Labor Watch #3 plus small update

Well, I wish I could say the reason I've been not updating the past few days is because my little one finally decided to come. ... but alas...he has not. I know every mother and soon to be mother understands the crabby disappointment that comes with the last few weeks, when things start happening and then stop abruptly. Yup, that's where I'm at. Figures though, we probably all need to feel this way a little bit.

Anyways, many things we have been trying are just repeats of the last few. We have tried nipple stimulation. While this does cause some mild contractions, it hasn't built into anything measurable.

Method #4 Sex and Orgasm

Attempted: 6/5/13

How far along: 38 weeks, 4 days

Purpose: ripen cervix, and cause contractions

Results: a few minutes afterward I had one of the strongest contractions yet. I continued to have a few more milder ones and ended up going to sleep. Throughout the night I had a few that woke me up, but they eventually tapered off.

The chiropractor also did some pressure points again today. (38weeks, 6 days) It has seemed to slowly work. I had some pressure at the top of my uterus, and some contractions that range in intensity. I haven't timed them. I think I'm at the point where it's easier not to focus on them. I hate to keep getting disappointed.

Midwife Update:

I had my 38 week midwife appointment on wednesday. I gained 5 pounds!! WTF! haha, hopefully its just fluid. My blood pressure was 118/78, pulse 80, fundal height dropped to 42.5cm--was 44.5cm last week. She said its dropped since he is much lower and very well engaged. (yay!) Fetal heart rate 130, Estimated fetal weight 8.5lbs! I expressed concern about going to 42 weeks since my insurance will expire by then, and she mentioned that we could start doing some ways to facilitate labor next week. I'm going to email her on Monday to see if they will do a membrane sweep at my next appt on Wednesday. But she mentioned that she didnt think I would make it to 42 weeks. Here's to hoping!!

All I can say is I hope that all these methods we have been doing are at least thinning and dilating my cervix!

More soon. :)

Labor Watch #1

Like I mentioned in my previous post (week 37) I will be posting updates on our experiences trying to get things moving along. Tomorrow marks 38 weeks. I realize that some people will be appalled that we are trying to naturally induce already, but I will not justify my actions. I know that if baby isnt ready, it wont work. We are starting with the least drastic methods of course.

Method #1 Sex

Attempted 6/1/13

How far along: 37 weeks, 7days

Purpose: ripening the cervix

Results: My braxton hicks contractions did pick up, but have tapered off so far. We'll see what happens once I get to work and am walking around for 6 hours.

Contractions: vary, from 9 minutes apart lasting for 2 minutes, to 16 minutes apart lasting 1 minute. Currently its been 30 minutes since my last.

Tonight we will take a walk, and I will update this post in the morning with the results.

Overall results: while sex was fun (duh!) and I did get a few contractions, it didnt stick. Oh well. Next time. :) and it rained cats and dogs here, so the walk was out. Bummer. 

Introducing...

Introducing...

Liam Thomas Fischer

That's his foot up to his face, he looks like a toe sucker lol. Liam takes after his Mommy I guess, his arms are up with his fist alongside his head. (The way I sleep) He kept his hands up there the whole time, even wiggling his fingers enough to flip us the bird a few times... :)

I feel kinda bad posting this wee willy winky online for the world to see, but whatever...Im sure I'll embarrass him in worse ways. :) 

Everything looked great, mind you this was not a diagnostic ultrasound, but the tech also works in a hospital, so if she would have seen something she would have referred us to the Dr. 

We saw fluid in his stomach and kidneys which means he is drinking the amniotic fluid and digesting it, and we saw the 4 chambers of his heart pumping away. His heartrate was 145 at the ultrasound studio and at the midwives. 

The moment the tech put the wand/probe thingy on me and I saw that there really was something inside of me, I cried. Being that I don't have many symptoms at all and havent felt him moving around yet has definitely made it a dream like thing. And seeing him, that he's really in there...it was so reassuring and amazing!!

We did see him in 3D, but we only got 2D photos, which I'm glad, he didnt look like much in 3D. He's not plump enough to really get a good idea of what he will look like anyways. 

Anywho...Yay!!! :) We bought a baby book at babies R us and a the cutest onesie i think ive ever seen...

I just looked for it online and couldnt find it. It's one of the organic cotton onsies with a tractor and cow and other such things. Adorable!! We also stopped at walmart to print our u/s photos and while we waited I picked out two bodysuits. One with crazy sea creatures and the other is robots. Super cute!

Anyhow, I have no regrets finding out the gender of our child. It is amazing to talk to him and just to know!

I hope you all are doing well!

Nikky, Scott, and Baby Liam :)