Week 32 Appointment

Well, I wish I could tell you that Twin A is a champ and locked his/her head into the birth canal and is ready to go. But I cannot. At least he/she seems to be turning. Rather than head to head, they are now in an L position with twin A's spine by the exit. I can only hope that he/she is slowly but surely maneuvering down into the desirable vertex position. On a brighter note, I am still pain free and only a bit sluggish. It does not help that I have a bad cold that I cannot take anything for and that I cannot sleep at night due to cold, smushed bladder, general discomfort. I am happy to report that the Dr., who I guess will never be my favorite person, said the baby could turn at the very last moment (unlikely). I learned that you cannot schedule a C- section before week 38 and since she operates on Thursdays, she has me down (just in case) for one on Feb 10. I tried to negotiate the date to 11, my favorite number, or 9, an odd one (not a fan of the even) but she said no. She also does not think I will ever make it that far; Dr. C predicts twins being born between Jan 25-Feb 2. I predict and hope that once contractions start Twin A will think "What the hell is going on here and how can I get out? I see an exit!" If not, C- section it is, which Dr. C referred to today as "major abdominal surgery" entailing 5-10 minutes of yanking babies out and 30-40 minutes of sewing up all of the layers they cut through. Disgusting but realistically a possibility. Turn Baby Turn. Please repeat three times and click your heels!