Tuesday, April 17, 2012

On giving birth


My sister-in-law, 38 weeks + a few days pregnant. Little Mason fully baked, just nice and comfortable...

My sister-in-law is due to give birth on the 20th. She's at the impatient point where all of her focus is on when & how will it happen?

I don't blame her. In 3(!) short days, she'll hit 40 weeks and by then, I had a 2 week old baby, exhausted but deliriously happy.

At what week did you give birth? How did it happen? Did you try any techniqes to "force" you into labor?

6 comments:

  1. Oh hi, new follower here. I gave birth at 40 weeks and 2 days. I had all but give up by this point. Was full on OVER playing the waiting game so it came as quite the surprise.

    But... I went into false labour at 33weeks. That week I was just finishing off a rather strenuous work contract, strenuous in that I was on my feet all day and running up and down stairs multiple times as the bathroom was on a separate floor to where I was working. My mucous plug popped out and i started getting a lot of "contractions." I was flown (via medevac) to a bigger hospital with a NICU (I live in a somewhat isolated part of northern canada), but baby decided to stay in after all.

    So yeah, STAIRS... and if all else fails just give up (easier said than done).

    Gooduck:)

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  2. I've had three babies, and with my last two I went into labor hours after letting my husband 'get lucky'!! So give that a shot!

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  3. Okay, first of all: Holy Cow, She Looks AMAZING! At 38 weeks I was enormous and gross. Ha!

    I had Celia early, but with Henry I had to be induced because I tried absolutely every trick in the book and nothing put me into labor.

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  4. She looks great! I was 10 days late. He finally decided to get things going on the morning of the scheduled induction. ;)

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  5. What a cute picture!! She's adorable!

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  6. ha! she looks so cute! i have gone on my own for 2 of the babes--and always a little early! i am sure mason will be such a cutie!

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