FACT: Statistically, more babies are born during a full moon.
FACT: Keegan was not one of them.
I had another doctor's appointment yesterday. I was sure it would be my last one. I was wrong.
Despite the fact that I am now 3 cm dilated and 50% effaced (how am I even still walking around????), Keegan has not descended down into the birth canal. Basically, my body is progressing, but Keegan is not. He's comfy where's he's at. Because of this, my induction scheduled for Wednesday has been canceled. If I were to be induced at this point, there's an 80% chance it would result in a c-section because he would likely not engage properly and would get stuck. My doctor isn't sure why this is occurring. One possibility is that he's too big (OUCH!) to come out, which might require a c-section anyway. We really don't know at this point. I was given two choices:
a) wait a week and see what happens.
b) go to a specialist to determine exactly how big he is and whether or not he can "fit". If he can't, we'd schedule a c-section.
Having already had two vaginal births, I'm really not interested in (read: scared of) a c-section. So, what's one more week? I've already been pregnant forever anyway. My doctor has assured me that he will not stay in there forever, so I guess I'll trust him. And so we continue to wait...
You know it's bad now that the kids have started yelling into my belly for Keegan to come out. Logan asks me daily, "When is Baby Keegan EVER coming out? Will it be in a long time? I hate things that are a long time! I like short."
Yeah, so does Mommy.
2 comments:
So sorry Katie. I had been checking often and I thought since it had been a couple of days since your last post that you might actually be at the hospital. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around? I thought the first child was supposed to be the longest pregnancy/delivery. You seem to be going backwards!
Oh Katie!!! I will hope and pray that you don't end up with a C-sec!!! Though my recovery was faster than I thought after my c-sec, it's still painful and, frankly, it IS a scary thing! Keep baking him...he'll come out in no time :)! Teresa
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