Stress is not condusive to an NST.
Today was my first non-stress test. I got an appointment at 10 AM so the hubs could come and watch baby for me. He had an appointment in San Francisco at 12 though, so we were on a tight schedule.
By 11 they STILL hadn’t called us. Scott was getting super stressed because he had to go home & change and load his van and get to SF. Hudson was having a minor (ok, moderate) meltdown. I was effin’ STRESSED! Perfect for a test where they monitor your blood pressure, contractions and baby heart rates. I finally went up to the counter and told them I’d have to come back because I couldn’t wait any longer.
They rescheduled me for 3 PM but of course, at 3 I would have no help with Hudson. Luckily, my sister-in-law Krust works across the street & was able to take part of the afternoon off to accompany me.
We went in and they took me back in a timely manner- but then- OF COURSE- they failed. It took 2 nurses & a doctor & an ultrasound machine a total of 1 hour to find Truman’s heart beat. Uhhhh, NOT good for my freaking blood pressure, kids.
Once they found the heartbeats of both the kids I just hung out for like 20 minutes & then the nurse came back to review my results. Awesome. Kids are just fine for now & I am having mild contractions that I can’t feel but the nurses think I should be able to feel. Monday I have to have my stuff checked for dilation.
Anyways, it was fine except for the whole heartbeat debacle & the fact that the itchiness makes the ultrasound gel stuff STING. Whatever. Almost done! I was told now that they are moving my scheduled section to March 4th and will hope I don’t need to give birth before then. So, that’s like 35 days till we meet these kids!
Themocracy
oh, poor little lady! i’m sorry you’re going through some serious pre-twins stress at present. if it makes you feel any better, i never felt ANY contractions before being induced with cytotec after my water had already broken right before i had p, although my midwives insisted that i must have indeed been having them because i was dialated 1-2 for like 2 weeks before i gave birth! so just count yourself lucky that you’re not feeling it – it’s not a bad thing! ;D
best of luck to you in these last numbered days. i hope you have lots of help and support- you’ve done an amazing job!
xoxo.
HOLY SHITBALLS 35 DAYS?!?!? That sounds WAY shorter than March 4th. Holy bejeebus. I forget February is a short month.
And I HATE when they have HB finding issues. OMG.
I’m glad your in the home stretch of your itchiness!
B: Yeah, it seems much too quick!! & the heartbeat issues freaking suck. It’s like they WANT me to have a heart attack right there! If I’ve got 35 days-ish that means you don’t have much longer either! Hopefully class goes well today!
Em: Yeah, I do consider myself lucky as to not feel contractions. I mean, when I went in to have Hudson I was dilated a few centimeters and was apparently having “big ones” but I didn’t feel shit. I’m sure I would have eventually, but it just makes me sad because I’m almost sure I could do it drug free. But my kids don’t cooperate- even in the womb!