I went to the doctor today for my start of week 36 check up and found out that I'm 2 cm dilated, 50 % effaced, and Champ is at station 1. I still haven't stopped to look up what that means, but he is also head down and ready to go, according to my doctor.
SOOOOO, can I tell you that I'm a little freaked? If he came to day, he would be early, but not as early as JR, and the doctor assured me that since everything is starting on its own, then chanced are he is just really ready to come. With JR I had to be induced and it took forever for contractions or dilation to start (though when it did, it happened fast).
Previous stats:
Little Dude-3 hours from the time my water broke to delivery
JR-Got induced around 1pm, contractions didn't start til around 8pm and he was born at 11.
So what will Champ's stats be? I'm really nervous about not making it to the hospital.
So, I have butterflies all in my belly and a suddenly HUGE, GINORMOUS list of things I MUST do before Champ can come (ha, that means he's coming in a few hours, right? ) Anyways, I finally got the laundry put away (Bill will be so proud) and I actually finished going through JR's clothes and getting the outgrown stuff out of his drawers. Little Dude I still haven't tackled; I figured it was better to just put everything away than to have numerous, half crazy sorted/unsorted piles of 4t and 5t cloths all over the place when Grandma got here to take over...
And now, I am trying really hard to get all my small tasks I have left for Dakno done asap so I don't have to worry about handing anything off.
Oh I have butterflies. And I know, I know, it could still be weeks of walking around at 2 cm, BUT I can't help but worry because for the last half hour the light braxton hicks I've been having on and off for the last few months have actually started to get stronger, though I'm not sure if they are regular yet or not. I'm going to start timing them now and see if I need to call Bill.
I'd be a little embarrassed to be sent home, but at the same time, I'd hate it more to have Champ in the car....
1 comment:
How exciting!
Not to ruin your excitement or anything, but with my son I was dilated to 4 cm at 36 weeks. At 37 weeks I was at 5 cm. At 38 weeks I was at 6 cm. And I walked around like that until he came exactly on his due date (40 weeks).
So definitely try to cross stuff off your list, but try not to stress too much! I'll be anxiously awaiting the big announcement though!
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