36 Weeks

Had my doctor's appointment yesterday. Rachel is measuring only 2 weeks big this week, so not as big as sometimes, but still big. My cervix was still closed, but the doctor said her head was "wedged" in my pelvis and was basically sitting on my cervix. Hopefully I will begin effacement and dilation soon! But if it doesn't start on its own, the induction was scheduled for November 20th, but most are confident she will make her grand entrance before then! We hope anyways! her being so low makes it kinda hard for Momma to walk around. At least I am not having to go to work! :)

On a side note, Dr. Cox also had me do another 24 hour urine analysis to check the levels of protein to see if the preeclampsia has worsened in the last couple weeks. I was very sick again yesterday. Sick enough GGma had to come pick me up from the doctor appointment! (Thanks GGma!) I have a lab appointment this afternoon to turn in my "pee jug." I will update with more information on that later.

Below is the info from babycenter.com, although it probably isn't accurate on Rachel's size! :)

How your baby's growing:Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) Most likely she's in a head-down position. But if she isn't, your practitioner may suggest scheduling an "external cephalic version," which is a fancy way of saying she'll try to coax your baby into a head-down position by manipulating her from the outside of your belly.