I got a call yesterday afternoon that I could go to the hospital to be induced in the afternoon. The call came later in the day than I was expecting. I thought they would call in the morning, and by the time the afternoon rolled around I assumed I would be called today instead. I decided that because I was ONLY 8 days overdue yesterday that I would tell them no, and give my body another day to try to go into labour.
I got a call this morning and was told that they had 10 inductions scheduled and wouldn't be able to get me today. However, my OB wanted me to come in for an ultrasound to check on the baby's wellbeing to make sure it was okay to put induction off for another day. We went to the hospital for 10am and didn't have to wait too long to be called in. I think it was the same ultrasound tech who did my anatomy scan back in March. All business. My doctor came in part way through the ultrasound and told us that our baby is frank breech, which means the baby's bum is down instead of the head. She also told us that our baby is big....she said she would estimate at least 9.5lbs! She said because of the size of the baby, it would be difficult to try and turn the baby manually, and that it would be too risky to attempt a vaginal delivery (I didn't even think that was an option anymore?!).
So, I guess a c-section it is. It is disappointing. Knowing that this may be our only pregnancy, and that I may never get to experience labour and vaginal birth. But, I am just glad to know that the baby is big and healthy, and we will get through this. We have lots of support from friends and family and this baby and her mama will be well looked after.
Showing posts with label Ultrasound. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ultrasound. Show all posts
Monday, August 18, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
It's a...
baby!
Haha ;)
We went to RUH for my ultrasound this morning. I was booked in at the hospital because they thought that they might need some extra time to check the baby's thryoid, as it can be tricky if the baby isn't in the right position. I was told when the appointment was booked to empty my bladder an hour before the appointment and then drink three glasses of water and arrive for the appointment half an hour before the scheduled time. I didn't drink that much because I knew it would be more than my bladder could handle. I drank a bit of orange juice (I have heard having some sugar before an ultrasound makes the baby a little more active), and maybe a glass and a half of water. We arrived and checked in and sat and waited, and waited and waited. After about 40 minutes my bladder was bursting at the seams so I said nuts to this and went to the bathroom. I sipped a bit more water and when they called us in about 10-15 minutes later my bladder was feeling pretty full again.
I managed okay until near the end of the scan. It was getting painful, and she was digging in right around my bladder. When she was done, I asked if I could go pee yet. She was like, oh sorry, we have to wait until your doctor sees the pictures and make sure we don't need any other angles. So she left and I waited 5 minutes before I couldn't handle it any longer and I went. Thankfully the doctor came a couple of minutes later and said that they got everything they need. She said the baby is measuring perfectly for the estimated due date and that all the organs look good. She said that they can't really specifically see the thyroid gland, but that they look for any enlargements of the gland, or abnormal growth of the baby, which could indicate thyroid problems, but everything was good today!
I feel like this ultrasound today was very clinical. I was glad at the beginning that the technician said that she would be very quiet during the scan because she was concentrating and looking for specific things, but that just because she was quiet didn't mean that anything was wrong. I laid there and couldn't see the screen for the better part of the scan. Jay could see it, but said all he could make out was an occasional bone. Then at the very end, once she had all her measuring done, she did turn the screen so I could see it and pointed out the baby's head, spine, legs, arm (the other one was tucked on the other side). She tried to show us the baby's face or profile, but apparently the baby is shy and was hiding it from us. We did see the legs kicking away :)
Before the technician started the ultrasound I asked if it was possible to find out the sex of our baby. She said that we would have to ask the doctor when she came in. So when the doctor came in and told us everything looks good, I asked if she could tell us what we are having. She said she didn't even look at that pictures with that in mind, so she quickly scanned back through them. She said, "those look like girl parts to me." I was absolutely shocked! I am still not quite sure if I believe her. I had myself so convinced that it would be a boy. I guess you can't put much faith in the old wives tales. I think that is part of what had me convinced it was a boy....anyway. We are thrilled that the baby is healthy first and foremost, but also happy to find out that we will have a baby girl.
Haha ;)
We went to RUH for my ultrasound this morning. I was booked in at the hospital because they thought that they might need some extra time to check the baby's thryoid, as it can be tricky if the baby isn't in the right position. I was told when the appointment was booked to empty my bladder an hour before the appointment and then drink three glasses of water and arrive for the appointment half an hour before the scheduled time. I didn't drink that much because I knew it would be more than my bladder could handle. I drank a bit of orange juice (I have heard having some sugar before an ultrasound makes the baby a little more active), and maybe a glass and a half of water. We arrived and checked in and sat and waited, and waited and waited. After about 40 minutes my bladder was bursting at the seams so I said nuts to this and went to the bathroom. I sipped a bit more water and when they called us in about 10-15 minutes later my bladder was feeling pretty full again.
