Today, I had to see a different OB because mine was on vacation (how dare she go states away when I'm about to give birth...never mind that it's spring break or something....) My weight was up almost 2# from last week. That puts my total wt gain so far just under 30#, which I'm very pleased with. My tummy measured 38 cm...still right on track. My BP is creeping up, but still not alarmingly high...130/86. With Jacob, it started running high in the last 2 weeks, so this really doesn't surprise me much. During the u/s, the baby's HR was 145 bpm. She had to be poked and proded again to get some movement, but hey, it's getting crowed in there). She again displayed her practice breathing and fabulous heartbeat right away. During the NST, the HR ranged from 110-175 bpm....again, normal. My fluid was again a bit lower this week, but still well within the normal range. I was checked for dilation again. This time I was 1.5cm dilated and 70% effaced. Last week I was not dilated at all and was 50% effaced. What does that mean? Nothing really. Just different. Some ladies can be dilated to 4cm and not have the baby for weeks, while others report being ZERO and having their baby that night. I'm still guessing we're in this for the long haul, which is just fine by me.
Oh, another plus...this different OB said that the baby was still high up. That normally wouldn't be a good thing, but hear me out. When I mentioned that Jacob never would drop, even after 12 hours of labor, she said, "Oh, then I definitely think you're doing the right thing by planning another c/s. More than likely, if Jacob didn't drop, this one won't either". She did, however, say that she thinks this baby will outweigh Jacob. Um, he was 8lbs, 13oz. Can I just add that I'm glad I'm having the c/s too!
So, by this time next week, we will officially be a family of 4. Gulp.
Here's my belly as of today....38 weeks....
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