35 Week Update

I went to the doctor's on Thursday and the non-stress test looked perfect, so that was great news. The ultrasound confirmed that he is still in a stubborn position (as he has been for the last 2 weeks), which is called a "transverse lie". A transverse baby is shoulder down or back down, lying sideways across the abdomen. Traverse lie occurs in only 1 out of 2,500 births (so pretty rare, not surprised that I happen to be one of them. Ha ha...what else is new?). The good news is this could be temporary and he still has a week or so to move into the correct head down position before they would even consider scheduling a c-section. If he stays in this position the only option is c-section. At this point, I'm so grateful for having a healthy baby that I'm not going to worry about something that I can't control and have to wait to see what he decides to do.


I also met with my cardiologist who confirmed that the plan is still to induce at 38 weeks, so I've got just under 3 weeks to go. My blood pressure remains to be low from taking the beta-blockers and all other signs point to my heart tolerating everything perfectly. He asked if I was taking things easy and I think he was shocked to hear that I was still working and that I plan to for 2 more weeks. Majority of his patients decide to take months off before since disability kicks in early for pregnant cardiac patients. Little does he know that after work, I'm still keeping busy until 10:00 each night. I promised him that this week, I would start slowing down and taking it easy.

I can't believe I only have a few more weeks to go. I really feel like a little kid waiting for Christmas morning.