Since I am late at posting this... we are already 2cm dilated as of 10/07/14 and have been told it can be anywhere from tonight until a week out... But the baby won't stay in longer than a week. She said that unless my water breaks or I start having contractions, to stay home/work and rest. Other than that... we are close!!!
Wow, 3 weeks left... yet I feel like it can be any day now.
Monday was one of the worst days yet. At 2:30 I had gone home early from work and was trying to rest. Yet, at 2:30 I had a lovely surprise and I started throwing up like crazy. I thought, what is going on?! By 7:00 p.m. I couldn't keep water down, yet alone ginger ale or anything. Clark told me I needed to call my OB immediately as he was getting worried. The only way I could describe it was that I was dying from the inside out. Usually, I am good with throwing up, but this was brutal. Dr. Barnes said she would call us into the labor and delivery ward at CMH and to head over. We were admitted to the hospital around 7:30 pm. I had 6 different vials of blood taken, as well as a urine sample... then they wanted a catheter sample. The catheter was absolutely awful and burned/hurt so incredibly badly! Anson was doing fine and all my blood work and urine came back normal. On a positive note, I do NOT have preeclampsia, which was ruled out from the 2nd set of blood work done for it at the hospital. However, after waiting 2.5 to 3 hours, they couldn't find anything wrong with me. They said it was either food poisoning or the flu. Well, considering that I only had two symptoms of a headache and throwing up, I couldn't imagine it being either. I was reading a lot of the pregnancy forums and a lot of women have the same problem. From what I was reading, it is common to have the vomiting and a lot of women go into labor within 2 weeks after that... So I have one week left to see if that is accurate ;)! However, it was definitely a "practice run" for the hospital.
Tuesday and Wednesday were slow as I tried to be as calm as possible. We did have our ultrasound on Wednesday though. I didn't even get to see Anson :(. We went to Grossman Imaging and because it was just to estimate his weight, Clark got to see him, but the monitor wasn't pointed towards me. The first thing the tech said was "he is a large baby". She said for 36 weeks and 3 days he was quite large. In return, he was 8 lbs exactly (give or take a 16 oz, aka a pound). Unfortunately, we asked the tech about how long he was. She told us that there are no length measurements after 16-18 weeks because the baby is already to large. We figured as much since we haven't heard any updates on how long he was. She said he was VERY squished and there wasn't much room in there for him so his measurements are a little more accurate, but not by much. Overall, his head is VERY low in my pelvic bone as well as that meaning he is head down!
I have had a LOT of pain this week and when I saw Dr. Barnes on Thursday, she told me Anson is definitely resting in my pelvic bone and we can be ready any moment. She measured me at 37 weeks, yet she said because his head is already in the perfect position and very low in my pelvic region, I am more than likely 38 weeks measurement wise. Plus, the ultrasound showed us being 38 weeks and 6 days.
Friday and Saturday were bum days for me too... Especially since I have been having cramps and lower back pain. It has been hard to do much of anything because of the amount of pain I am in. But, I know in the end it will all be worth it :) So, I have been resting... however, I know being active helps induce labor naturally.
Sunday was just very quiet. I was really tired and then around 8:00 p.m. I got a great burst of energy and we took a long walk with the boys and when we got home, watched Blue Bloods... I really like that show... it is different. Granted, I like cop shows.
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