36 Week Check-Up

After the completing the normals (providing a sample, getting my blood pressure checked and being weighed), we didn't have to wait long to see the MW. If you haven't noticed, we have seen most of doctors and both MWs at our office throughout this pregnancy. We never know who will deliver us, so we were more comfortable seeing as many of them as possible before she makes her arrival rather than seeing just one of them.

We knew that I would be having the GBS test. We also know that I will most likely be positive since what had happened earlier in the pregnancy. We also know that I can't have penicillin, so there are going to do a sensitivity test to see what they can use to treat it during our labor.

She told us that the latest they would allow us to go is Monday, Sepetember 12th! She also recommended that we start using techniques to rippen the cervix. Her suggestions: sex, nipple stimulation and take EPO (3X daily orally). I started the EPO immediately. The Dr. at our last appointment said that he normally checks for effacement and dilation while he does the GBS test, but she did not. We did not ask.

My fundal height measured where it should and her HB was in the 130s (she said that she sounded great).

We were able to schedule our last four appointments. Hopefully, we won't need the last one. It is scheduled for September 6th (U/S & NST). If we make it to then, we would schedule induction for sometime the 12th or before.

At our next appointment, we will have the normals, but also a NST (next Wednesday).