Sunday, August 24, 2008
August 27th
Well, quite a bit has transpired over the last couple of weeks. I went into my 37 wk appt to find that I had progressed only a little since the week prior and I was pretty disappointed. While the doctor was checking things out, she decided to stretch my cervix and strip my membranes....painful. That night and the following night were really quite painful and I was almost certain I was going to have wake Derek up to take me into the hospital but nothing was progressing enough to make a drastic move like that. I went last week for my 38 wk appt and would have bet lots of money I had made tons of progress only to find that I had not dilated anymore from the previous week....major disappointment considering the pain I had felt all week. So, the doctor offered to try and stretch my cervix 2cm which would get me to 4cm. She felt like it would be possible to do and at that point, the pressure from the baby would cause my water to break and I would go into labor. I seriously considered it but decided to decline and discuss being induced. We are confirmed to be induced on Wed., August 27th and have to arrive at the hospital at 6:45am sharp. I am anxious and nervous. I can't wait to see the baby! I am very nervous and of all things, I am nervous about getting an IV. I am such a sissy so this should be interesting to say the least. Today is Sunday evening and its hard to imagine that on Wed evening (or so I hope its no later than Wed evening) we will be able to hold in our arms our little sweet baby!!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
I lost my ankles this weekend...among other things
The weekend was nice but it is now Tuesday and I lost my ankles on Friday and still can't find them. My feet have been swollen for several days now and I am not certain what to do about it.
Thank heavens I go see the doctor tomorrow! I have on the biggest shoes I own and my feet are still getting sausage lines around them when I remove my shoes. Very unattractive but I am more concerned about health issues than appearances at this point in time. We'll see tomorrow.
On to other lost items. I lost my mucous plug on Saturday...or I should say started losing it on Saturday. I won't go into explicit detail since it was kind of unpleasant but I did start to panic a bit. Linda's birthday was Saturday and we were all set and ready to walk out the door when I went to use the restroom one last time prior to our 45 min drive to Dad's house. It was then that I got a quick lesson in yet another lovely pregnancy fact. Sometimes after you begin to dilate, you lose your mucous plug! It took all day Saturday and most of the day on Sunday to completely come out but it is gone now so no more lovely, soothing baths. Oh well, means I am one step closer. Thank heavens.
On Sunday, Aunt Shirley and Sherry hosted a baby shower for me. We had a very nice time and I finally got a Longhorn onesie! I was beginning to worry that come game day I would have to run out to get one for the baby or worse yet, cut up one of mine to make it fit the baby instead. ;)
Thanks to Linda though, we are all set! Yeah!! I got lots of diapers and baby wipes which were on my "stress about" list, a list that is getting shorter every day. Now I really need to concentrate on putting together my hospital bag, just in case.
I feel worse and worse each passing day but I am hoping that's a good sign. I am hoping the doctor has great progress to report tomorrow when I go in for my 37 week appt. I must say, I will very likely be quite disappointed if I go in and she says little to no progress has been made since last week despite the cramps and sharp pains and ligament issues etc. I have had.
Will update soon.
Thank heavens I go see the doctor tomorrow! I have on the biggest shoes I own and my feet are still getting sausage lines around them when I remove my shoes. Very unattractive but I am more concerned about health issues than appearances at this point in time. We'll see tomorrow.
On to other lost items. I lost my mucous plug on Saturday...or I should say started losing it on Saturday. I won't go into explicit detail since it was kind of unpleasant but I did start to panic a bit. Linda's birthday was Saturday and we were all set and ready to walk out the door when I went to use the restroom one last time prior to our 45 min drive to Dad's house. It was then that I got a quick lesson in yet another lovely pregnancy fact. Sometimes after you begin to dilate, you lose your mucous plug! It took all day Saturday and most of the day on Sunday to completely come out but it is gone now so no more lovely, soothing baths. Oh well, means I am one step closer. Thank heavens.
On Sunday, Aunt Shirley and Sherry hosted a baby shower for me. We had a very nice time and I finally got a Longhorn onesie! I was beginning to worry that come game day I would have to run out to get one for the baby or worse yet, cut up one of mine to make it fit the baby instead. ;)
Thanks to Linda though, we are all set! Yeah!! I got lots of diapers and baby wipes which were on my "stress about" list, a list that is getting shorter every day. Now I really need to concentrate on putting together my hospital bag, just in case.
