Whew I've got to vent to you ladies about what happened yesterday!!
Little missy moves a LOT. Like, a ton. And she's very visible. Everyone in the room can see my belly move, it's pretty awesome. I feel her quite often, and if I haven't felt her in a while, all I have to do is sit down and she starts kicking--and for the past few weeks her kicks have been really painful--nothing you can ignore, that's for sure. Well, yesterday, I realized I hadn't felt her move in hours, even though I'd been sitting down working at my computer. My heart dropped when I realized this, but of course I thought "maybe I just wasn't noticing?" So I sat down. Nothing. Laid down on my side, then back, then other side. Nothing. Drank ice water, ate something sugary... nothing. By this point another hour has gone by, so in total I haven't felt little missy move in FOUR hours. That's never happened, not even at night when I'm sleeping--she always wakes me up. My doctor had asked me to go in if I felt any decrease in fetal movement, since we've been dealing with low amniotic fluid. So my husband and I jumped in the car and drove to L&D. The whole twenty minute drive there, I felt nothing.
We got there and they took me in right away. The nurse was nice enough, but all business. She strapped me up and couldn't find a heartbeat. And couldn't find it. She had to move the monitor six times before she got a heartbeat. The second she found the heartbeat, I lost it... I started bawling my eyes out! I have never heard a sweeter sound than my little girl's heartbeat at that moment. It was so scary, you guys.
They monitored me for an hour, and everything looked just fine! It was the weirdest, flukiest thing ever. The nurse said I did exactly what I was supposed to do, and to come back if it happened again. She was REALLY nice, and much more relaxed after she found the heartbeat. She said that sadly, she does see Moms lose their babies at this stage, and you just never know. Argh.
Today, baby girl is moving like always, no big deal. I am so, so, SO thankful. Anyway, I have never ever had to go in for anything like that before and it was definitely a little traumatizing--for me and my poor husband.
Thanks for letting me share, I know you guys "get it".
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Scary trip to L&D last night...
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My little boy did something like this a few weeks ago. I called my doc and she had me come in to the office for a check. I laid back and she kept listening....nothing.... and so she kept pressing....nothing... so she had me turn over on my side... and sure enough he moved a little and was 156! I told him then he was grounded till he was 18! lol She told me it was bc he was running out of room (he is gonna be big) but then the next week I started having BP problems and last week the plan of action has changed. So now I get weekly ultrasounds/stress test! which always makes me feel better bc I can know what he is doing!!!
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