Non-stress test........are you kidding me?! Never has a diagnostic tool been so misnamed! Yes, yes, I know (since my husband had to explain it to me) the 'non-stress' part applies to the baby and not the mother - but holy moly - it's enough to test the strongest resolve not to allow that blood pressure to spike!
So - the reason behind all the tests: apparently Mikey and I grow small babies. We knew that at the 20 week scan when baby was on the smallish side. We had it confirmed by an extra ultrasound last week - prompted by a belly measurement which showed I was measuring a little behind on the weekly count. As a result we are now 'under surveillance' which basically means 2 to 3 visits to the hospital each week for fetal monitoring, ultrasounds and consults with the doctor. I have 2 more weeks until I get to 'full term' and then it's green light to induce if necessary.
I have to say I am a little perplexed by the whole situation as this pregnancy has been textbook so far. None of the usual reasons for our situation (the technical term being Inter Uterine Growth Retardation....nice huh?!) apply to me: high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, weirdness with the placenta, poor nutrition etc etc and my OB assures me that age has nothing to do with it (not much I can do about that anyhow!) so I am simply sticking to my theory that this is a storm in a teacup and the baby is going to be small.
So for now at least I shall be wearing out my tyres between here and the Birthing Center every couple of days, getting lots of good reading time whilst not stressing over the stress test and trying to bake this wee sprout pie for a few more weeks.
On the upside - all the drama seems to have focused Mikey and I in on what's really important and we have made some progress in the name department - woo hoo! We now have a boy's and a girl's name waiting in the wings......just in case something better doesn't come along of course!! Our dear sweet Caitlyn (our 2.5 year old adopted niece) has named baby FifferFefferFaff - and for all I care - FifferFefferFaff Hoyt is good enough just as long as he or she comes out safely and in good health.
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