Coming out of Hiding

It is December 12th and I have yet to give birth to my little man. The last few days have been quite the experience. I saw my doctor last Wednesday who said that I would definitely be in labour before the weekend. Now this is the third week in a row that this prediction has been made by her. I'm beginning to think she has a hard time with picking lottery numbers as well. It is also the second week in a row that she has tried to help me naturally induce by attempting to lightly strip my membrane. But the reason that I have not been online is because of her last piece of magic and great advice... CASTOR OIL!!! Now I have always avoided this ridiculous tactic but when you've tried EVERYTHING else, desperation sinks in and I listened to my doctor. That was Wednesday morning, I could barely walk that night and felt horrible. I have been in pain since day one of my pregnancy due to the baby's position on my sciatic nerve, I know many women have been through worse which is why I usually never blog about my pain but oh lord Wednesday brought pain up to a new level for me.

On the bright side I know about 90% of the nursing staff on both day and night shifts at the hospital that I will one day birth my son. I have been on the phone with these amazing women and I had to visit the hospital Thursday morning as well as Friday due to Wednesday's stupidity. My son is healthy and strong which makes me so happy, but I would love to hold him in my arms.

The hardest thing is that I am in pain from the weight that I am carrying, I can not remember when I was last comfortable. Luckily the latest they will let me wait is Wednesday/Thursday. Since the doctor at the hospital knows I have tried everything his suggestion on Friday was for me to do absolutely nothing.  Oh the other part to Friday was that I realized that the more kids you have the more worries you have. My brother was sent to a hospital on the other side of Montreal for severe food poisoning and was hoping that I would not find out so that he didn't 'steal my thunder'. Can you imagine my poor mother at work waiting by the phone to find out how her kids were doing as we were both under observation in hospitals half an hour away from each other at the same time.

Anyway all that to say I am still waiting and just trying to grin and bear it. I can not stretch any further as I will fall forward from the weight.  Here's a picture from Thursday's hour outdoor walk before our 3 hour mall walk, all after the first hospital visit.