I had my weekly OB appointment today. By blood pressure was good (118/82) and I hadn't gained any weight since last week. My doctor mentioned that I probably hadn't gained any weight because there's just no room. That's also why I'm still getting out of breath so easily. The baby's heart rate sounded really good so he seems to be doing fine still. I am currently 2-3 centimeters dilated and about 60% effaced. However, the little guy is still "floating around" and is not engaged. This means that I can't be induced, at least not until his head is engaged. According to my doctor, he really should be engaged at this point. One possible reason that he hasn't engaged yet is that he won't "fit" - kind of like a square peg in a round hole.
We're hoping that contractions will force him down and that this will happen before my water breaks. If my water breaks before he is engaged, there's a chance the umbilical cord could come out first and this is not good so if my water breaks, we're supposed to get to the hospital ASAP. Also, if he does engage, it could happen quickly. This means there is a better chance that he could engage with his head turned sideways which would be a lot harder of a fit as well.
If I still haven't gone into labor at 41 weeks, we will definitely induce. We'll have to try to get my contractions going and get the baby to engage before we can break my water. This isn't the ideal way to induce. So at this point, the chances of having to have a c-section are a lot higher.
But, then again, everything could go normal and I go into labor on my own with the baby fully engaged! My doctor just wanted to prepare us for what could happen.
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