You know that story about the goose down pillow's feathers getting thrown all over the place? How you can never really pick them all up after they've floated their many ways? Well, here's my attempt to gather a few back up. A lot of people out there are anxiously awaiting news of an impending (or successful) delivery tomorrow of our baby because I had planned to have my membranes stripped tomorrow since about 30 weeks. That was the original plan. But plans change...
As my sisters' due dates came and went without delivering their babies (we're expecting baby #2 to come by Friday via c-section...over a week late), I began to wonder just how long my body would go with this one. Could I possibly go early? Or would I see my due date come and go too? Curiosity got the better of me and I started doubting our decision to urge things forward.
While I believe in all things natural with labor and delivery, I do not see having your membranes stripped as invasive or a medical procedure. Sure, your doctor has to do it, but doing so does not MAKE your baby come, nor will your baby come any sooner than your body is ready to deliver. It's just another method, like jumping on a trampoline or taking castor oil or walking for miles, to try to coax your body forward.
At the same time, I am almost intrigued by the idea of letting nature do its own thing again without ANY intervention and just seeing what happens. Will I go into labor before my due date? Will it be in the middle of the night? Will my water break? How long will it take me to realize I'm in labor? Again, curiosity has gotten the better of me.
So, for those reasons, I am almost 100% decided that I will NOT have my membranes stripped tomorrow, but will wait another week until my 40 week appointment to make that decision. However, at that point, I may just do it because I don't really want a September baby...
So don't expect phone calls tomorrow unless she comes on her own. We'll hopefully post pictures quickly and keep everyone in the know as soon as we can. We can't wait! And yet, apparently we can...
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Yay for natural!...Lot's of lovin'...that'll do the trick! :)
I was supposed to have my membranes stripped with Braden, but I decided against it since everyone I'd talked to said it was a whole lot of pain with no results. Well... my water broke that very night that I had decided against it! Good luck! I am anxiously awaiting some news... as I'm sure you are, too!
hahaha! This is the most suspenseful part of pregnancy (well, for most people). The wondering when it will come. It's almost better than Christmas because every day is like Christmas Eve.
Yeah, I went with the "no intervention" route as well. Until I was 9 days over. Then I couldn't take it anymore. I still wondered how long I would have gone if we hadn't urged things a long a little.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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