A teeny bit of a bummer
The ultrasound/OB appointment today was less exciting than we’d hoped. We did confirm that Griffin has definitely dropped/engaged (the doctor didn’t even bother to note down my belly measurement, since it had changed so much from the baby moving down!). And the baby has been head down for a long time, but he’s turned anterior (ie, the ideal position with his face towards my spine), which is a big relief. We’d suspected this was the case because the pressing on my tummy in recent weeks has been feeling a lot more like “butt” and less like “feet”, but it was good to have this confirmed. (If you’re curious, take a look at the difference in anterior vs posterior positioning here. The angle of the head is a big deal.)
Speaking of heads, the baby measured in the expected size range for 35 weeks, except for HIS HEAD, which is measuring BIG. This is NOT what I wanted to hear. :-/ The doctor told us that it’s tough to get an accurate head measurement at this point with my pelvis in the way, and if his head was at an angle when the tech took the measurement, it could easily have been off. I hope he’s right.
The ultrasound equipment at the OB’s office is pretty basic, so we didn’t even get any nice pictures. (Not that we could really get any good images of his face at this point anyway, with it pointing towards my spine. )
On the other hand, everything else is fine (Griffin’s heart rate, my blood pressure and iron, etc). I’ll be going in for weekly appointments now, so hopefully things will continue to progress as they should.
On a more amusing note, here’s a great Free Range Kids blog post about my least favorite pregnancy book.