Whopper

Well, we had our ultrasound today.  Baby is an estimated 6lb 3oz already.  According to my OB he is bigger than average but not in the "danger zone" for weight just yet.  She doesn't seem concerned and said she will start checking my cervix at 37 weeks and start sweeps at 38 weeks to try and naturally induce but that she wouldn't try chemically inducing until 40 weeks.

Part of me feels I should be reassured that she is willing to let things go that far but the other part of me feels like she's taking a risk with my baby's well-being.  I am honestly at a loss as to what to do.  The only thing I can think of is if I am going to go along with her "plan"  I should do everything I can to ensure that things go as well as possible.  That would include doing exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles, start drinking raspberry leaf tea, and be more physically active and watch what I eat so baby doesn't gain a lot more weight (incidentally I've only gained 14.5lbs and I lost weight since my last appointment).  Other than that I don't know what I can do.


Good things from today were that baby is doing excellent.  He is healthy and the cord is functioning beautifully.  We actually got to hear the "pulse" on the ultrasound which was super cool.  He is also head down, in anterior position (facing my spine) and exactly in the middle of my stomach, so that explains why I appear rounder and larger this time around (other than the fact that he's big).

I'm trying to convince myself that because he is positioned well (Avery was always off to one side and never in the middle) and feels like he's dropped already that labour may come on its own before we even get to the sweeps, but it's really hard to say.  I feel confident that I can try for a successful natural labour this time and hope that my water won't break early like it did with Avery (at 3.4-4cm).  Send me all the positive vibes please!!