37 Weeks

That, my friends, means that Baby B has made it to full term! No premature baby for us.

The bad news? I'm still pregnant ;)

I had a pregnancy massage today and it was just about the best thing ever. She worked some of the pressure points that are related to the uterus to try to stimulate labor, so keep your fingers crossed that something happens soon! I'm not really thinking anything will happen, but who knows!

Yesterday I went to the Birth Center and to UNC. The ultrasound was fine and Baby B is happy as a clam in there, with enough fluid and good movement and all that. We could even see some hair on his/her head! It was cool. At the Birth Center, my blood pressure was still high but is remaining stable so they're okay with that. I asked when they start checking for dilation/effacement and they said not until 40 weeks. Bummer, but they explained why and I can appreciate it. First, knowing how dilated I am wouldn't change the way they care for me - we'd all still kinda just be waiting for labor to set in. Second, given that knowing really won't change anything, they argue that it's not really worth the risk of introducing infection, possibly rupturing the membranes, etc. to introduce checking earlier than necessary. I can appreciate that. I can also tell myself that I'm like 3 cm dilated and no one is the wiser ;)

But now that I'm at 37 weeks, I'm allowed to do all the tricks I can to get this baby out, since they don't want me going past 40 still. So feel free to share your favorites. Being at a birth center and in a Bradley Class, I think I get most of the old tips and tricks but maybe there are some I don't yet know!