Everything looks good. She saw a foot poke out while measuring the heartbeat, but I was too slow to see it. I'm glad baby is kicking so much these days, it's reassuring after that little hospital trip. Dr. also said that my being slender will help them during the c-section because they can see what they are doing and where they are going more easily than if I were more "fleshy".
We also talked about the possibility of them cutting into the placenta when making the incision. How many people just closed the window? She said there's a chance of it, and then there will be blood... but they'll get the baby out and scoop the placenta out quickly and then the bleeding should stop. I dunno. I've seen pictures of messy births (very bad idea. do not attempt), and seeing a newborn covered in blood is one of the most haunting and traumatic images imaginable. I was in the bookstore flipping through preggo books at the time and I started crying right there. LB came out clean, so I hope for the same for this one, though I doubt it. I'm just going to have ear plugs so I can't hear them talking about what they are doing, and I'm going to keep my eyes closed until Tomek gives me some physical signal that everything's cleaned up. Wimp, much?
I have an ultrasound in a week and a half, and in addition to checking where my placenta is, they are also going to be able to check the length of my cervix and if it looks short at all then we'll have that heads up that maybe the c-section should be earlier.
I'm weighing in at 147 lbs now... so I've gained 32 so far. Not too bad.
LB's really talking up a storm now. All day long, she says "weez?" or "wee-zee?" meaning "what's this?". It's adorable. Although in the case of Mr. Suess characters, sometimes I'm at a loss for what to say, so they all become "a-moo-moos". She loves to go through her books and point out all the "ma-NA-NAs" and "BEEs" and "SHUNs" and "AApoos".
Sigh. It's so odd how some days I can't wait for her to go down for her nap so I can have some "me" time, and then I just end up writing about her, or looking at photos and videos I've taken of her, or calling Tomek to tell him the new words she's been saying.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
and the dr. said...
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I have one boy in particular who LOVES to be tossed into the air and caught. . . over and over and over.
"do-ghen. . . do ghen. . . do ghen"
that's all I hear until I do it again.
Sometimes I wish I could play with them all day, and sometimes, like today, I end up threatening them with a wooden broom.
The broom would be more effective if I was more scary and they didn't think it was the funniest thing on earth. ;)
Good news about how you are progressing.
43 more days... wow.
wimp? i think not. i guarantee if theres ever a c section that im involved with ill be keeping my head behind the screen. the very idea of that hurts my feelings.
Great to hear things are going well with LG. I can't believe you'll be delivering soon! WOW, the time has gone by quickly.
When I had my C-Section, Chris and I were both kept snugly behind the screen, and didn't see anything. I doubt you'd see any blood unless there was a squirt (Gah, not a pretty picture, I am sure), and they will probably wipe off LG for you before they hand him over. 'Layne was all wrapped up when they placed her on my chest (Even though I wasn't all stitched shut yet (Ah, another pretty picture)).
I do know that I would hate to have missed her first cries because I had earplugs in.
My Dr. didn't really talk me through the operation, either, though. I had no idea when they made the incision, or took Layne out (took her a bit to cry) or stitched me up. All the Dr. mentioned during the whole ordeal was how they were tidying up my scar from a previous operation while they were down there. . (A little bit of free cosmetic surgery).
kat: i really hope this whole experience with awful parents doesn't discourage you from having children, because from what i hear of your time at this job, you are totally AWESOME with kids. :)
phil: actually since i'm scheduled for a c-section, it's only 33 days to go.
ghost: thanks for the non-wimp vote. :)
robynn: I KNOW! I can't believe I only have 4 weeks left to go. Ahh!!
Morgan: your comment reassured me SO MUCH. thank you!! i hope my procedure is as quiet as yours was. and i probably won't do ear plugs--wouldn't want to miss hearing those first cries! if you did it, I can do it. that's awesome that she was already clean and bundled up the first time you saw her. I hope my doctors/nurses are that considerate.
Aw, she looks so thoughtful in that pic lol. My aunt had 3 c-sections, one with each of her girls, and they videotaped it! I couldn't watch it lol. You're definitely not a wimp! I'm sure everything will go smoothly though.
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