So, week 39 has come and is quickly passing! What a week it has been. I had my regular doctors appointment yesterday morning and it led to a crazy, emotional day. The Dr. thought the baby turned breech. The heartbeat was in a much different spot, she couldn't feel the head and the shape and feel of my stomach had greatly changed. Being a first time mom - when she voiced her concerns I immediately told her that the baby had moved the day before and it was quite painful.
You may guess where this led. I got the talk re: cesarean. Are you kidding me? After everything - to be having that discussion - while Tim wasn't even there - was blowing my mind. I was told that there would be an emergency ultrasound to determine position but to start thinking about my options. Options included booking a date for surgery, trying to turn the baby manually and/or attempting to deliver breech IF one of 2 Dr's who can deliver breech babies happened to be working that day.
I left in a daze. I didn't want to freak out because part of me thought she might be wrong, that I would know if the baby had moved that much! Regardless, telling Tim what took so long proved to be quite emotional. He just held my hand and assured me that we would get through this, just like everything else. Then we were silent for hours as we waited for the ultrasound.
30 seconds into the ultrasound I saw the telltale round skull when the tech was scanning down low. The sigh of relief was audible. Once the tech finished, Tim was brought in and he was equally relieved when he saw my face. Crisis averted.
Other than that craziness, I feel great. Taking the time off work has been awesome! I have time to do little projects and get in lots of naps. I hear they are harder to come by once kids enter the picture.
Later gators!
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