The final countdown has begun. Your due date is in sight or maybe you've passed it already and your mind is telling you you can't wait another day to have this baby out! Your doctor may be encouraging induction. You may be begging the doctor to induce! The seduction of induction calls to you. After all it's close to your due date and chances are if you had the baby right now things will turn out okay....right? Even the pain of labor doesn't phase you as you contemplate having to be pregnant even one more day. Your doctor may agree with you. After all they're equipped to handle things if the baby hasn't quite matured enough. That's what the intensive care nursery is for....right? Is it a chance you are willing to take? " Yes!" You may cry, but really?
If you can stick it out you may find that the blessed anticipation suddenly turns to urgency. Suddenly your nesting urge increases. You're restless, even edgy. When was the last time you slept well? Turned around without having to pee? Suddenly you begin to cry. "Stick a fork in me, I'm done!" " I can't do this one more day!" And you probably can't. These are all signs that labor is imminent. It doesn't matter if you've started to dilate or efface up to this point. It can happen slowly or swiftly. The hormonal cascade that fires up labor has begun. Mother nature at her finest is producing a hormonal cascade that induces labor, prepares your baby for life outside the womb, brings forth birth, and bonds you to your baby. And you wouldn't have it any other way if you could do it all over again. You are perfectly and wonderfully designed to give birth. Trust yourself.
God Bless,
Suzann
If you can stick it out you may find that the blessed anticipation suddenly turns to urgency. Suddenly your nesting urge increases. You're restless, even edgy. When was the last time you slept well? Turned around without having to pee? Suddenly you begin to cry. "Stick a fork in me, I'm done!" " I can't do this one more day!" And you probably can't. These are all signs that labor is imminent. It doesn't matter if you've started to dilate or efface up to this point. It can happen slowly or swiftly. The hormonal cascade that fires up labor has begun. Mother nature at her finest is producing a hormonal cascade that induces labor, prepares your baby for life outside the womb, brings forth birth, and bonds you to your baby. And you wouldn't have it any other way if you could do it all over again. You are perfectly and wonderfully designed to give birth. Trust yourself.
God Bless,
Suzann