38 Weeks and Baby Out!

Hello, hello!

I'm alive and I've given birth!

In my last entry, I wrote that the OB was psyching me that I might give birth in January. I had my next check-up on December 20. Per gestational age, I was 38weeks and 3days then. OB performed her first IE on me and remarked that my cervix was still high or something so I won't be giving birth anytime soon. Oh well.

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I even had this post in my Drafts dated December 19:

Despite the declarations of my OB, I'm playing the waiting game. The past couple of days, I've been experiencing hardening of the tummy, some cramping and stabbing pain down there. As always, I talk to balong and tell him that should he decide to come out, sana early morning so it won't be traffic going to Medical City. Ha.

I want to give birth na. The hardening of the tummy makes me worry because I've read about painless contractions and all along, I've been thinking that pain is the one unmistakable sign of labor. But I haven't experienced any other signs, i.e., bloody show, water breaking, etc. So, waiting game.

Anyhoo. Hubby and I were to attend a birthday party that night, and instead of heading home, we decided to go to Trinoma. I remember walking around a lot and buying a gift at Toys R Us where there were lots of people. Then hubby and I had frozen yogurt at Red Mango before heading to the party.

We were early birds at the party. I ate spaghetti, rice with pakbet sabaw, a prawn, salmon, lechon, and buko salad for dessert. I think I also had cake. Gluttony, I tell you. We got home before midnight.