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[bronwynrh]

File under "Oops!": I forgot to go to journal club today. I probably wasn't missed, and it's not as though they're going to yank my funding for it, but the former student in me is screaming, "OH SHIT! I MISSED CLASS!" Sure, I've bagged classes in the past, but jeez. Can't I make it to ONE meeting a week? Que será será, I suppose.

File under "Wha' fu'?!?": For the past couple/few years, I've had dreams about being pregnant. I've dreamt about every stage of the process, from conception (whee!) through the pregnancy, and even a couple in which I was in active labor. Is this what a ticking clock sounds like? Anyway, last night I had my first dream about the moment my water breaks. I was in the lab, standing at my bench with a pipetman in one hand and a tube in the other, when *gush* . . . um. Ok. *puts equipment down on the bench* "Guys? I think y'all need to get me over to the hospital wing." After waking up, I consoled myself with the thought that both my advisor and one of my coworkers have children - so presumably they'd know what to do with a woman whose water just broke. And, of course, the hospital building is connected to this one, so at least I don't have to deal with a ride in the car.

Still. That's not the way I want it to happen.

Comments

[frostbyte.livejournal.com]

What we want to happen, and what the universe has planned for us often take divergent paths... you may want to stock up on EPT kits. ;-)

[bramey.livejournal.com]

Yes, well, The Pill should prevent such an eventually until - eventually - we're ready to try. We should be safe to practice in the meantime. . . I hope :)

I think it's just my ticking clock, and the fact that my dreams have been super-vivid lately.

[kendokamel.livejournal.com]

Haha!

[shebear.livejournal.com]

I know it's natural and blah blah blah, but the one thing I'm really glad about with both pregnancies is that the water never broke. It's what I was dreading most. Both of them having to be essentially evicted meant that I didn't have to get any surprises.

[bramey.livejournal.com]

Does anybody's water break anymore? Granted, I've only witnessed one birth, but my impression is that they more often than not have to bring out the crochet hook.

:-/

I *think* I'd rather mine broke on its own. . . the thought of the crochet hook creeps me out. But then, I'm sure I'll change my mind when the time comes.

[shebear.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't know, actually. I seem to always hear stories about it happening, but maybe those are all "my mother's sister's aunt's best friend" stories. For me, I guess maybe they got out the hook, but I could have sworn they just sort of punctured it since they weren't trying to induce labor by doing it. But who knows, I was either in pain or blissful ignorance of what was going on.

[bramey.livejournal.com]

The crochet hook is what they use to puncture it. . . it's not that scary looking, but I imagine you could crochet a mighty big afghan with one of those things!

It's one of those things I'd have preferred to remain blissfully ignorant about :)