I am done work tomorrow and then commences the waiting game. Pregnancy has gone so perfectly that I have been told that (so long as nothing changes) I will be ok to wait until 40 weeks before induction. OB checked my cervix yesterday ( I HATE cervix checks...they hurt me badly, and because I flinched so hard, today my entire pelvis is killing me) and said it was still high and open just a fingertip so I should be a while still...or not..cause these things generally can't be counted on right? If a cervix check is not even all that telling then why bother until active labour? For women like me who experience alot of pain from checks I don't understand why put us through that if its not even all that foretelling. Grrr. Anyways, Dave's birthday is next Thursday and then our 7 year wedding anniversary is on the 26th so somewhere in there we are about to add a daughters birthday :) so exciting.
Honestly, I am in such physical discomfort the last two days that I just want to give birth and be over with it already. I am ready to trade in constant discomfort and pain for exhaustion.
I am very impressed with this new (to me) hospitals breast feeding policy. They don't keep formula on the floor or provide binkies, they discourage the use of artificial nipples altogether and if you decide you want to formula feed, they make you sign a waver stating that it is your wish and you have been made aware you are making a less healthy choice for your baby. They even give you a chart on the difference in vitamin/mineral/antibody content of breast milk to formula. It's very cool to graphically see the difference side by side. I can't wait to have another , I honestly miss it so much. Soon. So soon.