Last week's ultrasound and appointment were so quick that I forgot to blog about them. My fluid levels were better and our active little girl quickly and efficiently scored an 8 out of an 8. My doctor's appointment was with one of the others from the same office, instead of my regular doctor. So it was pretty much a 'keep up the good work' appointment. I was feeling pretty optimistic about things.
This week, however, was a bit more 'exciting'. I went to the ultrasound at 8 am and the baby was going to town. She was moving so much that it made her heart rate spike enough for the ultrasound tech to call my doctor before I left. My fluid levels weren't quite as good as they had been but Dr. M wasn't concerned. Although I did feel a touch dehydrated on Tuesday. Our last appointment with our doctor before the big day was at 10 am that morning. We had a long list of questions, mostly about logistics, for him. After he checked to see if I was dilated (nope) and if the baby's head was down (nope), he got this look. You know the look, something just wasn't quite right. So after some discussion, we decided to schedule a c-section instead of an induction. There were just too many red flags pointing to an emergency c-section and I'd rather not take that risk. Dr. M was a little concerned about the spiked heart rate so he hooked me up to a monitor for half an hour. Of course for him, she was back to normal range and just fine.
The current plan is that we'll go in for our pre-op appointment at 2 pm on Monday, June 3rd, then get checked in for surgery at 3 pm and have our baby some time after 5 pm. While I don't expect things to change in the next three days, I won't put it past her to mess with my plans. But I can't wait to see her beautiful little face and hold her in my arms.
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