This is my fourth pregnancy. Each one brings its own bucket-o-terrors. Once I passed the level II ultrasound with Toddlerina I felt like I was successfully past the worst of it - danger and risk. I haven't enjoyed the same level of comfort with this pregnancy.
Early bleeding, my SCH and placenta previa put a deep fear in me. I know one family in real life who lost to preterm labor and another who lost a heartbeat at 34 weeks. Last OB appointment I was informed that the placenta keeps aging. Damn, what. I though my Fine Young Egg buried all that ageist bullshit.
Anyone have any idea how the hell the planet reached 7 billion. Yeah, me either.
If I go into labor at 36 weeks, no efforts are made to delay delivery. Gulp. The baby is developed enough to balance the risks of early delivery with the risks of stopping labor. Heavy.
No reason to suspect anything, but I raced home and threw in a load of laundry. You can never be too prepared for this kind of thing.
you're getting so close! (and now you will have clean laundry, too : )
ReplyDeletesoon, soon, you will be a mama x 2.
Clean laundry. Is there anything it can't fix? :-)
ReplyDeleteYeah, you are so close. Any day now! I can't wait to see pics.
ReplyDeleteThe placenta keeps aging? For reals? And not like a good red wine? I also thought that Fine Young Egg meant Fine Young Pregnancy. But you ARE so damned close. 36 weeks. Holy crap, Roccie. You are nearly there, and this bub is a fighter. And this bub will fight inside or outside of the baby palace.
ReplyDeleteWhoah! It's almost go time!
ReplyDeleteYou are going to make it. This is your take home baby.
ReplyDeleteUgh...hang in there Roccie!! I still to this day where those extreme feelings of terror and anticipation of the looming birth...it almost gets worse as the day gets closer doesn't it? Hang in there! Your rounding the last loop of the roller coaster!!
ReplyDeleteSo excited for you...this is the home stretch. Keep breathing, mama. This babe will be here BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. And yes, never too early to do a load of laundry (Says she of the totally unprepared for her 35 week too eager to get out of the womb babe.)
ReplyDeletexoxo
I was freaked out as shit at this stage of my first and so-far-only pregnancy, and you mean to tell me it doesn't get better? Dan Savage better make some videos for us! You are really, really thisclose to having that sweet baby, so just hang on tight because this is happening. And you now have clean underpants ready to go.
ReplyDeleteI had my son Jack this past February at 36 weeks and he was totally fine no breathing problems, over 6 lbs, healthy. I was almost 40 years old. So now you almost know someone for who 36 weeks was just fine. You're doing great.
ReplyDeleteI don't mean to say my little old experience bears any resemblance to yours, but I know that the images and thoughts and terrors of stillbirth, etc. got more and more intense towards the end. Of course you're nervous--I bet even REGULAR pregnant women are. But you know what? It's going to be FINE. Babyina/o is gonna be here soon, healthy and squalling up a storm. I say it, therefore it is true.
ReplyDeleteAging is new. I guess the carded it with a bouncer. Shit. I am just going to channel great thoughts in your direction with all my power. Yep that tingling positive feeling you are getting is moi. Or, you need to pee, hard to tell the difference, I know.
ReplyDeleteFully cooked, aged perfectly, with a healthy set of lungs are my mantra for you, dear. I'll be chanting til it comes true. So close!
So excited! I've been thinking of you tons! Everything is going to be (more than) swell.
ReplyDeleteWow, 36 weeks.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard not to think about all the stuff that could go wrong. I'm sending positive vibes your way that all will be well with you and baby #2.