Almost there...

Well, last night and this morning I have had some SERIOUS contractions - they're making me a little nervous but I'm sure nothing is going on.

Two weeks ago I had really high blood pressure and it was looking like I was getting pre-eclampsia again. She told me she wanted me to rest up and take time for myself to relax. That was a little hard since we just moved that weekend and now live with my in-laws.... and had a giant family reunion to attend.

I we went back on Monday and my blood pressure was better so that was a relief. We read over my hospital report from my delivery with Royal and in the end, she said she thought that the chances of a successful VBAC were slim but still left that as an option for me if that was something I was really set on. She said she would hate to have me to go through another labor like I did with Royal only to have the same end result of a c-section but she ultimately left the decision in my hands. If there's one thing I love about my Dr. It's that she doesn't pressure me in any way. She's very reassuring and somehow makes me feel like whatever I choose is a great decision. She's said before that even though she's my Dr., no one knows my body like I do and that counts for a lot.

We took into consideration how long I was in labor and the fact that I only progressed to an 8. She said that if I would have "arrested progression" between 1-5 cm of dilation, it might be likely that a VBAC could be a success(mostly just because there's no way of knowing) but the fact that I stopped progressing between 5-10 cm's and that I was stuck at an 8 for so long, even after all their methods of trying to move things along...that told her it was most likely a pelvic bone issue that was making it difficult to progress/dilate. Things clicked a little bit more when I told her about my sister having the same trouble... and about how a physical therapist once told me that one side of my pelvis was smaller than the other and that was causing my hips to rotate wrong (I was having a lot of pain at the time when I would walk).

We feel good about our decision and have chosen to have baby Archer on August 19th around 5:00 pm! We'll be having him at Salt Lake Regional Hospital where Royal was born.

-Thea, Pete and Royal!