I have been talking to a friend of mine who is due today. I know how badly she has wanted her baby to come before today, she is over the pregnancy and just cant wait to hold her baby in her arms. I think we can all relate to that.

Today I congratulated her on reaching her edd, that today was an awesome milestone to reach and not a deadline to have the baby out by. And that she should be celebrating reaching such an awesome milestone. Not sitting there and stressing about why the baby hasnt come out yet.

We all know that an edd, is just that an estimation. But I think we focus a lot on wanting the baby to come out before the edd, because reaching the edd seems scary (and yeah intervention can definitely be scary). Its almost like if we reach that point in pregnancy then there is something wrong with our bodies, that at any point our bodies may explode from having the giant baby still in there (and yep lets face it, it must be a freaking huge baby if it wont come out right? )

Anyhow, all I wanted to say is that if you are looking at that circled date of your edd, and stressing because you havent had baby yet. Please stop stressing and celebrate reaching a milestone that many dont reach for whatever reason, good and bad. Celebrate and treat yourself, we all deserve it.