Evidently I was just kidding. I went home last night and slept from 4:15 until 8:00, then I went to bed at 9:30 and slept until 6:00 this morning. I feel somewhat better today, but I'm still coughing. Of all the times my body could choose to get sick, it picks within 10 days of delivering a child. Seriously! I'm only going to endure the most traumatic bodily experience that I will go through in my entire life; why not throw a chest cold on top of it? My "hee hee hoo" breathing will more likely be "hee hee hoo-hack hack hack." Great. But I have decided that if I don't feel significantly better by the time I deliver, my "natural childbirth-without medication unless I ask" philosophy is out the window. That's for people in tip-top shape and in near perfect health. Which I am not. Not sure if I'm ready to embrace the epidural, but it is certainly not out of the question like it was originally. I still have significant fears about a monster needle in my spinal column, but I just really don't know how I'll do it if I continue to feel like this.
I have a doctor appointment tomorrow morning, starting at 7:30 when I have a Non-Stress Test. I'm not sure what this entails, but I think they hook me up to a monitor and also to a fetal monitor to keep track of my heartbeat and Baby's heartbeat. I think the intent is to see if Baby is still healthy and functioning OK in there. If not, I suppose they induce. If so, then I think they just let me be. Immediately afterwards, I have a follow-up at 8:00 with the doctor. I'm sure she'll try to put me into labor again, but if I don't feel better I'm going to ask if she can just leave me alone as long as there's no danger to Baby or to me. Although I've heard that sometimes babies just don't like the exams themselves and they can bring on labor. So we'll see. Big day. If there's no news there, we go back to the waiting game until Sunday, which is the final deadline possible. I really don't want to be induced, but at least there's a light at the end of the tunnel if nothing happens this week.
I should have waited until 9:00 this evening to post. That would have gotten you going!
3 comments:
Yes it would have! Good grief!
Prayers! Tons of prayers! Your way!
Thanks so much. :)
Hey this is Jeanna (Mix) Mason I saw you from Tennille's site.
I just wanted to let you know that the needle for the epidural is not bad at all... I hardly felt anything (it felt like a pinch). When you have severe contractions the needle is nothing. GET THE EPIDURAL!!!!!! :) Once you get it you can relax and not be in so much pain! I was against and when true labor hit that's all I wanted. lol It's so nice and you can actually somewhat enjoy labor. Plus it helps the baby move down quicker. I pushed my son out in 17 minutes. Was in labor for 9 1/2 hours.
Anyways hope this helps a little. Hang in there! I should show you pictures of me at around 9 months. People thought I was having twins and Elijah was born 5 days early. I was HUGE!!!! So don't feel bad.
Will be praying for you!
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