Friday, April 11, 2008

Will she come tonight???

I can't wait to meet our little Noelle....



Our due date is only three weeks away now...so she could come any time! We received some news at our last doctor's appt. that was not our favorite...but seems more okay to us now. My doc wasn't happy with my belly growth, so she ordered an ultrasound and measured Noelle. Noelle's head and leg size were right on target for her age, but her belly was measuring about two weeks behind. My doc said this is a signal that my placenta is probably starting to age and not transfer nutrients as efficiently. She sent us to an ultrasound specialist so they could look more closely. That doctor confirmed that her belly IS behind, and that this is due to placenta, but watched/listened to the blood flow in/out of the placenta and wasn't overly alarmed. He just said that I need to rest these next weeks and that I shouldn't be allowed to carry Noelle past 39 weeks. He also said I need to get ultrasounds each week to keep an eye on measurements and amniotic fluid levels. .... I'm thankful to God for this technology to help us track her health, and praying that God allow me to begin labor naturally before they would want to induce me or c-section.
Any tips for encouraging labor to start?!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

We tried EVERY thing I had ever heard of to help start labor and nothing ever worked for us (4 times!), so I'll just be praying for you -- God can do ANY thing He wants :)

(Being induced IS pretty yucky, but epidurals are amazing (!), and it's always worth it in the end.) God bless you guys!!!