36 Weeks...In the Home Stretch!

I had my 36 week appointment today. Dr. Bishop checked me to see if I was dilated and, lo and behold, those contractions I've been having have done a little something. I was 1-2 cm dilated (how open the cervix is) and 60% effaced (how long the cervix is.) Not anything to be crazy impressed with, but I was glad I wasn't closed and thick. It's a good start for 36 weeks, at least.

I'm getting to the point of being ready to deliver...especially every time I wake up to pee in the middle of the night! Which is usually about every 2 hours exactly.

However, my journey with Sarah and Brian won't be ending after the little mister is born. I had been tossing around the idea of pumping breastmilk just for my own benefit (weight loss) and possibly donating it to a milk bank (Yes, they are out there, in case you didn't know!), but wanted to offer it to Sarah and Brian first, of course. I wasn't sure how they would feel about it because we had never discussed it before. I told Sarah if she was totally grossed out by the thought of using someone else's milk I wouldn't be offended, but wanted them to have first dibs on it. Well, she was thrilled by my offer! So, I will be making my best effort to establish a good milk supply for him. I'm kind of anxious about it though, because exclusive pumping is a daunting task.  But I'm doing some research and making sure I've got the adequate equipment to (hopefully) set us up for success.  If anyone reading this has done exclusive pumping from the get-go please, PLEASE give me your advice and voice of experience. : )

As a side note, when Sarah told me she wanted my milk, I totally got teary-eyed! Blame it on the hormones or whatever, but I was touched. : )