Sean and Mali

Sean and Mali

Sunday, February 9, 2014

28 wks 6 days- doctor's appointment

Late updating...but only good news here! We had our latest doctor's appointment on Friday afternoon and it really couldn't have gone better. We started by having our ultrasound. Baby boy is getting bigger and fitting in much snugger for sure! He was not a big fan of the ultrasound this time and spun around constantly through the whole thing. Sean and I kept laughing at the huge kicks you could see on my abdomen. Unfortunately, he didn't cooperate for pictures because of this. The tech even took out the 3-d probe, but every time she would take a picture, he would move suddenly or hold his arm in front of his face. We did get one picture that has a big shadow over his mouth like a mustache (of course), BUT it has a very clear image of Baby's nose, which looks identical to Sean's! I don't want to post the new pictures since they didn't turn out, but here is an older 3-d pic to give you a look at how he's filling out.

Baby Moore at 24 wks (facing left)

Dr. S. came in the room to look at the pics of the baby and my cervix and everything was pretty good. My cervix is definitely shorter than last time, but he said this is expected because I am in my 3rd trimester. He even said he doesn't want to check the length anymore, because it'll just stress me out to see how short it is getting, and we are in a much safer zone for delivery at this point. So, we may not see any more pictures of the baby until he is born! We still will go to appointments every two weeks, but he will just do an external check of my cervix from now on. I asked Dr. S. about birthing classes and he said at this point (knock on wood) we can expect a relatively normal delivery experience. Of course then I asked if I can be more active and he told me not to get ahead of myself...28 wks still has a lot of risk factors. All right, I'll keep lying on "couch command central" for the next 7-10 weeks (hopefully). 

As for my physical health, I have been more uncomfortable and was concerned that my stitches were pulling and stretching. Dr. S. said that actually they probably are, and it is VERY common for anyone with a cerclage to complain about those same pains in the 3rd trimester. It made me feel so much better to hear that. I will just keep track of my sporadic contractions and definitely go in if there is severe pain or bleeding. Dr. S. has such a great bedside manner and reassures me about all of my aches, pains and worries.

Now our goal is to get all the way through the pregnancy so that the baby doesn't need to go to the NICU at all, and we are REALLY getting closer...one day at a time!

3 comments:

  1. Keep up the good (no) work! Hopefully the Baby Moore showers in the next weeks will keep you busy and help the time pass!

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  2. Mali,

    Hey buddy. Im keeping up with you on your blog . . . besides everything else, you are a really good writer! This is well done.

    I did so want to visit you but this semester is uber busy with teaching full time. But know that Im thinking of you lots from afar and can't wait to see you, whenever I next get to see you: pregnant or with baby boy!

    Much love,

    Seres

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  3. 29! I am so impressed with your dedication to giving this baby the very best! You and Baby Moore have been a perfect team as you continue to overcome and triumph!

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