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"Oh, your contractions are already pretty regular," quoth my gyn, "you're probably feeling them, too?"

Um, no. Not really. I had plenty of time (30 minutes :P) to observe the CTG printout, and there are indeed contractions very well visible every 5-6 minutes, but when lying down, I don't feel the least bit. When I am standing or sitting upright, I feel the hardened muscle, but only then, and nothing more.

"Well," says she, "once they turn into labour you'll notice - you definitely won't sleep through it."

You're the doc, doc.

So! Mathematically, exactly one week to go.
Aside from assuring me that I'll know when it's happening, the gyn also declared while she couldn't say when the birth would start, that once it had started, it wouldn't last ages - everything is apparently "ripe" and as prepared as can be without actually being in progress. So that's good. Doppler sonography showed that Offspring's sustenance is guaranteed for at least two more weeks (because apparently changes/trouble with the umbilical cord/placenta cast their "shadow" about 14 days in advance), so if he decides to marinade a bit longer, that's fine as well. He is now (again, mathematically) 49 cm "tall" and weighs 3240 grams, so there should be no size trouble (for the time being!) either.

I, meanwhile, am now weighing 80.1 kg. Whoa. XD

And because how often do you get to gain 20 kg in 9 months and brag about it?, here's another bump picture. Who knows how long I'll be able to take them now ;)




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Date: 2011-07-07 01:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fuchs.livejournal.com
Ahaha, "marinade". XD XD XD

I believe if anyone could be the type to give birth, hmmm, beim Feld Bestellen, it could be you, health- and body-type-wise.
My God, how unbelievably exciting!

Date: 2011-07-07 01:13 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (for delirium was once delight)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
*laughs* I wish! I haven't been able to do anything more taxing than weed a small stretch of garden at a time for weeks. For the first time, I understand why some people find cooking exhausting - cooking and doing the dishes afterwards is next to impossible and will make me queasy, not because of the smells or anything but because my back will start killing me. *weeps*

But yes, very exciting indeed!

Date: 2011-07-07 01:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/macalla_/
Hihi - das ist jetzt schon ein ordentliches Bäuchlein. Wird Zeit, dass er sich zeigt, der Kleine :)
Noch eine Woche, hm? Ich wette, der kommt genau pünktlich.
Und du siehst sehr gut aus - nein, ich meine nicht das Gewicht oder sonstige Äußerlichkeiten. Du siehst zufrieden aus.

Date: 2011-07-07 07:51 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (joy!)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Na wie gesagt, offiziell hat er ja noch eine Woche, was inoffiziell bedeutet, dass er (wenn nichts Dramatisches dazwischenkommt) noch drei Wochen in Ruhe gelassen wird, bevor man ihn mit Gewalt rausholt. Wenn er sich also nicht selbsttätig entscheidet. Ich hoffe natürlich, dass er freiwillig kommt!

So fühl ich mich auch, im Großen und Ganzen :)

Date: 2011-07-07 01:49 pm (UTC)
ext_29926: (ChibiMolly - personal icon)
From: [identity profile] joyful-molly.livejournal.com
"marinades" ... *gacker*

Gut siehst Du aus! Ich sitze jedenfalls hier und fiebere dem Tag X entgegen. Dies ist das Jahr der LJ Babies, und ich freue mich riesig über jeden "Neuzugang". :-D

Date: 2011-07-07 07:54 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (lyra smash!)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Ja, wir scheinen gerade die neue Generation Nerds und Fangirls heranzuzüchten ^^ Ich bin schon so gespannt!

Date: 2011-07-07 02:49 pm (UTC)
ext_403546: (Luthien I)
From: [identity profile] nelyo-russandol.livejournal.com
You seem to be holding on well, I was bent over by that stage. Oh, yes, it must be exciting, now it's a bit of sit and wait. You will know when you're in labor, definitely! But from your doctor's assessment you may be in for a textbook delivery and be allowed back home in no time.

Marinade? Yuk! ;o)

The 20 kilos, don't worry, they come off easily with the first one. Breastfeeding will do wonders, if you'r planning to go down that route and keep it going for a while.

Please keep us posted, and let's have cute pics of baby as soon as you feel up to it!

Date: 2011-07-07 07:57 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (and whither then I cannot say)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Only as long as I have chances to recuperate ;) And for some reason, long-ish car drives absolutely don't agree with me: More than an hour in a car and I'll be pooped and miserable for the rest of the day. No idea why that is!

