33 week appointment was so much better.
I will be doing Non Stress Tests (NSTs) every week for the rest of my pregnancy. That’s where they hook you up to a monitor to watch baby’s heartbeat for about 20 minutes. Today was the first time I’ve ever experienced fetal monitoring that wasn’t done with a stethoscope. It was kind of nerve wracking. His heart rate was anything but consistent to someone who doesn’t know what to look for. The doc said everything looks good though! I’ve decided to bring a book in the future…and to ask them to mute the machine.
The ultrasound looked great. His breathing motions are awesome, his heart rate is stable, and fluid level looks good too. As far as the issues with the placenta go, still no sign of calcification – which means that we are still absolutely fine. The doctor said she read some information and a report from our high risk OB that suggested that the problems she is seeing with the placenta could be absolutely nothing – and so they’ll just check on it it each week, and hopefully – it means nothing.
Also, my husband saw the chart of a little girl who was 7 months old and had the same set of problems Rowan does. She was getting ready to have her FIRST surgery and looked totally normal. So the last two days have provided that much needed burst of positivity we needed.
So – here I come December. Rowan might be giant (5 lbs already? WHAT!?) But I’ve got plans for our family that involve him making it to AT LEAST 38 weeks before he’s born and being home in time to be subjugated to the matching flannel pajamas my mother will buy for everyone for Christmas morning.
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