Oh Gemsy... I hope you wake up in labor! I'm assuming they'll check your cervix for progress again tomorrow?
Phillipa congratulations on the house! That is fantastic!
Donna, I'm so glad you got those pictures done! I'm sure they're stunning.
Puglover, wow, she's a month old on her due date! Do you feel well, and like you've recovered?
Penny, hope you're feeling well!
We are home with our baby boy, Mickey
He is amazing, I can tell he's getting impatient for my milk to come in. I expect/hope for it to happen tonight, tomorrow at the latest. The other kids are so excited, and also completely wild and amped up on too much sugar and too much tv and not enough sleep (that's time with grandparents for you, I guess). I am anxious to see how our first night home goes.
I can't believe he's here, and that he was born on his due date, and that just 2 days ago on said due date I was sending angry tearful emails to my midwife and rage-posting on here and sending angry ranting texts to everyone I knew about how my baby was never coming. It turns out that the very, very, VERY long prodromal/early labor was the emotional gauntlet for me. Once I got to the hospital, I knew it was definitely happening and the contractions were very intense, but I was absolutely floored when the midwife announced I was almost 8cm dilated already. I was walking and joking and laughing in between contractions pretty much until the last hour. Pushing was the overwhelming physical and mental challenge I face every time, but it was NOTHING compared to the other 3. I was calm and collected and in control. I got to reach down and feel my baby's head as he was about to be crowning. I can't put into words how beautiful that experience was and I am so grateful to be here now.