Before my doctor's appointment on Tuesday, I was hopeful that the little one had perhaps decided to get into position. But, the ultrasound revealed he is apparently much more comfortable with his little heinie down and his head up by my heart. I can kind of relate because I don't know that I'd want to be upside down in a bag of water either. (But hey, it's what all the cool babies are doing, so he needs to give into peer pressure this once.)
The doctor said I shouldn't give up hope of him turning, and I haven't. I figure he just hasn't gotten "the urge" to do any gymnastics yet. She also said I'm a good candidate for a version. This is where they can go in a manually (as opposed to robotically) turn him. The procedure can turn about half of babies and keep them that way. Although, I have read it can be fairly painful, and there is a small risk of it causing your water to break and labor to start, which is why they wait until around 36 weeks to do it. But, it could be a good option to avoid a C-section.
I'm about 33 weeks now, so the reality that a baby will be popping (hopefully head first) into our lives very soon is beginning to sink in.
In other Short news, our home is officially for sale. Yay! Which means, I'm still not sure where I'll be living when Colton arrives. But God knows where we'll be even if I don't, and I'm okay with that (at least for now, in 5 minutes I might feel differently. . . those crazy pregnancy hormones.)
6 comments:
Keep up the good work Summer! You are doing great. :)
Turn Colton Turn!!!!
Yoru comment on my blog made me laugh out loud.
So sorry I didn't make it to the shower. Wedding stuff consumes my life right now. We all need to go to dinner an we can give you your gift!
oh sweetie, I know the hormones. maybe you should stay here for a little longer! Then we could take care of you and Colton and we could tell you the crazies won't last much longer!
praying for a flip-flop!
Hi,
You don't know me, I came here through Natalies blog (she and I are friends from the college years). But, I wanted to offer some assurance (having gone through five of these myself). Babies can turn at the absolute last minute - I'm talking down the the wire turnin'. I love doctors for the most part, but sometimes they can scare ya into thinking the worst too. There is also tuns of stuff you can do to help baby turn. Check out this website:
http://www.spinningbabies.com/ for some great techniques! Praying that all goes well and for a wonderful healthy birth and experience for you!
Thanks for the encouragement Chelsey!
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