And The Sonogram Says......

That there's a baby in there!

Well, of course there IS a baby in there, a perfectly healthy baby who weighs around 6.5 lbs and who apparently has her bags packed and is quite ready to go. By this I mean she is totally head down and "engaged", she's facing to my right, and my cervix is starting to thin. So I could conceivably go into labour at any time on my own, and before my scheduled C-Section date, but I would really prefer she stays put until at least the first week in January. As far as how engaged her little head is, well we won't be able to tell that until my next appt where I will get to have another dreaded "internal"....OUCH! But her head is pressing against the cervix and while the tech couldn't tell exactly how much my cervix had thinned, it was, according to her, "thinning".

This is a first for me as all of my other babies have either been breech (butt first) or transverse (lying side to side) and still been "floating" meaning that the baby had not descended into the birth canal.

And even if I do go into labour on my own, I'm still having a C-Section as the risks of a uterine rupture are very high for someone who has already had three C-Sections. In the past I've always gone into labour on my own but it's never progressed. And just watch, this will be the one time where things happen really fast and my body does what it's supposed to but just due to my previous history, I'll still have a C-Section. That would just be my luck. But, having a healthy baby with as little risk as possible is the goal. And having a C-Section doesn't bother me at all. I know what to expect and I'm trying to be as prepared for dealing with all that again, as much as I can.

So her descent into the birth canal explains why I am so uncomfortable and why I am feeling so much pressure and pain in the general area she happens to be residing in.

The tech who did the sonogram said she would be surprised if Gidget were huge once she makes her grand entrance, but estimates maybe 8lbs, possibly slightly over if she goes all the way to my scheduled date. I was relieved to hear it didn't appear she was anywhere near as large as I thought she is. She is a bit larger than average for nearing 35 weeks gestation, but not off the chart. Just the same, I think I'm stocking up on larger diapers. Newborn size only goes to between 9-10lbs.

The tech also said she would be surprised if I made it to my scheduled C-Section date. Yikes.

Alas, because Gidget is settled so far down, we were unable to tell how much hair she has. And there are also no pics from the session this time as Gidget has gotten far too big to have anything come out that's recognizable.

So, from here on out, I'm going to get as much done as I can in the way of final preparations. Gotta get the car seat all buckled into the car, my hospital bags packed, choose a breast pump once and for all, and make sure any other odds and ends that we've not taken care of have been sorted.

Wow, this is really coming up fast. I had expected these last weeks to sort of drag by, but that's not the case.

Now, Gidget my darling, you must stay put until the first of the year. Just stay there. It's nice and warm inside and believe me, it's so cold out here now. Gonna get down to -15F below 0 tonight with the wind chill. Otherwise it will be a balmy 0F without the windchill. And you staying put like a good girl means mum and dad have a bit more time to get ready for you....i.e.; buy you more stuff! And that's always a good thing.

But you also need to stay put because I said so! And that's all there is to that!