Monday, September 26, 2005
appointment!
first of all, i really love our doctor. i think we lucked into a very good thing. she's so nice and calm and informative. we also had our shortest appointment today! this place is always packed, but we were in by 9:05 and out by 9:30...very nice. gave us time to go get some breakfast after the appointment and everything!
we heard the heartbeat right away with the doppler, so no sono :(, but i was relieved that they picked up the heartbeat so easily. it was 152. if i remember correctly, that's what yours was too, right? who knows if this determines boy or girl (i've heard not), but if it does, i am inclined to think girl. we also declined the quad screen, which the doctor said was a good idea. she said there is such a high rate of false/positive and i was so low risk, that she didn't think it was necessary. she also said that even when she had a child at 37, so i feel good about the decision. no need for any unnecessary worry.
i asked her if there was any way to avoid an episiotomy. she said that it all depended on when you're giving birth and said that contrary to what you might read, there really isn't a way to help it along before hand. what i have read about doing that sound unpleasant and uncomfortable anyway, so i'm kind of glad. she said that she doesn't always need to do them, but if it's necessary, it's better than a really bad tear that can be almost a surgical procedure to fix. i feel a bit more comfortable now about the prospect of having to have one. she was very informative about it to where i didn't feel like we were going to be forced into one, but she was going to do what seemed best at the time. oh, and she said it's not a matter of stretching, but more a matter of the baby's head size and how "elastic" you are at the time! things they don't tell you in books.
we scheduled our sono appointment for the 27th of october, the day after elliott's birthday. what a fun birthday surprise, huh?
she said i should be able to feel the baby in the next few weeks! i'm very excited for that. this seems to be going so fast, i can hardly believe it. we got started ripping down the cloth wallpaper this weekend and found a few things we're going to have to fix before we can paint (a small hole and other nail holes). also, we've got to re-arrange to accommodate what's already in that room. fun!
we heard the heartbeat right away with the doppler, so no sono :(, but i was relieved that they picked up the heartbeat so easily. it was 152. if i remember correctly, that's what yours was too, right? who knows if this determines boy or girl (i've heard not), but if it does, i am inclined to think girl. we also declined the quad screen, which the doctor said was a good idea. she said there is such a high rate of false/positive and i was so low risk, that she didn't think it was necessary. she also said that even when she had a child at 37, so i feel good about the decision. no need for any unnecessary worry.
i asked her if there was any way to avoid an episiotomy. she said that it all depended on when you're giving birth and said that contrary to what you might read, there really isn't a way to help it along before hand. what i have read about doing that sound unpleasant and uncomfortable anyway, so i'm kind of glad. she said that she doesn't always need to do them, but if it's necessary, it's better than a really bad tear that can be almost a surgical procedure to fix. i feel a bit more comfortable now about the prospect of having to have one. she was very informative about it to where i didn't feel like we were going to be forced into one, but she was going to do what seemed best at the time. oh, and she said it's not a matter of stretching, but more a matter of the baby's head size and how "elastic" you are at the time! things they don't tell you in books.
we scheduled our sono appointment for the 27th of october, the day after elliott's birthday. what a fun birthday surprise, huh?
she said i should be able to feel the baby in the next few weeks! i'm very excited for that. this seems to be going so fast, i can hardly believe it. we got started ripping down the cloth wallpaper this weekend and found a few things we're going to have to fix before we can paint (a small hole and other nail holes). also, we've got to re-arrange to accommodate what's already in that room. fun!
# posted by laura @ 11:01 AM 
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Only a futon will stay in the room. Everything else, we have to reshuffle to other rooms. No, we don't know the sex...believe me, I want to know as badly as anybody! Will you find out at your next appointment?
I have gained 10 lbs. total, which the doc had no problem with. She said she likes to see 4 lbs. a month vs. my 5 this time, but she said that could fluctuate by the day, so she wasn't concerned.
I'm glad you didn't get the screen either...makes us feel like we're doing the right thing. My friend was telling me about a friend of hers that had it and got a false positive, but didn't know until the baby was born, resulting in a stressful and bad pregnancy.
I found out yesterday that ***** is pregnant too! She's due in May, but I'm not supposed to tell anyone...obviously it's killing me. It's my friend that has another child about your age...isn't that exciting?!?!
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I have gained 10 lbs. total, which the doc had no problem with. She said she likes to see 4 lbs. a month vs. my 5 this time, but she said that could fluctuate by the day, so she wasn't concerned.
I'm glad you didn't get the screen either...makes us feel like we're doing the right thing. My friend was telling me about a friend of hers that had it and got a false positive, but didn't know until the baby was born, resulting in a stressful and bad pregnancy.
I found out yesterday that ***** is pregnant too! She's due in May, but I'm not supposed to tell anyone...obviously it's killing me. It's my friend that has another child about your age...isn't that exciting?!?!
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