorly stressed me out (I was only supposed to have it for 20 minutes, but the doctor was running so far behind that they left me there for an hour, at which point heartburn from reclining with an empty stomach and faintness from being stuck in a small, stuffy room nearly induced vomiting and fainting…but the baby was fine!) and an ultrasound that showed everything healthy and normal with the baby’s organ function and position. So I am an “excellent candidate” for an induction, which I am going to have sometime on Wednesday if the baby hasn’t come by then. My OB thinks that I will probably go really fast considering how far dilated I am, so I am comforting myself with the thought that I simply can’t be pregnant for more than 40ish more hours!
As Tommy says, “Baby due in May. It’s May. Baby overdue.” Let’s get this show on the road!
How awesome to know that you’re almost done! Keep us posted…
5cm!! That’s amazing!! Can’t wait to hear the exciting news! 🙂
Wow, Emily! Maybe you can go all the way without meds… unless you are on pitocin, then i would recommend the meds. But seriously! I bet, if you go into labor naturally, that you can totally do it. 5 cm!!!
I’m afraid that I’m so far along that if I go in labor on my own, I’ll already be past the magic 7 cm mark by the time I get to the hospital and will have to do it naturally whether I’m feeling brave or not!
Ha ha ha Tommy! We’ll be praying for you tomorrow (and today).
Emily! You can do it.