• Posts Tagged ‘Pregnancy’

    The End is Near…

    by  • September 16, 2010 • Pregnancy

    I had what is now my last pre-natal doctor’s appointment yesterday. The doctor confirmed that there was still no progress being made, so he decided to schedule me for an induction. If Sawyer does not come on his own, I will be induced at 6am Monday morning. I am now getting incredibly nervous since I know the time frame I have left. I really wanted to go completely natural with this birth, but it seems my little monkey has other plans. I still have some hope that he will come on his own, but it’s looking doubtful at this point. The reason for the induction is that my doctors are concerned because he has been measuring large on both the ultrasounds and fundal height measurements.

    As long as everything is okay in the end, I will be okay with this decision. This also helps because I will get there in time for at least one, but hopefully two, doses of antibiotics. I tested positive for Group B Strep, which puts him at risk for a respiratory infection at birth. The chances of that happening are slim, especially if I get meds right before/as I go into labor. Hopefully everything works out so that I do not need pain meds and can handle the pain on my own. I will be using the Bradley Method, and I feel confident I can do this without medical interventions (as far as the pain goes…). All I know is I should be one happy mama by Monday night!!

    Smuggling a Watermelon a.k.a. Maternity Photos

    by  • September 12, 2010 • Pregnancy

    Last week my mom took some maternity pictures for us. I was not excited about having these done, so I didn’t care to pay for a photographer to take them for me. Don’t get me wrong, I am VERY excited about being pregnant and having a baby, but looking at my ever growing stomach makes me want to hurry up and get rid of it. My mom insisted on maternity pics though, so I agreed. The rest are in the “Bun in the Oven” set on Flickr.

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    Perfectly Content

    by  • September 11, 2010 • Pregnancy

    I have decided that my little monkey is perfectly content on staying in my womb. He has made no indications of wanting to come out. I think he enjoys kneeing and “butting” my ribs. I keep telling him that he would just make his appearance to the world, he would have a TON of room to move around! He doesn’t listen though, which makes me think he’s going to be stubborn like his mama! :happy:

    My doctor’s appointment on Thursday indicated zero progress. I am still at 2cm, 70% effaced. My doctor believes that I’ve pretty much progressed as much as I am going to on my own. She thinks it will take labor for me to finish dilating and effacing. She did not mention inducing this week, but I am sure she is still considering it. He measured a week ahead yet again, and she keeps commenting on how big of a baby he is going to be. Hopefully he will decide to come on his own before it comes to her wanting to induce me!

    Last week I mentioned my mommy blog that I have recently started. I cannot get motivated to update it, so I am not sure if I will keep it going or not. I may just use it to review baby and household products, because I will soon have tons of experience with things in those categories! That will allow me to keep any product reviews off of Southern Girl Ramblings. At first, I thought I wanted to keep my life separately from parenting and Sawyer, but since that will be my life soon, why keep it separate?