Today was another weekly appointment. Everything checked out great for the most part. We got to ask a few more questions about the C-section and in general, we're feeling good about the whole thing.
Last week Dr. Driskell told us that she thought Madelyn was in a breech position, but that she would check again this week and we may have to have a sonogram to tell later on. At this point, with a C-section scheduled, it really isn't too big of a deal to have her breech, but the doctor likes to know what position she is in so that she will know how to bring her out. Well today, she felt around again and she's very confident that Madelyn is still breech. By this point in pregnancy, they want babies to be head down and the chances of her moving into that position starts to get much less as we get further along. The doctor scheduled an ultrasound for next week's appointment so that she can confirm the baby's position before the surgery.
Here's the irony: a baby can't be born naturally if they are breech, so we would have had to have a C-section anyway. While we know that things can still change, it's almost comical to think of all of the appointments and stress we have gone through to make the decision to have a C-section because of my past medical history and we, very possibly, could have still faced a C-section because of Madelyn's position. This is the point that we would have started to talk about the possibilty of a surgery and we would be starting the whole process from the beginning.
It is great to know that either way, on January 26th, we have a plan and we're prepared for it and all of the options that we might have to choose on that day. Although it is a little funny to watch how everything is coming together :)
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