34+ week appointment update

Well, I have good news and bad news.

First the good news. BP is great, and no weight gain this past 2 weeks - YAY!

And now the bad news. The NP examined me, and said she is 99% sure this stubborn little boy is in the breech position. Obviously the only way to know for sure is to do an ultrasound, but that is her guess right now.

So we have a plan. At my next appointment I'll be 36 1/2 weeks, and if he still "feels" breech on exam, we will do an ultrasound then. If it confirms him as breech position, she will give me the option of either doing an external version http://www.aafp.org/afp/980901ap/coco.html or just going ahead and scheduling a c-section delivery. She said the reason for this is that by 36-37 weeks, the baby is usually big enough to settle into his "final position" and that he won't have room to turn head-down on his own by this time.

For any of you not in the medical profession, or who don't know what a version entails - it is a very painful, manual attempt by the MD to turn the baby into a head-down position by forcefully moving the baby on the outside of the Mom's abdomen. Not fun! And doesn't always prove successful, either. So we'll see what happens! I'm trying to stay positive and not worry until they give me something definite to worry about.

In the meantime, all of your good wishes can be directed into some "Flip over Aidan!" vibes, that would be great!!