I feel worse and worse each passing day but I am hoping that's a good sign. I am hoping the doctor has great progress to report tomorrow when I go in for my 37 week appt. I must say, I will very likely be quite disappointed if I go in and she says little to no progress has been made since last week despite the cramps and sharp pains and ligament issues etc. I have had.
Will update soon.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Big, big baby!
Hi,
First of all, my dear friend Jenn hosted our 2nd baby shower for us last weekend and we had a great time! I finally got diapers and a diaper bag which I was really worried about for some reason. We also got to make our own onesies with a plain white onesie, paint and stencils...they are all so cute!!
Now, onto today's doctor's visit. 36 wks as of this week and 27 days to go. They did a sonogram which allowed me to see the baby for the first time in about 12 weeks or so. The baby is so tightly squeezed in there it was difficult to see things clearly but I did see the baby moving his/her mouth as if chewing on something. I also kinda saw the face though not very clearly.
The big news of the day is they determined the weight of the baby..........BIG!
With about 4 weeks left the baby is weighing in at 6lbs 10ozs. When the doctor entered the room, she said "wow, that's a big baby!" Good heavens, that is a big baby. She started talking to me about the fact that babies usually gain an ounce a day or half a pound a week which means, if that holds true that the baby will be about 81/2lbs at birth or more. Yikes! She asked me if I would be interested in being induced perhaps the week prior. Because I am so tired and it hurts even when I turn over in bed, I smiled and started to agree. I remembered though that I had heard being induced makes for much more difficult labor so I stopped in my tracks and asked if there was any truth to that. She said they would not even consider inducing me if my cervix was not ready for it and that its situations where your water breaks but you've not started effacing or dilating that make the induction more painful and difficult. She wasn't going to check my cervix today but I insisted, if for nothing else, out of curiosity. She was very surprised to find that my cervix is "very soft", 70% effaced and 11/2 centimeters dilated. She said that is was unlikely we would need to have the conversation about induction based on those stats. She doesn't think I will make it that long. I have another appt this coming Wed and I really hope progress continues. I would really prefer to not be induced and let nature take its course. Crossing my fingers that will be the case.
Getting anxious and excited! I have another baby shower this Sunday at Aunt Shirley's house. Can't wait to get everything in final order for the arrival of the baby! :)
First of all, my dear friend Jenn hosted our 2nd baby shower for us last weekend and we had a great time! I finally got diapers and a diaper bag which I was really worried about for some reason. We also got to make our own onesies with a plain white onesie, paint and stencils...they are all so cute!!
Now, onto today's doctor's visit. 36 wks as of this week and 27 days to go. They did a sonogram which allowed me to see the baby for the first time in about 12 weeks or so. The baby is so tightly squeezed in there it was difficult to see things clearly but I did see the baby moving his/her mouth as if chewing on something. I also kinda saw the face though not very clearly.
The big news of the day is they determined the weight of the baby..........BIG!
With about 4 weeks left the baby is weighing in at 6lbs 10ozs. When the doctor entered the room, she said "wow, that's a big baby!" Good heavens, that is a big baby. She started talking to me about the fact that babies usually gain an ounce a day or half a pound a week which means, if that holds true that the baby will be about 81/2lbs at birth or more. Yikes! She asked me if I would be interested in being induced perhaps the week prior. Because I am so tired and it hurts even when I turn over in bed, I smiled and started to agree. I remembered though that I had heard being induced makes for much more difficult labor so I stopped in my tracks and asked if there was any truth to that. She said they would not even consider inducing me if my cervix was not ready for it and that its situations where your water breaks but you've not started effacing or dilating that make the induction more painful and difficult. She wasn't going to check my cervix today but I insisted, if for nothing else, out of curiosity. She was very surprised to find that my cervix is "very soft", 70% effaced and 11/2 centimeters dilated. She said that is was unlikely we would need to have the conversation about induction based on those stats. She doesn't think I will make it that long. I have another appt this coming Wed and I really hope progress continues. I would really prefer to not be induced and let nature take its course. Crossing my fingers that will be the case.
Getting anxious and excited! I have another baby shower this Sunday at Aunt Shirley's house. Can't wait to get everything in final order for the arrival of the baby! :)
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