13th Doctor’s Appointment – 38 weeks
On Thursday, July 26, I had my 38 week doctor’s
appointment. Since my Braxton Hick’s
contractions had picked up throughout the week I was anxious to see if I had
progressed any and was getting closer to having this baby!
My weight continues to confuse me a bit. I had actually lost 3 pounds this week
compared to my last appointment, but there are several things that might have
contributed to the loss. One – I was
being weighed at a different location of my doctor’s office, so it was a different scale. Two- my
appointment was first thing in the morning, so I hadn’t had lunch and the day
to drink on water like the last appointment.
I am never good at remembering my blood pressure, but it has
been in the good to normal range.
Lennox’s heart rate was 135. The
doctor came in and took the measurement of my belly, and sadly, I didn’t
remember to ask her what she measured!
After being measured she checked me and told me she could feel the
baby’s head, I was 1cm dilated and thinned out more since my last
appointment. I was pretty excited that
my body slowly but surely was doing what it was suppose to do!
After getting all my measurements, my doctor started talking
with me about “exit strategies”. She
asked how I felt about being induced and I told her that I really didn’t want to
be induced, but it would be nice for my family out of town to know when the
baby would be born so they could be here for the birth. My doctor told me that she could induce me on
August 1st. Her reasoning was
that I was progressing on my own, and she is going to be out of town starting
August 2nd – August 12th (the entire week of my due
date). I think I was just absolutely
shocked this might be an option and hadn’t thought this would be presented to
me this early. I told her I wanted to
talk with Barrett and then I would call the office and let them know what our
decision would be. I had to wait to
discuss with Barrett so I called and talked to my family. It is pretty amazing that I was so torn about
the decision when it was first presented to me, because while I was talking to
my family it was so clear that I needed to wait! There really is no health benefit to going
for an induction at this point for me or Lennox. So, I go back to the doctor on Thursday,
August 2nd (if Lennox doesn’t decide to come earlier). My doctor’s appointment will be with a doctor
I have seen one other time in the office's practice that I really liked, so I am excited to in a way get
a “second opinion” on my pregnancy and late pregnancy decisions. We’ll see if we make it to my next
appointment! J
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