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So, today I am 41 wks and 5 days along. I never, ever thought I'd make it this far. You know it's kind of ironic, as almost EVERYONE I know has had problematic pregnancies rife with problems, and early babies. It feels sometimes like it's contagious, and I honestly thought I'd wind up going early, vs. late! But here I am. Belly: tight as a drum! Cervix: tight as a drum too, but 80% effaced! Absolutely feels like nothing is happening except some practice pressure waves.

I have been sitting on my birthing ball, squatting, rolling my hips, doing hands and knees rocking, walking, vacuuming, squatting, eating pineapple, having sex, having orgasms, eating spicy curry, taking evening primrose oil, and doing nipple stimulation, and...

Baby is just HAPPY in there. So I make a good baby house! She is head down, and according to my midwife "RIGHT THERE," but just... nada, zip, zilch.

I am really getting nervous though. Going *too* far overdue *does* have an increased incidence of risk factors and I just don't want to go there. I don't even want to be pondering induction; I am. I don't want to ponder the potential results of induction; (ie: failure to progress, unhandleable birthing, epidural, c-section, etc) I am.

I guess I'll go do more birth ball stuff...