22 2 / 2012
oh. em. gee.
My mother-in-law just posted on my wall, asking if I was dilated yet.
Bugging me for news. Asking questions regarding my cervix. On my Facebook wall.
I knew I was marrying into white trash and crazy, but damn.
When you ask a pregnant woman, publicly, if she is dilated, you are basically saying “OMG HOW IS YOUR VAGINA?! WHY HAVEN’T YOU TOLD ME OF ITS RECENT SHENANIGANS? WHEN WILL IT BE OPEN ENOUGH TO PUSH A BABY THROUGH?!”
Poppy was 12 days “late”, which means that I had to field this question for about three weeks this past summer. It’s the worst. Honestly. The thing people don’t seem to understand about natural childbirth is that there are no scheduled inductions. Babies come when they are ready. First babies are usually ready a little later than you initially expect. And you can be dilated for DAYS before actually going into active labor, so knowing how dilated you are is generally pointless.
This is all leading me up to telling you that I responded to that comment on sprogirl’s facebook wall by saying that anyone who asks if she’s dilated should have to give an update on their own cervix in return.
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