Crazy pregnancy update
I just returned from my doctor’s appointment. I’m so confused about everything.
Here are my stats:
- Baby is at -3 station, which is only marginally better than last week when her head evidently hadn’t even entered my pelvis
- Cervix is still closed
- 50% effaced.
We discussed induction and my doctor was going to see if there was any time available for me on Tuesday or Wednesday next week, when I’ll be 41 weeks 4/5 days. The possibility of a c-section also came up, but I’m even more afraid of that than induction.
But the BIG news is what happened after my doctor left and I went to get my ultrasound. Evidently little Julianna is measuring in at a whopping 9 lbs 10 oz. Now, I know these ultrasounds at this stage are notoriously inaccurate, but HOW inaccurate is what I’d like to know. I’m waiting for a call from the doctor to discuss it. I’m starting to wonder if I should just bite the bullet and induce earlier - like on Friday - in case she’s truly that big. At this gestation, babies gain an average of half a pound a week, so I’m looking at a 10 pounder if I wait a week and the ultrasound is accurate. I have NO idea how I could have a baby this large - no one in my family or Andrew’s was particularly large at birth. I’m wondering if I had gestational diabetes all along and it was never caught … is that possible?
I’m also wondering if her potentially large size could be a reason she hasn’t descended.
In other pregnancy news, I’ve been getting contractions all day. I’ve never had a day like this before. Nothing would make me happier than for these contractions to progress to full-on labor. I wish they’d get more painful.
Who am I?
Yay for contractions! I am pulling for you - hoping they turn into the real thing. I think the late term ultrasounds can range from 1-2 lbs off either way. I just had one today and my little one is measuring at 8lbs 14 oz. Also fairly big! But my doula said, “don’t let them estimate her size!” so?
I’m totally in the same boat as you are, lady. I am 41 weeks 2 days and just (gasp) scheduled my induction for Thursday (41 weeks 4 days - like you’re thinking) I’m giving her 2 more days to come out on her own, and then she’s gettin’ the boot.
It’s such a hard decision to have to make - I have been agonizing over it for days.
I wish you the best of luck and I’ll send you labor vibes.
-Chelsea
Hello! I honestly wouldn’t worry about gestational diabetes. Your doctor would have caught it
by now. In my 6th or 7th month of pregnancy, I had just a little bit of a spike in my urine that I left at
the doctor’s office and he ordered a full workup, which meant sitting at the lab
all morning and drinking bottles of sweet, sweet liquid.
If your doctor is not concerned, I wouldn’t be worried. I would wait and let Julianne come when
she and the doctor decide for her to be born. Yeah - easy for me to say huh - I’m
not 40 weeks and 4 days pregnant!
She is going to be a big baby isn’t she! I bet you can’t wait. Stay calm, cool and collected and
happy and good thougts to you all.
Jill
Hey, I don’t think those ultrasounds are very accurate. My friend scheduled a C-section after she was told her baby was over 11 lbs., and her baby ended up being 9lb. 6oz. Your body can do this! No one knew that my son was 9lbs. 14 oz., and had they known, I most certainly would have been encouraged to induce or schedule a C-section, but my body did just fine, even though I was on my back, which is not ideal for giving birth! Anyway, I know all this is hard to sift through when you want to do what is best for you & the baby. Hopefully these contractions you are experiencing today will get stronger & you’ll be in active labor! You can do this! I’ll be thinking of you…Karli
Good luck! Let us know when something starts happening!!!