Baby Update: Week 37

Allison has a weekly appointment with her OBGYN at this stage of her pregnancy. She is still completely closed up so the baby will definitely wait another week. We did, however, find out that Allison tested positive for Strep B, which basically means that she will have penicillin immediately upon arrival at the hospital and every four hours after that. The baby will also have to have the penicillin as soon as she is born. The danger is that my little girl could become infected as she passes through the birth canal. Although this is extremely rare, medicine today is preventive and drugs and prescriptions are it's tools. There should be no side effects for mother or baby, but the positive test definitely complicates the ideal set of circumstances that are needed to give birth naturally, as Allison is hoping for.

After the Dr.'s appointment, Allison went straight to work and wrote up a birth plan. I kind of understand what she wrote, but there is a lot of information and some of it can be confusing. As long as mother and baby survive in good health, I think I will be happy.