Tuesday, November 20, 2007

No Progress :(

Yesterday I went to Dr. B for my 39 week check-up and I'm still not dilated. My blood pressure was a bit high, and I also mentioned to her that I was experiencing "hot spots" on my feet (painful spots on the bottom my feet I experienced pre-biopsy) and I was a bit concerned. She couldn't easily locate the pulses in my feet and groin, and that coupled w/ my high blood pressure, got her freaking out a bit so she sent me to a vascular doctor all the way uptown on 114th Street. He performed a doppler radar on my legs and feet and completely reassured me that my circulation was good. Phew! If the test came back sketchy, Dr. B was going to admit me to the hospital to start an induction. (I completely thought I was having Lily tomorrow!) But that didn't happen and she wanted me to give her a call this morning to discuss what the next step should be. I did, and she said that seeing that the vascular doctor gave me the ok that everything looked good, she still wants me to try to go into labor naturally. She mentioned that if she were to start the induction, she was going to insert Cervidil in my cervix to ripen and soften it, but when you do that, you're laying in bed for about 12 hours. She'd rather not have me do that (and neither would I). So, I went in today to get some blood tests done and to check my blood pressure. Blood pressure looks good. I've got another appointment on Friday morning to get my non-stress test. Then again, on Monday, my official 40 week mark! (And Lily's official due date - November 26th.) The past day has been a roller coaster of emotions. James and I really thought we'd have Lily by tomorrow or Thursday. This is such a game right now!

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