Just got in from my doctor's appointment. She said everything is fine. No comments about my weight this time, so I seem to be ok there again.
Blood pressure amazingly good - especially for a pregnant gal. Head still down where it should be, so she's ready to go when the time comes. (She's been like that for over a month now, apparently.) Heartbeat is at 150 today when she measured, and the tape measure up my belly was right where it should be. She said 34 cm, but I swear, last time she said 37, so I have no idea what that means unless the baby settles in as you get towards the end, and the measurement actually goes down a little? Either way, she said it's "right on."
I mentioned that I want to do a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarian) and she fully backs that choice. She's stayed neutral until now, but now that I've made up my mind, she's voicing her opinion and says that's a great idea.
Also, I asked about some other specifics that are out of the ordinary that could help prolong my non-drugged labor, and she said that was fine. Last time I was given the epidural because I had pain every time they had me get up to urinate - not because of contractions. She said I could have a catheter this time if it helped get me past needing an epidural too soon. I had no idea that was an option last time, so didn't know to even ask. Hopefully I don't get freakish bladder pain this time, and hopefully if I do, a catheter will buy me some un-drugged time to allow labor to progress.
Next appointment is in 2 weeks and she will start twice weekly monitoring at that point. What that means is since I'm over 40, she wants to hook me up to a fetal monitor for about 30 minutes, twice a week until the baby comes. After next week's appointment, I also go to once a week for my regular appointments. So, I get monitored twice a week and I see her once a week until go time.
She also said first babies are, on the average, about a week late and, once again, on the average, second babies are about 3 days late.
That's pretty much it from today's visit.
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