Monday, February 16, 2009
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Ellise Christine
Thursday, September 18, 2008
External Cephalic Version
We had our consult with Dr. Hunter yesterday and he gave us two options to consider:
Do nothing and schedule a C Section at 39 weeks.
Schedule the Version at 38 weeks to move the baby into a head down position.
We are planning to do the procedure next Thursday the 25th.
The version is a hospital procedure where the doctor will attempt to externally move the baby from a breech to a head down position. There is very little risk to the baby, but it is very painful for mom and it could begin labor. It can be done with or without an epidural; however, it is more successful when done with an epidural. The procedure has about a 68% success rate and once the baby is turned there is only a 4% chance that she will become breech again.
We are now faced with the decision of what to do after attempting the version. Our best hope is that the procedure will be successful and that we can then deliver naturally around her October 8th due date. If it is unsuccessful, she will be delivered by C Section following the version procedure. We have our next appointment on Monday where we will further discuss the procedure.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Breech Baby
We meet with the doctor today to find out what options we have available.
We did get a couple of ultrasound pictures of her sucking her thumb. The dark spot on the upper right is her left eye.
36 Weeks/Poker Tournament
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
Co-Ed Baby Shower August 17th
Daniel & Shirley were so gracious in throwing us a fabulous baby shower.
I wanted one baby shower game in particular: guessing the belly width and comparing her pregnant belly to Phil's belly. Phil's was bigger. :) He cheated by sucking in his tummy. Actually, everyone cut a length of ribbon to guess the size of my belly.
And the winner is...
I even had Emily helping with the gift unwrapping.