If any of you all are interested in thinking positive thoughts for me then please think of induction by ARM rather than prostin, a birth on induction day as opposed to the day after induction day and a successful start to breastfeeding.
Well, the collective brought me two of the three.  Induction was by prostin but [...]

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Restorative effect

While I hold no ill feelings about D’s birth (it was not the birthing experience that I wanted but the end result was exactly what I wanted) I can completely understand the desire to “fix” your birthing experience on a subsequent baby. I spent a lot of the hour after he was born saying [...]

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Protected: So? How did you do?

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There’s a kind of hush

It is Induction Eve
The AndBehold household has an air of aprehension.  A sense of unknowing to the general mood.  It is completely understandable.  In the last 18 years there has been 3 births in the AndBehold house.  One was 17.5 years ago in less than ideal circumstances, one was 3.5 years ago but happened 6000 [...]

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If Induction Day was Saturday

would people read my blog on the weekend?
I forgot about Denzo’s poll earlier.
I had an unfavourable induction on D (unfavourable because while he was head down his head wasn’t fully engaged and there were no cervical changes) which required one Prostin gel and ARM (artificial rupture of membranes) 7 hours later.  17 hours after that [...]

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The End

Well, near it at least.  I feel huge today.  I have had a pain in my back all day but that is nothing new and carrying a 3.5 year old because he wanted a carry-cuddle didn’t help!
Needless to day I didn’t get my bags checked today but I will do them tomorrow when M is [...]

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I am not well

D has very kindly given me his cold.  I have a cloudy head, toxic snot, sore ears, a sore throat and a manky cough.  There is little that I can take to allievate the symptoms.
So I need to shift it before Induction Day (I nearly gave away when that is )

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With one week to go

It’s time to guess the weight
A little background.  I was scanned on D at 39w and his estimated weight at that point was 9lbs4oz.  I was scanned 2 weeks later and the estimated weight was 9lbs10oz (plus or minus a pound).  He was born 2 days later weighing 10lbs10.5oz (after I was on [...]

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Collective thoughts

I went visiting with some former colleagues today and everyone asked when I am due.  It was SO cool to say “Tomorrow week”.
Everyone commented on how neat I am and that they couldn’t believe that I have nearly 9lbs of baby in there.  I really should take a photo before TIO comes out.  I have [...]

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Protected: So tired it hurts

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