I has a baby!
I had a few days of Braxton-hicks labor (baby just pretending to want to be born...). Here is an excerpt from my birth story, the part where I did Pic-a-Pix puzzles galore:
After my midwife appointment, I spent the day at home cleaning, napping, and trying to coach my
body into labor. This was a very strange idea, to try to coach my body into
feeling pain… it was an interesting experience. I had some Braxton hicks
contractions, but nothing that progressed. My husband came home from work, we ate dinner, and then I went with him
back to work to try to finish his project. I sat on a blue yoga/birth ball and
bounced (supposed to induce labor) while doing Pic-a-Pix puzzles to pass the
time. I had mild contractions, -just a tightening up front, really, but it all
died off around 11pm. I was having a great time doing Pic-a-Pix puzzles. I probably did 5 or 6, and was getting creative with the colors I was using. :) Midnight came and we went home.
Saturday,
16 February: 11 days overdue:
Saturday morning we slept in. I had
agreed to meet the midwife again at 1pm Saturday if I hadn't gone into labor. My husband and I ate breakfast and went back to his work to continue on his project.
I left him there to go to my appointment. My midwife said that if I didn't go into labor today, she wanted to schedule a medical induction at the hospital
tomorrow, Sunday. (I didn't want to be induced!!) Baby was still happy as a clam inside. After
leaving the Midwife’s office Saturday afternoon, I took lunch back to my honey and
did some more bouncing and Pic-a-Pix puzzles while he finished up. Thank goodness for the Pic-a-Pix puzzles! I really needed something to pass the time, something that would use enough mental power that I wouldn't worry in and out of it. Pic-a-Pix did the trick. We left
around dinnertime. And that evening around 9pm I went into labor!
Perhaps I should keep those puzzles I did during labor in my baby's birth book, haha.
