Well last week we met with Dr. Beceiro to talk about possibly doing a Version to turn the baby. The sonogram showed that there was plenty of amniotic fluid, the placenta is in the right place, the umbilical cord appears to be a nice length, and baby was estimated to weigh 5 lb 13 oz. All that said there does not appear to be a reason that he hasn't turned head down, it looks like he has plenty of space to be able to do it, of course there could still be unforeseen reasons why he isn't, or there could simply be no reason. So we scheduled the Version for tomorrow at 8am, Michael and I need to be there by 7am. I am not allowed any more water or food after midnight, which I am a tad nervous about because I'm used to drinking water if I wake up in the middle of the night and I have been waking with a little bit of nausea and eating actually helps that go away. I've been chugging water all day to try to make sure I stay hydrated for the procedure. They will of course, hook me up to fluids and also give me an injection to relax the uterus for the procedure.
I'm also a little nervous because the Dr. said it is usually pretty painful for women and often the reason she is not successful at turning a baby is because the mom asks her to stop.
I hope I can just breathe through it and allow the Dr. to do what she needs to do. Lauren, my midwife who also delivered Zelda is supposed to be there so that news actually makes me feel a lot better, I'm very comfortable with Lauren.
Michael and I went up for prayer at church this morning and I have of course been asking everyone I know to pray for this. I am hopeful that it will be successful, and I hope if they get him to turn that he will then stay that way.
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