Officially full term!!!!!

I'm 37 weeks pregnant today and officially classed as full term, so no prem baby this time. My midwife has told me that as long as there are no complications and the birthing pool is free i can have my water birth and come home the same day, which i'm really happy about. She also told me that even if the birthing pool isnt free i can still use water as my form of pain relief by lying in a bath which they have several of next to the labour rooms, I cant deliver the baby in the bath but can at least use the water for some of the labour. I'm hoping to avoid any medicinal pain relief again but i'm probably more open to the idea this time if i need it. I tried gas and air last time near the end but didnt like it, because my little girl was early i didnt want to use any other form of pain relief so went without.

We have gone over my birth plan, my bags are packed, the car seat is ready. All i need now is for the ricicle to make her appearance. I'm still really nervous about the birth but at least this time (hopefully) i'll have more control over what happens. I just hate not knowing when it is going to happen, i'm a planner and very impatient which doesnt go well with a natural birth. I've been so caught up in avoiding a premature birth that i didnt give much thought to going over due. Oh the thought of it! I cant go over due!

Nesting syndrome seems to have kicked in again today. I did the usual housework and then spent the rest of the day cleaning my little girls room, moving her furniture, sorting through her things etc, then i hovered the stairs, a job i usually avoid like the plague. I think it is partly down to feeling so restless i've been going out for a walk everyday and seem to find it difficult just sitting still. I know i'll probably regret not resting once the ricicle is here but i'm making the most of the little energy that i do have. I am starting to pay for todays burst of energy now though, i really ache i think a soak in a bubble bath will be called for later.

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