Friday, July 5, 2013
Not so great news from the Doc :(
So today we had our 35 week ultrasound to check and see if Baby Girl is in proper birth position. Just like always, she was being stubborn. And it turns out she is breech. She has her feet curled up next to her head which is right under my rib cage. We met with the doctor right after and she told us the odds of her turning head down on her own are not good this far along into the pregnancy. She said there is a procedure they can do at the hospital to manually turn the baby but it only has a 60% success rate and there is a high risk the cord could get wrapped around the baby which would lead to an emergency c-section that I would not be conscious for. Our only other option would be a scheduled c-section at 39 weeks. Jacob and I decided to take the risk and try the procedure to turn her. We realize it is very risky but we both feel that we should try. If they manage to turn her successfully without problems then everything can go as planned. We're both very scared and of course worried about the baby's safety. The procedure is sometime next week, we have to wait for the hospital to call us. It's scary to think we could have a baby next week. We are praying that everything will be ok. We feel everything will be alright. The Dr checked my cervix and I am 60% effaced and 1 cm dilated. This baby is going to be here sooner rather than later it seems now. Right now we are doing everything we can to prepare for the baby, getting our bags packed, making sure our jobs are aware of what's going on and getting last minute items. I'm trying to stay positive, it's just scary to think if things don't go right I won't be awake for the birth of my baby. But I know I will be in good hands. We can only pray, who knows, maybe by some miracle she will feel the need to flip around on her own then we wouldn't have to worry! We shall see. . . Sorry this post isn't so bright and cheery but I feel like keeping everyone in the loop.
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