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Week 37

*I realize I look borderline crazy in this picture but it’s the only one I have of my tummy. Can you believe how huge and LOW it is?! Believe it or not he has gotten even LOWER since this picture has been taken. How is it possible you say? Good question!

Week 37 Update:
First appointment with midwife was awful. I was in so much pain from my hips, back & pelvis plus all my swelling and she basically told me to buck up because there is nothing you can do about it. She told me there was no point in checking my progress because it doesn’t tell you anything about when labor will start and even shared her story of having pre-term labor and then going over a whole week! I left my appointment in tears! Even Tim admitted she was a jerk off so I know it wasn’t just my crazy pregnancy hormones. I tried to suck it up because I had to schedule my next appointment in a week and then found out my regular midwife was booked AGAIN. (I haven’t been able to see her in 3 weeks!) AND to make it worse, they were so over booked that we had to schedule it a week and a HALF away instead of a week. I ended up calling the on call nurse (who I had worked with several times before) and she reassured me that this midwife had not done her job & set up another appointment  for the following day with an actual nurse to track my progress.
2nd Appointment:
I liked this lady SO much better. She still had some semi bad news to tell me but she was professional and polite so I left tear free. Turns out I’m only 50% effaced instead of teh 70% they told me earlier and 1cm dialated. She thinks I still have another week or two to go. She also told me that his growth spurts SHOULD stop so I don’t need to worry about possibly delivering via c-section as he should be normal size. I left feeling relieved that someone actually knew what they were talking about and could give me some solid facts. Even though I was hoping he would be here earlier I’m finding it easier to deal with now that I’m not anticipating him coming any minute. Perhaps I just don’t have a shred of emotion left after this whole roller coaster, ha! I still get such strong reactions from strangers wanting to know if I’m having my baby TODAY! I’ve gotten so many comments on how “I’ve never seen anyone carry a baby that low before!” and “I’d bet you’ll have that baby TONIGHT!” I’ve stopped all wishful thinking though. I’ve even tried acupuncture! Instead, I will let this stubborn boy do what he wants. He probably learned that from the Wood side. It is, after all, our motto.

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