pregnancy notes

[flea]

I am very tired of Braxton-Hicks contractions. (For the unfamiliar, these are not real, labor contractions, which in me at least feel like Godzilla menstrual cramps, but a form of pre-labor that is very common and doesn't indicate that labor is coming anytime imminently or even in the next six weeks, though they do help pave the way. They feel like the uterus tightening up and very solid, like you could bounce bullets off it a la Superman. It's not painful, just uncomfortable, and makes walking kind of creakier than usual).

Dehydrated? Braxton-Hicks.
Have to pee? Braxton-Hicks.
Turn over in bed? Braxton-Hicks.
Bump belly against door frame? Braxton-Hicks.
Stand up too fast? Braxton-Hicks.
It's the solution to all your contraction needs!

Also, I dropped a paring knife yesterday and scratched my naked belly with it. Duh. However, my friend fell down the stairs holding her two month old last week, and two days later a clock radio spontaneously fell off the shelf onto the baby's head, so I don't yet win in the "danger to myself and others" contest. (The baby appears to be very durable - no ill effects.)

Comments

[zonewombat.livejournal.com]

Oh, the joy of Braxton Hicks. They didn't feel at all like real labor, as it turns out, but man were they distracting.

You're close, right? 2 weeks or so?

[cindywrites.livejournal.com]

Heh. I was going to stop I here yesterday, and wonder aloud if they were really Braxton Hicks.

Even if they were, I hear they did the job. I hope you and the little one are well, and that Casper and your dh are, as well.

[loligo.livejournal.com]

Welcome, Armadillo! I can't wait to hear the details! Congrats to you all.