What's up doc?

September 9, 2013

Guess who's back, back again.... its me, at the doctors office!

Today is the last time I will most likely see Dr. Y as just like in the movie Knocked Up he is going out of town! Not like he would have been THE one to deliver the baby, but it was a possibility, now it is a zero chance that he will be on call. Anyway, onto the visit... my BP is back down 103/71 which is good. My stomach is now measuring at 42 weeks while I just hit 40w1d. Oh well. The littles heart-rate is still sounding great. I have been having lots of movement the last few days. On the check for any dilation? Still nothing. Dr. Y said he was surprised that there wasn't any change at all, he expected at least a little bit. What can I say, the Hutchkin likes it where it is. As it is only one day since my EDD I am not really worried about it.

But since there hasn't been any change it was time to talk about induction. He knows that I want to wait as long as possible but gave me the option to set up a date now just in case. I said I would rather wait and see what happens in the next week and if it becomes necessary to schedule a date then I would. So since my next appointment is a week away and after being a week beyond your EDD they want to make sure everything is okay on the inside I have to schedule a NST (non-stress test) to check the baby's heart-rate, any contractions, count movements and ultrasound to check on my fluid levels. 

I will have the NST next week at the hospital, then I will get to drive over to my regularly scheduled weekly appointment with Dr. H (remember Dr. Y is leaving for vaca), assuming that nothing transpires between now and then. 

Anything New?

September 5, 2013

Another week has flown by and I am back for a check up with Dr. Y. We are now t-minus 3 days till the estimated due date. My BP is still a bit higher than it has been but I am told that it can be quite normal for it to increase near the end of pregnancy and I am still well within the normal range so nothing to worry about. I am now measuring at 41 weeks and baby's heart-rate is good. The check for dilation shows no change from last week... as in zero, zilch, nada. I am not surprised as I haven't felt anything different. So the waiting continues, which I think is much harder for others than myself at this point.

Only 5 days till my next appointment instead of a whole week.

Home Stretch

August 28, 2013

Another day, another appointment with Dr. Y.

Did all the normal stuff, I am still measuring at 40 weeks which is good since I had been measuring ahead that time is now catching up. Hutchkins heart rate is good. Dr. Y checked to see if I am dilated at all, just for fun, I'm not. He explained my options to sweep the membranes if I am dilated at a future appointment. I told him we will play it by ear at this point and see what happens... I like that he isn't pushy about stuff like that. He gives you the facts and if you say no thanks he moves right along.

See ya next week doc. 

Back Again....

August 22, 2013

With my appointments happening every week and my growth ultrasound this week, it feels like I am always hanging out at a Kaiser. 

Today is once again an appointment with Dr. Y. The Hutchkin's heart-rate is hovering around the mid-high 120s. My weight gain has been quite minimal which the doc is happy with. Today my BP was a bit higher than what is normal for me but he is not concerned with it as it is not out of the normal range. Today at 37w4d I am measuring at 40 weeks, but since my growth ultrasound results were normal this is not concerning to him either. 

See ya next week doc...

The Results!

August 20, 2013

The growth ultrasound results are in and everything is looking normal. My fluid levels are good and they are estimating the baby at 7.5 pounds. Of course I was told that this number can be +/- 1 pound. That means that the baby could be anywhere from 6.5 to 8.5 pounds. Everything that was measured is looking good. So we will continue to wait for the Hutchikin to make its appearance.