I saw the doctor today and everything looks good. The little man has moved head down into my pelvis and seems ready to make his exit! My cervix is thinning but not dialating and the doctor has said that I have some scar tissue on my cervix that may necessitate them "helping" it to open. This means that they will pop my cervix open manually so I can start dialating on my own...a procedure that does not feel too good from what I understand. But the way I see it, that procedure will immediately precede me pushing out an 8 pounder so how uncomfortable can it really be relatively speaking?
My doctor also said that if I have not started labor by the 22nd of February that we can always decide to break my water to set things in motion. She won't let me go any later than the 29th for delivery so I figure if he hasn't shown any signs of emerging by the 22nd, I will probably opt to break my water and get the show on the road!
We will now be going to the doctor every week so stay tuned for updates. 4 1/2 weeks and counting!
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