We are sitting in the waiting room of Atlanta Women's Specialists. Misty, our Ultrasound Tech from Peachtree City and our son's first portrait photographer has just completed our final ultrasound. Today they were monitoring size and fluid and the outcome.........estimated (80th-85th percentile) 7 pounds, 6 ounces and lots of excess fluid.
The fluid is not a surprise. We've heard this at every appointment for the past 2 months. The size percentile is a little more shocking. Up from 70th percentile 2 weeks ago. It's such a fuzzy measurement though so who knows. More of a guideline than a rule.
Last week we saw one of the nurse practitioners named Suni who felt that Lauren and [INSERT NAME HERE] are doing just fine but still measuring ahead of time by anywhere from 2-3 weeks. As a result she wanted us to come in for another visit, today, to meet with Dr. Perry and get a physicians opinion on what happens next.
Lauren is ready to GO!!. I'm ready to GO!! If we can get agreement from our son and the doctor then a scheduled induction, or delivery, next week is possible. I could be holding my first child by this time next week. Yes!! (pump fist a la Tiger Woods after a par 5 eagle putt!).
Before the doctor sees us, we're sitting through another NST (non-stress test) to measure the baby's heart rate. It's a time to catch up on waiting room magazines about parenting, children, infants and exotic recreational options afforded to a physician's 'disposable' income. I decided to use the time to BLOG, thanks to the hospital's wifi.
10 more minutes on the NST then the final word from the doctor.
10 minutes later....
Dr. Perry came in to the NST room and looked at the readout, talked with us for about 10 minutes. He is very nice, informative and conversational. Did you know that c-sections have been performed for the past 600 years or so, since the 1400s? Of course SURGICAL procedures back then weren't so good, and there was no such thing as anasthetic, and many women died from them, but Dr. Perry feels that after a few centuries of practice that they've pretty much got it down.
Anyway, he discussed options for natural delivery, induction, and scheduled c-section in the next coming weeks with us and the final verdict is.....
We come back in on Monday for another checkup.
FINAL verdict still to come...
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