Just a quick update after my appointment yesterday. I left feeling very happy and satisfied! Dr Turner said that bub has grown
alot in the past 3 weeks (telllll me about it.. my tummy is massssive!) and he's nice and strong. The baby is in a good position and his head is settled right down. He was able to tell me the baby's current weight, and what he estimates he'll weigh at birth. At the moment, he's 2.781 kgs... a far cry from what he started out as! And Dr Turner said he'll probably be about 8 pounds (about 3.6 kgs) at birth. A good size, apparently!
I reminded Dr Turner of Nug and my 'situation' - in that Nug is over in Japan basically until it's go time! If bub comes early, then he will miss the birth. Of course, just to make things more confusing, Nug will now be on a tour to Malaysia from 8 - 12 June (due date is 10th), so wherever in the world he is, hopefully we'll be able to find him! Dr Turner suggested that we do an internal exam at 39 weeks, and if my cervix is effaced and dilated, then an induction will work, so we'll book it and get Nug on his way!
I also asked about hiccups! The baby gets them atleast once a day and I was a bit concerned, but Dr Turner said it's a good sign and means that their lungs are developed and working well. Good to hear.
We talked about breast-feeding and he said that
no one will hold back in telling me what to do, and that all the information will be conflicting! So, take it all with a grain of salt, remember I'm the mother, and just do whatever works for me. More good advice, I think.
I had to go down to the labour ward to have a shot of Anti D in my leg. (Because I have a negative blood type, and Nug (we think) has a positive blood type, the baby may also be positive. This means, that during pregnancy and labour, there's a risk that some of the baby's blood cells can get into my blood stream and I'll form antibodies against the baby's blood.) Anyway, this needle is common/standard (better to be safe than sorry) and the only reason I bring it up is cause I got to go down to the labour ward and see all the tiny little babies in the Special Care Nursery and the proud parents wandering the halls with their newborns. It was so precious, and hard to believe that will be me/us in 4 weeks (give or take)! I tried not to think about the poor women being tortured behind some of the closed doors, and that that would also be me sooner rather than later!
And to make it even more real, I've started packing mine and bub's bag ready for hospital. Do you think I'll overpack? Hell yes. Placemat size maxi-pads and enormous underwear to match, breast pads, nappies - and that's just for me!
So, this didn't turn out to be so quick after all, but rest assured, I don't have much longer to go! And I can't get too much bigger, can I?
