In case you were wondering/worrying...

[oloriel]

This applies until further notice.
Found via tuxedo_elf.


I guess it's sort of amusing in hindsight, when you consider that about halfway through this pregnancy the gyn was worried that Offspring might come out too early, having gotten himself into the starting position already. And my mother-in-law has been saying "I bet he comes earlier" for about five weeks now. (Jörg was born five weeks premature, so I guess that's where she got that idea...)

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Was at the hospital for yet another CTG. (Just so the insurance companies have to pay for these things, German maternity protection "highly recommends" that you should go and have these check-ups done every second day after your due date. As the gynaecologist only works Monday-Friday, that means weekend appointments at the hospital.) This time it was particularly unspectacular except for that one moment when Offspring apparently worked himself up to such excitement that he set off the CTG machine's alarms with his heartrate... but only very irregular contractions, and only few of the stronger sort. Portio still closed, too. And the bloody midwife at the hospital was rather ungentle while trying to find that out! I get that you have short fingers, woman, but you don't have to ram them up my tender nether regions to make up for the lack of length with momentum! :(


After checking with the doctor, she told us that if Offspring didn't decide to come out by Thursday night, I was to come to be induced on Friday. ("Early. As early as 8 am.") No particular reason. Which translates to: Dear patient, we want to be done before the weekend, so could you please be there on Friday morning, kthx.
Yeeeeah. Unless anything the gyn finds during the next check-ups (every other day :P) indicates a need to get the kid out of there quickly, I won't be doing them that favour. Because this time I am their meal ticket, so they can damn well wait till my body and my kid decide they're ready, whether that's at some convenient time or Saturday night at 11 pm! I mean, I do understand needing to "encourage" the child to come out if there's a problem with the placenta or umbilical cord, or not enough amniotic fluid, or if it's getting too big, or some other trouble. As long as none of that is given, however, let's let nature have its course, shall we? *grumble*