Week 37 update

Went to the hospital yesterday to check for amniotic fluid leakage. No leakage, and the resident doc measured me at about 1 cm dilated yesterday.
Today I had my 37 week appointment and saw my regular OB doc, and she said I am now close to 2 cm dilated. Around 80% effaced. She couldn't measure the baby's station, because my membranes are tight and bulging, so she was afraid she would break my water if she applied any pressure. She said her instincts tell her we will probably have the baby sometime this week. No guarantees of course!

36 week appointment

Latest from week 36:
50% effaced
Baby is engaged at around -2 to -1 station
No dilation yet

Edit: The OB didn't really give an estimate on when the baby would come, but she did feel certain that Melissa would go to at least 37 weeks, if not more. She also said that even though Melissa isn't dilated at all yet, it's more important to see that the baby is engaging properly, which is a good sign that the baby will fit through the birth canal. Isn't lovely the things having a baby will start to make us speak about publicly?

This is the first thing we saw at our first sonogram. Look at that baby hand! We were at about 17 or 18 weeks pregnant at this point.




Then we got to see her profile. Awww!

Today we are at 36 weeks pregnant. Ready to have this baby!

-Melissa

Jeff and Melissa - Proud parents-to-be of Abigail Rose.