Wehadababyitsagirl

So, Monday I was supposed to call the labor and delivery floor at 10 am to make sure they had room for me to come in, have the baby turned, then be induced. They didn't have room. They said to call back in an hour. An hour later, still no room. An hour later, still no room. Thirty minutes later, I got a call from the nurse at my OB's office and she said that the perinatologist who was scheduled to turn the baby, just looked at my chart (keep in mind, this was almost three hours after I was already scheduled to be there) and decided that he wouldn't turn the baby because I was past my due date and already dilating. That just wasn't the news I wanted to hear! So, a little while later, the nurse called and had scheduled my c-section for the following morning. I was absolutely devestated and just DREADING having surgery. :(

So, the next morning, I go in for my c-section. I felt around for the baby, like I did all the time, and couldn't find her head where I expected to. In fact, I thought for sure I could feel it down where it was supposed to be! I didn't want to get too excited though. So, I went into the hospital, got all set up for the c-section and asked for a doctor to come do an ultrasound to make sure she was still breech. About fifteen minutes before I was scheduled to be wheeled back into the operating room, the doctor came in, did an ultrasound, and sure enough...HEAD DOWN!!!!! They called my doctor to let him know and he told them to make room in labor and delivery...he wanted me to have that baby before she flipped back! WOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

At 2:00 pm, they started me on pitocin. About four hours later (and only one centimeter dilated UGH!) they broke my water. WHOA BABY! Talk about crazy hard labor! Things progressed at a pretty good rate after that! At about 11:10 I told my nurse, "I think it's time to push!" She checked me and I was at a +3 station. (+4 means the head is out!) She told me not to push and ran to get the doctor. The doctor got there, told me to push, then immediately told me to slow down because the baby was coming too quickly. I completely stopped pushing, but the sheer force of the contraction pushed the entire baby out.

She's absolutely perfect and I'm completely in love! She seemed SUPER tiny, which left me concerned because all along I thought I was really due around the fifth of July, which meant I was still a week and a half early. Sure enough, she was only 8 lbs. 2 oz. Now, this is technically considered "large for gestational age," and is bigger than the average baby. But for me, this was one TINY baby! Luckily, she had no problems at all and is in perfect health.

We had a hard time in the hospital because all she wanted to do was nurse and scream. Sleep was to be had by none. I came home today and she's been happily sleeping most of the day. The kids are absolutey enamoured with her. Sera just cannot get enough of her. All she wants to do is kiss her and stroke her face all day long.

So, there you have it. I wasn't fond of being induced, but it was SO much better than having a c-section, and really...when it all comes down to it, a healthy baby and mommy are all that really matters and I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat to end up with this precious little angel.

Still no baby!

So, the hospital didn't have any openings with the perinatologist until Monday, so it looks like Monday may just be baby day! (As long as I don't go into labor before then)

Today is my official "due date." I've never made it this far without a baby. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I'm glad I haven't had the baby yet because if I went into labor now, it would end in an emergency c-section because she's breech. However, I'm really tired of being pregnant. lol I really don't think I'm supposed to have the baby until somewhere around the fourth of July anyways. But, I'm really tired of being pregnant. lol

So, if baby can be turned on Monday, Monday is baby day! If she can't be turned, but goes into distress because of it, Monday is baby day! If she can't be turned and the doctor is available for a c-section, Monday is baby day! If she turns on her own, we wait. If she can't be turned and the doctor isn't available for a c-section, we schedule one for a later date. Most options point towards Monday being baby day!

Oh baby

39.5 week appointment today. Just as I suspected, my little girl is breech. :( So, what does this mean for me? Well, on a good note, it means I get to meet my baby this week! On a bad note, the reason I know this is because I will either be induced or have a c-section. :(

When Sera was breech, I went to have her turned. The doctor walked in, asked me how large my previous babies had been and said, "Well, I can already tell you how this is going to go...I don't turn big babies, but we'll take a look anyways." Thankfully, Sera had flipped head down, so I was able to just wait to go into labor naturally. I'm REALLY hoping this baby will do the same. If the perinatologist WILL flip her and does so successfully (there's less than a 70% chance that it will be successful) they will induce me that day. Unfortunately, I'm not dilated at all yet, so I'm not a very good candidate for induction...which could mean a really long and hard labor that could very well end in a c-section. :( If he can't or won't flip her, my doctor wants to schedule a c-section for Friday.

The thought of a c-section scares me to death. I've had five babies...none have been induced or been delivered via c-section. I HATE the thought of this last baby having to come that way. I know they're fairly "routine" these days, but a major abdominal surgery will never be "routine" in my eyes. There are always possibilities of complications...for both mother and baby. Not to mention that I have five kids at home that need me to do pretty much EVERYTHING for them. How on earth am I supposed to do that while recovering from a c-section? Ugh...this just doesn't sound good.

I'm really hoping she'll just flip on her own and they'll let me go into labor naturally!

