Well, my due date has come and there's no sign that Dillan is ready to come out yet. At my 39 week appt my doctor was confident that I would deliver before my 40 week appt. I spent last week cleaning, walking as much as possible and napping whenever I could. I'm getting bored being home and not being able to really do anything.
I have been off work on short term dis. since 7/13. My pregnancy weight gain and swelling has caused a lot of pain in the foot I injured back in Sept. My podiatrist has limited the amount of walking/ stair climbing I am allowed to do and put me @ home until the baby comes.
On the plus side, I've been spending a lot of time in the pool! I can stretch and walk around w/o the weight of the baby causing me pain in my foot or back. Getting out is tricky since gravity is cruel, lol.
At my appointment this morning I am still only 3-4 cm dilated, 80% effaced. I go on Thursday to Marcy for a biophysical profile (BPP). I'll be there for a few hours while they will do an ultrasound to look at the baby's overall movements, breathing movements, and muscle tone (whether he opens and closes his hand or extends and then flexes his limbs), as well as the amount of amniotic fluid that surrounds him (important because it's a reflection of how well the placenta is supporting him). I'll also get a nonstress test to assess whether his heart rate changes when he's moving. For this, I have to lie on my left side with two devices strapped to my belly: One monitors Dillan's heartbeat and movement; the other records contractions. A tech will listen to and watch the baby's heartbeat on a screen.
Since he moves around so much and has had a consistantely strong heartbeat, my Dr. is confident that he'll pass w/ flying colors. It's just one of those "standard procedures" required by the hospital since I am past my due date. If I don't deliver by Monday, I have to go back to Marcy for another BPP, then to my doctor to discuss options and next steps.
Please keep your fingers crossed that I don't need ANY of these appts. because he'll come on his own soon!
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Julian was 6 days past his due date. The waiting was awful! Plus, they scheduled me for induction which I really, really, really didn't want since natural childbirth was important to me, and one intervention usually leads to another. But they scared me, so I let them schedule it. Luckily, Julian arrived before the scheduled induction!
ReplyDeleteTry to hang in there. I don't think your doc should have said you'd probably go early; my midwives always said there is just no way to tell, even with lots of dilation and effacement before labor. It got your hopes up, which makes the waiting even worse!
Anyway, I'm thinking about you, and I really do feel for you!! On the positive side, it is a little extra time to finish that nursery!