I'm Pregnant!

I am 24 weeks pregnant with baby number 2! Due in July. We are really excited and we are waiting until the birth to find out the sex. My son turned 2 last month and will be 2 years and 5 months when this baby is born. My husband and I talked about having another child for a while but honestly I was so fearful of making my prolapse worse...Still am. I believe in siblings and I didn't want to base my decisions in life on the possibility of the unknown.
Last November we went golfing and then out to sushi and discussed how we should probably start trying to have another baby. We didn't know how long it would take or what our fertility was like because our first son was a surprise. That discussion was on Thursday, 2 days later on Saturday I found out I was a month pregnant. I guess we pushed the easy button on that one :). So far this pregnancy has been easier than my first.

About prolapse symptoms during pregnancy...Honestly things have been really good. The first trimester... besides nauseous symptoms, the prolapse did not bother me. My cervix was very low and I could touch it with half a finger inserted into my vagina and I was never diagnosed with a uterine prolapse. As the pregnancy progressed the uterus lifted and my cervix is no where in touching range. No symptoms at all with cystocele and the rectocele has been manageable. Mostly I have not had symptoms but an occasional bout of constipation has been frustrating. One Really bad day but other than that...smooth sailing. I just hope it continues to go well.

I have SI joint shifting A LOT. just rolling over in bed it shifts and intermittent pubic symphasis pain. I started out my pregnancy at 117 lbs and have gained 15 lbs so far. My son weighs 27 lbs and of course being a baby still wants me to pick him up a lot...which I do do. Oh yeah and he still nurses 3 times a day!!!

I have vacillated greatly between having a cesarean vs a vaginal birth. When discussing options with my OB he says he will do what I want but thinks the simplest route is to have another vaginal birth. I was surprised by this. He says that the prolapse may not be any worse after the birth and since I have already had damage to my pelvic floor why do invasive surgery and damage another area of the body. I am certainly tentative considering my last baby was 8 lbs 12 oz.
I am considering asking for a pessary which I have not ever had after the birth to help splint things up while I am healing. I just don't know yet...I don't know how I could improve on my first birth...all fours bradley method no tearing...

I have healed so much in two years, I would say 85%-95% and I know realistically I will need to give myself time to heal again after this birth. At least I wont have the unexpected discovery and drama I had with discovering the prolapse this time around. I hope things go well, I hope that I don't get worse, I hope that I can rehab again...I am trying to enjoy this pregnancy and stay positive.