33 week doctor's appointment

At this regularly scheduled appointment I got to have another ultrasound to check her position, after the doctor two weeks ago noted that she was "concerned" that she couldn't tell if the bump she was feeling was head or tail.  I was a little frustrated with this doctor, who I know has a sub-par bedside manner (she's not mean, just all business and no softness) for using the word "concerned" when I know that it shouldn't be a concern whether she is in the right position until week 37, and this was at week 31!  But oh well, I'll take any excuse to see my little girl before the big day :-).

The appointment yesterday went fine, turns out she is in the "frank breech" position, which means she has her head and feet up, and her tush down.  She has plenty of room and amniotic fluid to turn, not to mention time to turn, so I'm not too worried.  The doctor that I saw this time, who I love, was very positive and comforting.  She also mentioned that she was unhappy with the last doctor for being "concerned," and even told her that!  Ha!  Anyway, she has until 37 weeks to do the flip before we start talking about options.  Until then, I did a little bit of research about yoga poses I can do to encourage her giant head to do the bouyant thing and float where it needs to go (lots of head down/hips up stuff) although the book says to do it 20 minutes a day, three times a day!  Um, yeah, no.  We'll see how desperate I get by the end, but for now if I do it once a day I'll be excited with myself.  She should turn on her own anyway, the doctor that I like said that only 3% of babies aren't in the right position by the end.  Also, a labor-free scheduled C-section on a pre-determined day, followed by four days in the hospital with lactation consultants and lots of support doesn't sound like the worst delivery to have ;-).

Until then I will try to take everything one day at a time, and enjoy this little gem, obtained through the miracle of modern sound wave imaging!

I may be a little biased, but this is honestly the most angelic baby face ever!