Unexpected Hospital Visit

12/9/08


This morning the baby was not moving around much at all, so I called Beth and she wanted me to go to the hospital right away. At the hospital I got hooked up to the monitor to do another nonstress test. They were monitoring the baby's heart rate as well as movement, and contractions. The heart rate looked great, and would accelerate when he/she moved, which is what it is supposed to do. I talked to Beth, and she said I could go ahead and be induced, or have another biophysical profile. We opted to have the biophysical profile (BPP) done, see what the fluid level was, and then go from there. The baby performed well during the BPP, and did all the things he/she was supposed to do, flexion and extenstion of the neck, arm or leg, 3 big body movements, good hearbeat, and practice breathing. She then checked my amniotic fluid level, and thankfully it was up from yesterday. It is now 8.1, up from 6 yesterday. I guess the 80 ounces (literally) of water I drank this morning before going to the hospital paid off! The ultrasound tech called Beth to let her know the results. Beth said since everything looked great, she would see us back in the office on Thursday. We have an appointment for 9:10am. Hopefully I will see her at the hospital pushing this baby out before then, but you just never know. George has really been encouraging me to drink more water to help with the amniotic fluid level. I told him if I drank anymore than I already am, I might as well just park myself on the toilet all day.