Yesterday started as a normal day and ended with Luke and I surprised and thankful to not be bringing a baby home!
Baby’s been measuring small all along, presumably because s/he is a Deaver, but it’s been a small concern. Last week, baby was measuring especially small (almost 3 weeks behind), so Dr. ordered a non-stress test. Monday morning, the test was showing that baby seemed to be, in fact, stressed, so we were sent immediately to Lincoln (where our other Dr. is. This story is getting confusing….stay with me!) Luke and I frantically packed bags, made phone calls to find places for the boys and basically prepared as if we were going to have a baby…just in case.
We got right in to see the Dr. and had an ultrasound. Fluids looked good, heart rate looked good, fetal movement was good. The only thing needed was to see baby take a “practice breath.” The tech watched baby for about 10 minutes and didn’t see anything. She told us, “It looks like maybe baby is just ready to come out—you are probably looking at a c-section today.” We weren’t too terribly stressed about it as baby is over 36 weeks and would probably fair relatively well once delivered. Luke went out to tell my parents, who were waiting in the waiting room with Leo. As soon as Luke walked out, the tech saw what she was looking for-a “practice breath”-and called the Dr. right in. Doc said all signs indicate that baby is doing well and it would probably be more risky to deliver. We’re going back on Friday to check on baby again, and, I’m hopeful we’ll schedule our induction for next week sometime! In the meantime, I’m trying to take it easy…..kind of….
Yesterday was good to help me realize how much I WON’T care if my bathrooms are clean or floors vacuumed when we head to meet baby! It was good to put some things into perspective and has helped me chill a bit (at least for today.) It was a crazy, emotional, whirlwind of a day!
Can’t wait to meet you, baby!
Can't wait to meet him/her, also. But next week would be better than this week :).
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