Well our doctor's appointment today was full of GOOD NEWS!! We had an ultrasound before our appointment to check on the little lady's growth, and she is doing wonderfully!! She is approximated to weight in around 4lbs 10 oz. right now which is right on track for the 50th percentile for her gestational age! Her little heart was beating strong at a rate of 143 and we could see all of the little heart valves doing their job just perfectly! She is in the head down position and she is hanging out quite low in the canal - which is likely the reason that she has been measuring small! Typically babies aren't as low as she is until around 37-38 weeks, but she is just in hurry I guess ;-)
When we met with the doctor, she checked my cervix and I am still dilated to 1cm which is good - we are going for no change here since I have been on the medications to slow contractions and have also been following strict bed rest rules! It was really comforting to know that things seem to be holding strong for the time being. When I asked, my doc said that she would like me to remain on this level of bedrest and on the medication to stop contractions at least until 36 weeks and then we can kind of see how things go. So - a few more weeks of good behavior and then maybe I'll be allowed to get some activity back in my life! All in all, the visit was a great one and we are all just happy to have gotten as far as we have!! I will be 34 weeks on friday, so we have more milestones to look forward to! Hopefully this will be a nice quiet week! Here is a little pic of our lady - enjoy and have a great week!! I'll write updates if anything changes ;-) Love to you all!
Here is a little profile snapshot from our "growth" ultrasound today! She is pretty squished in there so it was hard to get a good shot - but you can see her little nose and mouth if you look closely ;-) The top of her head is on the right....then on the left you see a jumble of tummy, umbilical cord, hand, etc....hard to tell!
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