Well, we are officially over due now. It has been difficult to remain positive, especially because my back has been really hurting and I am just tired of being pregnant. I am trying my best to stay entertained and have positive thoughts! I did not work this whole week, thinking that Jackson would arrive at any moment. I am still exercising and remaining active.
We saw one of the midwives yesterday and she said, "Oh, this is great! You are 1cm dilated and about 70-80% effaced." I said, "No, that is not great. I have been at the same stage for over 2 weeks now." Then she looked at the chart and realized that nothing had changed. (I see different midwives when I go in, it all depends on the day of the week, so I had not seen her in about a month.) She performed a minor stripping of the membranes to help get things going and suggested all of the techniques we have been trying- spicy food, acupressure, etc. She thinks Jackson is definitely up to 8 lbs. now and will arrive on his own this weekend. I am not going to get my hopes up, but we do have an appointment scheduled with her on Monday morning to start more intense natural induction techniques if he does not arrive this weekend. She claims that they work 9 out of 10 times and that we should bring our bags with us. We will see.
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