Oct 02 2008
The day before inducement
Quite possibly by this time tomorrow, Baby Champuru will have arrived on the scene.
Bright and early tomorrow morning, I’ll be going in for inducement — just in time to fight the peak of rush hour traffic. We’re leaving an hour and a half early just in case, because you never know when there might be an unforeseen accident or stall to snarl traffic even more. If we’re early, we’ll just cruise at the coffee stand to relax before the real excitement begins.
Derek was kind enough to loan us his Hele wireless broadband card, so Hubby will be bringing his laptop to the hospital and we’ll try to make some updates from there. Just a heads up: Dreamhost was having some “issues” and champuru.net was down for a while today, so if you can’t get to this site tomorrow, check Twitter (microblog) and Flickr (photos) for updates.
I have heard that inducement can take a long time, even days. A twitter friend told me that for her second child, it took two days — her third child took three. Three days, people. Oh, my goodness.
As Hubby was busily rushing around the house cleaning, I called out to him: “Oh my gosh, someone on twitter said it took three days to deliver after she was induced!”
“Well, that’s better than them pumping you up with more drugs and making the contractions more intense, right?” he replied. Always positive, always looking for the silver lining. That’s just one of the many reasons why I love that man.
I would opt for slow and steady over fast and furious any day. After all, we’ve waited 41-1/2 weeks, what’s another couple of days? Right? Well, whatever the case, I’m just praying that the outcome will be a healthy baby — with no complications for Baby Champuru or myself. Even if it takes three days.
This will likely be the last blog update from home since we’re leaving the house early tomorrow morning. So, please wish me luck, pray for us, and check back for updates!
A 30-something Christian girl, blissfully wedded to her perfect match (the yang to her yin) of 14 years. A new mom to her miracle baby, born on October 4, 2008. Living life in Hawaii, less than 5 miles from her hometown, a slave to her mortgage payment, but seeking balance in her pursuit of family, faith, recreation, and rest.
Hoping it doesn’t take 3 days for you. The one time I was induced, my cervix wasn’t “ripe” so they started of with the cervadil to soften me up before moving on to pitocin. Well, apparently I was one of those cases where the cervadil sent me into labor. I didn’t even get to the pitocin part. Baby was born within 5 hours of the cervadil being administered and within 4 hours of contactions starting.
I’ll be checking twitter for updates!
God speed.
I am praying for you Donna! And so excited for you too! =)
xoxo
Matthew’s mom was induced at 12AM (I went back home to sleep after dropping her off at the hospital because they told me it would be at least 8 hours) and she tried all day to deliver but couldn’t, so she had to have a C-section around 11PM. It was almost a full 24 hours by the time he made his appearance. I hope yours goes easier than that!
Prayers and lots of luck! I hope it doesn’t take too long for you either.
I’m sending lots of love and prayers your way!
((( BIG HUG )))
Wishing you lots of love and stamina to make it through the
day(s)! Can’t wait to see Baby Champuru’s face at last!
Best wishes to you! I can’t believe you’re still twittering every moment. It’s quite exciting! Can’t wait to see Baby Champuru!
I’m praying for you, can’t wait to see the baby!
congrats!!!! i just read your twitter and saw your flickr! can’t wait to hear the full birth story. hope you’re getting some rest now. krislyn is gorgeous!!!!
Good luck and congratulations!!!
awww congrats girl! i’m so excited for you! can’t wait to read the birth story and see pics!!
nm, saw the pics! she’s a beauty! congrats again!!
congratulations Donna!!!