So, before birth, the cervix needs to: 1.) move anterior, 2.) soften, 3.) efface (aka thin) and 4.) dilate (aka open like a beautiful special flower). Dilation is what all that business with "getting to 10 cm" is all about.
As of yesterday's midwife appointment, Stephanie's is 1.) anterior, 2.) soft, and 3.) 50% effaced. As for 4.) still just fingertip-open, so the midwife can't feel the baby's head yet. All in all, progress from last week and pretty exciting! Go Stephanie's cervix, go!
So labor could be soon, could be three weeks from now. We made a 42 week appointment just in case, but I hope we won't actually have to use it, in part because it's at 8 am. We met the last of the midwives in the practice that we hadn't met yet. She's also perfectly lovely. No matter which one is on call, we'll be in good hands.
I spent the day after the midwife appointment at the sewing store using their sewing machines to make good use of the fabric we bought at Ikea that coordinates with our crib bedding. I'll post the instructions later, as well as possibly a post about my very reluctant forays into the world of cloth diapering.
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wait... you can go to a sewing store and use their machines?? i have curtains i can't finish becaue i don't have a machine. is this a common practice or unique to the shop you went to?
ReplyDeleteoh and go cervix go!! hehe:)
This is so exciting! --Lisa Farino
ReplyDeleteKat - most sewing stores, no, but Stitches on Capitol Hill does. I came at 11 am and stayed until closing time at 6pm and there's no minimum purchase or anything - very chill. You just need to bring all your own supplies (pins, scissors, thread) because they only have the actual sewing machine itself available for use. (You can also buy all supplies there.) The directions I received were literally, "it's two doors down from Babeland." :) You should totally go finish your curtains there sometime.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks Kat and Lisa! :)