Yesterday we had our weekly appointment at the OB.
First up was the growth sono. Our little girl was wiggling and kicking all over the place! So cute. She is now 5.4 lbs, which is the 25 percentile for size. So she's still a little small, but they are not concerned. I was asked to up my protien intake though to try and help her add some ounces. She was practicing breathing which was very cool to see!
When the sonographer checked my cervix she found that it was very short (less than 1cm) and was funneling. When she applied pressure to my abdomen the baby's head pressed down on it and made it change even more.
Next I got on the monitor for the NST. I only had two contractions so that was great! Baby girl's heart looked awesome. She had really good accelerations.
Finally I had the Group B Strep test (standard) and a cervical check. And that's when I learned I am 2cm dilated and 80% effaced. Whoa! Needless to say I was not allowed off of bed rest. The OB said "if you make it to your appointment next week, great, but I would not be surprised if you have the baby before then." That was a little upsetting. Although I'm thrilled to have made it this far, I'm still hoping to get to 37 weeks. I am still hoping for a full-term baby.
Good thing we have everything ready to bring this baby home, though! Mr. E just needs to install the car seat but the nursery is complete, the clother, blankets and burp cloths have been washed, and our hospital bags are packed. Now I'm just waiting on pins and needles. It's so hard not knowing what to expect! I guess that's always the way it goes with childbirth, though.
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