flyingspaghettimama
11-23-2005, 11:15 AM
I am 42 weeks, one day. My most recent BPP last night showed not such hot things - i.e. low amniotic fluid (4cm), lack of fetal movement, etc. I would write that off as medical conspiracy (my last one, 6 days ago was excellent) except for the fact that baby is actually moving less and I can feel a lot more hard parts everywhere. I am 2cm dilated, 60% effaced, midline cervix. My doula left town today for the holidays and I have her backup for the next few days. I have to go in for another BPP this Friday, if still no baby.
I want my homebirth, but the complete lack of hormones is worrisome. I had more B-H ctx a few weeks ago than I am now. I think my low-intervention, laidback MW is getting a little antsy too, although she would probably never say so. She is being creative with due dates for my benefit. She does say it's time to get the baby out...she stripped membranes last night, I went home and had conjugal relations (TMI!) and took laxatives. And I got NUTHIN. A little bloody show with a few (3-4) clots; a little crampiness but it subsided quickly.
Things I have tried, on multiple occasions, in the past two weeks:
Acupuncture
Homeopathy
Sex
Walking
Hiking
Massage
Laxatives (mild form of castor oil)
Stripping membranes
Relaxation
Hypnosis
Spicy food
Disco Dancing (ok, just kidding)
What else can I try?! I am afraid of going another week and ending up induced, which happened with my first daughter at 34 weeks (preeclampsia). My MW does not have hospital rights. Do some women not make enough hormones to go into labor? Could there be something wrong with the baby that he is not sending off the signals? Freaking waa.
I'm gonna go pout now. I haven't tried that yet...
I want my homebirth, but the complete lack of hormones is worrisome. I had more B-H ctx a few weeks ago than I am now. I think my low-intervention, laidback MW is getting a little antsy too, although she would probably never say so. She is being creative with due dates for my benefit. She does say it's time to get the baby out...she stripped membranes last night, I went home and had conjugal relations (TMI!) and took laxatives. And I got NUTHIN. A little bloody show with a few (3-4) clots; a little crampiness but it subsided quickly.
Things I have tried, on multiple occasions, in the past two weeks:
Acupuncture
Homeopathy
Sex
Walking
Hiking
Massage
Laxatives (mild form of castor oil)
Stripping membranes
Relaxation
Hypnosis
Spicy food
Disco Dancing (ok, just kidding)
What else can I try?! I am afraid of going another week and ending up induced, which happened with my first daughter at 34 weeks (preeclampsia). My MW does not have hospital rights. Do some women not make enough hormones to go into labor? Could there be something wrong with the baby that he is not sending off the signals? Freaking waa.
I'm gonna go pout now. I haven't tried that yet...