38 Weeks and going on 3 days...We're Close!

A quick update for those who care to know!

MD appt. yesterday 4/17/06:

• gained 5 pounds...but MD says it's all water weight and believe me...you can tell it in my forearms, hands, fingers, thighs, calves, feet, toes...still having poor circulation with numbness in my hands mostly.
• measured 37 cm from pelvis to fundus, almost 4 cm in dilation and close to 80% cervical thinning
• contractions have increased in number and strength but nothing really consistent yet...in the ball park of 10 minutes apart or less on average.

I'm going to call the MD and possibly meet him at the hospital today since it's his day on call there, he can check me for any changes....if I'm between a 4 and 5 cm and thinned anymore...he will admit me and give me the meds to speed up this phase of labor to get me into active labor...otherwise we will wait until my contractions get closer to do more natural changes to get me closer to delivery!

No matter what...I will be induced no later than next week...my MD is on call both Tuesday and Thursday at the hospital and I have a scheduled appt. with him on Wednesday 4/26/06....so we shall see!

shae