32 Week Appointment

I had my 32 week appointment. I think it went really well, considering I was there for a couple hours. But I was able to talk to my doctor, Dr. M about several things I was concerned about and she listened to my concerns and took action. She is seriously such an AWESOME doctor!! I'm so blessed to have her.

When she first walked in though, she wanted to know why we hadn't scheduled my c-section with her. I told her it was all Curt's fault. He had to have the 5th, and when we found out that my other favorite doctor was going to be delivering that day, I agreed to scheduling it on the 5th with Dr. C. So when Dr. M walked in, she was like, "So I'm not doing your c-section?" I felt bad and told her about Curt's obsession with "good" numbers. She completely understood and even laughed about it. Then she said, "Well I can come in and do it for you if you would like." I immediately agreed and said that would be SO awesome!!! I couldn't believe she would do that!! So she had me rescheduled my c-section with her for the 5th!! That is such a relief!! I had already talked to Dr. M at previous appointments about having Aspen come with me into the recovery room after my surgery instead of going to the nursery. She was completely fine with that plan and said she would back me up on my decision to do that. So I was a little nervous about having to talk to Dr. C about doing that. But NOW, with Dr. M doing the c-section I can still have Aspen come into the recovery room with me. I'm sooooo happy about that!!

So after we talked about the actual c-section, we talked about the horrible contractions I've been having for such a long time. I told her they have gotten so painful, much more than when I was pregnant with Max. I wasn't really worried about them causing me to dilate or anything, I was just tired of the pain they are causing me. She checked my cervix, which she commented was so small and she doubted I would ever be able to have a vaginal birth, which we already knew. Thank goodness for modern medicine. I can't imagine what kind of predicament I would have been in had I lived 100 years ago. But the good thing is that because it's so small, everything is tight like it should be. I'm sure you all wanted to know that TMI bit of information, hehe. So she wrote me a prescription for something to keep the contractions away (YAY!) so I can relax a bit more.

Also, I told her that I didn't think that Aspen was head down. I feel most of her kicks on the side of my stomach and I can feel her head at the top of my stomach. It just felt different than when I was pregnant with Max. With him, I could feel his butt and he kept his feet planted in my ribs, lol. But with this one, I just knew she wasn't head down. Sure enough, I was right. Aspen is breech. Normally, the doctor would be more concerned about her breeched positioned, but because I'm already scheduled for a c-section it's not an issue. She said she might do a quick ultrasound at 36 weeks just to make sure she's still breech, just in case I do happen to go into labor on my own. But it's just a precautionary measure more than anything.

She also had me go to the lab for a NST (non-stress test) to make sure that the contractions were causing a dip in the baby's heartbeat. So I was in there for about 1/2 and hour. Everything checked out great and it was nice to be able to sit there and listen to her heartbeat for a while. I called my mom and let her listen to it too, which she thought was so cool. So I'm glad I was able to share that with her.

So overall, it was a great appointment/day. I feel more comfortable about everything and I'm starting to get excited about her being here soon! I go back in two weeks for another appointment! Only a month and a half left!!

Oh and one more thing, CBS was at the hospital with the doctor's in my practice filming a special about women's health. So I'll have to find out when that will be airing. I think it would be cool to watch that!