so.................i went for my check-up yesterday. and guess what? baby has put on even more weight! he currently stands at 3.6kg! no wonder i've been feeling so tired and my tummy extremely tight these past few days.
anyhow, he's not even coming close to getting engaged. in fact he's moving further away from my pelvic bone area. here's the reason - the size of his head is the size of a 40 weeks old baby and the size of his tummy is the size of a 41 weeks old baby (i am only 39 weeks now). and apparently my pelvic bone region is too small to accommodate him (gee, i'm actually quite petite huh?). hence, my body has been rejecting his attempts in getting engaged.
my doc informed me that even if labour comes on naturally or even if she were to induce me and attempt to maneuver baby into position, i could be in labour for up to 8 hours and even then eventually needing a c-section because of the difference in size of my pelvic bone and his body. even if his head does engage, he might not be able to turn his body around enough to move through the birth canal and he might get stuck at his shoulders.
well, i ain't about to test my pain threshold nor am i willing to risk having baby get stuck so i'm going in for a c-section this friday morning, as recommended by my doc. i suspect as well if we were to wait until next week, baby'd probably hit 4kg and i think my doc wants to avoid that too.
well, all i can say is that baby definitely takes after b as he was born at 4kg! anyway, b is having an anxiety attack of sorts with the knowledge that it's 2 days away that we'll be seeing baby. as for me, i'm talking him through it and i simply can't wait and am so excited!!!!!