On 05/19/2011, we had a doctors appointment at 10:00am. They first hooked me up to the NST (non stress test). They left me on that for a little over an hour. During that hour, I had to drink orange juice because they were not seeing the results they wanted to see. They then put us in an exam room. Deb finally made it in, and explained the test. She said she was not seeing the results she wished to see on the NST, so she wanted to do a sonogram. We had to come back at 1pm for that.
At the sonogram, we had the tech that I'm not particularly fawned of. She said Lauren technically passed the test, but she was still not super active liked they had hoped to see. I asked if they could tell if her cord was wrapped around her neck or not on the sonogram. She said they usually can't tell. She then changed something on the sonogram machine, which showed red and blue on the screen. She watched that for several minutes. After she was done with that, she said she needed to go speak with Deb. She left us sitting in the sonogram room. At that time, I knew she must have seen something she didn't like on the sonogram. When she came back, she said she was going to put us in an exam room until Deb could speak with us. As we walked past Deb's office, she said she would be right in, once she called and spoke to Dr. Gratkins about something.
Deb finally came in and began to explain the situation. She said the ultrasound tech believed the umbilical cord was too short. She stated that she also believed the cord was not going into Lauren's belly properly. She said the cord should go straight into her belly, but it appears that it might be going in at a slight angle. Obviously that is something they will have to watch super close, because it could start to have a negative impact on her.
We are looking forward to the next bridge that we have to cross. Looking forward to 34 weeks. The next 4 weeks will be spend walking on pins and needles. It's sure going to seem like 1 long month.
So to sum it all up, I will now be going to the doctor 2 times a week. They will be doing the NST every week and a sonogram every week. I have to pay close attention to her movements, and if I don't feel her for 3-4 hours, try to wake her with orange juice or a rattle. If neither work, I'm to call Deb ASAP anytime of the day. (Which is making me feel super pressured to not make a mistake.) I'm hoping to keep our little girl all snuggled up in the womb for at least 6-8 more weeks, but I'll take 4 if I have to.
Just remember to keep us in your prayers please :-)
You, Tom and Lauren are always in our prayers!! I know that we are excited to meet our new little granddaughter, but we really want to wait until she is a little bigger and stronger. Remember you have lots of people who are willing to help however we can. Love to all of you!!!
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