Went back to the doctor on Monday - had our ultrasound. Little man is about nine pounds (give or take) and pretty squished in there...but obviously not uncomfortable enough to want to come out. He is also head down still but facing the wrong way if that makes sense? Babies usually come out with their eyes facing the ground....but he is face up! Most of what I've read just says that makes it all the more uncomfortable on mom and possible back labor...sweet. My doctor suggested bouncing on the exercise ball which I fully intend to do.
After visiting the doctor she also wanted me to do a non stress test...which I think they should call a stress test. During the NST (non stress test) they strap two monitors to you - one to measure your contractions and one to measure fetal heart rate. They also give you a game show like clicker that you are supposed to press everytime the baby moves. The contraction belt wasn't too bad because I wasn't having contractions. The fetal belt - kept sliding all over the place. Literally by the time it was all over, I had the ultrasound gel all over my stomach and clothes. It just ketp sliding down my belly and then we would have to start over because it would lose the baby's heart rate. Also - they don't tell you up front that they are looking for a certain pattern of fetal movement along with spikes in heartrate. The little man was super active during the ultrasound so my doctor said the NST would probably only take 10 minutes.....well he must have gone to sleep because there was not a lot of movement. They gave me ice water to see if that would cause him to be more active - no such luck. Then, they had me lay on my left side to see if he would respond....which he didn't. (See, how he is already showing us that he runs the show??) Keep in mind that during all this - the monitor that you are hooked up to is spitting out a piece of paper (like an EKG) for the doctor to read. So, the whole time I'm just thinking...we are failing....there is no way they are letting us leave....boo. But, after an hour, the doctor cleared us!
All that completed - but no change in dilation or effacement bascially means that come tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM we will go to Riverside Hospital for an induction. While this isn't how I pictured our delivery...I'm okay with it. I'm coming around to the idea that probably things won't always go the way I think they will. Bottom line, I want the baby to be safe and I'm willing to do whatever to ensure that happens :) (and if it's not too much to ask...please keep ladytown as intact as possible....)
That makes tonight our last night...just the two of us! So weird to think that tomorrow there will be one more little person in the world - half me and half Rob (100% awesome...obviously). And we will be in charge of this little person. I'm pretty used to teaching kids for the day and sending them home. I mean, we're pretty awesome pet parents...but this is a whole new experience for us! So, send us postive thoughts and vibes...be patient with us (we may not be so great at returning phone calls right away)...and we might look eight shades of crazy (or is that everyday?) as we adjust to our new normal :) Love to you all!!
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