So I had my dr appointment yesterday. Everything looked just fine. I’m measuring on schedule, my blood pressure was okay, baby’s heart rate sounded good, and we even took a quick peek via ultrasound to see if baby is head down which, at this point, baby is.
In short, it was a rather uneventful appointment which is just the way I like it. I go back in two weeks and will be 36 weeks at that point. It’s all gone by so fast and I’m getting anxious to meet this little one. I even feel like I’m almost ready to actually prepare to have a newborn in the house again (get baby clothes and essentials ready etc).
I have been rather uncomfortable the past few days though - between Braxton Hicks contractions and baby’s strong kicks and punches, my muscles in my mid-section are aching. This makes “normal” every day movements a challenge and I can feel myself slowing down. I just can’t do those movements as quickly as I could before. But, in a way, I’m happy because it lets me know I’m getting closer and baby is growing bigger.
Dawnml Says:
September 30th, 2007 at 2:43 amVisit Dawnml
Be sure to ask if baby is OP (occuput posterior). I was told baby was OP during sonograms, and ended up having her stay that way until the last two pushes. That HURT more, and the nurses didn’t know I had an OP baby. The nurse put me on my back and I had a decel that scared everyone. I fought by sitting up rather than staying down and the heart beat came back up (I watched it on the monitor go from 80 bpm to 124 bpm as soon as I sat up). The nurse kept making me lie down, and the OB let me up the last 15 minutes or so (hubby says 10 min but I cannot believe it was only 10 minutes). Anyway, I was on my back a lot during the approx 5 hours in the hospital, and once the OB knew baby was OP, he said I needed to get up and squat. I kept begging to get up earlier, but nurse was ordering me down. Anyway, after allowing me up, baby did turn within 10-15 minutes and I pushed her out. Before that, all the pushing just plain hurt. So, if baby is OP make sure you are allowed to be mobile. If you get an epidural, make sure they work with you to turn baby if OP. OP hurts more, so I could see getting an epidural, but breaking the water and sitting or laying down will make baby stay OP and possibly get baby stuck. Most women, however, do not birth an OP baby. I’m just one of the lucky ones (my first was OP until the OB turned him in the last few pushes, and I think at least one more baby might have been as I had back labor with her).
Blessings!
dawn