Competent beyond belief
My incompetent cervix has finally decided to get its damn act together and get in line. In what can only be described as karma gone wrong, it has suddenly decided to cowboy up and do its job.
I have not dilated any further after last Friday's cerclage removal and incredulously, the baby's head appears to have possibly moved up instead of down. My OB officially listed me at 1 cm dilated, 30 percent effaced and -3 station. Which means a turkey baby is a very slim possibility.
Not that this disappoints me in any way, because I am really not ready to pop this kid out this week, but I am sure all you people who guessed this weekend are cursing my cervix and its sudden competency.
I was also somewhat chagrined to find out all those painful contractions on Monday made not one iota of difference. It was all for nothing. Which makes me look forward to more days like that in the coming two weeks.
Apparently WeeBey is content and happy in there and has commanded the cervix to stay the course. We all know my water could break in the next minute and render all of this a moot point, but for now, no sign of impending labor.
I hope you and yours have a joyous Thanksgiving filled with turkey, gobs of butter, apple pie and football. I plan to enjoy seconds and thirds of everything -- I mean how often do you have official license to pig out in such a manner?
I have not dilated any further after last Friday's cerclage removal and incredulously, the baby's head appears to have possibly moved up instead of down. My OB officially listed me at 1 cm dilated, 30 percent effaced and -3 station. Which means a turkey baby is a very slim possibility.
Not that this disappoints me in any way, because I am really not ready to pop this kid out this week, but I am sure all you people who guessed this weekend are cursing my cervix and its sudden competency.
I was also somewhat chagrined to find out all those painful contractions on Monday made not one iota of difference. It was all for nothing. Which makes me look forward to more days like that in the coming two weeks.
Apparently WeeBey is content and happy in there and has commanded the cervix to stay the course. We all know my water could break in the next minute and render all of this a moot point, but for now, no sign of impending labor.
I hope you and yours have a joyous Thanksgiving filled with turkey, gobs of butter, apple pie and football. I plan to enjoy seconds and thirds of everything -- I mean how often do you have official license to pig out in such a manner?
posted by Amy at
7:38 PM
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My 3rd was way up high, too. Apparently, that's how they roll and it's really common to have the 3rd baby (and maybe later babies, but, I'm not going to volunteer for that research) float around happily in the ribs because the uterus is nice and stretchy.
I was induced 2wks early due to pre-e. 1.5cm, 50% effaced and -2 station. I wanted to cry. It took 21 hours (as opposed to my 4.5hr delivery with #2) and the only thing that got her to come down was contorting myself into awkward positions. They were hitting me with Pitocin for 10hrs, up to a Level 20, and, although I was then 100% effaced and 5cm, they couldn't break my water because the stubborn kid wouldn't come down.
They finally had me flung onto the bed, draped over the back, knees spread into what felt like different states. I walked for almost all of those 21hrs. It was miserable.
She did end up coming down, but not until I did some acrobatics.
So, floating 3rd babies are pretty common, I guess.
Happy Thanksgiving to your family - may it be contraction-free so you can enjoy your day!
glad your cervix decided to kick in and do it's job. Enjoy your 2nd and 3rd helpings of yummy food. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Maybe it won't be the whole two weeks? At least you made it to Thanksgiving.
Oh yeah! I HATE that they use the term "incompetent" cervix. Way to start the Mommy Guilt early. HATE it!
unbelievable. Isn't this what Jack did, too? I seem to remember you talking about scrubbing the base boards at 39 weeks or something with him, trying to get something to happen!
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