I had an OB appointment today. For those of you familiar with prenatal care, this one included a lovely little something called the glucose tolerance test. For those of you not familiar, this test involves chugging this suped-up glucose drink that is loaded with sugar. My version tasted like flat orange soda. Then you rush to the lab to make sure that a phlebotomist can suck several vials of blood out of you precisely one hour later. The combination of the extreme sugar high and nervous adrenaline is horrendous.
At my appointment all measured well with Baby and myself. This brought me to the question of when will my doctor know if the baby is larger than average? The answer was that at this point what separates an average baby from a large baby is only a matter of ounces so not quite yet. This led to an extensive discussion regarding attempting a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) or scheduling a repeat c-section. Apparently I'm likely to repeat my history of a large baby and unfavorable cervix. I would also need to switch hospitals to do a VBAC. Then he started citing these horrifying stats regarding ruptured scars and adverse events. Not to say he was all doom and gloom but there was enough information there to plant my feet firmly in the repeat c-section camp.
Me: So, Dr. So-and-So, if it's a c-section then when do we talk about when to schedule that?
Doc: How about right now? Let's see (referencing calendar behind him). You're due date is May 8th. You're 39 weeks on May 1. What do you think of May Day?
Me: What's the significance of May Day anyway? Isn't it a pagan holiday?
Doc: Well, how about April 30th? That's actually better because I'm at the hospital that day.
Me: Okay, April 30th it is.
So mark your calendars folks. Baby is scheduled to appear Thursday, April 30th!
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Yay for scheduling c-sections! I don't blame you for going that route (pun intended)- the second time is much better in that you know what to expect.
You need to bump up your daily countdown thingy on your page since you get to lose eight days. Simple minds like mine focus on that number and we don't want anything to happen before or after that date! ;o)
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