05/29/2007: "We need an empty bed"

I don't know exactly what made him change his mind, but Dr. LaidBack wants to induce tonight. It was pretty strange - while he was in the examining room doing yet another internal exam that hurt like hell (either he has short fingers or I have a long hoo-hoo because MAN oh MAN was there a lot of shoving going on) he was like, "Well, I'd like to see you again after your NST on Friday and you're not having contractions and there's been no progress so basically, make whatever offerings and sacrifices your heathen religion calls for because nothing is happening here" (I may have made that part about my religion up) and then I got dressed and went into the hall and he called me into his office all, "I'm on call tomorrow so if you want we can induce tonight and then I'll be there" as if it was my fondest wish to have him and only him delivery my child.

I could have kissed him, though, honest to God. I am beyond done here and have no belief at all that I will go into spontaneous labor before next Monday. Apparently he doesn't think so either so my chances of a non-progressive labor are as good (or bad) today as they would be next week. I guess that's the theory. I don't really know. I didn't ask. I didn't want to say the wrong thing and have him rethink the offer. It's like when someone at the store quotes the wrong price to you and you stand there watching them ring it up and you pay and they put it in a bag and you're waiting the whole time for someone to realize that you're getting an unholy deal and charge you the real price. Not that that's ever happened to me. But I can imagine what it would be like. And this was like that.

So now the only hurdle is to call at 5 pm and confirm that there is an open bed. It would be far too anti-climactic if there wasn't. I cannot think about that. Keep thinking empty bed thoughts. Visualize empty beds for me. See the empty bed in your mind. And envision me in it.

I thank you.

8:30 pm update: Going in at 10 pm. No more phone calls to L&D for permission. Yay! Here's to a speedy (but not ripping, tearing of flesh speedy) delivery!

Replies: 2 Comments - Read 'em!

on Wednesday, May 30th, Vicki said

Wow, how exciting, I hope all is going well and that you've already met your sweet baby.

on Friday, June 1st, Vicki said

Why, no I haven't been checking a couple of times a day to see if there is any news. ;)

Hope all is well.

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