Aug 15 2008
Prenatal Appointment #7
Have I mentioned yet that I have a great doctor? I’m sure I have mentioned it, a million times. Dr. Gosser was about 20 minutes late to my appointment but I didn’t mind a bit. Frank and I just sat in the little room talking and laughing. When he did appear he was with us for about 45 minutes. The actual visit and necessary pregnancy part only took about 10 minutes but the rest of the time he sat and talked to us about the baby and answered all the questions we had prepared. Most doctors don’t give you that kind of time.
Baby P is still growing at a good rate and Dr. Gosser had no concerns. I told him how I felt like the baby was always laying sideways so Dr. Gosser had me lay down and he checked to see the baby’s position. The baby is (or was) head down with his/her butt against my right rib and feet against my left rib. Little hands were poking my belly button area. The body part that I thought was the head was actually the back. So Baby P is head down for now, or was then, which makes sense because I feel an incredible amount of pressure on my bladder. I am going an estimate 20 times a day to the bathroom. I kid you not. Sometimes I go and then sit down and get right back up and go again. The joys of pregnancy.
Dr. Gosser did the strep test. Or is that stress test. I don’t know what it is called but while he was down there he asked if he wanted me to check and see if I was dilated. That freaked me out a little so I said no. I think Frank wanted to know but I was a little scared to hear that I was dilated which would make my mind start racing. I know you can be dialated for weeks but I’m not ready to think that way yet. But Dr. Gosser did say that when I come back in two weeks (yes-2 week appointments now!) he will have to start checking. That’s fine with me. I’m just glad to know I have two more weeks to get my game plan together before I start stressing. Oh who am I kidding. I am stressing already. I have a feeling I am going to go early. Just some feeling I have.
Frank and I also went for a tour of the Labor & Delivery floor. They are currently under construction so there was no carpet in certain areas and the waiting room is gutted. Hopefully they have that all fixed before I deliver. Whenever that will be.
Hello! Sounds like your doctor is really trying to make you feel comfortable, and being the first time, helping with any questions. I have your blog in my favorites, and read it each week. You do a good job, blogging, and keeping your site updated. Great job! So how many more days? Are you still going to have the baby natural? Good luck either way. And yes there are those predictor people who seem to know what you are going to have? Or how pregnancy/delivery will be for you and everyone else? I look at it as, seeing someone pregnant reminds you of your own, once, a long time ago. It is just so exciting for everyone, you, Frank, family and friends that know you. Co-workers, people like that, I think some people are really trying to help. By the way, where are you having the baby at? Just wondered, because I make baby cards for St. Anthonys and I know they are remodeling the Labor/delivery floor too. Or so I am told, by volunteer services, haven’t actually been to the floor. well, just internet surfing, I’ll talk to you soon. Take care, and what ever you have boy/girl, its gonna have be cute and well loved…..Andrea….
Hey hey,
I am so glad everything is going so well.
You just wait until that little bundle comes…ha ha …. remember when I told you to build in extra 10 or 15 minutes around every avenue for the weddding, well you’ll need it when he or she comes, because they slow you down….ha ha … get used to being late…..ha ha
Have fun and enjoy, I am sure I will hear from you when he or she comes.
Enjoy
I’m 1 centimeter dilated. I haven’t had Dr. Gosser check, but that’s what the nurses checked when they said I was having contractions this week at my non-stress test. Dr. Gosser had me come up Thursday and reassured me everything was going great. It’s normal to have some Braxton Hicks contractions and I only had 1 the whole time he was doing the stress test on me. I honestly never felt the contractions. He’s so great.