It’s official! I am currently more pregnant at 38 weeks 4 days than I have ever been before. Granted, I only have the one previous pregnancy to compare it to, but even more pregnant than before I still feel so much better than I did with my first son.
38 weeks pregnant!
VBAC or C-Section?
You may remember my concern at 36 weeks with my OB telling me that they were going to induce me at 38 weeks for baby’s size. I am not comfortable with being induced only because they are concerned baby is big. At 37 weeks we had a big ultrasound with my high risk OB. I have been going for twice weekly monitoring and ultrasounds, but this one was to check on baby’s size and see how he was growing. As with all of our other growth ultrasounds he was measuring right on with his previous growth.
He was measuring just about 40 weeks, but my Dr. was not super concerned because baby’s abdomen and head were measuring the same. If his abdomen was measuring bigger than his head, then he said he would have been concerned that the Gestational Diabetes was causing increased growth and that there would be a high risk of shoulder dysplasia if I delivered naturally.
Since he was measuring the same though, my Dr. gave me the go ahead to try and see what my body could do. However, he believes if my body has not gone into labor on it’s own by 40 weeks, that I need to schedule a repeat C-Section. The reasoning for this would be baby’s size (My son was 10.2 lbs. at 38 weeks), and that induction with previous C/S has a high risk of not working. I am okay with this. I feel it is a good compromise, and honestly while I know I could deliver a 10 lb. baby, I am not sure I could or would want to if baby was much bigger than that with a high risk of the induction failing. I realize that not everyone will agree with this, but I truly feel like it is the best for my body, and if for some reason I make it to 40 weeks, I can always re-address the situation with my doctors if I feel differently. I really feel like I have a good team behind me, and I know my options. That is the most important thing to me, to know what my options are and to be able to pick what is right and best for me and the baby.
In the meantime I will be doing lots of natural things to get my labor going, including asking my chiropractor to assist me with getting my body and baby ready for delivery. Wish me luck!!
Random Pregnancy Tidbits
I am getting closer to being ready for this baby to be here. He has a crib assembled, cloth diapers are washed and stuffed, storage for said diapers has been purchased and assembled, and his room is getting closer everyday to looking more like a nursery and less like an office.
My hospital bag is mentally packed… I plan on fixing that asap this week.
I have a bruise on my belly from repeatedly bumping it while using public restrooms… that latch gets me every time! Those stalls really aren’t made for protruding bellies or maybe I just need to think thinner!
We are still working on picking out a name…
I think my belly may be dropping a little bit. What do you think?
I do think I stood further back in the last picture than I did in weeks prior so it made it a bit hard to tell…
The 22 Point Pregnancy Turn…
What is the 22 point pregnancy turn? Try laying in bed, and realizing that you are too uncomfortable on one side, but dread making the turn to the other side. While my sciatica and SPD have been controlled pain-wise with my weekly chiropractic visits, the one place that has never ceased to be painful is flat in my bed. Rolling from one side to the next is like trying to pull out of a parking space with and inch of room on all sides and doing 22 point turns to get to where I want to be. The grinding and shooting pain pretty much sucks and I swear my hips are going to split in half do to the relastin… My husband laughs with me as it really is the only thing I can do. Laugh at the fact that something so easy is so hard this late in pregnancy. If you saw it – you’d laugh too!
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you are doing wonderfully! good luck with not having to be induced, I hope it goes exactly like you want!
Oh, good luck, sweet mama!
I would be SHOCKED if little man #2 was anything less than 9lbs (and I mean in the most loving of ways!) I too was induced early due to preeclampsia and that was not the case with either of my next two. EASY labor vibes!!
Yay Emily! I was just thinking about you and was so excited to see this post. Baby boy will be here soon and I can’t wait to ‘meet’ him. And don’t forget, that YOU are your best advocate and YOU know what is best for you and your family. Don’t listen to the naysayers. 😉 You will make the right choice, at the right time…
I’m glad they are looking into all options for you with the tests to back them up. I am sure you and baby monster truck will do great, best wishes!
Good luck!!
I do think you look lower in the last picture. Not much longer now!!
I have big babies too, I totally know what you’re going through. My first was 9 lbs 12 oz. Hoping you can get things going on your own!
so close. I think its funny you wear the same exact clothes for every picture. I bet that would make great growth video if you put the photos to start close togther
I totally agree with your stance- just do what is right for you & your family & don’t worry about what others think about your decision! Good luck mama- I’ll be watching for a birth announcement any time now!! 🙂
I am also 38 weeks and hoping for a vbac before my scheduled c! Hope we can both pull it off!
You look beautiful! I had VBAC with both my second and third. Hope everything works out so you can have one.
I am so behind, but wanted to check in on you and see how your doing! You are so close to the end girl! Hope things are going well and that you get to meet the little guy at the perfect time for both of you!