Big Baby fear: As am over 36 weeks, my doc is panicking at the size of my belly (I do look like I will deliver any moment rather than 4 weeks later). He says "You have one solid baby there (she has to be)... " and then he dropped the bomb, "lot of people choose to induce if baby is big".. me and hubby together shake our head "no way!! am waiting as long as i can". He says "Alright we will see the baby weight around 38 weeks".

I talk to my mother that night over fone and tell her doctor's prediction. My mom gets a worried look in her face and says "It will become very difficult for you to do natural delivery if the baby is too big. If the doctor is serious then listen to his options". Panic builds in me and that night I dream (nightmare) of a cesarean delivery.  As I badly want vaginal delivery and want it to be as natural as possible, cesarean delivery is my worst nightmare, I ended up crying in my sleep whole through the night. But by next day I consoled myself, At-least the baby is big and hopefully completely healthy irrespective of the kind of delivery, that is more important.

Then I started searching through Google (I have tortured myself with unnecessary information lot of times. Sometimes I thin Google should be banned, but I cant live without it. I dont think anybody can these days.), wondering what is ideal length. I found that my belly was nearly 3 cm more. But that was not so bad, cos it is allowed to be + or - 2 cm.

When I met the doctor next time, I asked him and he responded, believe me if u proceeding the same way, the baby will be atleast 10 lbs. My eyes bulge out. "I hope u r joking" is all am able to croak out. He smiles and says, "dont worry, thats not going to happen.. u seem to be progressing alright. Now we haev to just wait for 38 weeks."

I let out a sigh of relief. Now all I have to do is wait for week 38 to come.

-from Dhana