lack of progress report

[celticdragonfly]

Today is Maggie's Demi-Birthday, she's 18 months old. Adorable, sweet, wonderful girl.

And I really expected to present her with a younger sibling by now. Nope. No signs of labor whatsoever. Not getting any closer. This is more pregnant than I've ever been.

Sigh.

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Jump off a piano

[mama-hogswatch.livejournal.com]

When my mother was a few days late with me, that was, I kid you not, what her aunts recommended that she do.

Re: Jump off a piano

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

Yeek, I'm trying to imagine even being able to climb UP on the piano in this state!

Let's see... recommendations I've had. Eating calimari was recommended. I replied that I thought it over, and decided I didn't want to have this baby this year THAT badly, yuck. Eating chocolate. I said if that did it, I'd have this baby already. (Mom's opinion was that eating chocolate doesn't make the baby come any earlier - just makes you more contented about being late!) Sex, of course, although that sounds about as easy as climbing up on the piano these days.

The week my Dad was here, the week leading up to my due date, I was actually trying the breastpump stimulation again, which is what we did to get Maggie going. The midwifery apprentice checked me first, and confirmed the cervix was soft, 2 cm dilated outer os, no dilation inner os. From Tuesday through Saturday I did the breastpump thing, 2 or 3 times a day, 15 minutes per side, just as my previous midwife had recommended. Last time I'd get scattered contractions afterwards, more and stronger each time, then drifting off, until the night of the 2nd day they didn't stop. This time, NOTHING. I gave up on Saturday. The following Wed. I was checked again - no more dilation At All.

This is more pregnant than I've ever been. Brendan was a week late, Maggie was 4 days.

Re: Jump off a piano

[archangelbeth]

Comfy in there, I guess...

Well, now I know where some of Iolanthe's missing 2 months went? *ducking for cover*

I believe I read that Chamomile Tea was used to bring on menstruation (in really high doses, apparently it can aid in early-term miscarriage?) -- perhaps it could bring on, well, labor?

Re: Jump off a piano

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

Chamomile tea? I thought that was such a relaxing herb, I wouldn't have expected THAT to bring on labor. There are various herbs that do that sort of thing, pennyroyal being one of the gentler ones. Sadly, I seem to have a very high threshhold for herbal meds.

Hmph, if Thumper's comfy in there, that's the only one of us who is. And given the kicking, it doesn't seem that zir is comfy.

Re: Jump off a piano

[archangelbeth]

I had cravings, early when I was pregnant, for chamomile for some reason. I later read that it was used to bring on menstruation, and stopped. (I didn't know I was pregnant at the time, either.)

Luck to you and Thumper...