I cannot believe how quickly this pregnancy has gone, although I am imagining the next 6 weeks to drag on a little as I finish my internship and grow more impatient to see this little man out in the world. Pretty sure he is still breech although his hiccups (every am between 4 and 5, cute ey?) are at different spots each AM. I just feel a ginormous bulge spanning across the top of my belly button which I am assuming is his head and shoulders/back. My doula is coming Thursday to check in and hopefully she can tell me more, as I am very unable to tell his bodyparts this week!
On the breech front, I have calmed down a little. I have begun moxibustion a few times per day and follow as many Optimal Fetal Positioning techniques as possible all day. I did try a chiropracter the other day who did the Webster Technique. I have decided not to continue this for a few reasons. First, she was $50 a pop and I talked her down to $35 each visit. She wanted me there 3-4 days per week which is just crazy. And second, I was really wary of laying on my belly and being cranked around. Maybe my over-protective (cannot do anything to kill this baby) side came in but I was really not comfortable with this at all.
We are almost through with our birth classes and we have our hospital tour on the the 6th of June. I then finish with my internship June 9th and then I will have the rest of June to get ready and enjoy my last few weeks of carrying Sprout. I am pretty darm excited (now turn dammit!).
Monday, May 25, 2009
Almost June?!
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I begged mine to turn and she never did. I tried everything I could at home, including the flashlight! If he doesn't turn, and your doc/midwife won't turn him, I'll be the first to tell you that the c-delivery wasn't as big of a letdown as I thought. I know it'll take some getting used to the idea. I had so many people tell me that it didn't matter how she got here...and I would get so frustrated with them. but they ended up being right. I called it a c-delivery instead of a c-section so that the implication was I was still a part of the whole process. And I was! I watch the video over and over and remember the joy of that day. I hope he turns for you, though, and he might just do that at the very last minute! Also, if he does not, be sure to get his pediatrician to refer you to an orthopedist..to check his hips for dysplasia with an ultrasound ASAP. We were in a Pavlik harness for 12 weeks, but it fixed her hips perfectly. We'd have never done this if one of her hips wasn't clicking out of place when she was born..but both joints were abnormal (breech is thought to be a risk factor for dysplasia).
I hope he turns soon! I am so happy you are almost there!
Come on, Sprout, give your mama a break and turn!!
At times it is like someone pressed the fast forward button during pregnancy and then other times, it just goes in slow motion. But once the kid is born, time goes by WAY to quickly!
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