10days to due date - no more than 20 total!!
Well we officially have the bassinette and changing table in our room, most of the baby clothes washed and put into the changing table baskets, most things sorted and into totes for stuff we don’t need right away (just have to label and put into the spare bedroom).
Last week I was having sphincter spasms which were coming about every hour or 2 so my OB put me on a suppository to see if that helped, it didn’t really but since that didn’t really help they figure it is the baby getting even lower and putting pressure on that area. Between that, the braxton-hix getting stronger and the pelvic pain getting worse that the baby is coming soon!
Thursday what I thought was going to be them putting back in my crown that came out turned into a bigger issue - they though that maybe I had a reaction to the temporary cement I used the night before and so it irritated my gums, when they figured out it was only when we pushed on the stump of my leftover tooth that is when they became concerned as the doctor said my gums did not look bad at all - pregnant or not pregnant and he so expected worse from the description I gave the woman over the phone. So I reminded him as long as I am double vested they can do an x-ray if needed - he thought that was best to make sure it was not really a problem with a neighboring tooth - he ended up triple vesting me! When he came back he sat down and put the x-ray up on the lighted board - he showed me my root canal and then pointed to what looked like a big bubble in my bone off to the top side of my tooth. He explained that sometimes roots have side roots that they are not able to get to and don’t know about since x-rays don’t usually show them - what happened was that the side root held onto some of the bacteria and furthered an infection - my body has been fighting it for years as it got worse but being pregnant he said my body was concentrating on other things so could no longer hold it back. I ended up having to go to the oral surgeon who performed an apicoectomy (The end of a tooth root can be very complex and sometimes there’s unfilled spaces in this area after a root canal. The unfilled spaces can harbor bacteria and cause a dental abscess. A dental abscess is a small ball of pus surrounded by an area of inflamed tissue. Pus is liquefied dead tissue, white blood cells, dead and live bacteria. Pus is a pale yellow creamy consistency. Patients usually have dental pain from the pressure of the growing pus ball. It’s nothing to fool around with and patients should see a dentist immediately. In the years before World War II and penicillin, it was common for patients to die from a dental abscess.) They prescribed me vicodan and penicillin - to which they had me call my OB who verified it was ok to take both…
That evening while on the vicodan all my other pains seemed to disappear - no spasms, no pelvic pain, no braxton-hix - though the whole time the baby still moved like crazy so I knew the baby was fine.
Friday Bryan ended up taking the day off with me so he could drive me to my OB appointment that afternoon since you can’t drive while on vicodan - I really felt off but when I saw the OB she did another internal and sure enough the baby was a tad bit lower - in-between -1 and 0 station, though still only 50% effaced and no dilation. The vicodan may be effecting that as well for all we know! I also found out that I tested positive for Group B Strep (common in many pregnant women and not something you can prevent getting) but this means if my water breaks I do have to go right into the hospital and onto antibiotics no matter how far my contractions are along.
This weekend I spent a lot of time sleeping - the vicodan knocks me out and I hope last nights dose was my last!
Busy week at work this week as I am trying to get as much done as possible before the baby comes and making sure everything is all set!
