Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, baby boy. I had hoped not to make it all the way to the 39-week appointment. Over the last few days, I've continued to get larger and more uncomfortable, but no baby yet.
On Sunday night about 11pm, I realized that Gavin hadn't really been moving much, so I was extra-vigilent yesterday to track his movements. His activity was definitely less than it has been, both in frequency and intensity, so last night was not a restful one for me (went to sleep at 11:45pm, woke up at 1:45am, and stayed up until 5:30am before taking a nap until 6:30am). I figure that he's really just out of room but let the nurse know when I got to my appointment today, and she immediately hooked me up to the machine that I had used at my 28-week appointment. I have to say, when I first heart the heartbeat echo through the room, a wave of relief washed over me.
There still wasn't much movement, so I got to drink a can of Coke and sit some more. After reviewing the charts, Dr. Jaffee said that there's enough movement (there were about 10 jabs/kicks/rolls within about 40 minutes) that she's not concerned but to continue being sensitive to his movements. At a minimum, I should feel 5 "somethings" within the hour after eating a meal; with all of the OJ and Sprite that I've been having, no real problems there!
In other news, I'm 3cm dilated, thinned out, and Gavin is nice and low. Dr. Jaffee also noted that at least one of my "movements" that I marked during the monitoring today was actually a contraction and not Gavin just rolling over like I thought. Huh, who knew!? Given the progress since my last appointment, it's likely that I'll deliver sometime this week; and now that I know what I'm feeling is actually contractions, I can start keeping track. Here's to hoping!
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just another 1-3 weeks and there will be a new pee in the world!
So exciting!! Keep us updated! Heres to hoping for a wonderful Christmas Gavine for the Pee family! :)
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