I'm not sure how, but I'm suddenly packing on weight faster than I'd like! I'm not eating very much, probably the least I've eaten since I had morning sickness, now that my stomach is being pushed on and squished all the time. However, I gained four pounds last week from the week before, and four more pounds this week. Eek! By next week, I'll be at my same weight as with Katie (but with Katie, I started out weighing a bit more, so I already gained more than what I did with her.) Hopefully this baby comes soon!
Besides that, all of my appointments (except the ultrasound - the only one I wanted!) has been scheduled. My induction date is indeed December 26th - which I'm praying I won't need. That would really make what is supposed to be my best Christmas ever into the most miserable, grumpy Christmas. I can't imagine even celebrating Christmas without my baby here - so many of the gifts under the tree are his. Of course Katie is going to open them either way, but it just won't be as exciting if he's not here. I NEED to get this baby out before Christmas!
My multiple nonstress tests and fluid tests are the week after I'm due, starting on the 19th. I'd love to miss those as well, as I am not fond of going all the way down there for twenty minutes of sitting in a chair while the baby doesn't cooperate and Katie runs around like mad.
My blood pressure was lower today, more like normal. I was 110/70, so the top number went down even if the bottom didn't.
The midwife confirmed, not that she needed to, that baby is still posterior. I actually got him to turn earlier today when he stuck his butt out. It felt SO good, like a huge relief went over in my back muscles in waves. I gave Katie a bath and then boom, I feel him start to spin posterior again. Right now he feels like his butt is around my right side, so he's not completely posterior yet. His head is definitely down and low, but she didn't say how low or if it felt engaged yet. With him moving around so much, I'm thinking he's not engaged yet and if he is, he moves around so much that he might not be for long.
The midwife did kill my motivation a bit though. Listening to her describe second labor (as in second child, which is very different than first child - which I already know!) was disheartening and rough. She kept saying about how I can get really horrible, painful contractions that are strong and can keep me up all night - they can get to be five minutes apart consistently, and they'll still not be real labor. She said even if they get stronger, it doesn't mean real labor. She went over a few times how it can be really painful long before labor is really active. Well now, thank you for sharing that! I already feel like I've been in a state of early labor for a week, but I know it's not actual labor. To know that it can get MUCH worse than this and still not mean anything is so much fun! No wonder my other midwife said that she thinks I'll barely make it to the birth center - they're basically telling me to stay home and not think it's labor even if contractions are consistent, 4-5 minutes apart, lasting longer than an hour and increase in strength (which is normally all the major signs that it's real labor!) I'm hoping for a water birth here - meaning I want to labor and give birth in the water, not get there with a few minutes to go and just jump in the pool - that's just a wet birth! That's not going to help prevent tearing, help with my tailbone breaking, or help calm me at that point. I want to stay home as long as I can to labor, and I don't want to go in for false labor, but I also don't want to give birth at home or in the car!
So, that was my appointment this week. It would be awesome if it was the last one, but I have a feeling I'll be making it to my next one. Hopefully not beyond that though!
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