I do hope for the textbook delivery! But I'm preparing to take it as it comes. Not that I have a choice anyway...

You don't like marinade? Aww, I know such lovely barbecue recipes with different marinades... ;)

You know me, more likely that I just won't be able to SHUT UP and stop pestering you with picspams! XD

Date: 2011-07-07 03:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fallingtowers.livejournal.com
Gott, das sieht wirklich aus, als ob Du Dir einen Basketball unters Hemd gestopft hättest. :) Wird vermutlich Zeit, dass Junior da rauskommt.

Date: 2011-07-07 07:59 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (grins)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Wiiiiilsooooon!
(Ich weiß, der war ein Volleyball... aber ich konnte nicht widerstehen!)

Joa, wär schön, wenn er NICHT noch ewig auf sich warten lässt. Aber ich hab meinen Termin damals gnadenlos überschritten, also ist es wohl nur fair, wenn ich auch noch etwas länger warten muss ;P

Date: 2011-07-07 03:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] satismagic.livejournal.com
Heeee, you look about ready to burst. XD Good to hear that everything's fine. I hope he'll be as quick about it as predicted.

Best of luck for you!!!

Date: 2011-07-07 08:00 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (Muttertier)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
It's the weirdest thing - it's been looking about ready to burst for weeks and it STILL KEEPS GROWING! O.ó Well, not so much anymore, but whenever I have another look at my belly, I'm amazed by what's possible.

Thank you!

Date: 2011-07-07 04:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elfy.livejournal.com
Hmmm, we should have taken nice pictures with the big belly. Well maybe we can atleast arrange for some small!baby with mom pics ...

Date: 2011-07-07 08:03 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (Baby Stony)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Yeah, we'd initially planned to take bump pictures every month, but then we were really lazy and forgot. And when we did remember, the light was bad or the background sucks... :P
Oh well, if all goes well, this isn't meant to be an only child forever, so there'll hopefully be other chances!

And yeah, some artsy baby pics would be awesome.

Date: 2011-07-07 05:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] barbardin.livejournal.com
No wonder you find cooking so exhausting - when you're marinading your offspring 24/7. That's a fulltime job! :D

Und ich finde auch, dass du super aussiehst! Der Bauch ist doch fake! Der ist einfach zu perfekt rund. ;)

(...Jetzt muss ich an meine Oma denken, die damals in ihrer Nachbarschaft für Adoptionsgerüchte gesorgt hat, als mein Vater auf die Welt kam. Die Frau hatte einfach keinen Bauch. Bei ihr sah es wirklich aus wie nicht verdaute Weihnachtsgans.. und dann kam mein Papa am 30.12. und alle waren irritiert, woher das Baby kommt. Ich schätze mal, das wird dir nicht passieren. ;)

Date: 2011-07-07 08:08 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (grins)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
*laughs* Ah, but the trick with a good marinade is that you've only got to prepare it ONCE and then the enzymes and spices will do all the work for you...
... ok, the analogy is getting a bit creepy here. XD

Psssst, ich hab ne Wassermelone geklaut ;) Aber der Bauch ist gar nicht immer so rund, manchmal hat der auch ganz seltsame Beulen, wenn der Kleine sich gerade irgendwie quergelegt hat.

(Nein, bei uns fragen nur mittlerweile alle, die vorbeikommen, ob es denn NOCH nicht geboren ist. Was irgendwie ne blöde Frage ist. DOCH, IST ER, ABER ICH HAB IHN GLEICH WIEDER RUNTERGESCHLUCKT!)

Date: 2011-07-07 08:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] barbardin.livejournal.com
*wegbrech*

..."MIT MARINADE!!"

Date: 2011-07-07 05:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chili-das-schaf.livejournal.com
Adiletten xD I also LOLed at marinading.

Hope everything will work out fine!

Date: 2011-07-07 08:10 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (Baby Stony)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Don't judge me, my feet are so far away and shoes are so hard to put on XD
Hmm, something with lemon grass and black pepper to go with that lobster, perhaps? ;)

Date: 2011-07-07 08:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chili-das-schaf.livejournal.com
xD

I think it's awesome baby cosplay :D

Date: 2011-07-08 05:15 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (grins)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
It is! I don't like the usual Anne Geddes-style baby cosplay stuff with flowers etc - waaay too cheesy for my taste - but the lil' lobster is adorkable.

