I am so happy. I had an appointment yesterday, my first bi weekly appointment, and baby is doin so great. He is measuring right on time, he is turned head down, good solid heartbeat. I hope he stays head down so labor is vaginal without complications.
My doctor and I also went over my birth plan and she is cool with it all but she does recommend that I stay open to membrane sweeps and breaking bag of waters as more natural non pitocin birth induction methods. I was also sad to see that they don't have cord blood donation. Too bad.
I am 32 and a half weeks and we made all of my appointments including one for September 5th, should he be late on arrival. As much as I hope he comes by 39 weeks I have a sneaking suspicion he will be closer to 41. The main reason this would be less ideal, aside from me just being impatient to meet him is we want to take him to a friends wedding on September 28th. But I am not sure how easy that will be if he is too brand new and I am stl recovering. The latest he would be allowed to go is to about the 15th but that would make him only 2 weeks. Still what will be will be. I do not else in unnecessary inductions or scheduled c sections so he and the circumstances have to decide when he comes. I will have a full term baby by August 12th (4 and a half weeks!) and due 3 weeks after that. 39 weeks is supposed to be the earliest babies are at optimal birth health so that's my ideal soonest. We shall see. Most boys and first time pregnancies go late so I won't hold my breath. I am just so happy he is head down an things are progressing. What a blessing all of this has been. What a difference a year makes!
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