Please note - the red marks on my hip are not stretch marks. :) They are from my insulin pump. I would not put these pictures up if they were stretch marks or any other lovely pregnancy marking.
Today I am 36 weeks pregnant!My appointments this week left me feeling different then I have in the past weeks. At the Specialist on Monday, we had our usual test where they score the baby. She scored an 8/8 and the doctor told me that I have nothing to worry about at this time. After having months of worrying, this was a nice change. With all the possible things that could have gone wrong due to my diabetes and regular pregnancy complications, this appointment marked the safe zone. I have made it past the point where the baby would be really sick if I was to deliver early and now I can actually wish her to come. This was an amazing feeling.
Last week, when I was just 35 weeks, the regular OB checked my cervix to see if I was dilating. Not only was I not dilating but my cervix was very think and the baby was still very high. They recommended I start taking Evening Primrose oil in a pill form. The Midwifes believe it can help to soften the cervix and help the body prepare for labor. Starting last Sunday, I began taking 1500mg twice a day. I has amazed when I started feeling some contractions. They have been coming on and off for the last few days and while they are certainly nothing intense, they are there.
At today’s appointment with the OB, the Midwife checked my cervix and told me that it was thinning and I was dilated ½ cm. Now I know ½ a cm is not much but I swear the Primrose is working. I have only been on it for 4 days and already there is a change. Starting at 37 weeks, which happens to fall on Thanksgiving, I can increase the dosage. My hope is that when I up the dose, the baby will come during week 38. This way she will fully mature and yet I wont have to be induced at week 39. I guess we will have to wait and see when Miss Massingill decided to make her grand arrival.
Speaking of her arrival, I want to share what people have been saying to me. Just as a reminder, my due date is December 16th but since they don’t let diabetics go to 40 weeks they will induce me on December 9th if I am still pregnant. Andy has been saying for a while now that he thinks I will go into labor on Thanksgiving. I think that he just wants her to be born on Thanksgiving because he is dying to watch a Cowboy game with his daughter. I was telling all of this to Robin Cheney and her response was something along the lines of “I was kinda thinking the same thing.” Ok, so two people think that next week is the magic week. I thought all of this was coincidence until I went for a massage on Tuesday. As I was leaving, I was talking to massage therapist and saying that I was not sure when I would be back because I didn’t know when the baby would come. As I was finishing up my conversation with her, the girl behind the counter, who I have never seen or talked to, interrupted our conversation by saying “I think she is coming on Black Friday.” I asked her why she thought this and her response was “I have been right the last three times and I can just tell. You baby is coming on Black Friday.” Now I’m starting to believe it. Maybe we will have a baby next week!! I am secretly hoping they are all correct because I am so excited for her to get here. Other the other hand, I want to be sure she is totally healthy before she is born so I want her to stay in as long as possible. Again, we are just going to have to wait and see!
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