We are in the final stretch here... Squirmy is comparable to a watermelon in size and weight.
Had a lot of discomfort low in my pelvis last night. Squirmy seemed to be really burrowing down there. He or she also got the hiccups, and for every one I could feel a THUD in my butt, which was interesting to say the least.
OB appointment this morning: Baby is lower, so low that I am actually measuring small, although my OB said she thinks Squirmy is a "good sized baby". Dilation is still 1-2 cm and cervix is beginning to thin. I will be induced before 41 weeks if my body doesn't start things up on its own. Next week she said she may do an ultrasound to see how big Squirmy is in order to determine when inducement should take place, assuming I haven't gone into labor by then.
Sleep is a never-ending battle. I don't like sleeping all day, but when I manage to get myself to sleep at night for a couple of nights in a row, my body seems to rebel and will keep me up for most of the night all over again (this happened last night, I went to bed at eleven and was wide awake from 1-4:30 AM -- with Tylenol PM [recommended by OB] in my system).
Because of the sleep issues that cause such exhaustion when I have to be up prior to noon, I didn't make it to church, which switched to the morning slot for 2015, last week, and I'm worried I won't make it next week, either. I would like to make it one more time before I'm out for a month with a new baby. We'll see how it goes!
No bump pic for now, will try to squeeze in another one or two before Squirmy comes.
I need a nap.
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