Hormonal crying

With our due date being so close, at least one reader is vehemently requesting more frequent updates. I will do my best to accommodate.

The pregnancy has been great. From my point of view anyway. The adverse symptoms are few. A few instances of aches and pains and indigestion and occasional bouts of vomiting are some of the symptoms we have to deal with in recent weeks. But I still maintain that we have a good pregnancy.

Well, I didn’t mention one other symptom. An episode of hormonal crying. That may not be the technical name for it but that is how I will describe it. Here is what happened. Nikki told me she was a little bit sad but did not know why. I brushed it off basically. That was until I realized that she was crying. Now I have been married for 2 years and some. I know that occasional hormonal challenges are part and parcel of the relationship. On those occasions a remedy of avoidance does the trick. A couple days later everything is fine. But, that medicine would not work since we are expecting. I have to ensure that nothing is wrong.

So I inquired about what she is feeling and she told me she is worried about the baby. This is easy enough I thought. Tell me what you are worried about and I will tell you why you should not be worried. So she started. The baby isn’t moving. I am like what are you talking about he was doing the tootsie roll a few minutes ago. Then, what if he is not healthy? The doctors run a barrage of tests. If something was wrong we would know by now.

What if the umbilical cord is wrapped around his neck? Okay on this one I almost burst out laughing. I would have laughed except for two reasons. One, I would be sleeping on the roof until Christmas ..... 2008.

The second reason? What if she is right? How do we know the cord isn’t wrapped around the baby’s neck? That seemed like a pretty logical concern. I can’t remember what I said at the time but I convinced her that the cord is not around Nicholas’ neck, got her to take a shower and tucked her in. Everything was fine.

Well, as I am typing this post I realize why the cord could not be around his neck. As he grows the room to maneuver is not that big. He cannot wriggle himself around so much as to tangle himself in the cord anymore. And the last ultrasound the cord wasn’t there so I think we are okay until time to deliver. Not scientific by any means but at least if this comes up again, I have a readymade explanation!