Mentor 1 hour 15 Minutes

February 9, 2009 3:45 - 5:00

I went to the OB-GYN office today and signed-in to the front desk, then proceeded to wait until my name was called to go back.

Fran called my name about five minutes later and ran the same four test as always. (blood, urine, blood pressure, and weight). She told me to wait on the bench until a room became available. I waited for about five to ten minutes and finally got called back to a room. I was escorted by Sheryl and she came into the room to talk to me before Dr. Cline came in. She asked me had the medicines that they proscribed helped any and was I having any side effects. I told her that the steroid they gave me did absolutely nothing, and that the recent prescription was only making me sleep but was not helping with the itching and burning. She told me to tell everything I had just told her to Dr. Cline and she would look further into it.

So Sheryl walked out of the room, and about five or some minutes later Dr. Cline walked in and checked to see if I was dilated anymore. Surprisingly she said that I was dilated three centimeters and that she didn't feel I had much longer. That definitely wasn't the end of what she had to say though. After the examination she asked about the rash (PAPS) and if it was getting better or worse. I told her that none of the prescriptions she gave me helped. That the first one didn't do anything at all, and the second one just knocked me out. After explaining to Dr. Cline about the medicines, I asked her if the medicines would have an effect on me producing my breast milk or if it could cause something wrong with my milk. She said that she didn't believe so and that everything would be okay regarding that. She said that she was concerned about it not getting better and that if I was willing to she would induce me.

I was definitely willing to be induced and was willing to do whatever she needed me to. She explained to me that I would have to go and visit a Dr. Rosemund and at his office he would perform an amniocentesis. I asked her what in the heck that was and she said that is was where the doctor would stick a needle through your belly button and into the sack to get some amniotic fluid so that they can test to see if the baby's lungs are developed enough to induce.

I then asked Dr. Cline if this will affect my baby and if so what will it do. she said that the only risk is that the procedure could possibly cause my water to break and that then I would just go into labor. Which wasn't all that bad because they are wanting to induce anyways.