well I had my doctor appt. today and according to him, I am 9 months today (although all my ultrasounds put my due date at Friday). Either way, I've made it! Apparently no one gave Madeline the memo!! I was talking with my friend Michelle today and she said she wouldn't expect anything less than her being late since it's my child- I couldn't agree more! I still feel great! At the appointment he mentioned that if I haven't had her by next Tuesday he was going to induce me. He is on call that day and can guarantee that he will deliver her that day, plus he is going on vacation at the end of that week anyway. I was in shock when he mentioned this and it really didn't register until I left the office. Then I wanted to cry! I have been preparing myself for a natural labor and birth for 9 months and now all that could change. I am really scared at the thought of being induced because I worry my body isn't ready for it- it should happen on its own time. I like the idea of knowing there is an end in sight and when that end will be (on Michelle's birthday!), but I worry what risks could be involved. I go back on Friday for a stress test and to see if she is okay. I am looking forward to seeing her again and finding out just how big she is.So please pray for me. Pray that Madeline decides to make her appearance before Tuesday on her own. Pray that I will be okay with it either way.
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I hope she comes before Tuesday, but I also hope you don't worry too much about being induced. I know it has a bad rap in a lot of peoples' opinions, but it really is going to be ok--and my two babies are proof! I was induced with both of them--6 days early with Audrey and on my due date with Judah. They both were perfect at birth, and now are(of course in my opinion) bright for their ages. An hour after she's born (probably more like minutes) it's not going to matter how she got there, but that she did and is perfect and healthy. I hope you don't think I'm standing on my soap box, but as the mother of older kids looking back, how they come into the world is such a very teeny tiny part of the beginning of something incredible. Your birth may not go as you planned, but in the end, the result will be the same...a precious gift from God!! Good luck with it all, I look forward to seeing pictures of her!
Praying for it!
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