I just realized that I forgot to post about my last standard prenatal doctor appointment (that was on 11/24/2010). I can't remember everything about the appointment but I do remember a few things...
The main thing that left an impression on me is that the doctor said, because of the gestational diabetes, if I don't deliver naturally by 39 weeks (1/19/2011) that they will talk about inducing. So, hopefully I will naturally go into labor before that. I don't think being induced would be that bad, I just would prefer for things to progress naturally. So, that means that I have one week less than I thought I did - instead of having 7 weeks to go, I only have 6!
Also, she did an external exam of my abdominal area and said that it feels like Alexia is head down already, but that she can't tell for sure. She said either way, even if she was breech right now, there is still time for her to rotate to the head down position either on her own or through massage (which I hear is painful) - so hopefully the doc's first impressions are correct and she is already head down. They say if the baby is head down at this stage in the game, they usually stay that way, so... let's hope!
Also, she gave me a referral to have another ultra sound appointment to check on Alexia's size and make sure everything is ok there (again, because of the gestational diabetes). So, I'm looking forward to getting to see her again.
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