Tuesday, June 23, 2009

38 Weeks Day 6

Quick Update:
My results came back from Riverside Hospital and everything is normal - no blood clot. For the most part, all my stats are the same from last week. While she was measuring my belly she mentioned that it felt like I was having a contraction. Really? I had no idea! If that is what a BH contraction feels like, then I'm certain I've had several. She also told me that the baby's head is very low but she just wanted to make sure because my cervix is still tilted back and needs to come forward. Not sure what this means but I guess there is nothing that I can do about it. Anyway, she did an ultrasound and confirmed that the baby's head is down and took measurements. From those measurements the US machine guestimated that the baby weighs 7lbs 1oz. Glad to know he isn't a 10lb baby! The ultrasound wasn't as fun as I thought it would be because he's so big now I really couldn't see anything. On the screen was a giant circle and I was asked the Dr where the head was and she said the circle is the head! I was looking inside the circle....crazy how different this US looked compared to week 20. I also got to see his stomach and it looks like his mommy has given him plenty to eat!

Here are the stats from my visit today:
Blood Pressure 112/64
Belly Measurement: 35 cm
Tyler's Heart rate: Good
Effaced: 70%
Dilated: 2 1/2 cm
Baby's Position: Head down
Contractions: Some Braxton Hicks
Baby Dropped: YES
Weight Gain - Put a fork in me, this baby needs to come out so that I STOP gaining weight!!!!!

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