2007/04/23 08:47
Better Out Than In
The other doctors at Sed's workplace don't need a picture to see how big she's getting. They get to see her every day and make their own assessments. And by these, as it turns out, Margarita is ready to pour.
One of the attending doctors cornered Sed at work on Friday with her concerns. The baby is already over seven pounds, and with my wife's small frame it can only be detrimental to both her and our daughter to let her grow any larger. So if Sed hasn't gone into labor by tomorrow, they're going to induce her.
It's not as though this is out of the blue. At her last exam, Sed was already dilated three centimeters. She's been contracting up a storm the last few days, which is (hopefully) an indication that she's even further open. And far be it from a doctor to take her own advice, but she would recommend induction to someone in her similar situation -- under five feet, term, carrying a baby over seven pounds, and wanting to avoid a Cesarean. Sure, artificially inducing labor is also a C-section risk, but somewhat less so.
Keep your eyes peeled, ladies and gentlemen. I'll be introducing our daughter forthwith.
One of the attending doctors cornered Sed at work on Friday with her concerns. The baby is already over seven pounds, and with my wife's small frame it can only be detrimental to both her and our daughter to let her grow any larger. So if Sed hasn't gone into labor by tomorrow, they're going to induce her.
It's not as though this is out of the blue. At her last exam, Sed was already dilated three centimeters. She's been contracting up a storm the last few days, which is (hopefully) an indication that she's even further open. And far be it from a doctor to take her own advice, but she would recommend induction to someone in her similar situation -- under five feet, term, carrying a baby over seven pounds, and wanting to avoid a Cesarean. Sure, artificially inducing labor is also a C-section risk, but somewhat less so.
Keep your eyes peeled, ladies and gentlemen. I'll be introducing our daughter forthwith.
OMG
Okay man, you know we want the birth story, details! And I hope you wait until she's a bit older to tell her about the "Margarita is ready to pour" business -- it won't be funny until she's in college, kind of like the way my dad said my inducement was "like changing oil."
Okay man, you know we want the birth story, details! And I hope you wait until she's a bit older to tell her about the "Margarita is ready to pour" business -- it won't be funny until she's in college, kind of like the way my dad said my inducement was "like changing oil."
Ha! I had to read the previous comment to get the "pour" joke. *slaps forehead* I can't even say it's too early... :D
As today is now the tomorrow you wrote about yesterday, congratulations on the birth of your daughter!
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