Auntie C is frustrated bc/ she’s not kept up w/ her texting prowess and it’s taking a long time to update this post on Chika’s iPhone. But we have plenty of time, even tho it’s going on 27 hrs since we checked into the hospital. Post-Xmas, there’s plenty of babies being delivered (at 4 am this morning, there were 3 deliveries happening at the same time) and at least two more since then, so none of the docs seem to be rushing Chika along. We’re just waiting for the “cervidil” to do its thing, which could be another 12 hrs or more.
Auntie C Is Waiting
12 comments on “Still Waiting”
aiye yi yi–poor chika! i guess we’re thankful that they’re not pushing her along. can she move freely about the cabin to encourage gravity’s benefit? more moxibustion? is she back on the clear regimen, or can i run some more roast chicken down there?? anything we can do for you, auntie chiye?
xoxo/a+r
Best wishes to mommy, baby, and auntie for a great delivery despite the unexpected timing and process of it all!!
richard’s acupuncurist has ministered to many delivering mothers at st. vincent’s. please let us know if you’d like her help! /a
Chiye, time to play tai-chi, relax, and entertain little sis. Can’t wait to find out if the niecphew is a boy, girl or combination of the two.
Steve
Hope everything is okay! I heard a rumor at the doctor’s office today that Chika had her baby. 🙂
Ahh, in this case the rumor is travelling much faster than the baby. Looks like the baby will be coming tomorrow, we hope. I hope that we’ll all be home for new year’s day – fingers x’d.
oobah doobah… i hope chika is comfortable and getting some rest. we’ve been pacing all over marin county. fingers x’d! xo, john+naomi
yikes. we hope that this doesn’t mean you’ve been hanging out at st. vincent’s all this time. can’t pretend to understand how induction can last for so long, but only hope that chika is comfy, and that the end (or rather, beginning) is very near! xoxo/a+r
Hey Chiye, I’m getting very anxious. Tell Chika to hurry up.
Steve
Chika, take your time! The baby-chan knows when to come out to the world!
Chiye – hang in there! Shannon went through induction twice. same reason – high blood pressure. The first time was a long road. Both of you will need your stamina. I had packed lots or tuna sandwiches but ate them too early in the process and ran out of energy – of course easy fro me to say as i was not giving birth.
i bet chika’s thinking this is just like a job deadline. hurry up and wait…
if it’s not happening now, the roast chicken is gone and you want to go hunting and gathering, there’s a nice falafel place called taim around the corner on waverly place
http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/taim/
and nice sweets and sandwiches at the birdbath bakery a few blocks down seventh
http://www.yelp.com/biz/birdbath-neighborhood-green-bakery-new-york