Date: 2011-07-07 06:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rahja.livejournal.com
DU siehst absolut süß aus!!! :) Hey. ich hab zur geburt 120kg gewogen... naja. baby+übergewicht=elefant

Date: 2011-07-07 08:12 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (grins)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Ich fühl mich jedenfalls jetzt schon riesig *g* Am bescheuertsten ist immer, wenn ich aus Gewohnheit Platz machen will und mich zur Seite drehe... und dadurch bloß breiter werde! *verpeilt*

Date: 2011-07-07 08:15 pm (UTC)
ext_63418: (glücklich)
From: [identity profile] flower-star.livejournal.com
Eeee, how exciting :D! I always find the basketball bumps so funny - hard to believe that it's all just caused by one tiny human XD.

I expect he will be out and about the next time I get to read my FL (vacation with limited internet access), so all the best to you three until then ;).

Date: 2011-07-08 05:17 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (curious)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Hard to believe that it's even anatomically possible, I find it! We don't have a full-body mirror at home, so whenever I accidentally see myself in one (or on a pic like this) my mind just boggles.

We'll see! Thank you, at any rate :)

Date: 2011-07-08 04:03 am (UTC)
dame_grise: b&w Waterhouse painting (The Lady of Shallot) (Sam Avi)
From: [personal profile] dame_grise
I'm glad it's so close. You're having a Leo?

Date: 2011-07-08 05:20 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (for delirium was once delight)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
If he sticks to the due date, he'll actually be a Cancer. If he waits nine days or longer, he'll be a Leo. So either is possible, as yet ;)

Date: 2011-07-08 05:30 pm (UTC)
dame_grise: b&w Waterhouse painting (The Lady of Shallot) (Default)
From: [personal profile] dame_grise
Well, a Cancer is a little bit easier. I tend to think of July babies as Leos.

Date: 2011-07-08 07:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] al-pha.livejournal.com
Was für eine tolle Kugel! Du siehst in der Tat zufrieden aus.
Du hast echt Glück. Eine Freundin von mir hat schon tagelang vor der eigentlichen Geburt total gelitten.

Dann fröhliches Weiter-Marinieren und jetzt schon mal die besten Wünsche für den großen Moment! (geh mal davon aus, daß Du es dann nicht mehr schaffen würdest, noch mal lj zu schreiben)

Date: 2011-07-08 05:27 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (love.)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
Ja, ich hab mir ja auch die dollsten Horror-Szenarien ausgemalt und bin so froh, dass sie mir bisher erspart geblieben sind. Hoffentlich rächt sich das nicht in einer brutalen Geburt!

Na, wer weiß, wie schnell es dann letztlich geht. Selbst bei "guter Vorbereitung" kann die Eröffnungsphase ja durchaus einen halben Tag dauern... dann hätte ich noch mehr als genug Zeit für eine Meldung a là "Oh, so fühlen sich also richtige Wehen an, echt fies das!" >_> Ob mir dann natürlich danach ist... das ist ne andere Frage! Aber jedenfalls vielen Dank ^^

Date: 2011-07-10 03:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] al-pha.livejournal.com
Ich glaub nicht, daß es für Dich irgendwelche Überraschungen à la "brutale Geburt" oder so gibt. (Und ich hoffe es auch)
Die Freundinnen/ Bekannte, die ich kenne, die schwanger waren, hatten entweder durchgehend Probleme und dann eine überdurchschnittlich anstrengende (tw. komplizierte) Geburt oder es ging alles superglatt. Nachdem, was ich so im lj lese, scheinst Du eher zur letzteren Gruppe zu gehören. :)

Date: 2011-07-08 07:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] laurenia.livejournal.com
You look gorgeous. All the best for the birth! *hugs*

Date: 2011-07-08 05:27 pm (UTC)
ext_45018: (Muttertier)
From: [identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com
That's kind of you to say that ;)
Thank you!

Date: 2011-07-08 08:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] laurenia.livejournal.com
No it's not. Just true :)

Date: 2011-07-08 11:11 pm (UTC)
independence1776: Drawing of Maglor with a harp on right, words "sing of honor lost" and "Noldolantë" on the left and bottom, respectively (Default)
From: [personal profile] independence1776
That's a wonderful picture!

Good luck. :)

Date: 2011-07-11 07:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hamnar.livejournal.com
Scheeeeen! :)

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