Good luck sweetie!! I was a VBAC and asked about going "late" right off the bat. My first mw's in an OB office would get push back at 40 weeks and I'd have to do testing, etc. I ended up changing mw's and delivered spontaneously 16 days after my due date.
UC always freaked me out a little because although birth is inherently safe, sometimes problems do happen and I wasn't comfortable ignoring that. My little one got stuck on the way out - shoulder dystocia. Thank GOD I wasn't in a hospital though! Since I had no drugs, they moved me into a different position and reached up and rotated her shoulders and out she came. Then she decided not to breath for the first 5 min or so so they breathed for her - but since her cord was still intact, she got oxygen from me. So I was grateful for not being in a hospital, but very grateful that I still had skilled hands at the ready when needed!
Take heart and good luck!!
UC always freaked me out a little because although birth is inherently safe, sometimes problems do happen and I wasn't comfortable ignoring that. My little one got stuck on the way out - shoulder dystocia. Thank GOD I wasn't in a hospital though! Since I had no drugs, they moved me into a different position and reached up and rotated her shoulders and out she came. Then she decided not to breath for the first 5 min or so so they breathed for her - but since her cord was still intact, she got oxygen from me. So I was grateful for not being in a hospital, but very grateful that I still had skilled hands at the ready when needed!
Take heart and good luck!!





What a relief it must be to have a plan and not have to stress about it. 


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Of course, the one night we didn't do the dishes.......

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