Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Does Tri-care CARE?

Just a quick post to whine and complain that I'm still pregnant.  Yes, I am aware that I'm "only 37 weeks" and that full-term is 40 weeks BUT this weather is H-O-T and I don't want to have another 10lb baby.  I was given a glimpse of hope about 8 weeks ago that IF my baby was large that I would be scheduled for induction.  At 36 weeks she weighed approx 7lbs and 8 oz...if carried to 40 weeks that would be approx 9lbs and 8 oz.  All of these measurements are +/- 1 lb. Which means baby girl could be a "tiny" 8.5 lbs or bigger than her big brother was at 10.5lbs.  All that said, I'm not really sure how "big" she would have had to measure to actually schedule an induction.  Either way, I'm not thrilled.  I guess I'm off to run steps, eat spicy food, and gallop around in hopes of inducing my labor on my own.  We'll see how it goes next week.  PS - the doctor assured me that they wouldn't let me go more than 41 weeks and 2 days overdue - what kind of assurance is that?!  I'm am convinced (though I have no real knowledge of this) that in the "real world" (as opposed to the world of military health care) someone would induce me before 40 weeks...just sayin.

I've included her "growth scan" ultrasound" in hopes of focusing on her sweet face not my whiney attitude.


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