Just got back from my OB appointment. Measured a touch small, which my doctor said meant I "certainly dropped" like I was wondering. He also said Sully's head is about half in my pelvis (from what he can feel) which also indicates that he has dropped. he also said, "Wow you are perfectly on schedule then!" Because I guess in a textbook pregnancy, a woman should drop at about 36 weeks. Had my Group B Strep test done and that was the biggest joke of my life, super easy. He didn't do an internal exam, because they don't at my office, but Sully's HB was high 130's, which is pretty par for the course for him at this point. He confirmed that I have some swelling in my legs, which made me feel better that they aren't just fat and that it will go away pretty quickly.
After we left, Chris and I were discussing delivery day, and which OB I would prefer to be on call at the time. I happily realized that I would be just fine with any of them, and in fact, kind of hope for each one for different reasons. Here is why: First, there is Dr. L. whom I saw today. He is really even keel and professional. He seems like he would be a calming presence in the room and would be very honest with me. I also know he delivered my co-worker's daughter and said co-worker said that he really seemed to love water births. Granted, this was like 17 years ago, so he might not be as excited about it now, but if he loved it then, he is probably at least really good at it now. Next, there is Dr. W. He wears a bow tie and has circular glasses if that helps with a visualization. He is always really happy and seems to be genuinely excited about birthing babies after all this time. I think it would be great to have a doctor who was just plain happy to be part of our miracle. Finally there is Dr.S. She is younger than her partners and really down to earth. She is very laid back and has always seemed really open, honest and understanding to me.
Luckily, all three doctors pretty much jive well with my theory of birth. They are all gung ho about water births (my hospital was #4 in the nation to implement this), and generally look at episiotomies as a last resort. They prefer if a woman is able to go natural, for breastfeeding reasons, but also understand if you decide you need some help. They have signs posted in every office that basically say "Unless there is a serious medical reason, we will not even consider inducing you before 41 weeks, so don't even ask. Even then, you can safely make it to 42 and as long as baby is ok, that's ok with us." I appreciate that my doctors will not be pushing me to have this baby before he is good and ready. They also recommend stripping membranes (not before 41 weeks) in order to reduce the need to pitocin.
So, I am feeling pretty good about my labor at this point. I know it will probably not be ideal, but I feel that at least my doctors' version of ideal coincides with mine pretty well!
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