I had an encouraging appointment with Jenny the Midwife today, although I was sorry that I wasn’t one of the many this weekend whose births she attended! But, even after a long night, she was glad to tell me I am progressing. Here is the report:<\/p>\n
* 1 cm dilated (better than 1\/2 cm last week)
\n* baby has dropped even more, to “0-station,” which is about as far as the baby can go without actually starting to be born
\n* cervix is 80% effaced (which is good and thin)
\n* baby’s heartrate is great, and she is happily wiggling away<\/p>\n
Jon came to the appointment this time, which was nice. He hasn’t heard baby’s heartbeat for months, so I’m glad he got to hear her thumping away! We asked more questions about induction (“nothing to worry about right now”) and when to call (“whenever you feel you’d like to, but certainly if you’ve been having contractions 5 min apart for an hour, or if your water breaks”). <\/p>\n
I have already been for one long walk today, but I might go on another. These walks definitely intensify my Braxton-Hicks contractions, and they have the added benefit of balancing out the results of my sugar-cravings.<\/p>\n
Did I mention that I had a dream I gained 78 lbs? (I haven’t — I checked this morning.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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