Things have gone so easy for me this pregnancy, that we knew there had to be a bump in the road at some point. At our 37 week appointment last night, we got some great news that I started to dilate and had continued thinning, but we also got the bad news that she had flipped and is now breach. We had to make a fast decision and chose to try a version this morning to manually attempt to turn her back around. It was a painful experience, but I'm glad we attempted it. Travis took me into the hospital at 8 am. I was hooked up to an IV and they monitored our vital signs for a while. For the procedure, I had a doctor, mid wife, med student, 2 nurses, an anesthesiologist (on stand by incase I needed a crash c-section if we made her mad), and maybe someone else in the room. Travis held my hand while the doctor and midwife attempted to move her by pushing and pulling. I burst into tears pretty quickly and was so thankful Travis was there with me holding my hand. After 2 attempts, we soon realized that we wouldn't get anywhere; she's pretty happy in the spot she's chosen. The doctor that performed the procedure said her booty is just so low in my pelvis that he doesn't think she has much of a chance to turn around at this point. She handled it much better than her mom did; when it was all over all she had was a case of the hiccups. So this all means that we have had to make a change of plans and scheduled a C-section on January 27. It was an emotional day, as we hadn't planned on a C-section since she'd been head down until now, but Travis was very supportive and literally held my hand through the whole thing. If I go into labor before the 27th, I will have the C-section earlier. We are looking forward to bringing her into the world soon!
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