She is getting bigger & bigger! Although I am still getting some body shaking kicks, most of her movements now as rolls and turns and as her whole body shifts so does my belly! I wake up in the morning now to find her usually balled up on one side of my belly or another. This has been a favorite of hers to do for a little while now. If I wake up on my right side, she is usually all the way on my right and I can feel a series of hard lumps all the way down the right side of my belly. Usually, when I am waking up I feel a few flurries of activity but she is pretty quiet. I pray this means that she likes sleeping in the morning as much as I do haha. Nighttime is still her most active period which I think is probably true of most babies, fetuses and newborns alike. I can't always discern what bump is what but i'm fairly certain what I am feeling on either side of my belly button are her elbows or arms. I had though before that she was sideways but she is most certainly right side up (which is to say wrong side for labor haha).
Yep, she's still a little breech baby! We had our appointment on the 30th and she is definitely still head up. Still doing fine. Still cooking in there. Our next appointment is on September 13th and if she is still breech then we need to make some decisions. We can either have the doctor try to turn her or go ahead and schedule our c-section. We have come to the decision to go the c-section route for certain if she is still breech. There is still time yet for her to flip but as I've mentioned before I think she is quite content as she is. I am less and less nervous about the c-section (that may change as the day gets closer) and we are getting more and more prepared for that scenario. I have joked though that the more prepared we are the more likely she will flip around last minute to pull a fast one on us!
If we schedule the c-section, we will shoot for October 7th depending on what doctors are available. We're hoping this would only mean 1 day difference between Chris going back to work and my parents arriving in town for 2 weeks. Obviously, we have Chris's family close by to check in which is fantastic but of course I want my mom and dad there as soon as possible! It makes me a little sad they won't be able to visit in the hospital but I am happy that they will be able to spend the full amount of their visit with their new granddaughter. That was very important to me. It is still odd to think that I may never have a "typical" labor and delivery but I just want her here safe & sound so I am accepting that this is how she will more than likely enter the world. Good news for her, it's almost no trauma to her to come into this world via planned c-section. No tough labor or squishing through a birth canal. Just lifted gently on out of my belly. I mean am I great hostess or what?
October 7th would be a couple days after I turn 39 weeks so if that's the case that means 4 weeks from tomorrow I will be having Adelaide in my arms. I don' t think I have fully processed that yet!! We are more than ready for her (at least in our hearts and I believe in our home with the amount of stuff we have haha). We just can't wait to focus on this angel 110%!!!
Dear Adelaide,
Don't worry, Mama is going to leave you alone in there. You seemed to have made up your mind on what is best for you and I am not going to change that. I like to think that you are an independent woman already haha. I have a feeling this won't be the first time you make up your mind and won't budge. I can't say your Mama was much different. I have washed your clothes and unpacked all the odds and ends in your nursery and organized it as much as I could. Your Daddy has put everything together (except the stroller which is still baffling us haha) and we are getting every little loose end tied up as best we can before your arrival. We are trying to keep ourselves busy so the time passes by quickly until we meet you. We are simply amazed that in a matter of weeks you will be here with us and our lives will never be the same and we are so ever looking forward to that moment. It seems we've waited our whole lives just for you!
All My Love,
Mama
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