Full term!

September 20, 2010 haphilp
Tags: family, pregnant, ultrasound, waiting

I reached full term on Saturday!  That’s pretty awesome.  She’s been “viable” for quite a while now, but there’s nothing like hearing “full term” for easing the worry.

I had another growth scan at 36 weeks 2 days, and, well, baby is estimated to be BIG.  The estimation was 8lbs 5oz at that point, which, if she goes to 40 weeks, means she could be over 10lbs.  If I’m still pregnant in a couple weeks, they will do another ultrasound to check size, and if they think she’s over 10lbs, they will likely offer me a C-section.

No, I don’t have gestational diabetes — my test was fine and the urine test comes back fine every time.  She’s just…big.  Luckily, her head circumference is one of the smaller things about her, which is awesome, since I’ve been worried about that.  My husband has a big head, and his mother apparently struggled during his birth, where they used both forceps AND the vacuum extractor.  She has a long femur, though, so she might be tall — that’s good, too.  I’m not short (not especially tall, either), and neither is my husband (6’1″), but I do have short legs for my height.

Since she was large, they went ahead and did an internal exam at 36 weeks, and found I was 1-2cm dilated and 50% effaced.  That can mean pretty much nothing, but it was nice to know I was getting started already, with the few contractions I’ve had.  I have them almost every evening, sometimes during the day, but they don’t generally hurt, so I guess they’re just Braxton Hicks.

I am on to weekly appointments now, and everything is still good — BP, urine, heartbeat, movement…  They didn’t check me again today since they had last week.  Honestly, though, I am hoping I don’t make it to my next appointment.  I’d rather not make it to/past 40 weeks and have to decide whether we should do a C-section or not because she is too big.

Yes, the estimations can be off.  But, they can be off in either direction…so, earlier is better, now that she’s likely to be perfectly fine if she’s born a little early.  (My family tends toward early girl babies, and all of them have been healthy.  I am hoping to follow the trend.)

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