Surprise!

… Or not.

Still here. Still pregnant. I had a non-stress test yesterday and the baby is fine – just comfortable in there, I guess. I’m now 3 cm dilated, but still not having any real contractions or anything. The midwife stripped my membranes again, which caused me to have some severe cramping and maybe 3 or 4 mild contractions, but it didn’t send me into labor. Argh.

I have an ultrasound scheduled for Friday to check the amniotic fluid levels and then an appointment at the birth center for a non-stress test immediately following the ultrasound. I’m really hoping not to need those appointments; N is home on Fridays and I can’t imagine that she’ll be terribly patient about accompanying us to 2+ hours of testing. The midwife yesterday was saying that if everything continues to look good with the baby, we may not need to go to the hospital for an induction until 42 weeks 1 day. On the one hand, I’d appreciate the extra day to try for a birth center birth (I really don’t want to go to the hospital), but on the other hand, January 27th is way after my original due date and I’ll be really upset if I’m still pregnant at that point. We’ll see what happens, I guess.

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