post-date

No baby yet and although I'd still obviously love to go into labor naturally, at least there is an end in sight. In fact, my induction date of June 23rd is almost in the ten-day forecast. I can live with that.

At my doctor's appointment this morning I hadn't made much progress. Maybe a fingertip dilated, she informed me, but I didn't have my hopes up too high. So I'm scheduled for an ultrasound next Tuesday to make sure Baby G is still doing well in utero, that my fluid levels are sufficient, etc. If all goes well on Tuesday, I'll go to my next appointment as usual on Friday when, in addition to the usual routine and yet another internal exam, they'll hook me up to a couple of monitors for a fetal non-stress test, again to see if Baby G is okay to hang out over another weekend "post-date." We wouldn't want the placenta to "poop out," as my doctor says, while the baby's taking his sweet time in there. If I still haven't gone into labor on my own after the weekend, I'll be induced that following Monday.

So I've got about a week and a half to go into labor on my own. She was a little more generous with the induction date than I think they'd normally be, partly because of the due date discrepancy (although she said the due date based on the first trimester ultrasound, i.e. yesterday, is probably more accurate than the original estimation), partly because there are a stretch of days next week when she's not on call. I guess one benefit of having to be induced that day is that she'll be the one to handle the delivery. Of the three doctors in the practice, she's definitely my favorite, but I'd be just as happy to go into labor a bit earlier even if it meant one of the other docs will do the deed.

And her only recommendation as for how to pass the next ten days was to enjoy our time together as a couple, go to movies, go out to eat, etc. I thought for sure Iron Man would be the last movie we'd be able to see in a theater for awhile last weekend but I guess I'll have to see what came out today...