At my OB appointment today I was still measuring small. Basically the same as last week. Dr. Fenoughty decided to have another ultrasound to determine how well he was growing. He is now 6 lb. 1 oz. , only 5 oz. bigger than last week. His growth is starting to slow and he's now dropped to the 16th percentile in size. Bascially what that means is that the placenta function is slowing down in it's ability to provide adequate nutrition. All this to say. . . time to get him out. :) She said that we need to plan to induce sometime next week and that we could decide the day. So, tentatively we're planning on going in Thursday to begin the induction with a delivery on Friday. The office still needs to get back with me to confirm this. Also, I have another appointment next Monday to check me again to make sure we don't need to move it up sooner. I'll keep you all posted on details, but basically we're having a baby next week. :) :) The bummer of inducing is that I'm not dialated at all yet, so it could take awhile and there exists the possibility that it wouldn't progress well leading to a C-section. But, it doesn't matter. We just want to get him out and have a healthy baby----whatever it takes!!!! Please pray that:
1) Baby continues to gain weight and that the placenta continues functioning until Friday.
2) That my body would begin to ready for labor on it's own to start some dialating.
I'll let you know if anything changes.
4 comments:
yay, next week! how exciting! we're praying for a healthy and quick delivery! i'm sure you're ready to meet that baby!!
May the Lord give you peace and rest as you prepare for the big day! We'll be keeping you and your doctor in our prayers.
praying for a healthy everything!
We will continue to pray that all is well. Looking forward to meeting our new friend.
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