Prayer Request
I am 36 weeks pregnant tomorrow and am having way too many contractions. Please pray that I will have this baby later rather than sooner.
I started having some painful contractions on Saturday afternoon, but they were irregular and went away that night. They came back on Sunday at church, so I spent the rest of the day in bed. Ben took Monday off and took care of Rinah while I rested. Today, Jessica came and spent the day here and she is going to watch Rinah while Ben is at work for the rest of the week so I can get some rest. Starting tomorrow, Ben is going to work 6 hours a day instead of 8 and spend more time at home.
This baby is unbelievably active, fists and feet and knees and elbows sticking out everywhere. Ben says it feels like a washing machine. His heartrate is 146 and so far he has been head down (not breech!). He is hanging out really low and seems ready to come out.
My midwife checked me today and said I am 1.5 centimeters dilated, 50% effaced, and with how soft the cervix is, she guesses I’ll be having the baby pretty soon. She gave me some herbs and told me to rest. If the baby can stay put for another 8 days (till next Wednesday, when I’m 37 weeks), everything should be fine. I may be having a baby next week!
God bless you all. I’m going to bed now….
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Praying for you and the baby…
You are in my thoughts and prayers Emeth. Watching Rinah has been a joy. Take it easy this weekend and please let me know if you and Ben need anything. Did you watch P.S. I love you yet? I love that movie!
In my experience anyway, multiparas have more painful prelabor contractions (some people call them braxton-hicks) than first-time moms. Also, in my experience multiparas seem to dilate earlier but then stay there and not go into labor…I was dilated to 4 for several weeks before labor hit. Hoping these are the cases for you? Will you be able to have the baby at home at 36 weeks? I think Audrey got some sort of test results back that verified that lungs were developed and they were able to proceed with homebirth…
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Rita Joiner | 6:28 AM, Wednesday, June 18, 2008
We’ll be praying that the little one stays put at least a bit longer.