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The Transverse Position - This is an extremely rare position for a baby to take. He/She remains lying, the first part of the body to present itself is the shoulder. In almost all cases like this, a cesarean section delivery is required.
this is a little foretaste of our exciting life right now. i went to the midwife today, and after she measured my uterus we looked at each other like, "what?"! if you arent in the prego know, the uterus should measure in cm what your weeks are, ie: i am thirty-three weeks and normal would be a uterus measurement of 31-35 cm. well, this little guy has only stretched my uterus a measley 27.5 cm! that is what you call bizarre. well, to me it is very scary and i am fearful of the terrible things that could be wrong with him. but i know that as a daughter of the king i should not fear anything that is frightening. my tendency, however is to be anxious and worried. so i asked the midwife what this meant and she decided to palpate my belly and check knox's position. well, he is apparently transverse (hence the definition above). in case the word "rare" in the definition is confusing for anyone, it means that only about .2% of babies (yes, point two, not two) decide to lounge sideways across their mom into the third trimester. this is not breech, which, though troublesome for a baby's entrance into the world, breech babies are not nearly as obnoxious. also, the more fun news is that i read: breech babies can usually be delivered vaginally but transverse babies? just sign up on the c-section list now. even the midwife was like "wow, yeah transverse babies are c-section babies". i can assure you that the midwife doesnt just start popping out phrases about c-section necessity on a whim. though she did tell me to entreat my baby to change his position. i am a bit pessimistic about that, though since my toddlers dont obey me and i can spank them! the only good news is that it is most likely knox's bizarre position that is causing the crazy small measurements. but still pray that he is healthy and okay just in case the small measurements are for another reason. all this to say, please pray that knox would, by God's grace, change his position. kirsten was comforting me with the thought that he must be a real over-achiever to have gotten into this position due to it's rarity. it is a bit of a spin, though well-intentioned and sweet.
this is a little foretaste of our exciting life right now. i went to the midwife today, and after she measured my uterus we looked at each other like, "what?"! if you arent in the prego know, the uterus should measure in cm what your weeks are, ie: i am thirty-three weeks and normal would be a uterus measurement of 31-35 cm. well, this little guy has only stretched my uterus a measley 27.5 cm! that is what you call bizarre. well, to me it is very scary and i am fearful of the terrible things that could be wrong with him. but i know that as a daughter of the king i should not fear anything that is frightening. my tendency, however is to be anxious and worried. so i asked the midwife what this meant and she decided to palpate my belly and check knox's position. well, he is apparently transverse (hence the definition above). in case the word "rare" in the definition is confusing for anyone, it means that only about .2% of babies (yes, point two, not two) decide to lounge sideways across their mom into the third trimester. this is not breech, which, though troublesome for a baby's entrance into the world, breech babies are not nearly as obnoxious. also, the more fun news is that i read: breech babies can usually be delivered vaginally but transverse babies? just sign up on the c-section list now. even the midwife was like "wow, yeah transverse babies are c-section babies". i can assure you that the midwife doesnt just start popping out phrases about c-section necessity on a whim. though she did tell me to entreat my baby to change his position. i am a bit pessimistic about that, though since my toddlers dont obey me and i can spank them! the only good news is that it is most likely knox's bizarre position that is causing the crazy small measurements. but still pray that he is healthy and okay just in case the small measurements are for another reason. all this to say, please pray that knox would, by God's grace, change his position. kirsten was comforting me with the thought that he must be a real over-achiever to have gotten into this position due to it's rarity. it is a bit of a spin, though well-intentioned and sweet.
posted by courtney jewett at 12:03 PM
3 Comments:
Turn, baby, turn! We're praying for you guys, Court!
Well...God's funny isn't he!! Nothing ever seems to go as planned. I think it is his funny way of reminding us that we are not in control and he knows best. I will be praying for you. Keep me updated. Jen
thanks for all the prayers...hopefully God will answer with a turn from master knox!
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