39 week appointment

My appointment today was in the morning which meant I had to take the day off from school.  I decided to take a personal day since I get three of them and won’t be using them the rest of the school year.  Basically if I don’t use them, I loose them.  If I’m still at work next week I plan on using another one.  

It was really nice to have the day off since I’ve been so tired lately.  I headed into Boston this morning with one thing on my mind, Progress.  The only thing I wanted to hear from my doctor, besides my baby’s heartbeat on the doppler, were the words “3 cm dilated”.  I figured with all of the contractions I’ve been having I must be dilated at least that much.  Well, unfortunately not so much.  I’m still about 50% effaced (thinned out) and my cervix is finally open, but only 1 cm (you usually need to be at least 4 to be admitted and then when you get to 10 you start to push).  In other news my blood pressure was back to normal thankfully and I gained 1 pound…total for pregnancy now at 26 pounds.

The ideal scenario would be for me to go into labor today or tomorrow and then have the baby by the weekend.  It would make it easier for my family to spend more time.  Most likely if I have the baby during the week, my parents will only stay for a day maybe 2 and my sisters won’t be able to come up until the following weekend due to classes/work.  

The ideal scenario of course has one little wrinkle.  My doctor will be out of town at a conference until Sunday.  I know it’s not that big of a deal and another very capable doctor. can deliver our baby, but I obviously would prefer my doctor.  With how slow things are going, I’m sure I don’t have anything to worry about.