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my 38 week update
Hi Ladies...
I went to the doc yesterday for my routine appt. all is well.
last week I had some false labour - contractions every 3-4 minutes, lasting 1 minute for a whole hour (I didn't bother waking DH, or worrying much). and since then I've had a lot of contractions - some Braxton Hicks, a few that come with some good cramps. However, with all that movement, I'm only fingertip (maybe 1cm) dialated. my doc tried to sweep my membranes yesterday, but my cervix was still really high, and only open a little bit, so she couldn't get her fingers in to do the procedure. I'm not too disappointed, I'm mentally and emotionally prepared to go 2 weeks over due this time... but I really hope I don't. especially since the U/S about 10 days ago estimated the baby's weight at 7lbs. I really want to have a small/normal sized baby this time around (even 9lbs would be awesome!). and, my doc is on vacation starting tonight until next wednesday... but it really doesn't matter to me who the catcher is - as long as its a qualified health professional.
so all is well here with this pregnancy... I'm just super tired and have a sore back most all the time now. I'm still going into work daily, and will be there right up until I have the baby - luckily work is at my parents' house, so even yesterday I laid on the couch for almost 2 hours. hope everyone else is doing well 
Re: my 38 week update
Glad to hear things are moving along well for you Rachel. The false labour sucks because I know your anxious to meet your little one, hopefully you can get some rest before he/she arrives.
BTW ? I?m on ?Team Pink? for you
I was just thinking about you yesterday and wondering how you are doing. I am glad that everything is going well. It sounds like you are in a good frame of mind.
Good luck with everything!
Glad everything is going well - sucks you're only a fingertip, but maybe they're wrong with the size estimation this time? here's hopin for ya!
I have my app't this afternoon, I'm really hoping for some progress of some kind, but I'm trying to mentally prepare myself to be late as well...
Don't let the lack of dilation get you down. Remind yourself how those exams are most often so misleading. Some women are 4 cm for weeks. Then others go from 0-10 in a day. I never even bothered to do checks the weeks before I had DD.
I didn't want to be super late either. (Medical induction scares me.) So I got acupuncture to get things going (with my midwife's blessing.) The second that last needle was in I was in full blown labour.
Glad to hear things are moving, too bad not as quickly as you had hoped.
So excited to meet the little one (and half people you met last weekend are eager to hear too!)