The itch has returned

[mommyjen2]

Well I thought I beat the odds and made it though this pregnancy without getting Cholestasis again.  I was wrong.  I have started itching and now I start to worry.  I am 38 weeks already and with Cholestasis you should induce by no later than 38 weeks.  Waiting longer than that increases your risk of stillbirth.  I am cleaning like crazy trying to keep my mind off of things.  I go to the doctor today to find out what we are going to do.  I also have another problem.  My original due date was September 17th.  When we got the ultrasound at about 21 weeks the doctor moved it up to August 30th because of the babies measurements.  We only saw this as an issue IF I got Cholestasis again.  I had been tracking my menstrual cycles.  My last one was December 10th.  It was a short one though and I know some women have had a period and been pregnant so it isn't that far of a stretch.  Our concern is, what if this baby is really only 35 weeks and not 38.  The itching started in my last pregnancy at 35 weeks.  At my 36 week apointment (acording to my Aug. 30 due date) my doctor checked me and said I was a finger tip dilated and that the babies head was way down.  So now I wonder...if I am not as far along as he thinks then when he checked me I was really only 33 weeks and not 36.  So does it make sense that I would be a little dilated and the babies head would be so far down at 33 weeks?  To much going through my mind!  We will talk to the doctor about it this afternoon and hopefully come up with some answers we are happy with.  I pray everything turns out well.  All I want right now is to hear my baby boy cry!

[xoandxysmom]

Aug. 19, 2008 at 3:47 PM

My heart goes out to you. I can only advise that you talk to the dr today. No use worrying until you have more info