3 Appointments a week!

Oh my...that's a lot of appointments.

So, I was supposed to have 2 ob appointments a week from here on out. I need twice a week NSTs (non stress tests) on Grace--both were to be done at my ob's office and then one of those times I'd also my ob appointment. Well, I went in for the first one yesterday and it didn't work out well. The nurse couldn't get Grace on the fetal heart monitor and I was sent to the hospital. We knew Grace was still alive because her heart beat was being picked up by the doppler and I could feel her moving. But, I needed to have the screenings done at the hospital. Luckily, I was right across the street from the hospital.

So, now I have to go twice a week to the hospital to get NSTs and then one a week to the ob for a regular weekly visit. The NST at the hospital still was a bit hard and it took over an hour to do the test (should take around 20 minutes). I'm praying that they aren't all that long. It's nice to lay there and listen to Grace's heart beat, but my back was killing me from the bed I was in and I kept falling asleep.

But the next really big day is October 15th!! On that day I go in for my 36 week ultra sound growth scan and then meet with the maternal fetal medicine specialist. The specialist will make the call on when Grace will join the world :-) Best case scenario is still the week of October 29--November 5th. He'll look at all of my glucose test results (4 tests a day since May), my twice a week NSTs, all 3 of my growth scans, and then give his expert advice. If Grace needs to come earlier than 39 weeks they will need to perform an amnio which I really don't want. So here's praying for week 39!!