A few years ago, when my nephew, Roan, was just a few years old and mastering the art of using the potty, we were visiting my mom's house at the same time.
I heard him running towards the bathroom saying over and over, "Puppies, puppies!"
When I questioned what that was all about, I was informed that thinking of puppies instead of how bad you had to go to the bathroom, was a great distraction and very helpful in preventing an accident.
And so today as I sat in the doctor's office, staring at the ceiling and willing myself not to cry, that little story popped into my head and I started saying to myself, over and over, "puppies, puppies!"
Today as the doctor checked me she found that she could no longer feel the baby's head. For the past four weeks he had taken up residence nice and low and was seemingly ready and in position for his grand exit/entrance.
An ultrasound confirmed that he has moved and is now laying transverse and face up. Not good from a labor perspective.
The doctor does not want this to progress past this week, as labor in this position is dangerous. She gave me the option of a C-section or trying an external version (where she manually tries to move the baby) with an induction or if it is not successful a C-section. For the record, I really do not want a C-section. I am such a scaredy cat anyway, that just scares me more.
We decided to try the version.
But after not finding it easy to schedule me at the hospital and promising to call me when they got something worked out, the call I eventually got from the nurse was not to inform me of when we would be attempting the procedure, but for me to come back to the office in two days for another ultrasound.
So I don't know what is going to happen. I will continue my life of mystery. But as a small favor, might I ask you, if you are reading this, to say a little prayer that Baby Troublemaker will find his way back to head down or the very least this delivery will be a safe one.
8 comments:
I hope you don't have to do the C-section thing. :(
In my prayers.
They decided this was the problem with Abigail after I pushed for TWO HOURS! Yes, they then did a C-section. I will pray for your little trouble maker..mine still is one!
Of course we will pray for you both! So sorry this has happened.
Have to admit though, your title made me wonder if Sophie was gone and you were getting a dog.
Big Hugs!
Oh, Elise. I'm so sorry. At times like this, when it seems like nothing else could possibly go wrong and yet something else manages to, I have to console myself with one word: obviously. We'll be praying for you!
Good luck Elise! Why do things get crazy at the very end? One little thing a nurse told me once that can help get babies head down is to lie on your back with a bunch of pillows under you hips so that they are significantly higher than your head and stay like that for a few min (if you can). Do that over and over again. Apparently the gravity can help flip them. I haven't had to use that technique yet, but she swore that it works.
Check out the website www.spinningbabies.com. They have good ways of getting the baby to turn. Some are to swim, do the yoga pose "cat/cow" and to not recline at all. Chiropractors and acupuncturists also have ways of getting the baby to turn. Good luck!
I hope they can get him to turn! If not, I've had 2 c sections and it's okay. Not the end of the world! Good luck! Let us know if you need anything!
A safe baby and Mom is the best result no matter what method of delivery. I have plenty of c-section babies. They work too. My mantra for dealing during delivery is almost the same as Roan's. It goes baby, baby, baby,... but if you really want puppies you could stick to the one you are using and see what pops out. Lots of love and prayers for you.
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