Check up

My OB checkup went fine this morning. My uterus measured 32, which is the same as 2 weeks ago, but that's okay because I'm at 32 weeks now. I think baby just had a growth spurt before my last check up. I didn't gain any weight over the past 2 weeks either.

We chatted about how I would be monitored, being a VBAC, this time. Last time my doctor said "more closely", but I wanted more details because with being on pitocin last time I was watched pretty closely then. He said that I would probably have continuious fetal monitoring, especially during active labor. I asked about using the telemetry monitor so I could be up and move around. He said that if the hospital had one available, then yes, otherwise I would be in bed. That doesn't make me happy, so we may need to negotiate and I will definitely ask for the telemetry monitor as soon as I check in. At least I know the plan now, instead of finding out when they want to strap it on me.

DH asked about the baby measuring big on the sonogram. He is still concerned about us travelling to Colorado at 36 weeks. The doctor said that late sonograms are great for seeing baby parts, but bad for dating (and even not that great for estimating size). Early sonograms are good for dating because all babies start out the same size and grow about the same. However, even then, our early one (at 9 weeks) is +/- 1 week. The latest one would be +/- 2 weeks at best.