come out, come out
The waiting game is getting too long for me. I am currently on my 38th week and am so eager for Mateo to come out, I don't even think about the pain I will be feeling during delivery. Unfortunately, my ob, Dra. Olympia, is already scheduled for her eye operation to correct a retinal tear next week. Which means she might not be around when I give birth! I had a check-up (my last with her) last Friday and I brought the pelvimetry result she requested. According to the pelvimetry, the size of my pelvis (or the opening) is below normal but above LOW normal. Still has a good chance for a normal delivery as long as Mateo is not an extra huge baby! After explaining the results to me, she wrote the referral letter to her reliever and Ramil and I proceeded to Dra. Cathy Lim.
My new ob is also great. She's younger, explains things a lot also, and does a painless IE. She also happens to be Tintin Bersola's ob which prompted my mom to comment that she might be an expensive doctor, haha! According to her my cervix is still closed (to my disappointment) and I might definitely be back for another check-up after a week. After the check-up she informed me that I might experience a bit of bleeding for the next two days because of the IE she just did. Also, after numerous free check-ups we've had with Dra. Olympia, Ramil and I finally had to pay for one. Hehe!
I had no bleeding last Friday, no bleeding yesterday, and then when I woke up this morning I discovered a brownish-reddish streaks on my underwear upon urinating! Of course, I was excited but confused at the same time. Is this it, the 'bloody show' that precedes labor? According to What to Expect When You're Expecting:
"This show usually means labor will start within 24 hours - but it could be as much as several days away."
Ha! Very helpful! I already know that I can give birth anytime, thank you! So the waiting game is still on. After discovering the 'show' I urged Ramil to walk with me around our subdivision, in the hopes of getting those foolproof-labor-is-starting contractions. We walked for 30 minutes...nothing but the feeling of heaviness. I don't know who is more makulit, Mateo or me.
My new ob is also great. She's younger, explains things a lot also, and does a painless IE. She also happens to be Tintin Bersola's ob which prompted my mom to comment that she might be an expensive doctor, haha! According to her my cervix is still closed (to my disappointment) and I might definitely be back for another check-up after a week. After the check-up she informed me that I might experience a bit of bleeding for the next two days because of the IE she just did. Also, after numerous free check-ups we've had with Dra. Olympia, Ramil and I finally had to pay for one. Hehe!
I had no bleeding last Friday, no bleeding yesterday, and then when I woke up this morning I discovered a brownish-reddish streaks on my underwear upon urinating! Of course, I was excited but confused at the same time. Is this it, the 'bloody show' that precedes labor? According to What to Expect When You're Expecting:
"This show usually means labor will start within 24 hours - but it could be as much as several days away."
Ha! Very helpful! I already know that I can give birth anytime, thank you! So the waiting game is still on. After discovering the 'show' I urged Ramil to walk with me around our subdivision, in the hopes of getting those foolproof-labor-is-starting contractions. We walked for 30 minutes...nothing but the feeling of heaviness. I don't know who is more makulit, Mateo or me.
Labels: preggy talks
posted by andrea at 1/14/2007 10:17:00 AM
1 Comments:
hi andrea! i hope you get to have a normal delivery. i know the feeling of having a closed cervix and it's kinda painful when ie was done coz my ob tried to strip and open my cervix more, hoping i could give birth normally. unfortunately, mine opened up to 5cm only, so i ended up having c-section.
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