Dates (Appts., Scans, Etc.)

 Just an update, my next appt is Dec 6.

fashionistaofdivas:

I'm 24+4 and usually your uterus measures in centimeters about where you are wks...my uterus is measuring at 30 cm/wks. Ob is concerned that if I were to get too close to term that the baby might be close to 9.5lbs and too big for me to push out. He knows I don't want a c-section and wants to help me avoid it if possible. I'll let you know of that date once I know. 

I wish I had had your doctor when I was pregnant with my first son!  My husband was in the army at the time, so we were at the military hospital on post and it was terrible!  I got basically minimal care and only 1 ultrasound at 20 weeks.  They let me go 5 days over due (even though my husband only had 18 days at home during his year long deployment which he scheduled to be around my due date so he'd be able to spend some time with his newborn son) and he ended up being 9lbs 5oz!  Luckily my body was able to handle a baby that size, but it would've been nice to have a smaller kiddo!  Especially since the epidural had worn off by the time I was ready to push.  EEK!  This time around, I'm back with my original OB and she is amazing!  Inducing me at 38 + 3 on the 14th!  My uterus is mearuring a couple of weeks ahead so she doesn't want me to have another 9 pounder!  And I'm all for that! 

 Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy.  My next appt is also the 6th.  We're in the home stretch!

  I've had several friends who have been in or associated with the military and I've heard the stories. The only thing I wish is that my ob would induce during the 38th wk sometime but he refuses to induce until 39wks unless medically indicated. I am honestly hoping and praying the the dec. 20th/21st full moon is enough to make my body go. (I will be helping along obviously with whatever I can try to do...whether it works is another story ). I'm definitely to the point that I am just ready to be done. I'm just really nervous about missing out on Christmas with my girls because I'm in the hospital and our 17 month old won't understand whats going on with mommy gone . I guess we'll just have to see what happens. GL to you as well.

If baby boy wasn't measuring a week ahead, I'd have to wait until 39 weeks too.  She decided to go with a due date of anywhere from the 20th to the 26th, so I'm just lucky.  I know for sure when we conceived, so our true due date is the 25th...but I'm not complaining!  A full moon can do wonders!

armywifey!:

Post your doctor/midwife appoints, check-ups, ultrasounds, showers, c-sections/inductions, etc so we can know who's up next and wish them good luck!   I'll try to keep it updated  

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fashionistaofdivas: Dec 6 -ob appt

sahmsinger: Dec 6 - ob appt

armywifey!: Dec 13 - postpartum checkup

sahmsinger: Dec 14 - scheduled induction

fashionistaofdivas: Dec 30 - scheduled induction

Scheduled induction date - Dec. 13, 2010 He is here!!! :)

 Next appt is Dec 13th...busy day

 Scheduled induction date- December 20th!

Hoping she comes sooner because my oldest son's birthday is December 19th!

 My next appt is Dec 20th.Ob decided not to do a cervical yesterday as he was certain that he would have stimulated the start of labor and he wasn't comfortable with doing that yesterday...wants me to get to next week unless I go on my own before. On the 20th he is having his np do a more aggressive check to see if she can start things so that I'm not in the hospital over Christmas. He did tell me to try to see if I could get things going on my own before the 20th though . Here's to hoping that home methods work for me.