today the baby is full term, which means that she can arrive at any time now because she is fully cooked, and i've finally started to worry about going into labour. it's not so much the labour that concerns me it's the journey to the hospital. in fact it's not even the car trip to the hospital that has me jittery, it's the thought of getting to the hospital and being turned away. where i am due to give birth, they only let you in if you are over 4cm dilated and your contractions are 1 minute long and 5 minutes apart. if you aren't they send you home. this would be fine if labour were as simple and organized as this but it's not. things can start and stop at any moment and i'm beginning to worry that i'll end up spending most of my labour trapped in a car seat driving back and forth to the hospital and not being able to do anything to help myself relax and deal with the pain. one option is to try and tough it out at home for as long as possible, which is what i will try and do, but my fear then is that i will leave it too late and end up giving birth at rush hour on the A4 into Bath. it's not an easy route to the hospital and there is a road closure for the next 12 weeks which makes things even more messy. the journey can take anywhere between 20 minutes and 45 minutes and having to judge when to set off is going to be a nightmare and something i wish we didn't have to deal with on top of stress of labour. i'm sure it will all work out one way or another but right now i'm a little bit scared.
6:17 a.m. - April 10, 2008
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