Monday, November 5, 2007

Braxton Hicks...yeah!

OH the joys of those fun BH contractions!

I have this feeling that Miles isn't planning on waiting until our due date. Something tells me he'll be making his grand appearance closer to mid January. Our OB will probably enduce me around January 26th, if I haven't gone into full labor on my own by then (that would make 39wks), so I anticipate a January baby anyways...but I just have this gut feeling that he's calling the shots earlier than we are planning.

Anyways, I'm having regular (as regular as BH's get) BH contractions now. Some days none...some days 1 or 2...and some days 4-5 in one evening. They aren't painful at all...but uncomfortable and different enough feeling to notice. Just my body's way of preparing me for the party that will happen in just a few months!! My insurance doesn't cover any L&D costs...ugh. Go figure...they helped to cover some of our IVF meds, but won't pay for any L&D costs. Anyways, is it crazy for me to wonder if I can resist the epidural to cut down on costs??! I mean...I did go through 18 hours of labor (12 of hard labor) with Mike w/ NO DRUGS...so I can do it, right??? Eeeeks...of course...I was 18 and stupid then. I'm thinking once the pain gets so bad I won't care what the cost is...I'll just be begging for the pain relief. Guess we'll see....oh my tummy hurts just thinking about it! :)

We entered the 3rd trimester on Saturday...it's so crazy to be at this point already. It's really gone by so fast!! My belly is growing by the minute at this point and I think I'm slowly turning into a moose. :)

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