Well, today's the day that our little womb dweller is due! It is hard to believe that I've made it this far and that he's still in there.
We had an appointment with the midwife this morning, and she says the quality and strength of the contractions I've had periodically since the night of the 7th mean that I'm having prodromal labor... it'd be actual labor if the darn contractions would stick around!
The good news is that it's giving me lots of practice with breathing techniques, and labor is looking less scary because each time I have a real contraction I somehow get excited instead of nervous. The bad news is that it's a bit tiring to suddenly realize "Omigods, this is it!" and then to have it fizzle out, over and over and over... makes sleeping interesting, since it mostly happens at night. My prescription is literally to take naps and get as much sleep as I can.
So... can I say that I've been in mild labor for over 2 days? Can I say that the lunar eclipse sparked it and that he's therefore a blood moon baby? Guess it depends on your definition of labor. And moon. And baby.
Now we just hunker down and wait.
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