Back from the 37wk 1/2 appt....

I didn't put a smiley because I don't know if this is good news or not :(.  Okay...so baby is doing great(thats great news!).  Umm, they didn't do the growth u/s today but are planning to next week.  Why?
I am freakin' measuring 44 wks!!!  Even I'm not that fat!   I lost another pound.  Makes a 2lb loss since last week.  About a 8lb loss for the month.  Weird.  Because I eat like crazy!

As far as effacement?  Well...they told me 50% effaced last week, but this week they are saying about 30%.  The doctor tells me that its good news because the cervix has moved down and forward and is very very soft.  But...but...I thought that was effacement(very very soft?)  Versus where I was thick now I getting thinner from what she said.  Okay...and dialation?  Almost 1cm.  Thats good...its just I need 2 to be induced on the 39wk.  I know so many of you don't want to be induced, but these last few weeks of pregnancy have been really really hard on me, and I think if they don't induce I could end up with a very big baby.  Her head was in the 87% 5 weeks ago!!!!

So...its on for the weekend.  Hubbie is getting some(even though sex feels awful right now!) every day until our next appt, walking every day, bouncing on my ball all day, eating spicy foods(including that eggplant parm that someone mentioned because my doc mentioned it today).

I want this baby out before my next appt!!!  That is scheduled for 4/22...next Thursday.  Boo!

LOL I'm having eggplant parm today for lunch. Maybe dinner too.

I don't think fat has anything to do with how the measurements come out because I'm over 200 right now (unfortunately) and have measured right on since the beginning.

Things have gotten a little easier for me lately. I started taking something to help me sleep at night and now I can sleep for a good 4-5 hours straight. It's helped me SO MUCH MORE than I thought it would. Not only am I less exhausted, but my body overall just feels so much better. My back doesn't hurt NEARLY as bad, neither do my hips. I think I've been underestimating the importance of sleep.

Good luck on getting the baby out!! 

Tip regarding sex - Get your husband to the point that he is just about "finished" then let him finish where it counts! That is how we did it because I too was VERY uncomfortable when I was this far along. I just couldn't go all out. I have read how much pain you are in so this might help you out a little bit. Just a tought! lol!

-Ashlie