We had our doctor appointment today with Dr. Murray. We had a list of questions for her that she went over, and I think both Brad and I have better idea of what to expect.
At this time, I’m 1 ½ cm dilated and 80% effaced! Effacement is when the cervix begins to stretch and thin. This process means the lower segment of the uterus is getting ready for delivery. I’ve also been having contractions and a lot of Braxton Hicks. The contractions come and go and they are sporadic. I can definitely feel my body preparing for labor.
Today was so bizarre because it felt like the baby was so low. I told Brad that I feel like I have to hold the belly to keep the baby from falling out-haha! And to learn that my Dr. can basically feel the head during the exam was just crazy to think about!
Seems like Baby Fetrow may be arriving a little earlier than we anticipated, BUT, maybe not. That’s sort of the fun and crazy part. It could happen tonight or it could happen next week or the week after that! We feel prepared, but I think mostly we are just a little surprised how quickly this is happening. I had thought we would go a week late, in fact, I was hoping we would go a little later from the due date.
I was able to make a trip to Babies R Us tonight with Alicia to get the rest of the stuff we need for baby. It was so helpful to have Alicia there to help me go through everything and just learning what products were better than others! So that is done, phew!
Just so you all know, we’ll be posting on the blog as much as we can with updates as things progress!
So excited to see and meet our little Nugget!!!!
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