Just right

"Moon of the ninth month
casts its shadow.
How weary is the life within;
when it sees its dark prison
it struggles to be free
and make its camp on the earth. "
~Indian Birth Song







Due dates are such funny things. Only about 4% of babies are born on their calculated due date. In all reality I think labour should be expected to start any time in the two weeks before or after the due date... more like a 'due month' really. Babies come when they are ready.