Ultrasound on Monday shows the placenta is much further away from the cervix than its 8 mm at 20 weeks. So we are still low risk enough to continue with our home birth plans. Of course to find that out the doctor had to coax the baby to move his/ her head off of the cervix...s/ he was already well lodged into pelvis...a little sore after that :-) . The ultrasound tech was also surprised to announce that baby is already around 7 pounds. I wasn't so surprised....Ramon was 8 lbs 15 oz. At projected half a pound per two weeks growth that still makes this baby smaller while I was counting on at least a 9 pounder. I am still confused about why birth weight still seems to scare folks when research has shown it has little to do with birth complications...seems like head circumference would be a better indicator of possible concern...but only if we could get a better handle on pelvic room during labor. Our bodies continue to surprise the doctors in their ability to make room for babies :-) . The medical community default freak out about babies nearing the 9 pound mark is one of the reasons I'd like to avoid the hospital this time around if at all possible.
Getting closer! Almost at 37 week full gestation mark! Yay!
