Six hours later we're finally home. I hate city traffic.
DH was home for a "study" day today. He was going to get DS from school and stay home so I could go to the appointements by myself. Since I was having a very rough morning--I couldn't stop crying--he called my sister to get DS and he came with me instead. It really helped having him with me and it helped smooth things over between us.
First we went to the Maternal/Fetal Medicine doc for the BPP and NST. We sat there for what felt like forever. First, they weighed me and took my BP. The first nurse took it twice, then went out and got the other nurse to take it again. Uh oh. It was 130/80ish. I was SOOOO nervous, I'm sure it was just white coat hypertension b/c I was so scared about what we might find out today.
I was so tired cuz I was up til 2 a.m. crying last night and then was up at 7 a.m. to get DS to school this morning. They have a nice recliner for you to sit in for the NST, so I tried to sit back and relax and snooze. DH was fascinated by the machine and the read out and the heart beat and all that. LOL
After 30+ mins in the NST chair, the tech started the BPP and the doctor came in and finished it--they had squeezed me in to their schedule after all, so it was no biggie. The baby cooperated nicely and everything is perfect--10 out of 10. My placenta is still grade 1! So there are no immediate concerns there. This time the doc did not mention baby's size. Whew.
On the way there, DH suggested we find out the sex so I did ask the doc. He looked at us both like we were crazy since we have waited this long. He didn't want to tell us! So we didn't find out.
From there we rushed over to the MW's office for that appointment. She measured me and was about to take out the doppler but then stopped and was like "duh, you just had an NST like we need to listen again?" LOL. It was pretty funny. My BP registered high there as well (again 130/80ish) but she said my pulse was high and she knew I was nervous, so she wasn't concerned. At that point I started bawling, so yeah, I was nervous.
She checked me--still 2-3cm, a bit more effaced, though. And then she swept my membranes. O.M.G. That is the most uncomfortable feeling I have ever experienced in my life.
We talked about what to do and at this point we are in a holding pattern and she is letting ME call the shots! WHEW!!! HUGE WEIGHT OFF OF ME!!!! We talked about what else we can do to induce things naturally, so tomorrow I'll get more acupuncture and probably do castor oil--maybe even tonight on the castor oil. Oh, and I plan on taking a big long walk (they finally finished repaving the walking path by my house--hooray!). The only requirement is that I have to get a BPP and NST EVERY OTHER DAY. So it is going to get crazy with appointments, but I would rather do that then be on the slippery slope of interventions with an induction.
I am totally wiped out now--what an emotionally draining day--so DH is going to put DS to bed and tuck me in too.
Thank you for all your kind words and support. They have truly lifted me up!
DH was home for a "study" day today. He was going to get DS from school and stay home so I could go to the appointements by myself. Since I was having a very rough morning--I couldn't stop crying--he called my sister to get DS and he came with me instead. It really helped having him with me and it helped smooth things over between us.
First we went to the Maternal/Fetal Medicine doc for the BPP and NST. We sat there for what felt like forever. First, they weighed me and took my BP. The first nurse took it twice, then went out and got the other nurse to take it again. Uh oh. It was 130/80ish. I was SOOOO nervous, I'm sure it was just white coat hypertension b/c I was so scared about what we might find out today.
I was so tired cuz I was up til 2 a.m. crying last night and then was up at 7 a.m. to get DS to school this morning. They have a nice recliner for you to sit in for the NST, so I tried to sit back and relax and snooze. DH was fascinated by the machine and the read out and the heart beat and all that. LOL
After 30+ mins in the NST chair, the tech started the BPP and the doctor came in and finished it--they had squeezed me in to their schedule after all, so it was no biggie. The baby cooperated nicely and everything is perfect--10 out of 10. My placenta is still grade 1! So there are no immediate concerns there. This time the doc did not mention baby's size. Whew.
On the way there, DH suggested we find out the sex so I did ask the doc. He looked at us both like we were crazy since we have waited this long. He didn't want to tell us! So we didn't find out.
From there we rushed over to the MW's office for that appointment. She measured me and was about to take out the doppler but then stopped and was like "duh, you just had an NST like we need to listen again?" LOL. It was pretty funny. My BP registered high there as well (again 130/80ish) but she said my pulse was high and she knew I was nervous, so she wasn't concerned. At that point I started bawling, so yeah, I was nervous.
She checked me--still 2-3cm, a bit more effaced, though. And then she swept my membranes. O.M.G. That is the most uncomfortable feeling I have ever experienced in my life.
We talked about what to do and at this point we are in a holding pattern and she is letting ME call the shots! WHEW!!! HUGE WEIGHT OFF OF ME!!!! We talked about what else we can do to induce things naturally, so tomorrow I'll get more acupuncture and probably do castor oil--maybe even tonight on the castor oil. Oh, and I plan on taking a big long walk (they finally finished repaving the walking path by my house--hooray!). The only requirement is that I have to get a BPP and NST EVERY OTHER DAY. So it is going to get crazy with appointments, but I would rather do that then be on the slippery slope of interventions with an induction.
I am totally wiped out now--what an emotionally draining day--so DH is going to put DS to bed and tuck me in too.
Thank you for all your kind words and support. They have truly lifted me up!
Good thoughts coming to you. I am in the same boat, except I'm only 38+3, so I'm trying not to stress about labor yet, but DH and I are having a very tough time, too. He's been out of work since April and I know he feels crappy about it, but he's taking it out on me and DS and I'm just so beyond sick of his crap. He says he's a loser...well, anyone can lose their job and it's a tough time for a job hunt right now, but what is making him a LOSER is the fact that he lays around and does nothing all day, ignores DS while I try to WAH so DS bothers me and I can't get anything done, he doesn't clean up the house at all, so I have to try to do all that in addition to working at home, caring for DS, and being 9 months pregnant...what does he do, you ask? Well, like I said, watches court programs and Maury all day and then tries to dash out of the house to go to the casino every chance he gets. He has me asking my family for money so we can pay the bills...and then he runs out and gambles away his unemployment check, really cute. And then he's just mean to me on top of it, yesterday he made me cry in Costco because I told him that we couldn't buy a $10 2-pack of Acai juice for his mother considering we have only $100 to last us for food and gas until the 2nd week of October. So he got mad. I just want to run away.
