*EDIT: "emergency" ultrasound scheduled for 12:30 today... the kids are excited to see daddy early, and cole's anxious to "see the baby on the 'puter".
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in the last few days, i've been super lazy about taking photos.
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in the last few days, i've been super lazy about taking photos.
i did get some video of cole tonight, though... i don't have the patience to try to figure out how to post it here, but i'll share the story: we were sitting at the table for supper, and i winked at cole, then asked him if he could wink too (he learned to do it quite awhile ago). he did... he winked with one eye, then the other, giggled, then continued to wink one eye and then the other, told us he was a cop car and made siren noises.
i'm sure i don't have to mention that we laughed. hard.
what a creative lil man!!
gummy bears. dye-free ones.
perfect potty-training reward.
(which madi got the other day for going potty on the toilet. just once. and her reward was enjoyed very thoroughly, i must add!)
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being 34 weeks yesterday, my appointment was today. i was hoping i'd not measure more than two weeks ahead, that baby would have indeed dropped enough to make it worth mentioning, etc.
instead, this is what happened: after waiting forever (45 minutes, to be exact) to be called back, i was greeted by dr h's nurse with "holy cow!!". hahaha! i have to laugh, because i was in the same cna class as he was, so i know he's a funny dude. we love nurse john!!
we did the usual pre-exam stuff, then dr h came in and started by asking if we'd had to make any more trips up to labor & delivery. he asked if i was taking it easy (yes. i feel lazy. REALLY lazy.), then went to feel for baby's head. instead of hearing something to the effect of "oh, that little noggin is nice and low", i heard "ummm... there's baby's head, beneath the left side of your ribcage, and his rump is beneath the right.".
oh.
well, what now?
dr h rushed out of the room to see if there were any ultrasound techs left, but they'd all left already. maybe if my appointment had started on time... ? instead of getting a last-minute scan to confirm baby's position, central scheduling will call tomorrow to try to set something up, and my weekly visits will start a week early because of the whole transverse position thing. it can usually be corrected by external manipulation, but i've bookmarked some yoga moves to help correct it, so maybe we can avoid an uncomfortable "turn the baby!" session. seems that this isn't that common: 1 in 2,500 births. fortunately, we're not birthing yet, so we have time to get him to turn back. the good news is that the position he's in is what's causing me to now measure 3 weeks ahead. it's also what's responsible for this incredible pressure i've been feeling.
mystery solved!
the other good news is that dr h feels he's not a big baby, so he's small enough yet that he can flip back... especially since he was head-down at my 32-week visit.
now i'm just crossing my fingers that scheduling will be able to fit me in for that ultrasound tomorrow sometime so i don't have to spend the weekend wondering (and yes, worrying a little too!!). i'm banking on those yoga moves to do the trick. we really really don't want him to stay sideways because even if it's comfy for him, it's not at all fun for mommy. AND there's the c-section factor; we'd like to avoid that for sure!!
3 comments:
No wonder you are looking bigger in the belly!!
I almost witnessed one external version [and they were going to give her some medicine before they did it because it was so painful] but the baby decided it was best to be head down;] While I was bummed I did not get to watch it-I was happy for her that she did not have to go through that pain!
I sure hope this baby decides to flip around! I know there is another way using this Native Herb and putting it at your feet-it is evidenced based, but not sure I Would even know where to get it;]
This boy cannot make his mind up hahahaha first he is preparing for an early arrival, and now he decides he likes it in there!!
Thinking about yoU!! xoxo
wow- that would have been interesting to see! dr h tried to nudge the little guy in the right direction and just that little bit was pretty uncomfortable. he also mentioned the meds for muscle relaxation (in the event that we need to have the external cephalic version procedure), but said that if i stayed as relaxed as i was then (in the exam room), i wouldn't need the meds. but yeah- that is a very very weird feeling, to have your baby pushed around like that. made me almost want to barf because it was such a weird and slightly painful thing to feel. there's a website called spinningbabies.com that has some pretty useful info on turning a transverse baby. if nothing works, i'll have to research that herb, it might be worth a try :)
sorry to hear that your little man has decided to flip. This guy did it a few weeks ago but thank goodness he's been head down since on his own. Good luck, hope the yoga works! also hope madi's potting training goes well if she's ready.. those treats look yummy. cute with the cole's winking thing ;-)
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