37 weeks

My weekly checkup went fine yesterday. We also met with our doulas again. My uterus is measuring right at 37, my blood pressure is still doing fine, and my weight is up 1 pound from 2 weeks ago.

We had quite a long talk with my doctor about my birth plan, things to expect, and when to call / go to the hospital. There were a few things in my birth plan (that were okay with him last time) that he did not agree with this time because of being extra cautious because of being a VBAC. One is the hep lock; I wanted to wait, he wants it in. I figured that one wouldn't fly, but hey, if you don't ask. Another is no restrictions on food or drink. He wants no food and just sips and ice chips once I come to the hospital. He did say "nutritious drink" when talking about sips, so maybe Ensure or some other protein drink would be okay. If not, I'll probably do what I did last time and snack lightly early in labor and drink when I am thirsty despite the anesthesiologist's protests. An emergency c-section will be like last time anyway, and a non-emergency one will hopefully be with an epidural instead of general so we won't have to worry about stomach contents.

I have a chart of which doula is on call which day, from now until 2 weeks after my due date. I have a project to finish up at work, and I need to clear off my desk. Just 10 more days at work, thanks to the Labor Day holiday (assuming baby doesn't come any earlier than September 6.)