38 weeks.... single digit DAY countdown begun

The crazy birth dreams have started and this has already been a long week but I feel this upcoming week will be longer....  Two dreams were nightmares.

One of which I was on bed rest and no one could even come to see me so I was lying in bed alone.

Another, I couldn't find Thomas' heartbeat and rushed to L&D, only to have them tell me that although they found his heartbeat something was very wrong and I was being rushed in for an emergency Csection and Jim wasn't even there yet.

The other night's dream was just funny.... I'm wondering about pain levels of after having a csection so I guess my mind is wandering. I dreamt that the hospital bed was more like a waterbed and the nurse had to come in with big buckets of water and keep filling it up. Also, there was a special section for water that I could drink. It was like a little tubing off the mattress that reached my mouth so if I was thirsty, since I couldn't sit up in the dream, I could just reach over to the tube and take a little drink. LOL.

The last week has been ok compared to previous weeks I suppose. Monday I had my NST followed by the BPP. The nurses all came in to find out why I had a BPP scheduled the same day as the NST because apparently you're supposed to schedule them for alternate days. Well, the MFM purposely scheduled them for Monday after the NST because I was constantly getting sent to see her. That way, at least, I was already on the schedule. So the nurses at the OB office still didn't like that answer....yet then proceeded to tell me that it was good I had the BPP scheduled because he was failing the NST again and we'd be sent to MFM. :::SIGH::::  Really? LOL.

On a side note.... I was happy to see I had gained a pound, which put me back up to my weight at Thanksgiving when I plateaued. It made me so happy and put me in a great mood!! Until I got in the elevator to head over to MFM. Since the weather is warmer, I didn't have a coat on and so its pretty obvious that I'm pregnant by now. The lady that was on the elevator with me said "Aww, when are you due".  I told her "Technically April 5th, but will be having a csection at 39 weeks on March 31st....sooooo TWO WEEKS, YAY!!!"  She looked at my belly and back at me and said "Two weeks???? You're too small to be having a baby in two weeks!!!".  Bubble burst. Thanks a lot lady.

My deflated ego and I headed over to MFM for this BPP. Of course little stinker passed with flying colors as he likes to do. While I was there, I asked the nurses at the MFM if it wouldn't make more sense to just cancel the NSTs and come there twice a week for the BPPs instead? They agreed and so they put me on their schedule for two BPPs a week and we cancelled the NSTs. It just made more sense.... if I'm going to sit on the monitor over at OB and tie up the room for an hour and half, only to get sent to MFM, why not just go right to MFM?

Thursday I went into the OB for my regular appointment....and had to explain why the NSTs were cancelled, that was interesting conversation, haha. Anywho, appointment went well. Unfortunately between Monday and Thursday that one pound was gone again. Guess the Muscle Milk isn't bulking me up like I hoped it would.

As of Thursday there was no dilation and no effacement, despite the fact that I'm pretty sure I was having a couple contractions the day before. Oh well, as long as everything is sealed up tight for now that's ok if there are just a couple. My Group B Strep swab came back negative which is good news!! Urine and blood pressure still looking good!

Following the OB appointment, I headed back over to MFM for our second BPP of the week. Since Wednesday, he's been actually pretty active. He was not only wiggling around on the monitor (which he usually does but I cant feel) but also doing little moves that I could see on my belly. Oh this kid....why must he drive me so insane?? He now seems to be back to his usual schedule and movements which makes me feel A LOT better and (somewhat) less nervous. I'm pretty sure (call it mothers intuition) that he just didn't want the monitor on him so he was purposely so uncooperative to get us the BPPs instead. Haha.  He still wont do his alien style moves when Jim's watching....although I think its just because Jim gets tired of staring at my belly for so long and looks away just as he moves :)

Last couple days have been super looooong. Been getting migraines, cramping is picking up, I just feel sick to my stomach and generally not feeling well. So we will see what the next week holds.....either next Sunday's post will be a "Hey I had a baby" post or "OMG two more days" post. Scary either way :)


Here's 38 weeks!!