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I didn't even get a wristband this time!
Contractions started at about 6:00 but there was just too much going on for me to bother timing etc. By the time I did, it was 8:00ish, and we started at 5 minutes, and decreased down to 3 minutes, and stayed that way for a while. At about 11 we rang the hospital, and we were in by 11:30ish. And things did progress. We're more progressed than last time in levels of pain and uncomfortableness and wandering around and pacing, but eventually everything slowed down *again.* To 10 - 15 minutes. *sigh* So, anyway, I made an executive decision. The midwife did an exam, and I am about 2 - 3 centimetres. Options included - 1) sleeping tablets, sending every one else home, and I stay in and see Dr int he morning, and if we kick things off then every one comes back in. I was surprised by the sleeping tablet comment, and I go "Can you do that? Does it affect the baby?" and apparently it does cross the placenta a little. But anyway, it was never an option, it's not the sort of thing I'd do. 2) Go home, go to bed, and do it all again later. So. Here I am, and I didn't even get a wristband!
The midwife did get to feel up the baby's head though, and the baby has indeed dropped, and quite firmly. Apparently they can sometimes push on the baby's head and it bobs around inside! But no, Pikelet is firmly in place and basically ready to go, but again the cervix seems to be the slow point. It's not terribly thin, and 2 - 3 centimetres is still not a lot.
So. That's it for tonight, I am off to try this sleep thing now.
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Date: 2007-11-12 09:31 pm (UTC)From:Don't worry too much about the cervix, things can happen very quickly in that department.
Been there, done that...
Date: 2007-11-12 10:38 pm (UTC)From:At least you have evidence of things moving - pikelet is ready, everything else will happen soon.
*hugs*
BTW, I meant to say congratulations to both you and John on your two big projects :) I'm glad Nightsedge went well for you.
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Date: 2007-11-12 11:24 pm (UTC)From:"Not Yet! Not Yet! Venus is still in the House of Capricorn!"
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Date: 2007-11-12 11:33 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2007-11-12 11:35 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2007-11-12 11:46 pm (UTC)From:good luck!!
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Date: 2007-11-13 12:18 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2007-11-13 12:56 am (UTC)From:I drove my mum crazy by being two weeks late and then I turned up the day before my mum was going to induced , in a way I kind of feel sorry for her that she had to carry around a 8 pound nine baby .
Although she doesn't make forget how heavy I was and that she missed out on dinner .
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Date: 2007-11-13 01:10 am (UTC)From: (Anonymous)no subject
Date: 2007-11-13 03:33 am (UTC)From: (Anonymous)no subject
Date: 2007-11-13 03:33 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2007-11-13 01:32 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2007-11-13 02:45 am (UTC)From:Given we've had a sick Puggle (violently:-( ), for purely selfish reasons I'm glad pikelet didn't come yet:-) But I'm with all the others in wishing you third time lucky:-)
Take care!
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Date: 2007-11-13 07:22 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2007-11-13 07:47 am (UTC)From::-)
Dr Holmes isn't against it, she just listens to what I want.
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Date: 2007-11-13 11:15 pm (UTC)From:I couldn't be traditionally induced with Second Ladyship due to medical reasons, so I went to a herbalist for some nasty-tasting labour tonic, and then went down the waterslide four times to induce a hindleak.
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Date: 2007-11-14 07:57 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2007-11-14 09:08 am (UTC)From: