Today is September 17th, my long awaited due date. I did not think that I would still be pregnant right now, but I am. Its hard to be patient. I feel like this baby is never going to come. I am progressing so slowly, just now 50% effaced and 1.5cm. The longer I have to wait the more I worry about what could go wrong during labor. I'm not concerned about the pain; however, I am afraid that I will have a difficult labor due to my narrow pelvis and may be unsuccessful in delivering vaginally. I am trying to replace my fear with prayer and would appreciate any and all prayers. Let's just get this show on the road so I can have Gabriel safely in my arms. I'm taking 5-w, an herbal supplement that is for the last 5 weeks of pregnancy. It has raspberry leaf, squaw vine, black cohosh, dong quai root, and butcher's broom. All are supposed to tone the uterus and aid contractions and labor. Let's see if it will get things moving, hopefully I will dilate more. I wish I had known about it earlier, I would have taken it weeks ago...
All is in the Lord's hands.
