I had my 37w (36w5d) BPP this week. Baby is still head down (whooh!), my blood pressure is still good, and I am slowly but steadily getting ready to release this kiddo. 1 cm dilated, 25% effaced. Although I’m not sure I am going to ask for / consent to anymore of these cervical checks—they are pretty unpleasant, and it sounds like not really good for much in the way of predicting baby’s arrival anyway. (I have a memory of being natural earth mama last time around and saying no to most or all of the offers for them last time around. I’m just too damn uncomfortable now—I need this baby OUT.)
I “splurged” on some bra extenders today. Post-kiddo and prime fitness shape I was a svelte 34A. After I got pregnant, I went out and invested in a few new bras in larger sizes (having JUST purged the ones from last time around. Grrr.). Those 36B/Cs have been pretty good, but lately I feel like someone is trying to smash me whenever I put one on. Enter bra extenders, which claim they’re great for “temporary” weight gain/pregnancy. Ahh, sweet relief.
Have I mentioned I’m over being pregnant?
I’ve also started eating 6 dried dates a day. Apparently there is small study showing that women who ate 6 dates per day starting at 4 weeks prior to their estimated due date had improved cervical dilation, less damage to their membranes, more spontaneous labor, less use of drugs to get labor started/continued, and shorter labor. To be clear, the women who ate dates were in labor for 501 min versus 906 for the non-date eaters. Ummm, being in labor for less time sounds good to me!
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