tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169903406311502011.post5062078308255316765..comments2023-08-07T08:02:01.400-07:00Comments on future*perfect: the wait beginsericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414537639917539473noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169903406311502011.post-69923787743296442792009-02-22T10:24:00.000-08:002009-02-22T10:24:00.000-08:00I'm sorry that you're going through that with your...I'm sorry that you're going through that with your advisor, Erica. Just get anything to him/her. There's always time to edit later (I say this as a horrid perfectionist who goes back over drafts way too many times).Moyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04137525108195236454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169903406311502011.post-84750521796385158942009-02-22T08:00:00.000-08:002009-02-22T08:00:00.000-08:00ugh, my adviser emailed me last night asking for a...ugh, my adviser emailed me last night asking for a bunch of things (outline, second chapter) by today. there's something wrong with staying up until 1am when you're having preliminary signs of labor. <BR/><BR/>this baby is coming in the next day or two, you can bet on it. the real question is, can i finish a chapter draft today? no. but i'm going to try anyway. otherwise, there's a good chance i won't have funding for next year. it really makes me wonder why we do this to ourselves.ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414537639917539473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169903406311502011.post-62118414030195976852009-02-22T00:15:00.000-08:002009-02-22T00:15:00.000-08:00Hang in there - and I agree with Lucy. Do whatever...Hang in there - and I agree with Lucy. Do whatever you need to do to feel happy and rested - paper proposals be damned!evenclevelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338164103202396208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169903406311502011.post-35267189636439333852009-02-21T17:46:00.000-08:002009-02-21T17:46:00.000-08:00i hope things are progressing, after that first bo...i hope things are progressing, after that first bout of contractions--nothing. well, it'll happen when it happens, i guess. <BR/><BR/>it's a good thing i have so much work left to do, otherwise i would worry myself endlessly.ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414537639917539473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169903406311502011.post-24875653166564368732009-02-21T16:20:00.000-08:002009-02-21T16:20:00.000-08:00As for the contractions that come and go, I do bel...As for the contractions that come and go, I do believe they are quietly progressing things. I was already three cm before being induced. They won't be for nought!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380726498720901418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169903406311502011.post-64676591147195373042009-02-16T13:58:00.000-08:002009-02-16T13:58:00.000-08:00Amanda slept during her labor, just so you know! I...Amanda slept during her labor, just so you know! I believe she slept in the shower. <BR/><BR/>Please keep us posted--you are in our thoughts and we wish you well as you go into your final days of pregnancy.Moyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04137525108195236454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169903406311502011.post-7353480728070651082009-02-16T09:42:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:42:00.000-08:00moya-i suspect this is going to take a while for m...moya-<BR/>i suspect this is going to take a while for me, too, especially since it's my first. <BR/><BR/>i guess this means i should try and take naps during the day, who knows whether my nights will consist of timing contractions this week!<BR/><BR/>i'll keep everyone updated...ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414537639917539473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169903406311502011.post-56935718424209648212009-02-16T08:56:00.000-08:002009-02-16T08:56:00.000-08:00My friend Amanda also took a shower (although her ...My friend Amanda also took a shower (although her labor was long and difficult). I hope everything goes well, Erica. My friend Nicole had contractions for several days before she had her son last summer.Moyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04137525108195236454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169903406311502011.post-12401699283231318162009-02-16T05:44:00.000-08:002009-02-16T05:44:00.000-08:004 hours of mild contractions last night, 5-6 minut...4 hours of mild contractions last night, 5-6 minutes apart, and then this morning, nothing. <BR/><BR/>sigh.<BR/><BR/>i agree, i need to rest, but oh it really had me panicked last night, too, because i need to turn in something to my advisers today or tomorrow if i'm already having contractions 8 days before my due date.<BR/><BR/>congrats on lucy deux, i can't believe your labor only lasted 3 hours! i will definitely take a warm shower when things are really getting started...ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414537639917539473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169903406311502011.post-18649955469097089292009-02-15T23:03:00.000-08:002009-02-15T23:03:00.000-08:00Very exciting being so near, and totally agree wit...Very exciting being so near, and totally agree with the birth plan points. The one no-drug pain reliever I can recommend (which in my experience and other's also helps dilatation) is to get in a nice warm shower when contractions are getting on. Direct the shower head around your pelvis and back. I know it was my second birth but I went from 2cm to 8/10cm in about 1.5 - 2 hrs. Full on, for sure, but at least the birth wasn't drawn out leaving me exhausted (like my first). In any case, it helped with the pain so well worth trying.<BR/><BR/>Be sure to rest. It certainly doesn't sound like you are! Stuff the books and paper, I say. This time is all about y.o.u..Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380726498720901418noreply@blogger.com