(Update Post 18) Tomorrow is going to be a very eventful day & I'm not ready.

[Asher]

I have my prenatal at 9 where we'll hopefully find out his position, check on the blood pressure thing, have my GBS test, have an internal to see if my cervix is favorable for an induction, discuss the induction and probably schedule the induction.

At 10, I have another AFI ultrasound at the hospital to check bubs fluid and position for sure, as well as his growth.

At 1, I have another NST at the hospital to check on bub and make sure he is still handling everything well.

All of this 40 minutes away from home so DD (toddler) and I will be spending all day up there. Should be a fun day. DH has told me to go shopping in between appointments for a break in stress. Aw darn, no!

Tomorrow is also DD#1's 7th birthday, then I have to come home and take DS#2 to his little league practice b/c DS#1 has a game at a conflicting field/time that DH will be taking him to.

I'm exhausted already and it hasn't even started, yet! Hoping for lots of good news, but will totally settle for a heads down baby and a cervix favorable for induction (well, and healthy babe, of course!).

[CookAMH]

Aww big day coming up. Keep us posted! I'll be thinking of you.

[Asher]

Thank you I just hope he's turned. It'll make everything a lot easier.

[Amydoula]

Thinking of you!

[triplembride]

good luck tomorrow!! :

[lotus.blossom]

Heres hoping for good news, fun shopping, a happy birthday to your DD, a great little league practice, and a lot of energy for you to get through the day, mama!

[RasJane]

Wow! That is a lot in one day. Good luck on everything!

[surprisedmama]

Good luck mama!

[CanBoo]

Will be thinking of you. Good luck.

[burm_keep]

I hope all goes well!

[doodledoo]

Wow, I'm exhausted even reading your plans for the day! My DH has been away in Spain (at a family funeral) the last few days & even the normal everyday things have me exhausted!

Hoping to hear a great update from you later with a heads down baby! And a 'not to hassled' mamma after a crazy day!



PS I'm hoping the same, although I'm only 34 weeks so not a drama just yet, but I'm having a scan later today to check.

[Asher]

Thanks you all!

Oh doodledoo, can I convince you not to go for the u/s?! Every tech/nurse I talked to kept asking why they were sending me so soon for position. I'm convinced bub would have been absolutely fine in utero until he decided to arrive if we'd just not known this little stuff and left him alone and I'm definitely convinced my BP would not be up if it weren't for all of this stuff. Maybe I'm just in denial.

[j_p_i]

Wow, busy day!! Hope all the news is good and you have a fun day, I'll be thinking of you!

[lotus.blossom]

Thinking of ya! Hope everything is going well today!! Its half over!

[ColoradoMama]

Wishing you lots of luck.

[SunCB]

Hoping all is going well today.

[jeliphish]

I'll be thinking about you tomorrow!!! Even though tomorrow will be exhaustingly busy- you will at least not be in limbo anymore...I'm sure you will find some peace in knowing how everything has progressed!!

[Asher]

He's heads down!!! :

Fluid is up a tiny bit which is awesome. Now it's in the low range of "normal".

Blood pressure is still wonky, but no protein in my urine today.

Cervix is really not favorable for induction. Externally it's 2cm, but interior not at all and still thick. Bah! However, the good news about that is that they'd actually do cervadil to get things going which was going to be what I requested rather than pitocin so we'll see.

I go next week for another AFI, NST and a BPP to see how he is doing and I assume will disuss the induction more at that point.

I also wanted to add, she was palpating him and her mouth kind of dropped and she asked how big my other babies were. I told her biggest was 8.4, but big isn't a worry b/c the u/s tech said he was tiny, probably about 4 1/2lbs, although I know they can be off a pound either way at this point. She laughed and said "Yeah, he's NOT tiny. I'd wager they're off a good pound OR TWO and he has a big head!" Okay, I am glad he's not tiny, but I did not want to hear that about his head!

Pretty good appointment, but I will say I've been having contractions and in a lot of pain since. She was not positive he was heads down, but found the hb down low so when she did the internal (that I requested to see if it was favorable for induction), she tried to feel internally if it was his head, while pushing down on my fundus at the same time for what seem liked 15 minutes. (I know it wasn't, but certainly feels that way when someone has their hand so far up you, you expect it to come out your mouth at any moment! ) So...yeah...we also discussed natural things that I can do to help get my cervix more receptable for induction/labor so I stopped and got that stuff on the way home, too.

So, all in all, a pretty good appointment/day. I needed it after all we've been getting lately. NST looked great, babe looked "beautiful". He still has his leg/foot up by his head even now as he's heads down. I sure hpoe he doesn't think he's coming out like that!

[j_p_i]

Great news about being head down and the fluid increase!! :

What a relief. The other things - cervix not being favorable could be worse right? Overall it sounds like a good appointment! Thanks for updating mama!

[Asher]

Yup! Honestly, I went in this day saying "If I can only have one thing, PLEASE let him be heads down. The rest I can deal with, the bp, the fluid, the smallish baby, that I can deal with. Just please don't let him still be breech."

Like I told her, I don't believe in induction for non-medical reasons. I just don't and yeah, it's not my preferred method of birth, but I'd far rather be induced than have a c-section, if I had the choice and if it's neccesary, it's neccesary.