So here we are at 12/20/11. My official due date is in 18 days. If he arrives around 39 weeks as guessed it would be 10-11 more days. I need to work until the 27th so I'm really hoping he hangs in there for at least 8 days. Up until the last couple of days I was pretty optimistic. But my body is definitely gearing up. I'm much more run down and exhausted. Moving around is a joke. And my Braxton's are getting stronger.
Last night they were strong enough to wake me up all night long. They weren't too uncomfortable and they weren't regular or getting more frequent so I didn't worry about it too much. I just took deep breaths and waited for them to pass so I could go back to sleep. Somewhere around 2am I gave up and went to the family room to sit in the rocking chair. I turned on a hypnobirthing audio clip and that did the job. I was able to sleep for about 2 hours.
I gotta say the hypnobirthing/self-meditation stuff is fantastic! I'm amazed at how quickly I can get into a deep relaxed state. I have a couple audio clips I use, one has a woman's soothing voice to assist with the self-hypnosis, and the other is just a music clip. It's supposed to be the "most relaxing song ever created". (Here's a link to it on You Tube!) I put this one on when Scott is trying to fall asleep at the same time as me. It's only 8 minutes long and we're usually asleep before it ends!
Oh, so needless to say Scott is going to put together our "just in case" bags and get the van ready to go. That way if we have to make a quick exit (before the 28th) then everyone has at least one change of clothes and some toys for the kids.
Keep your fingers crossed that I can last at least 8 more days!!!
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