The Push Factor

Erica's OB, Dr. Goldee Gross, arrived a minute ago and checked Erica.

She's at 9 + centimeters and Xander's head is as low as it needs to be.

That means: just about time to push. Dr. Gross will check her again in 45 min and see if it's a go.

Fever report. The fever is still being pesky - it's actually up a bit - so that unfortunately means a second round of antibiotics. And that means Xander will need to get a blood culture after he's born. So, we'll work with it.

Getting exciting here . . .

 

Magic Seven

It's 5:16PM and we're doing great here at Alta Bates. Our nurses and doctor here are tops.

Erica is dilated to 7cm, a magic number because it marks the last phase before hitting 10cm, which is when the pushing begins.

Contractions continue to be regular and strong.

Erica does have a bit of a fever that the nurse has been watching. It's persistent and high enough that she's going to give Erica a round of antibiotics.

That's the scoop.



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