I managed okay until near the end of the scan. It was getting painful, and she was digging in right around my bladder. When she was done, I asked if I could go pee yet. She was like, oh sorry, we have to wait until your doctor sees the pictures and make sure we don't need any other angles. So she left and I waited 5 minutes before I couldn't handle it any longer and I went. Thankfully the doctor came a couple of minutes later and said that they got everything they need. She said the baby is measuring perfectly for the estimated due date and that all the organs look good. She said that they can't really specifically see the thyroid gland, but that they look for any enlargements of the gland, or abnormal growth of the baby, which could indicate thyroid problems, but everything was good today!
I feel like this ultrasound today was very clinical. I was glad at the beginning that the technician said that she would be very quiet during the scan because she was concentrating and looking for specific things, but that just because she was quiet didn't mean that anything was wrong. I laid there and couldn't see the screen for the better part of the scan. Jay could see it, but said all he could make out was an occasional bone. Then at the very end, once she had all her measuring done, she did turn the screen so I could see it and pointed out the baby's head, spine, legs, arm (the other one was tucked on the other side). She tried to show us the baby's face or profile, but apparently the baby is shy and was hiding it from us. We did see the legs kicking away :)
Before the technician started the ultrasound I asked if it was possible to find out the sex of our baby. She said that we would have to ask the doctor when she came in. So when the doctor came in and told us everything looks good, I asked if she could tell us what we are having. She said she didn't even look at that pictures with that in mind, so she quickly scanned back through them. She said, "those look like girl parts to me." I was absolutely shocked! I am still not quite sure if I believe her. I had myself so convinced that it would be a boy. I guess you can't put much faith in the old wives tales. I think that is part of what had me convinced it was a boy....anyway. We are thrilled that the baby is healthy first and foremost, but also happy to find out that we will have a baby girl.
Sunday, March 09, 2014
18 Weeks!
After I felt the little taps the other night I didn't feel anything for a while. I started to wonder if maybe I had just imagined it. However, in the last few days at least once or twice per day I have felt little movements in there. I can't wait until they are stronger and Jay can feel them from the outside!
I feel like my belly has popped out a bit this week. It is still pretty small, but growing! I have gained about 5lbs now, which seems reasonable to me.
We go tomorrow morning to RUH for my ultrasound! I expect to also see my OB tomorrow as well. I am more excited than nervous for the ultrasound. I am kind of nervous about having to have a full bladder, as I find it a hard balance to have a full, but not painfully full bladder. Plus, they are gonig to probably be putting some pressure on my lower tummy, so that could be interesting. Hopefully the excitement of it all will just outweigh the discomfort :)
We are hoping to find out the sex of the baby. It won't be the end of the world if we can't find out, but I feel like it will help us to bond a little more with the baby before s/he is born, and will make it easier to prepare a room/clothes/etc. I am still thinking it's a boy, but I suppose I have about a 50% chance of being right, ha!
We have started to throw a few names around. I don't think we will have a hard time agreeing on a name as we tend to have similar ideas of what we like. But there are a lot of names, and I want to make sure we look at a lot of names before we settle for a couple that we might choose. We are not planning to share our name choices with anyone until after the baby is born. I am pretty sure that most people we know would be supportive, but I have heard of people sharing their name choice when they are still pregnant, and someone making some awful comment about the name. I figure once the kid already has the name, it's easier for people to accept it, because who wants to insult a baby, haha.
Also this week, my friend Karen had her baby boy!! It was so great to go to the hospital for a visit on Friday evening and share some birthday cake to celebrate little Felix's long awaited arrival. I am pretty excited that we will have children who are only a few months apart in age. I never thought that would happen!
I feel like my belly has popped out a bit this week. It is still pretty small, but growing! I have gained about 5lbs now, which seems reasonable to me.
