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Every pregnancy, I swear I’m not going to do this.
Every time, I think I finally understand that the baby will come when it’s ready to come. I think I’ll be content to Just Wait. And then we get to the last week or so and I start thinking, Great God in Heaven, what do I need to do to convince this baby to COME OUT NOW? (He hasn’t answered me yet.)
I get all superstitious and decide that the baby is obviously waiting to be born until I’ve cleaned all the baseboards. Or washed the cabinet faces. Or found a new dresser for the kids’ clothes. So I do all those things and discover that, nope! That wasn’t what the baby was waiting for! And then I look around for what ELSE might be holding up the proceedings.
I’m running out of projects. And I don’t especially seem to be on the cusp of labor.
So today my midwives gave me a list of Things to Try. (And you already know, of course, that I’m relating this for your amusement only—I am not dispensing medical advice here. Not that you would ever TAKE medical advice from a stranger over the internet, right? Right. That’s what I thought.)
- There’s the obvious: Have Lots of Sex. Which is great advice. But as it turns out, Dane does have to go to work every once in a while, so we need more suggestions than that.
- Eat balsamic vinegar. And watercress. And walnuts. I don’t think all at the same time.
- Massage acupressure points. This sounds good. Now, if I could just find a free masseuse to follow me around all day long…
- Just Wait. Babies always do come…eventually.
I don’t know… the balsamic vinegar, watercress and walnuts almost sounds like a pretty good salad to me!
Hang in there!
I just have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about. My babies came 5 and 4 weeks early, respectively.
I know, I know, I shouldn’t whine. But then what WOULD I do?
We had one threaten to come early, but in the end, two came a week or so late and one was right on time. This one seems to be aiming for the “week late” plan. Which is good for development and all, but incredibly uncomfortable.
I have a lot of stuff to clean if you want to come over to my house!!
Only if the cleaning will somehow induce labor. But if it WILL, I’ll be right over.