Posting an eviction notice

This girl is officially on notice...I want her OUT! Seriously. So much for enjoying my last pregnancy. I keep telling myself, "This is your last time being pregnant...you need to enjoy it. Don't be in such a hurry to not be pregnant anymore." BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH. I'm SO done! I'm completely miserable. I cannot get comfortable for the life of me. I have horrendous headaches that won't go away. My insides all feel like they're up in my throat and it's insanely difficult to breathe. I'm sweating like a freaking...I don't even know what. Do pig's sweat? I can be sitting directly in front of the air conditioner and still be sweating buckets and feel like I'm going to pass out because I'm so hot. My temper is just outrageous. I just want her out.
We're going to the Wild Animal Park for Drake's company picnic on Saturday. Talk about hell on earth. It's going to be SO hot. I'm going to go buy myself a spray bottle and just keep it filled with ice water. I want to get one of those personal air conditioners that you wear around your neck. Yeah, I'd look like a big dork, but at least I'd be cool! Usually I really look forward to going to the Wild Animal Park. But my goodness, you really can't get much hotter in the San Diego area! Maybe all the walking will put me into labor. One can always hope.

It's been a while

I've been terrible about updating this blog. Sorry about that! Everything is going well. I'm SO ready to have this baby! The thought of five more weeks of this...well, it's almost enough to want to claw through my own uterus and pull her out myself. What a pretty picture...don't you think? I think a lot of it just has to do with the fact that I'm sick right now. I feel absolutely terrible and being pregnant DEFINITELY isn't helping any! I woke up last night (well, I woke up about twenty times last night) and I was just in tears because I was in so much pain from being sick. I complain...a lot, but it takes quite a bit to make me cry. I was just so tired and so sick that I just couldn't handle it. It wasn't pretty.

Anyways...baby is breech, but I'm sure there is still plenty time for her to turn. If not, hopefully I'll be able to switch to the OB in town that will do breech deliveries without a c-section, because my OB will not. Heartbeat consistantly sounds good, blood pressure was up for a little while, but is back down now. All in all, everything is going well!

I have SO much I still need to do at home to get ready for this little girl's arrival. I better get crackin'!

Happy Birthday to ME!

Today I had my "midterm" prenatal appointment. At nine in the morning (after fasting since midnight..ick) I went in for my glucose/gestational diabetes test. I had to drink this nasty orange drink, which usually isn't that bad...it tastes like a very sweet orange soda, but this time, it was FLAT! ICK! I had to gag that down, then went in for my appointment. My appointment went well. Blood pressure was higher than normal, but still within the "normal" range. I gained two pounds, which was VERY unexpected as I've been living on french fries and muffins lately. lol There was a trace of protein in one of my tests, which isn't anything to be worried about unless it happens continuously. Baby's heartbeat was 147 bpm, which is perfect. I'm measuring right on schedule and all is well! We went over when to go to the hospital, what to look for in regards to preterm labor and I got my preregistration sheet for the hospital, which I'm supposed to fill in and send in this week. After that is done, I'm all set to have the baby! Just ten (or twelve) more weeks! Woohooo!

After my appointment, I went and had my blood drawn for my gestational diabetes test (you have to wait one hour after drinking the drink) and she couldn't find my vein in my first arm and had to dig around for it, which made me almost puke because I had an empty stomach, but she found it right away on my other arm, so I made it through...just a little light headed. lol I'll find out those results on Monday, but I've never had a problem with my blood sugar (other than it being too low, which is exactly opposite of what they're looking for in regards to diabetes) so I'm not at all concerned.

So, that's about it for now! I'm loving feeling the baby kick. There are times that she keeps me up at night, but that's okay...she's just trying to prepare me for when she's actually here. lol Sera is LOVING me being pregnant. She's always talking about the baby and to the baby. I only hope she's this good when the baby is actually here. lol

Dr. Appt.

I had a routine appointment today. I've gained five pound in the past four weeks. Eek. It was expected though...I've been eating nothing but fast food lately. Doc said the ultrasound showed no problems and the fibroids are very small and shouldn't pose any problems. My blood pressure was higher than normal, but still in the normal range. Last appt. it was 98/54. This appt. it was 122/78. I go back in three weeks for my "long" appointment in which I discuss my labor/birth wishes, what to look for in regards to preterm labor, where to go when I go into labor, etc.

I've been told that at this point in time, there's no reason to call the doctor or hospital if I think there is something wrong...to just go straight to the hospital. That really made me realize just how close I am to having this baby! Oh my gosh, we're already talking about when I go into labor!!! After my next appointment, I start appointments every two weeks, then at 36 weeks, I start weekly appointments!

I expressed my concern over the change in due date and the doctor said that the ultrasound can be off by up to two and a half weeks and that he's fine letting me go up to five weeks "overdue" as long as the baby looks good to compensate for the amount that the ultrasound could have been off and that some babies just need 42 weeks to fully mature, but he wasn't comfortable letting me go any further than that, which I'm fine with. So, baby can come at any point from June 9th to July 21st without any intervention to stop or start it.