10-2-2009 - An End in Sight...At Last!

My mood while writing this blog: Ok

Well, yesterday morning I came into work and had an email from my manager saying they would not approve me to work from home for the last week before my due date. Well, that really pissed me off, especially since I know they have done it for more than one person. So, I had already decided if I was told no, which I was sure I would be, that I would have the doctor write me out at - Friday the 13th being my last day.

So, DH & I went to the doctor's yesterday. We started with an u/s - baby is weighing in at 9lbs 2oz! Wow. But she is doing really well, we got to see her little heart beating away and her practicing breathing. The tech pointed out she had a full bladder so she's doing what she's supposed to. She also commented that her head was really low and that it must be making it really uncomfortable for me. I was glad DH heard someone else say this. We were in and out of there in like half an hour! I was impressed.

Next we went to the doctor's office. Good grief! The room was packed once again, I lucked out and had one chair left and got to sit down. Since we were experiencing a random heat wave the office was sweating hot. It was a long wait to get back, but once we did the doc popped right in and checked me. 3 cm dilated and 60% effaced. She seemed surprised and impressed. She said she actually wished we didn't know about the size of the baby according to the u/s because she doesn't know whether to believe it or not. She knows I am really against a c section, partly because I don't want to have the 6 wks recovery and subsequent c sections for other pregnancies, but mostly because I am scared to death of getting anyone else's blood put into me - my dad had a transfusion years ago and is now dying from Hep C he obtained from that blood, so she explained that we really don't want to induce if we can help it since in first time mothers the stastics show that induction actually increases the c section rate. I was very relieved to hear her say this. I had read this too and worried that she would be set on a c section. But, no, she is convinced I can have the baby naturally and even said that I am roomy down there and the baby's head is measuring right on track, so there shouldn't be an issue about her fitting thru. Wide hips you've come in handy for once! Lol. Doc said she thinks I have about a week left - she said she felt my bag of waters - not sure exactly what this means - but all in all she is very optimistic and reassuring.

I gave her my FMLA paperwork so I can leave work and I am really hoping they get it completed and faxed over today. Let me just say what a huge relief it is. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I don't know if it's just having her full backing on my vaginal delivery, the dilation going steadily along, or the only having a few more days of work to suffer thru, but things are definitely looking up for me. I was in such a good mood leaving her office yesterday. And it's carried over today. I logged on this morning and my ticker says 16 days left and suddenly that doesn't seem so bad.

We also set an induction date, just in case, of March 2nd. But, I have full faith I will go before then. Now I am just getting anxious about being a good mother and knowing what to do. I had a freak out the other day when I was thinking about how I had never packed a diaper bag before and wasn't sure what all to include! I guess it will come to me tho.