Yesterday we went in for our 37 week check up and ended up with a surprise visit to the hospital. On the way to our appointment I was telling Anthony that I was having some stronger cramping than usual. I thought it may have been contractions, but it felt different than what I had felt before, so I was glad that we were going to the doctor. Right away when she went to listen for the baby’s heartbeat, you would tell she had a different look on her face and the heartbeat sounded slower than what we had heard before. She confirmed that I was contracting and that the baby’s heartbeat was about 115 so a little bit on the low side. I was also now dilated to about 1 ½ cm and about 75% effaced, so there was more progress since last week. She was concerned that Carter could possibly not be responding well to the contractions, so she walked us right over to the hospital for a Non-Stress Test. They monitored Carter and I for a couple of hours and were able to establish Carter’s heart rate at a baseline of 115-120 and rising when there was movement, which is a good thing. Only if they had seen his heart rate drop when I was contracting would they be concerned (and yes I got to walk around Labor and Delivery with a sexy hospital gown and socks!). Since Carter and I weren’t in any harm and even though I was having regular contractions, I definitely didn’t look or feel like I was in labor, they discharged us. Anthony and I decided it might be best to start driving around with our hospital bags just in case! :)
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