34 Weeks

Here's the pictures from last week's perinatologist appointment. Baby T had a great checkup! Each week they look at 4 things: breathing, heart function, cord blood flow and fluid levels. All are looking great. During my 34 week appt at the OB(earlier in the week) it was discovered during a non-stress test that I was contracting every 2-3 minutes. He immediately pulled me out of work and ordered me not to have more than 6 contractions in an hour. I was given a prescription and promised to behave so I didn't have to be admitted. I have been resting and taking it easy and the contractions have slowed way down. I have not had to take the medicine so that's good. At the end of this 35th week if I go into labor on my own they will just let me go and not stop it-Bring on the long walks & eggplant parmesean:)

As of now, we are on the schedule to have an amnio on August 18th and if we pass, induce on August 19th. However, they have said if I wait until August 24th(exactly 38 weeks) that he will induce me without an amnio. I am praying we will not need to make this decision and just go into labor on our own.

Pros for Amnio/Induction 8/19:
get baby out earlier(Brooks first acted up at 38 wks)
our favorite Dr. will deliver

Cons for Amnio/Induction:
risks of amnio(break my water, poke the placenta & make it bleed, poke Baby T)
increased risk of c-section
if we Baby T doesn't pass, we'll have to wait 1 week anyways

Pros for waiting till 38 wks:
baby will likely be healthier
my body will probably respond better and do what its supposed to

Cons for waiting till 38 wks:
do not care for Dr. on call that day
that's when Brooks first gave us trouble-so who knows what was up then
waiting longer means more anxious feelings
more time for something to go wrong in utero

See why it's such a hard decision???? It's too much pressure to make this decision! I've asked the doctors what they think and they both say they could make a case for deciding either way and that it's up to us. Please pray with us that labor will begin on it's own and we won't have to decide.