Wednesday, July 16, 2008

37 Week Doctor's Appointment

More progress - 3 to 4cm dilated and 75% effaced

The craziest thing was that she said the baby is so low that it's head is kind of crowning through the cervix and she could feel through the fluid and felt what she thought was either clumps of hair or a wrinkly scalp!

Because the last time we saw our baby was about 4 months ago when we had the 20 week ultrasound, it was really cool to hear her say that she could feel it! Our doctor doesn't do an ultrasound after 20 weeks unless something comes up in a test or physical exam that would cause concenrn so her being able to feel the top of the baby's head made the whole thing feel a bit more real! You'd think the constant kicking and my bulging stomach would do the trick!

I'm down 2 pounds for a total weight gain of 21 pounds and I'm still measuring 33cm.

2 comments:

Cheryl said...

yay for more prgoress. It is so exciting when the doctor can actually tell you what's going on with the baby, especially without an ultrasound because that means the baby will arrive soon. And about the sciatic nerve, just use it as an excuse to sit around and do nothing for the next couple of weeks.

Julia Goolia said...

Eek! That is freaky and very REAL:) Can't wait to see this baby myself.