Full term
May 23rd, 2008 5:18 pm
I just hit the 37 week mark (or what is considered full term!) Â I just got back from the midwife, and here are the stats:
- I am 3 cm dilated
- I am 75% effaced
- The baby is at 0 station (meaning his/her head is wedged down there pretty good)
- Baby is estimated to weigh 6 lbs. 13 oz.
I can tell you I did not need an exam to know that things have been happening. Â I could go a few more weeks like this in theory, but I just don’t think I’m going to make it to mid-June. Â I hope not anyway. Â Having someone’s head wedged in your pelvis makes things precarious. Â My beautiful friend Deborah was up for a visit this week, and I felt so bad that I couldn’t walk around as much as usual (or kayak). Â Luckily, she is a trooper and was amenable to me taking naps and putting my feet up whenever I felt the urge to rest (which was often). Â
I haven’t had time to prepare frozen dinners for the freezer yet. Â Ah well, it’s one of those things that might not get done. Â If it doesn’t, it’s fine. Â But I probably shouldn’t procrastinate any longer on packing that hospital bag.