We go tomorrow morning to RUH for my ultrasound! I expect to also see my OB tomorrow as well. I am more excited than nervous for the ultrasound. I am kind of nervous about having to have a full bladder, as I find it a hard balance to have a full, but not painfully full bladder. Plus, they are gonig to probably be putting some pressure on my lower tummy, so that could be interesting. Hopefully the excitement of it all will just outweigh the discomfort :)
We are hoping to find out the sex of the baby. It won't be the end of the world if we can't find out, but I feel like it will help us to bond a little more with the baby before s/he is born, and will make it easier to prepare a room/clothes/etc. I am still thinking it's a boy, but I suppose I have about a 50% chance of being right, ha!
We have started to throw a few names around. I don't think we will have a hard time agreeing on a name as we tend to have similar ideas of what we like. But there are a lot of names, and I want to make sure we look at a lot of names before we settle for a couple that we might choose. We are not planning to share our name choices with anyone until after the baby is born. I am pretty sure that most people we know would be supportive, but I have heard of people sharing their name choice when they are still pregnant, and someone making some awful comment about the name. I figure once the kid already has the name, it's easier for people to accept it, because who wants to insult a baby, haha.
Also this week, my friend Karen had her baby boy!! It was so great to go to the hospital for a visit on Friday evening and share some birthday cake to celebrate little Felix's long awaited arrival. I am pretty excited that we will have children who are only a few months apart in age. I never thought that would happen!
Sunday, February 23, 2014
16 Weeks Pregnant!
Not so long ago, I used to think of pregnancy in months instead of weeks. But since I have had a number of close friends/clients/etc who are pregnant, I have a slightly better grasp on the weeks of pregnancy. I am just over 16 weeks. For those that like to think in months, that would be between 3.5 and 4 months. I can't believe that I am this far already. I still have a long ways to go, and for most people who look at me, they wouldn't know anything is different. My tummy has grown a bit, but it is still pretty small. I took this photo about a week ago.
The nausea and fatigue of the first trimester have eased off. These days I mostly feel hungry, a lot. I try to make good choices, but my weight gain so far is around 2-3lbs, so not bad. I really don't want to gain more than I should, because then it will just be extra weight to lose once the baby is here.
I have my anatomy scan scheduled for the 10th of March. That is the ultrasound where they check to make sure all of the baby's organs are present and functioning as they should. Because I have hyperthyroidism, they also plan to take a look on the ultrasound at baby's thryoid (amazing that they can see that as the baby is still pretty tiny at this point!). We are also hoping to find out the sex of our baby. I feel pretty strongly that it is a boy, and Jay has mentioned that he is thinking it is a girl.
I don't know if it's normal for most newly pregnant women, or maybe stronger for those who have struggled to get, or stay pregnant. I feel like I am starting to feel anxious. It has been almost two months since our last ultrasound, and almost a month since I heard the baby's heartbeat at my doctor's appointment, and I sometimes worry that something is wrong. I still have pregnancy symptoms, and I am not bleeding, but when you are not growing noticeably on a daily basis an you can't feel regular movements inside, it can be hard to trust that things are going okay in there. I think I might be starting to feel some light flutters in there, but I am never quite sure if it is the baby, or my imagination. Hopefully soon I will start to feel some more noticeable movements and that will give me some reassurance until our ultrasound in a couple of weeks.
The nausea and fatigue of the first trimester have eased off. These days I mostly feel hungry, a lot. I try to make good choices, but my weight gain so far is around 2-3lbs, so not bad. I really don't want to gain more than I should, because then it will just be extra weight to lose once the baby is here.
I have my anatomy scan scheduled for the 10th of March. That is the ultrasound where they check to make sure all of the baby's organs are present and functioning as they should. Because I have hyperthyroidism, they also plan to take a look on the ultrasound at baby's thryoid (amazing that they can see that as the baby is still pretty tiny at this point!). We are also hoping to find out the sex of our baby. I feel pretty strongly that it is a boy, and Jay has mentioned that he is thinking it is a girl.
I don't know if it's normal for most newly pregnant women, or maybe stronger for those who have struggled to get, or stay pregnant. I feel like I am starting to feel anxious. It has been almost two months since our last ultrasound, and almost a month since I heard the baby's heartbeat at my doctor's appointment, and I sometimes worry that something is wrong. I still have pregnancy symptoms, and I am not bleeding, but when you are not growing noticeably on a daily basis an you can't feel regular movements inside, it can be hard to trust that things are going okay in there. I think I might be starting to feel some light flutters in there, but I am never quite sure if it is the baby, or my imagination. Hopefully soon I will start to feel some more noticeable movements and that will give me some reassurance until our ultrasound in a couple of weeks.