I went to my last OB appointment today. Very exciting to be at the finish line. Dr Kelly is on vacation this week, so I saw her PA, Carly. I instantly liked her.
Surprisingly, I am already 3cm dilated, 40% effaced and mucus plug is gone! My ultrasound showed baby girl head down deep in my pelvis in perfect position. The PA tried to strip my membranes and she did a little, but my cervix is still high, even though she could feel baby's head. She stated that I might go into labor naturally before my induction Monday night. So I been instructed to walk indoors and continue bouncing on my ball. The night before I was up all night with irregular contractions, I am pretty sure from the result of the labor prep acupuncture I received. Carly also stated that I wouldn't need Cervidil for cervix softening, so they will give me Pitocin right away instead. All day since my appointment, I am super sore from her checking my cervix.
Right now, I am typing this after midnight on August 7th. As soon as I got into bed the contractions started pretty regular. Feeling them mostly in my lower back, which is just agony. I would love to have Elle today as the boys in the family would all be born on the first and the girls, the 7th! I am huge into number meanings and this would be awesome!
Also, huge nesting instinct kicked in when I got home. I made Nick go to the grocery store today to stock up on everything possible that we needed, which is did. I organized the pantry, cleaned the vacuum cleaner head, did a load of laundry and organized the playroom. I have been taking 2 naps per day and today, no nap, but tons of energy to EVERYTHING done. Labor is imminent I just know it.
Today I will need to go to the hospital for my Covid test prior to my induction. I might also do another acupuncture session too.
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