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Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Our 35 week appointment went well. I didn't really have any contractions on the monitor, am still 25% effaced, and have not dilated at all. So, the doctor said that I can pretty much do whatever I want and even exercise! Yippee!
She also tested me for strep B and talked with us about the delivery. Because this is a high risk pregnancy, the doctor said she usually recommends that you be induced at 38 weeks. However, since Baby's kidneys are looking pretty good, she said the choice is up to us.
If we choose to be induced and I still have not dilated, then we have a 50% chance of having a C-Section. Since the induction appointments fill up quickly, we're thinking about making the appointment, knowing that we can always cancel. Then, if I'm dilated and we want to have the baby sooner, we have that option.
All the talk about labor really freaked me out and I thought I was going to faint in the doctor's office. I had to lie down for a while. It's becoming very real now. On one hand, I am so uncomfortable and can't wait to meet the little girl who's been kicking me, but when I think about what I'll have to go through to have her... Well, I'm not quite sure I'm ready for this whole motherhood thing. There's no turning back now, not that I would want to. I'm just not sure I'm ready to move forward yet.
It's a good thing I still have a few weeks to go.
posted by Avorie @ 8:38 AM,
6 Comments:
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At 10:29 AM,
Reesh said...
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I hear ya, I hear ya! It's that time I suppose, all us preggie's who are due shortly are all talking about the fear - of labour, of parenthood etc... It is a crazy time to be alive right now that's for sure. We really have done it haven't we? We are going to be parents no matter what we do - induction or no induction, we are going to have a baby. I sat on the baby room last night in total disbelief. I don't think I will fully grasp it all until it's already happened...
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At 11:12 AM,
AnnaBana said...
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What a scary but mostly exciting time for you right now. Soon you get to meet the little baby girl you've been falling in love with for the past nine months!!!
I know I'm far from your point, but I can almost understand what you're going through. I watched a Baby Story on TLC the other day and totally freaked out when the lady went into labor, and started bawling. It just hit me that that was going to be me...I WAS GOING TO BE IN THAT SAME PLACE IN ONLY SIX MONTHS... -
At 11:16 AM,
Isabel said...
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I just smiled when I read this post. Not because I think it's funny that you are stressed out, but because it makes me happy to hear how close you are getting to having your baby. I can't wait!!!
You and hubby are going to be amazing parents. You love this baby so much-and you haven't even met her yet.
Also, I am glad that things are going well for you and your body. Just a little longer... -
At 1:17 PM,
Erika said...
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That is the scariest thing for me about pregnancy...once you start, you can't stop! Like a runaway train, you can't get off!!
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At 5:10 AM,
Erika said...
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Is it bad that I just learned what "effaced" means in my class the other night??
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At 5:41 AM,
Corinne said...
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hmmm... been a while since you last posted... everything okay girl?! Hope all is well w/ you guys...
