38 Weeks! We are in the home stretch people! So this week Baby P is the size of a pumpkin…. well being the middle of July there is no way I am finding a pumpkin so you are just going to have to imagine this one! Sorry! Next week is watermelon and of course we will be able to carry that one through, but this week we are out of luck!
Week 38 has been VERY interesting! Lots of events happening. We kicked off the first day of our 38th week with contractions steady from 11pm - 3am coming every 3-4 mins apart. Then they just stopped and haven't resumed since. Curtis has just gotten home but since we didn't have family here yet to assist us with Hayden, my mom and dad flew out to be here. Well of course everything stopped and I had no more contractions that were measurable. However, I had some leaking. I had this with Hayden and it was what ultimately decided to send me to the hospital and put me in labour.
We went to my Dr appt on Thursday and the Dr advised us to head to Labour and Delivery since she wasn't able to test for my water breaking. However, Baby still looked good and was head down. I was measuring right on track and her heartbeat was 143bpm. That afternoon we made the trip to Labour and Delivery and I looked so stylish in my blue triage gown. They did a speculum test and decided that there was no amniotic fluid leaking, and sent me home. However, she recommended an ultrasound to see about fluid levels. While we were there they measured my contractions and checked me…. a whole 2cm! We are on the right path just not there yet!
After an eventful afternoon in Labour and Delivery we returned home to Nana and Papa finally arriving at our house. They are going to stay with us until after our little princess arrives. On Friday Hayden and Nana surprised me with a "birthday" party for Baby P and a small shower for before she arrives. Hayden picked out balloons, a tiara, and a red velvet cake to celebrate. Then we were showered with baby gifts and TONS of cute little girl clothes. It was very fun!
On Friday we also went to have our ultrasound to make sure the amniotic levels were okay. Thankfully they are and it is just a waiting game now. Mom and Dad went with me because they hadn't been to an ultrasound for Baby P yet and we got to see lots. Baby's heart rate was 139bpm and we got to see her face, head, spine, feet, umbilical cord, arms and legs. They measured the femur (6cm) and tibula (7cm) and head. We got a shot of her face (below) and the ultrasound tech was guessing her weight somewhere between 6 and 7lbs.
At this point it is just a waiting game. She is quite content to stay in there for now, so we will accommodate her and let her be. Feeling tons of pressure and mild sporadic contractions, but nothing measurable now. Hopefully we can meet her soon! Thanks for checking and leave us a comment! xo
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