Week 40
Topic: Baby
We've been having weekly doc appointments. Last week we were informed that I am one of 30% of women who is Group B Strep positive, meaning I am a "colonizer" of a kind of bacteria that an be harmful to the baby during birth. They assured us that it's nothing to worry about now that we are aware of it. To prevent Baby from contracting this bacteria during birth, they want to put me on penacilin (sp?) as soon as my water breaks for 15 minutes every 4 hours. Since we are aspiring towards a non-medicated birth, it is important to us that I have as much mobility as possible, which is why I requested not to have an IV in our birth plan, but it is a small sacrifice to make for a healthy baby.

Anyway, we're hoping to be able to labor in the comfort of our own home as long as possible, so please pray that my water doesn't break early in labor (so we don't have to go in to the hospital right away to get hooked up to the IV) and also that I go into labor before the beginning of September, otherwise they're going to want to schedule an induction, which will almost for sure lead down the spiral of medication (artificially induced labors are much more painful than naturally induced labors, and are therefore much more difficult to manage without pain medication and can probably more likely lead to a C-section).

On the bright side, Colby was shown by one of the midwives today how to feel around my belly to determine Baby's position. You should have seen his face when he flet the ball-shape of baby's head! =)