The next time I blog I'll be telling my birth story! Only 5 more days until my induction, 4 and a half technically since it is 4pm right now! I had my last prenatal appointment yesterday. Everything went well, no weight gain this past week, BP was 110/60, and my urine looked good. The doctor measured my stomach and did 1 final ultrasound. Henry is still head down (exactly where we want him to be). I also had another cervical check and made some progress. Instead of being soft and closed I am now 1 cm dilated! The doctor said that is good progress. I hope to make a little more progress before my induction. If I stay at 1cm then they'll have to ripen my cervix with cytotec before they start pitocin. But if my cervix dilates just a little more we can start with the pitocin which would be wonderful. The cytotec stays in for 4 hours before they start pitocin. Being able to go right to the pitocin would speed things up a bit! I've been walking, exercising, and using my wii fit and hoping that will encourage the baby to drop a little and cause my cervix to dilate more. But I guess I'll have to wait until Tuesday to find out if my efforts are paying off. The good news is that my cervix is soft and 1 cm which means my body is getting ready for labor. That alone puts me in a better place for induction of labor. And since I've already had a successful labor and delivery already that increases my chances even more of responding well to the pitcon.
My mom will come over Tuesday morning to be with Wyatt so Matt and I can be to the hospital by 7:30am. Then depending on my progress and how things are going Wyatt may or may not go with Matt's mother in the afternoon. If we have the baby before 4pm then Matt will pick Wyatt up and bring him to the hospital with us. I really hope I don't go into the evening hours but we'll see. I am 99% ready for this baby. There are just a couple things I'd like to do around the house before Tuesday.
Mentally I am as ready as I'll ever be. I can't wait to meet my baby boy and see what he looks like!!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Only 9 more days at the most!
Last Thursday I had my weekly OB appointment. So far so good : )
Henry's heartbeat was perfect, my blood pressure was good, the doctor said me and the baby were looking good. We scheduled my induction for Tuesday the 13th. I am curious to see if Henry will decide to come on his prior to the 13th. I don't believe he will. So the plan is to wake up Tuesday morning and be to the hospital by 7:30am. How they start the induction will depend on my cervix. I may or may not need cytotec. Only time will tell....
On another note the doctor checked my cervix. I was closed and soft so I've made no progress in the past week. Looks like Henry is very happy where he is! Shortly after I got home I started to have some painful contractions that went right into my back. They were coming every 2-5 minutes and lasting 15-30 seconds. They stopped after about 45 minutes and stopped just as suddenly as they started. Come to find out cervical checks can cause contractions. I had no idea! I've also talked to a couple women who told me cervical checks caused them to go into labor.
At this point I'm just getting all my ducks in a row. It is hard to believe that I only have 9 days left at the most. I'm very excited and nervous all at the same time. In 2 weeks time I'll finally be home with my baby boy!!
Henry's heartbeat was perfect, my blood pressure was good, the doctor said me and the baby were looking good. We scheduled my induction for Tuesday the 13th. I am curious to see if Henry will decide to come on his prior to the 13th. I don't believe he will. So the plan is to wake up Tuesday morning and be to the hospital by 7:30am. How they start the induction will depend on my cervix. I may or may not need cytotec. Only time will tell....
On another note the doctor checked my cervix. I was closed and soft so I've made no progress in the past week. Looks like Henry is very happy where he is! Shortly after I got home I started to have some painful contractions that went right into my back. They were coming every 2-5 minutes and lasting 15-30 seconds. They stopped after about 45 minutes and stopped just as suddenly as they started. Come to find out cervical checks can cause contractions. I had no idea! I've also talked to a couple women who told me cervical checks caused them to go into labor.
At this point I'm just getting all my ducks in a row. It is hard to believe that I only have 9 days left at the most. I'm very excited and nervous all at the same time. In 2 weeks time I'll finally be home with my baby boy!!
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