Well I posted my last update at 36 weeks so a lot has happened in only 6 days!
On Saturday my mucous plug came out. That was really gross! I thought about calling my doctor, but didn't because nothing more happened after that.
This morning I woke up to something weird. I noticed I had a decent amount of liquid come out. It wasn't a huge "gush" or anything like most women describe but it was definitely not anything I've had so far this pregnancy. I REALLY wasn't sure what to do at that point so I just called my doctor's office and they told me to come in to be safe and check what was going on.
The doctor's visit went great! First she checked to see if what was coming out was actually amniotic fluid and it wasn't. She said it was probably just extra fluid left over from the plug coming out. She checked to see if I was dilated and I was to 1 cm! Progress over last week. She also did a quick ultrasound to check the fluid levels around the baby. She said everything looked great and that he had a lot of fluid.
After that we talked about the results from the big ultrasound I had on Thursday. He's now OVER the 90th percentile!! She asked me my thoughts on a planned c-section and we made a plan that if I make it to 39 weeks we'd schedule one because if I make it to my due date he'll be way to big. Although, my doctor seems to think I should go into labor in the next week by how things are looking and probably have him around 38 weeks which if that's the case I should have no need for a c-section!
At the end of the visit, she put me on the monitor for half an hour to see how the baby was doing. I hadn't had time to eat breakfast so the baby was sleeping at first so she gave me a few squares of chocolate to wake him up (it worked!) She also used this weird black box that vibrated for a few seconds on my tummy to "stimulate" him to see if he responded (he did!). The monitor also tracks if you're having contractions and she said I was having mild ones (I couldn't even feel them!).
This is very exciting news! I go back to my doctor tomorrow for a follow up. We'll have to see what happens this week. :)
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