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!