Delurks
I'm still around, although generally under a different nickname since this one was on The List for Hackergate, but hey ho, passwords have been changed since then and security's been ramped up yadda yadda yadda.
36+1 today, saw MW yesterday and all is well. Baby is head down but not engaged yet. Heartbeat is all good, movements are regular, all seems to be going well. Had to have a growth scan a couple of weeks ago when my bump was measuring small, but scan showed baby was all good and well proportioned and nicely within the normal range, so just turned out to be a naice afternoon off work, and a sneak peek at the youngling.
Just counting down the last days of work, ML starts on Monday (well, on Friday at 6pm, but won't sink in until Monday morning) and I am bloomin' well looking forward to doing a whole heap of sleeping and as little else as possible until the big day arrives. Bags are packed, just need to make sure the car seat and going home pramsuit are somewhere obvious for when I need someone to collect them and then bring me and baby home. When do the nerves kick in? I don't know whether I'm in denial, or am genuinely chilled out about the whole thing.
Have GP appt at 38 weeks, then back to the MW for 40 weeks. I think I'd expected more appointments this late in the game, but as there's nothing worrying going on with baby or me it's actually kind of reassuring that they don't want to be constantly monitoring me. MW mentioned that she would likely offer a sweep at the 40 week appt (which would be the first time in going there that she'll have done a physical exam - so far it's been pee pots and palpating/measuring my belly), and also that we'd book an induction that day, as is standard for this area, but most women don't keep that appt, so it's not a portent of expecting to go way overdue.