A Baby Update

I meant to update this Tuesday, but I wanted to add some pictures from my latest ultrasound and I finally got around to scanning them today.

We finally got a picture of her face and not her feet or her bum! There are a few more, but this one is the most clear.

Here's what I learned at my last appointment: I can definitely try a VBAC. There are only two doctors at the Pocatello hospital that do VBACs, and mine is one of them.We talked about the risk of uterine rupture, how it's listed as 1% but really it's only .5%, but in almost all cases of uterine rupture the baby dies. That being said, he told me his wife has had 5 successful VBACs, so we're going to give it a try unless I develop pre-eclampsia again. This doctor likes to induce VBACs because he wants to make sure either he or the other doctor is there to supervise. I don't want to induce, but if I get a different doctor they will probably not let me do the VBAC, so we'll see what happens as we get closer. I may go into labor on my own and not need any inducing, which is what I hope will happen.

After my appointment I had another ultrasound and the tech went through everything. She was so thorough and nice, it was a much better experience than my last. Baby girl's growth is now measured around 37%, so she is doing great. Everything is formed correctly, she has ten fingers and toes, and it measuring a week later than the current due date (the same as last time), but they're still saying April 16th is the due date. I thought it was the 17th, but I guess it's a day earlier. We'll see. :)

So there is nothing to report but good news, and we are very excited to finally get all this resolved.