As many of you know, I'm not a very relaxed person by nature. Especially since I work from home, I tend to feel guilty for sitting around and not doing anything "profitable" monetarily speaking. But today, after way too many days of feeling anxious, tired and just a bit sad about this whole prolonged labor thing, we decided to just relax and take it easy. Wow... this is actually fun!
Our doula gave us some great suggestions to try and get labor to intensify - I've still been having contractions but they just haven't really been amounting to much. So, here I am at home, waiting to see if any of these natural remedies will take things to the next level.
I've also been really just trying to relax my muscles and put my mind at ease about the whole thing. I've endured some physically challenging things - more than the average person considering I was in intense athletic training for a long while (especially the last few years of track) but I still get a little nervous at the idea of labor actually progressing! But, I know that doesn't help... so be praying for my state of mind, courage and that I would put my trust in God's strength instead of my own.
Well, there's not a whole lot else going on... knitting, reading, surfing the web! Mark is a bit busier :-) Designing sites and brochures, calling clients and responding to emails - he's been more productive than me for sure! But that's alright - it's my job to get in the best frame of mind to deliver our little man. If nothing has picked up tomorrow, we have some other great recommendations including acupuncture. I've heard this lady claim to be able to put women who were in prolonged labor into active labor within hours. We'll see! And of course, we'll let you all know how things go as well. Please pray for my sanity - I've never considered myself "stable" per se, but this emotional roller-coaster has really stretched me and I feel like I'm getting close to the end of my rope. I know God knows my limits... I'll focus on that :-) Thanks everyone... love you all!
