Reference books say half of the babies are born before their due and the other half after. Only 2% of them are born right on the due date. (I know it doesn't add up to 100%!!). I was hoping for my baby to be among the 2%, but apparently he is quite happy to be where he is.
These are the longest days of my pregnancy. You start listening to yourself (particularly the baby) intensively and you do not have many alternatives to distract yourself. Whenever I feel a mild cramp, I say "oh my god this is it!" with a bundle of feelings (happiness and anxiety altogether). You want your pregnancy eventually come to an end and finally meet your baby. But on the other hand, you are scared of a long and painful labour.
Come on wee boy, it's not that bad here in the outside world:)
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Monday 1 March 2010
Week 39
Almost there, phew!!
The time when we first learnt about the baby seems so far away now. I was lucky to have a smooth pregnancy (no cravings, no sickness and no complications at all) and was joking around saying "it's not actually 9 months you carry the baby in your womb, only the last two months count when the baby goes beyond 1 kilo or so". But now I definitely can say that the last few weeks felt like a century!! No wonder why you hear your mums say so.
I was trying to think of similar experiences (such as taking a test you've studied really hard or the last few miles of along trip) but each lacks at least one dimension.
Anxiety, excitement and fear.. Mostly for the unknown..
When will the labour start? How will I understand? Will it be very painful? Will there be any complications? Is the baby healthy? Whom does he look like? and so on..
You only have a view on the possibilities and need to prepare yourself for everything. As you cannot change it all you need to do is being calm and thinking positive:)
The time when we first learnt about the baby seems so far away now. I was lucky to have a smooth pregnancy (no cravings, no sickness and no complications at all) and was joking around saying "it's not actually 9 months you carry the baby in your womb, only the last two months count when the baby goes beyond 1 kilo or so". But now I definitely can say that the last few weeks felt like a century!! No wonder why you hear your mums say so.
I was trying to think of similar experiences (such as taking a test you've studied really hard or the last few miles of along trip) but each lacks at least one dimension.
Anxiety, excitement and fear.. Mostly for the unknown..
When will the labour start? How will I understand? Will it be very painful? Will there be any complications? Is the baby healthy? Whom does he look like? and so on..
You only have a view on the possibilities and need to prepare yourself for everything. As you cannot change it all you need to do is being calm and thinking positive:)
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