OB appt

Just an update on the appointment we had on Friday. The nurse who used the doppler scared me to death! She just kept moving it around and moving it around. I heard something once, but she didn't say anything and she just kept moving it around so I guessed it was my heartbeat. She continued to do this for almost 5 minutes. Then FINALLY she said...I heard it, I just have to get it to come in better. Whew...sigh of relief! I was starting to worry. So we did get to hear it, and it sounded great. 150s range again this time. Baby is consistent. Everything looks good still.

My OB and I had a talk about how often she does cesereans. She said that as long as there is no fetal distress, and things are progressing, she will allow me to labor. Where I think some people get into a problem...but I don't have a problem with it...is that she said if there is no progression after "x" number of hours...she didn't give a number, but I feel confident that she and I will agree on the time...she will assume there is a problem. Maybe baby's head is too big, etc. This sounds great to me. She was a little more pro-c-section than I am, but I think most doctors are anymore b/c of malpractice. Actually, she said the push for it nationwide is b/c of malpractice. She said that my attitude about a ceserean sounds healthy. My attitude is (for anyone wanting to know) that I will do ANYTHING for my baby. I want to have a vaginal delivery. I would like to have one with all of my babies, but if there is even the slightest chance that me not having a c-section would endanger my baby in anyway...I would rather have one. My baby's health means more than what my body looks like. I am not afraid of a c-section. I know that it is a safe procedure...now it is a surgery and that's nothing to take lightly, but I feel safe about it. I think my OB thought I was asking b/c I was scared of it. I reassured her that I am not scared of it, just want to make sure our philosophies on it line up. And for the most part they do. Again...I think she likes the idea a little more than I do, but I don't feel that she will push me for one unless I have a reason. And that's all I need to know!