39 wks tomorrow that is.
Tomorrow is the BIG day. I will be induced if Joshua does not make his appearance before then!
So, in other news... my last two OB appts were eventful! First, last Friday I went in and asked to be checked. Dr Stearnes couldn't find my cervix... then said baby's head was to the side. That freaked me out a bit because a tranverse baby could mean a C-section. I then asked if having a full bladder mattered... and it does! LOL! So I went pee... got a quick u/s and yep, baby is head down. Thank goodness. Then Dr checked me. He said I was a "good" 3cm but I asked him to stretch me if possible. He wouldn't sweep (or strip) my membranes. He did stretch me to a tight 4cm though. :) I also found out at this appt that I am GBS+ so I'll need antibiotics during labor. Most likely I really don't, but in the slight chance that I have the "bad form" of GBS they like to play it safe. Err...
Then I went in again on Tuesday (yesterday). I was a "good" 4cm and I asked again if he'd sweep the membranes since I'd be getting induced in less than 48 hours. He did agree to it... it hurt a little but wasnt' awful by any means. I really don't want pitocin, but Dr insists that it's best because of my hbp spikes. I asked if he'd just break my water, but he doesn't think that will be enough to jump start things. He did agree to only give me the lowest dose of pit and not increase it until after my water is broken if I am not progressing, which I doubt will happen. They call it a "whiff" of pitocin. Let's hope that works. I am TRYING to do things as natural as I can.
While he was checking me and sweeiping my membranes he realized that baby has a limb (probably a hand) right up there by his head. He said that it COULD be dangerous and increase the risk of cord prolapse (which is an automatic C-section) because the head being there prevents the head from totally plugging the space where my cervix is opening leaving a small space for the cord to squeeze though. So he is going to try and manipulate things to get baby to move before he breaks my water. Otherwise I"ll be giving birth to a head AND a limb at the same time and that really makes me want an epidural! I was thinking about maybe not getting one if I go into labor on my own. If I am induced I probably will.
Today is the 4th of July and Steven has a HUGE party planned for the people at the church. It's going to be a great time, but I could have the baby instead! Poor Steven. Although it would make for great memories. A 4th of July baby. Time will tell!
