Postcards from my uterus

Sploosh!

7 February 2008 Postcards from my uterus

Hey, guess what? Breaking news – or should that be breaking water? I’m leaking. Really leaking. A lot! Even women gestating elephant calves don’t have *these* kind of bladder control issues! Waiting for the midwife to call back… still no contractions. And you know why my water is breaking as we speak? Because tonight is […]

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In which I give up my last morsel of dignity in exchange for blog fodder

6 February 2008 Postcards from my uterus

Okay, I admit it: it’s been fun dragging y’all along on this crazy ride with us. While I tend to never do things the easy way, I had no idea there would be this much suspense and drama in awaiting the arrival of the player to be named later — and you’re right, I’ve been […]

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Off again. On again? Off again. On again?

6 February 2008 Postcards from my uterus

The last 24 hours have gone something like this: 6 am Tuesday: been awake for two hours. Waiting for hospital to call with time for induction. 7 am: Midwife calls. Induction is canceled. 9 am: Send boys to nanny’s house. Spend large part of the morning sulking, then decide to shake it off. Haul out […]

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In which her baby continues to refuse to be born

5 February 2008 Postcards from my uterus

Okay, seriously? This is not so funny any more. My induction was canceled. Tomorrow doesn’t look very promising, either. And of course, there is a stunning absence of any sign that this baby might make his own way out into the world. I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry at this point. I’m not […]

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Thoughts on induction and actually having this baby

4 February 2008 Postcards from my uterus

So it looks like I’ll be induced after all. Am I surprised? No. Am I disappointed? Yeah, a little bit. I have been looking forward to the surprised delight of that moment when I really *knew* I was in labour — the escalating contractions, the surprise water breaking (not, as I had feared what seems […]

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Lessons learned from a post-due baby

3 February 2008 Postcards from my uterus

I wish the last three weeks of this pregnancy could have been as blissfully content as the last four days or so have been. Starting with a quiet day to myself on Thursday, each of the last couple of days – even including the snowstorm – have been such a nice contrast to the constant […]

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At least I’m consistently late

2 February 2008 Postcards from my uterus

Hey, that’s not right! The counter on my baby countdown ticker went to zero yesterday and is now going in reverse, showing one day to go. No no no, I EARNED that “due date plus one” designation. What do you think of these tickers instead? (Cutesy overload, I know. Good thing I’m not having glucose […]

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“Third child syndrome”

31 January 2008 Postcards from my uterus

I had another appointment with the midwife yesterday. The synopsis: Yep, still pregnant. Yep, still huge – baby continues to be in the 90th percentile for size, meaning he’s bigger than 90 per cent of babies at this gestational age. Yep, mommy and baby still healthy and hearty, if not a little stressed (he’s fine, […]

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The one where the baby is *still* mere hours, days, weeks or maybe months from being born

30 January 2008 How I love the Interwebs

I’m trying to be patient, I really am! But it seems like every time I settle in and convince myself that there is nothing to do but wait it out and enjoy these last few days, my body throws something new at me that gets me all excited again — for nothing!!! While my labours […]

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Playlist for labour, and your latest update – now more convenient!

29 January 2008 How I love the Interwebs

My brain is moving even more incrementally slowly than my cervix. Two days ago, I posted about a song that made me think of the end of pregnancy. Yesterday, I posted about my iPod. Today, how about suggestions for a playlist for labour? A while back, I had a post about the best pregnancy songs, […]

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