March 19, 2009

Well, Bob and I went to the doctor this afternoon and she confirmed that Gabriela seems to be on the path of being quite large!!! She seems to be very healthy, but she is carrying her chubbiness in her tummy which opens us up to a potential delivery complication. The baby's head is supposed to clear the way for the rest of the body to pass through the birth canal at delivery. However, in our case Gabriela's tummy is bigger than her head which means she could get "stuck" and that could cause Shoulder Dystocia. Could mean a broken collar bone which isn't the end of the world, but there are other quite serious complications that are not likely but potential risks non the less. The doctor is encouraging us to continue to go through a natural labor and delivery and use a c-section as a last resort, but Bob and I are going to do some research and we spoke with a friend of ours who is a doctor and he suggest we request a c-section. So we have a lot to think about. Chances are everything would be fine and the Shoulder Dystocia might not even happen, but we also don't want to take any chances and want her to be as healthy as possible. We'll keep you posted!

March 18, 2009

Well we seem to have a very healthy and "chubby" baby. 4 weeks to go and baby "G" is already roughly 8lbs. No wonder I feel the way I do. The Growth Scan showed no issues of any problems and she was moving around like crazy! They are still worried about my blood pressure, but other than that they say the baby is fine and I will probably have her sooner than later. The hospital doc said probably in 2 weeks. I go to my regular doctor tomorrow and I guess we shall see what she has to say!!!

What a week!

Well, I was at the doctor for my checkup (I have 6 weeks to go) and I was diagnosed with pregnancy induced hypertension. She's not too worried, but now I have to go to the doctor every week. They want to keep an extra close eye on me. Also haven't been feeling like little Miss Gabriela has been as active has she had been and they are sending me for a growth scan/ultrasound to make sure everything is okay. So this coming Monday I go for my weekly checkup and a nonstress test then the following week is that ultrasound at the hospital. Just trying to take it easy. The doctor said that this problem could be a result of me being so sick the last week or so, so we shall see! Again, the doctor said it's just precautionary and not to worry. I'll keep you posted on the upcoming appointments. Pretty soon she will be here, maybe sooner than later!!!