Thursday night we spoke with Warren's parents about the induction plan. Unfortunately due to some work circumstances, they would not be able to be present for the birth on Tuesday. The earliest they could travel here was Friday, August 16th. We decided to call the OB and see if there was any way to postpone the induction. I figured since I was initially given a choice, then it doesn't hurt to call and ask to see if we can switch things around.
After some phone calls back and forth, we have a new plan. Wednesday the 14th I have to go for a nonstress test. Apparently this is standard when you are more than a week overdue. I guess it's like an ultrasound and they take a look at the level of amniotic fluid, the baby's reactions to certain stimuli and breathing patterns. If everything is ok, then Thursday I have to go for the foley catheter and Friday is the induction. I was relieved, mainly because I have a few more days to try to have this baby naturally. Of course we want Warren's parents' here for the birth as well; that was the main reason for trying for a new date.
After Friday's shenanigans, I decided that I would not keep trying all of these insane so called "natural" methods to get this baby out. I have also tried telling myself to just let it be. Some things I keep doing, like walking and my wonderful friend Bethany has offered to do the acupuncture again, so I'm taking her up on that. Really though, I'm trying to enjoy my time with Warren. He has worked almost everyday for the past 3 weeks and then on Saturday he was in a baseball tournament. Yesterday was the first day in a long time that we were able to sleep in together, have a large breakfast and enjoy coffee in our pyjamas until noon.
Last night we went to my parents' house for dinner and about a half an hour before we left I became really tired and my calf pain that I had been feeling all day had progressed into by back and butt. We went anyway, but once we got there I felt so restless and was uncomfortable, that I just paced until it was dinner time. My mom, although worried about me, was pretty excited too because she thought these were signs of early labour.
Once I got home and laid down, I felt a bit better. Ironically I slept well and only got up once during the night. This morning I had a bit of the pain, but then it went away. It slowly came back early this afternoon. It's weird because once I feel it when I take a step, it just gets worse and worse with each step until I have to sit down. Then I'm ok again for a while. Who knows.
Warren and I were talking about it and when we actually got pregnant, when I did the calculations, I thought our due date would be the 13th. My doctor and the ultrasound tech gave us the earlier due dates, based on whatever calculations they use. I know when we conceived and last week would have been a week early. In the book that Warren is reading it also says that Caucasian women, older women and first-time mothers usually go late. I fall into each category so, maybe this baby is just a text-book case. I'm even more at ease knowing we scheduled the induction at the last possible date, giving this baby the full opportunity to get labour started naturally.
It's been raining all day, so Warren and I again had a lazy morning. Now I just finished baking some cookies for my "Sip & See" party in a few weeks, and Bethany should be here in an hour to do the acupuncture again. Now that I've accepted whatever will happen will happen, it's much easier to enjoy the day.
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