Blame it on the fibroid

Just got home from the MFM doctor. It appears the culprit is Ali's fibroid. Before pregnancy it was 2cm x 3cm and it is now 5cm x 6cm, about the size of the baby's head. It is positioned between the back of the cervix and the rectum. The good thing about that is that it prevents in most cases the cervix from opening because in a way it blocks it and the bad part is the discomfort of having this thing push on her rectum and all the nerve fibers that run along the sacrum. That would explain Ali's description of feeling like there is a "knife in her butt". So they will watch the growth of the fibroid... hopefully the baby grows faster than the fibroid and moves out of the way. The doc said in 1% or less of these cases the fibroid grows and doesn't move out of the way and obstructs a term vaginal delivery. We are not even worrying about that... we'll just roll with whatever. For the discomfort, Ali can use M.ot.rin as needed and lots of hand and knees positioning to get the 'knife out of her butt'.

For the fun part... our baby looks beautiful! He or she was rolling around, doing flips, swallowing fluid, sucking his/her fist. Heart and brain looks wonderful. Cord, limbs, nuchal fold -- all normal. Weighs 8oz.

Thank you all for your kind words and thoughts. We so appreciate them!