Barely promoted: Mid-Monday update: 41w1d

Monday, September 05, 2005

Mid-Monday update: 41w1d

Labor Day! Ha, ha, ha!

Actually, it might be. Just got off the phone with one of the midwives, who says my wimpy, but less wimpy than yesterday, contractions, 3–4 minutes apart when standing or walking, 5–8 apart when lying down, sound like they might be "early labor." No back pain, and I can still talk through them easily, but I should keep in touch. If/when they get more regular, drive in.

The NST on Friday taught me what contractions felt like. Saturday evening I was having them every 8–15 minutes. Sunday they were stronger and I had them every 8–13 minutes all day. Today they're stronger, although shorter, and much more frequent. They haven't stopped altogether at any point during these three days; thank goodness I was able to sleep both nights anyway. Lots of reassuring kicks, too.

So: how does one politely address a midwife? In the practice I'm going to, everyone seems to use first names. But there was a little confusion with the answering service who just paged one for me, 'cause they can't bring themselves to call any medical professional anything but "Doctor." So I'd thought they'd said they'd page a doctor, rather than my midwife, and got all hot and bothered about it.

(Not that I'm irritable or anything.)

Posted at 01:26 PM in Trying to Breed | Permalink

Comments

Well good luck! Remember to drink lots and rest while you can.

I addressed my midwives by their first names but it was an out-of-hospital lay practice fwiw.

I'll be thinking of you, hoping for an easy, quick labor with healthy you and healthy babe.

leslie

Posted by: Leslie | Monday, September 05, 2005 at 02:03 PM

Labor day would be perfect.
get the rest while you can.

Posted by: timna | Monday, September 05, 2005 at 02:15 PM

All these contractions are doing something, for sure. I know that, for me, the baby that I had the most prolonged days (and nights - mostly nights :P) of light contractions was also the easiest labor. It's all "work" toward the desired end, this is just spreading it out more. Kudos to you for sticking it out. I was 41 weeks 5 days when I had my most "overdue" baby.

Posted by: Karyn | Monday, September 05, 2005 at 03:54 PM

What they said. The more of this dribbly early labor you have, the less hard labor you'll probably end up with. Just so you know, if you start to weep and think of all other women in labor throughout the world, you're in transition and should leave for the hospital then, because you've only got an hour or two left.

I addressed my midwives by their first names, but referred to them by complete name or as "Midwife X" to others.

Posted by: Moxie | Monday, September 05, 2005 at 10:03 PM