We had an appointment today and I was so disappointed to find out that the baby is in an oblique breech position. This is when the baby's head is pointing toward mom's hip, instead of down toward the cervix:
I was advised to sit on our birthing ball (an exercise ball) as much as possible from here on out, to get her to turn. One of my biggest fears at this point is that Kathryn remains breech and I'm forced to get a C-section. My uterus is measuring fine and I've gained 22 pounds--the average women have gained 24-29 by now.
We did run up against some opposition to our birth plan today. In it, we share that we don't want to receive Pitocin to help deliver the placenta after the birth. The midwife I saw today is the one our Bradley Method birth instructor called out specifically as a strong advocate to this "active management of the third stage of labor". She read that part of our birth plan, and immediately wanted to argue with us about it, saying she hoped that we would abandon that idea and trust her and her experience of being at 3,000 births thus far. There was a little fear-mongering, too--I was surprised but very glad that our birth instructor had already taught us about this and warned us about this exact situation!
As for me: I tire easily, and I have a lot of achiness and painful pressure in my pelvis. Sometimes when I get up, it feels like my pelvic bones will break. I still have occasional acid reflux, and I don't sleep well. Honestly, not very much to complain about, considering all the symptoms considered normal!
Jared's co-workers threw us a shower this past week--I'm glad that Jared is thought of so highly that they wanted to do that for us! It was very special. We have another shower--our fourth and last--this coming Sunday with our church's connect group and other church friends. Looking forward to spending time with everyone together!
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