We finally made it to the end of this pregnancy and the beginning of the birth. Today is the big day. It has been a very long week. Due to the diagnosis of decreased fetal movement, we have been to triage every day for additional testing and some much needed peace of mind.
The schedule for today is one last appointment with the doctor for a final check on the baby and to see how I'm progressing so she can decide what medications to give, what dosage and when to induce labor. Then we check into the hospital at 7pm. Their estimate is that the baby will be born sometime between the afternoon of the 29th and at the latest the morning of the 30th. We are still hoping for a vaginal delivery which means it will take longer and move a bit slower. At this point we don't really care. Our birth plan is for a healthy baby, whatever else happens, happens. So in between now and then I am having my last prenatal massage, then having dinner before we check into the hospital. The rest of the day will be spent trying to remain calm and keeping busy.
I am filled with all kinds of emotions today. I am excited to have actually made it this far and the thought of finally holding my baby in my arms is overwhelming. It has been such a long journey. It's surreal that this moment has actually come to be.
I am extremely nervous for the birth, there is just so much that could go wrong and when there is a chance of something going wrong with us, it usually does. We recently found out that the umbilical cord is wrapped around his neck. Our doctor told us that it happens to 1 out of 4 babies and usually they can slip it off during labor, yet its just another thing to cause us worry. We are still dealing with the diagnosis of decreased fetal movement and they show concern over that too. I am happy that the pregnancy is almost over and these pregnancy worries will go away soon. I'm looking forward to being able to just look at the baby and see that he is ok instead of having to wait for an appointment and the doctor freaking us out before we know all is ok.
And finally sadness, it really hits home today the loss of Baby B. Every time we went to our appointments this last week it comes up as part of the questions the nurses as me.
Looking forward to writing my next post and announcing the birth of our son!
Thanks for Reading,
HEATHER
Thinking of you and hoping for wonderful things for you and your family.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words. The birth story blog is up. Baby is great and healthy and happy!
DeleteDear Heather, I read all your posts about Zlin and other adventures (we are going to Zlin this May), and just wanted to check how you were doing. Any more posts after the birth?! Hope everything went well!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reaching out. Everything is fine, baby is wonderful. Best of luck in Zlin. I hope it works out for you. They make great babies there :)
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