In only 8 days, Caylee will make her arrival! In only 8 days, Bryan and I will become parents! And then, 3 days after that, we'll bring our little girl home and start our lives as a family of three people and two dogs!
Last week we had our last ultrasound, and everything still looks
wonderful...except Caylee is definitely running out of room. Her face in her ultrasound picture was all squished lol. She
measured in at 7.5 lbs at only 36 weeks and 4 days! Basically, at that
point, she was the same size as an average baby at 38 weeks. My only
thought was, well, at least she's slowed down a bit! At the last
ultrasound she was 3 weeks ahead of average and now she's only ahead by a
week and a half!
That said, by the time she's 38 weeks
and a couple of days, there is a good chance that Caylee will weigh in
somewhere between 8.5 and 9.5 pounds. This means there is also a good
chance she could get stuck coming out. Add to that her head size and you get a scenario where we can't use a vacuum or forceps to help her if she does get stuck. Personally, I'm not at all fond of the idea of going through 10+ hours
of labor only to have to have a C-Section anyway! So, we're cutting out
all that middle concern and skipping straight to the end! After talking all of this over with the
maternal/fetal specialist and my OBGyn, we went ahead and scheduled a
C-Section for August 21st!
And, double-plus bonus, my doctor is going to go ahead and clip my tubes while she's in there! For a whole variety of reasons, Bryan and I are completely happy with just one little one, and this means I don't have to go back on birth control after the pregnancy. One less pill a day to take once I'm back on all of my RA meds!
While I continue to enjoy every moment of my pregnancy, Bryan and I sure can't wait to hold our little girl!
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So exciting! Can't wait for her to make her arrival...being a mommy is the best and most rewarding job ever! Good Luck with everything! C-sections are the best :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! We're very excited!
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