Wednesday, July 1, 2009

38-1/2 week update

As of my appointment yesterday... Phoebe has dropped a little more... to a Zero station now. For those who aren't up on the childbirth lingo: An imaginary line is drawn between the two bones in the pelvis (known as ischial spines). This is the "zero" line, and when the baby reaches this line it is considered to be in "zero station." When the baby is above this imaginary line it is in a minus station. When the baby is below, it is in a "plus" station. Stations are measured from -5 at the pelvic inlet to +4 at the pelvic outlet.
I'm a definate 2cm dilated now (instead of "almost 2" last week) and now 75% effaced. My appointment was with the nurse practitioner yesterday. She said that now that I am almost completely effaced (which is the thinning of the cerix) it could be "any day now." But I still haven't started to have any regular contractions, usually just about one an hour. But both my Dr. and NP agree that since she is low to begin with, once labor starts it shouldn't take too long. They also both have commented on how long Phoebe seems to be. My belly is definately all baby! We will know soon enough just how much! :)
Everything is going as planned, as far as blood pressure and all other risks still looking good, so we'll just see how long she wants to hang out inside before she's ready to explore the rest of the world!

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