Pregnancy Elapsed Time=Twice as Long

Yesterday was Baby Michael's due date. I've been preparing myself these past few months to go past this date. Michael doesn't have a calendar in there, he doesn't know what day it is, and 40 weeks on the dot means nothing to him. He's just hanging out in there until something, which is not even something he can control, tells my body that he's ready.

BUT....


All this knowledge doesn't change the fact that now I'm considered "overdue." As much as I can remind myself over and over that this is perfectly normal, it doesn't change the sensation that the clock has stopped ticking on the bomb, and the silence of when the actual detonation will take place is deafening.

In fact, I noticed today that days seem to pass by twice as slowly. If someone were to ask me today "When are you due?" My first reaction would be "two days ago." When in fact, it is only yesterday. But in my mind, it feel like two whole days have elapsed in the time that only one has. Being overdue by one week, I imagine, must feel like being overdue for at least weeks, or maybe it goes exponentially and it feels like it has been a month!

I had my 40+1day doctor's appointment today and it went well. Baby Michael is healthy and content and my weight hasn't gone up too much from last time (it was +2 lbs, but I also was retaining a ton of water today...my leg was much more swollen than it was last week).

The doctor wanted to know what I wanted to do. He commented, "This baby is a big guy." And reminded me that the longer we waited, the chance of a normal delivery goes down and the chance of C-section goes up simply because he may be too big to get through. Yet, he still is willing to be patient as I requested to wait until at leat 41 weeks.

The option Michael and I have to consider is: do we induce labor or keep waiting. If we keep waiting, the baby will get bigger and bigger, further increasing a chance of a C-section. Whereas, if we induce sooner, we may catch the baby while he is still small enough to delivery normally.

However, if we attempt an induction and my body just isn't ready yet, we are then ensuring a C-section. I can be induced and get to a certain point in labor and then just stall out, and as they constantly reminded us in our Baby class, "a failed induction is ALWAYS a C-section." Past a certain point, they have to get the baby out...


So, trying to navigate the narrow path between a possible C-section and a possible C-section is not so easy. Of course, induction isn't absolutely a C-section...but it's a risk. And it's also a lot more uncomfortable of a labor than regular labor. Contractions are typically much harder, and the medicine has to fight against a body that just wasn't ready to deliver yet.

So many questions...so many things to consider, all which can prevented if BABY MICHAEL JUST COMES....SOON!!

Michael and I have agreed to wait until Thursday, 41 weeks, and not feel rushed to make any decisions until then. Just let him come. Give it a good wait, and then see what our options are.

So, not much more to say than that! We're still waiting...trying to be patient, and walking like crazy to encourage the baby to come, which is pretty much all I can do right now.

Please pray!!