Just an update!
I am currently 39 weeks and 1 day pregnant. According to the wonderful Alison Clark (my midwife), I am 1cm dilated, somewhat effaced, and Harleigh Grace has dropped! She foresees her making her arrival within the next week. We shall see...
I've let Harleigh know that she is welcome to come whenever she feels she is ready. Although my body is telling me it needs her to come soon with the on-again, off-again contractions, the intense pressure in my pelvic area and the pinching of my nerves in the middle of my back. Either way, she can come when she likes.
To ensure that she makes her arrival on time I've been taking at least 15 pills a day!
5-w: to tone the uterus and prepare it for labor
Evening Primrose Oil: to prepare the cervix...aka help thin it out
Clary Sage: this is an essential oil, it helps the cervix dilate and efface..basically it's just estrogen.
Sclaressence: tastes AWFUL! BUT, I'll do what it takes. Putting a drop in my cheek and applying to my ankles along with Clary Sage.
Gentle Baby and Clara Derm Spray: to keep the perineum from tearing. YES, it does work. It worked with Eden(: Have faith...
Once I do go into labor this oils along with a handful more will help with the pain, labor and delivery. I will update you on the birth AFTER it happens!
Thanks to all the prayer warriors out there because we finally have a house! Unfortunately, we more than likely won't be living in it when Harleigh does arrive but at the end of the day, we have a home. And THAT is a wonderful feeling. I love everybody, but I don't want to live with anyone but my husband and girls...ANYMORE! Thank ya, JESUS!
Tis the time (: Relaxation, security and comfort in our own home again. Love it!
That is all for now...Harleigh bug will be here soon and I will let you in on all the juicy details of natural birth...for the SECOND time! It's a breeze (;
