A good article that address pregnancy after 40-weeks. There are of course also many articles abstracted in Medline, but most of them are difficult reading and deal with specific studies rather than drawing broad conclusions. The results also appear to contradict each other wildly.
I’m not worried about the baby or myself – he’s kicking up a storm and all stats are fine except for my blood pressure, which remains reasonable so long as I don’t exert myself. He’s not gigantor. This trend towards induction didn’t start until fairly recently. And, if the sonogram lady was right, he’s not actually 2-weeks “late” until Thursday.
I am, however, a bit concerned for my sanity. It’s wearing me down to explain myself to people who would never ask so many questions about any other aspect of my personal life (colleagues, aquaintances). And, of course, I don’t want to worry family and friends.
So for the sake of my mental health, general health, and blood pressure, I’m going to hole up and rest at home. The world won’t fall apart without me. Friends and family will get phone calls and emails when there is news.
