1o:

OK, so I'm a week late on posting. Bite me. I'm pregnant and uncomfortable; I have the right to kill you and no one would care. :D Anyway, I'm too tired to really do much typing so here's just an outlined overview of the last two weeks:



Nov 8-

Birthing Class 1 - 5:00pm-9:00

watched birthing video. (made me cringe twice)

discussed role of birthing partner (Kesia now has a spiffy little book)

discussed labor management, such as birthing positions, techniques in breathing and massaging, and pain medication, et cetera.

discussed different stages of labor, starting with early labor all the way to delivery

discussed dilation and effacement, were shown charts and diagrams of such along with contractions.

never move a pregnant lady too much or she'll have to go to the bathroom.

Nov 10-

OB appt. - 9:45am

took regular stats--BP, normal; protein content, normal; weight gain, normal; et al, normal

realized that I never took all the necessary blood work, so I had to have the entire panel of blood tests done

had vaginal tests for Chlamydia and Strep (ick.)

checked fundal height and HB, normal

checked effacement and dilation (damn uncomfortable, but have both begun to start)

Birthing Class 2 - 5:00pm-9:00

watched cesarean video (this time it only made me uncomfortable)

discussed pros and cons of natural birth and c-section

discussed birth plans, how to write them, what best suits each person, and what the hospital does and does not do.

passed around all the different contraptions that may or may not be used during labor and delivery

discussed breastfeeding and formula feeding

discussed taking care of infant immediately post partum

took tour of Labor and Delivery (and was given free samples)

Nov 17-

OB appt. - 11:15am

regular stats were taken; et al, normal

another vaginal test was done (for what, I can't remember)

checked effacement (still about 1%) and dilation (somewhere between 1-2 cm.)

Here is my latest belly picture. I am hoping this is the last. I don't want to wait until 40 wks. I'm 37 today and that means she's full term, so I want her out ASAP.



My hands are large, my lips and nose are large, my boobs are large, everything's large, and I feel like I'm about to explode and the baby is just going to fall out between my legs. I'm tired and cranky.... *sigh* Anybody want to give birth for me? :D