Since le bebe decided to surpass le due date, we were told by my doctor to set up an ultrasound appointment for 40.5 weeks. I was anxious to see the baby once again since my 28 week u/s was the last sighting and made the appointment for 40 weeks and 3days.
Before going in, I asked my doctor what the "AFI" fluid levels would mean and she explained that anything above a 5 is "good" and that a 2 is getting into a danger-zone where the baby could possibly not have enough fluid surrounding her. She also said that if I wanted an induction, I could schedule one if my fluids were 5cm or less. Seeing that ALL I want is for my silly baby to pick her birthday, I was hoping for over 5cm of fluid.
Oh, and I also spoke to my ultrasound tech BFF about the levels, who confirmed 5cm - 25cm is 'safe' on the AFI scale.
Overall, the appointment was a success.
Le bebe had 7.5cm of fluid surrounding her and was measuring at 7lb 12oz (give or take a pound).
The u/s tech even asked if I wanted her to flip on the 3D ultrasound and I said, "YES PLEASE!" which turned out to be pretty hilarious. I've never seen a more squished up baby in my life and probably never will. Her head is so far into my pelvis that all we could see were a smushed up chin and lips, slightly covered by a knee (ouch). It wasn't exactly the best picture, but we knew that we'd be seeing her soon enough (in theory, right?).
So...now we wait. It is currently 40 weeks, 5 days with Tuesday being my next doctor appointment. AAAAAH.
xoxo
L
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