Sick of me yet? I am. My doctor and doula are back in town though, hooray! I have exactly two shirts that still fit. My ankle pressure points are bruised from a solid hour of manipulation last night (bless you, D and Mom!) that was supposed to get the baby to descend. Oh well. We've tried the whole gamut:
raspberry leaf tea,
evening primrose oil,
bellydancing,
squats,
jumping jacks,
skipping,
hiking,
long walks,
hypnosis,
visualization,
mental messages to baby to "come out"
bouncing on birth ball
multiple acupressure sites
"hugs before drugs"
and Summer's still nursing so we're checking that box, too.
Doc stripped membranes yesterday and said I'm only at 1cm and not engaged, but fluids, baby, movements and bp are all good. Apparently my body/baby ain't ready yet, so I should just stop pushing it and be patient. (Only thing I haven't tried yet is clary sage essential oil and the nasty stuff that cleans you out - unless y'all have any other ideas?)
I'm determined not to medically induce until 42 weeks, but sorta wish Mom wasn't leaving that day...
Kinda just feel like a science experiment now and can't help documenting the overdue size. Still baffled since my body's done this 4 times before - you'd think it'd be early not late. Still out touring around, did Costco and the U.S. Embassy yesterday and some museums today.
