The Dirt on Pregnancy Weblog

So, here I am, 3 weeks away from my due date. After a trip to the Doctor’s office today, I learned that I have NO activity in my cervix and the baby has not dropped yet. I know that most first time mom’s don’t deliver early but I was sort of hoping I would be one of the few. I really just want the baby to drop and get the hell out of my ribs. I’m almost certain that they are bruised because it hurts to touch them. Occasionally the baby will kick my rib and that just plain hurts. I am doing what I can to get the baby “down and out” like sitting on a ball all day, squatting and walking and also doing the nipple stimulation and orgasms/intercourse. I read somewhere that I can use my breast pump too, which I find amusing. Am I supposed to trick my body into thinking that there is something that needs my breast milk even though the baby is clearly still inside me getting what it needs? Oh well, I’ll try anything around my due date…except for Castor oil. I don’t want to get the runs all day or night and THEN go into labor. That sounds terrible.

So we wait. They should call being pregnant “in waiting” because I feel like that’s all I have been doing. Waiting to ovulate, waiting to get my period, waiting to take the pregnancy test, waiting to see the ultrasound and now waiting to deliver the baby. I am trying not to stress about it too much and just take it day by day. I’m pretty much totally ready for the baby (car seat is installed, baby room is done, baby gear has been bought, diapers and wipes have been bought, major work assignments are complete and my temp has been trained).  I’m also trying to stay positive. It’s starting to get really hot here and I’m more tired every day BUT, I didn’t gain any weight in the last 3 weeks, the baby is small to average sized (wahoo!) and I still have time to nap when I get home from work.  I love naps.