Again, other than that, everything seems fine. And I did finally have the Group B Strep today, which wasn't that bad.
B/P: 128/70
Wt: 183
Baby's heart rate: 146
I guess I'll be doing a lot of yoga and swimming for the next 10 days!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Baby's confused
As I suspected due to the distinct head-shaped lump right between my ribs, baby's still right side up (or wrong side up in this case). Dr. H confirmed that he is not in the ideal vertex position to come out. The 3 options he gave me were 1) wait and see, maybe he'll still turn over on his own 2) "manually" turning him via external cephalic version or 3) just schedule a C section. Both 1 & 2 also could result in a C section obviously if they don't work. So we opted for sort of a combo of #1 and #2. He's got one more week to flip on his own, and we'll do an ultrasound next Thursday morning before my regular appointment to check on that. Then if not, we also have the ECV scheduled for 8am on the 14th. The ECV has minor risks - I could go into labor if my water breaks, or the cord could get twisted or pinched and put the baby in distress. Apparently those situations are rare though. There's also about a 35% chance that it just won't work -- if the baby doesn't want to turn, maybe he's just happy the way he is. Or he could turn just fine and then flip right back over on his own. So no guarantees no matter how you look at it. *sigh* Actually I take that back… we are pretty much guaranteed to have a baby, no matter which way he comes out. And if I do have to have a C section, at least I can probably guarantee it will be in December, which means TAX CREDIT, and deductibles already met, etc, etc. So that's the silver lining I guess.
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A trick I heard is to do handstands in the pool. ;)
Of course, he could just be really stubborn and well, all I have to say is "Bad Seth!! Turn already!"
/unsolicited advice (remember you get to ignore any and all unsolicited advice, so go right ahead. lol)
We're going to have to work out some sort of communication plan so that you can keep me posted during the ECV. Well, I guess not DURING, but before and afterward. I will be praying a lot this week for you that maybe you won't even need it by next week! Kasey was SO active last night and actually caused me some pain (low-grade) when he shifted around a few times, TOTALLY poking out my belly in weird spots in the process. I'm wondering what position he's in or if he turned around last night himself b/c it was SO CRAZY how strong his pushes were. I'm going to call you soon because I want to hear more about how you're feeling about everything -- or you call me when you're driving home from work, 'kay? I can't believe you're so close to seeing the face of your SON! :)
Believe it or not I actually HAVE done some handstands in the pool. No such luck.... so far :)
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