Dr. Appt

Well I had an appt with the midwives today and nothing too exciting happened.  I got preregistered for labor and delivery.  I could have done it over the phone but I figured it would be easier if I just did it while I was at the hospital.  However, that was not true.  I had to sit in line longer to do that than for my appointment.  They did the GBS test today and I should know the results of that by Friday afternoon.  That test just tests for the presence of group beta strep, which is found in approximately 40 percent of all women.  If it comes back positive it's not really a big deal.  It just means that I will have to get antibiotics during labor and that we will have a guaranteed 48 hour stay after the baby is born so they can monitor him for complications (usually there are none).  I thought maybe they would check me, but the midwife ever so kindly told me that they do not care about the current state of my cervix and neither should I.  Haha!   It actually didn't come off as that rude but this particular midwife has a tendency to be pretty blunt with everything that she says.  She did say that if the baby is born on his due date that he will most likely be under seven pounds.  She estimated that he weighs a little under five pounds right now.  He should gain approximately one half a pound a week from here on out.  My fundal height only measured 32 weeks (I'm 36 and a half), which is the same as what it measured 3 weeks ago.  The midwife did not seem concerned about it at all and she said that it probably means that his head is low in my pelvis and has begun to engage.  That's pretty much all of the news I have for today!