So I'll post all of these details again tomorrow in my weekly pregnancy update, but for those of you who are anxious to know, here's how our appointment went yesterday. :)
First off, my most talked about subject, my platelets. This week my platelets dropped to 95,000. This means that unless they go back up above 100,000 in the next week or two, we'll be at the hospital for Connor's birth and not the Birthcare Center. This doesn't bother me too much. We had Avery at the hospital and I was pleased with our care. I know we'll do just fine there. I just wanted to be able to experience both the hospital and the Birthcare Center. But since I'll get my blood drawn again before my 38 week appointment and again before my 39 week appointment, there's time for them to go back up. I'm not holding my breath, but I'll cross my fingers. The other thing that is majorly influenced by my platelet count is whether or not I can get my epidural. 100,000 is the "official" minimum platelet level. If you're below 100,000 it's up to the anesthesiologist to decide if they want to try or not. I believe when I was admitted into the hospital with Avery, my platelets were right around 100,000, give or take a few thousand. They did give me the epidural last time. My doctor said that I would probably still be able to get it down to 80,000, maybe even down to 70,000, but probably no lower than that. So in the next couple of weeks not only do I need them to go up, but I need them to (if they do go down) stay above 80,000. I don't think this will be too big of deal. I expect my delivery with Connor to go very similar to Avery's delivery.
Next there's the dilation, effacement, and pelvic station that Connor's in. This week I'm dilated to 3cm. Not much more than last week, but we're still moving in the right direction and progressing. My effacement this week was 70%, the same as last week. It's frustrating to see this number staying the same, but since my dilation and pelvic stations changed, I'm not too upset that the dilation stayed the same. Still, hopefully things will be progressing more by my appointment next week. The pelvic station is how far down Connor is. Yesterday I wrote about "dropping" and feeling like he was getting lower. I guess I was right because he's down to a -2 pelvic station, where as last week he was at a -2.5. (Pelvic stations start at -4, work down to 0, the up to +3, which is "crowning") Again, this isn't much change, but it's something and we're headed in the right direction.
Something interesting about the stats from this appointment is that aside from my platelet count, these are the exact same numbers as when I was 37 weeks pregnant with Avery! That doesn't make it sound like Connor's going to come much on the early side, but we'll still wait and see. ;) My doctor said last week that the 2nd baby's gestational time is usually very similar to the 1st baby's, but maybe a few days less. Avery arrived on her due date, right at the 40 week mark. If she hadn't, we would have induced and not had an idea when she might have come on her own. If what my doctor said holds true, then we can expect Connor to come around his due date as well, if not a few days early. That might put him somewhere around the 5th-7th of May. :)
I've had many different people put in their opinions on when they would like Connor to come. I told him the 5th, 7th, or 9th were all fine with me. ;) The 5th would be great, because then Michael, Avery, and Connor would all be born on the 5th of their respective months (and all well spread out too, January, October, and May). The 7th would also be fine because then Michael and Avery would share the 5th of their months while Connor and I would share the 7th of our months. :) The 9th would also be fine with me, because that's his due date. While it would mean going all the way to the last possible day, it's the date I've had in my mind throughout the entire pregnancy, so there would be no readjusting my thinking for his actual birthday. :) Most importantly, I want him to wait until May. If he came on the 1st it would put him one day short of the "technical" full term mark. Everything from the 2nd on makes him 39 weeks and full term. :) Alia (my assistant manager at work) wants him to come no later than Wednesday, the 7th. She's leaving late that night with her fiance to drive to Colorado for their wedding on the 10th! :D She wants to be able to meet him before she goes. :) Danielle (my manager at work) wants him to come before Alia leaves, because she'll be working open to close every day for 10 days while Alia gets married and goes on her honeymoon. Maggie wants Connor to come over a weekend so that she and Nick are able to be there when he arrives. And Chelsey wants him to wait as long as he can because she's currently having car troubles that need to be fixed before she can make the drive down to Wichita to meet him. Overall I think that the agreement is that a couple days early would be alright by anyone. ;) I know I certainly wouldn't mind. :P
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