The Waiting Game! :(

So I'm officially 40 weeks and 1 day! ugh....Even my app on my phone says 10 months 1 day of being pregnant! If my phone wasn't so expensive to replace bring up that app and throwing the phone across the room might remove some of the frustration! The sad part about this is that both dads traveled across the county and they don't even get to meet her before they head back home!

At least the we have an end date! March 23th if she doesn't come any sooner. Rob and I get to call the hospital at 5:00am to see if we can come in to be induced at 5:30am! Everyone keep their fingers crossed!

This is why!

I never thought I would be that crazy person who bugs Doctors or anyone until I'm satisfied with the information they are telling me but apparently I am! After the past two days and the ordeal Rob and I went through I wasn't satisfied with why. Why we are waiting, why continue to monitor me and the baby for an extra week. I'm 38 weeks close enough I say.

Oh yes at this point in the post whatever you do......do NOT google, yahoo or any other search engine you use about what high levels of amniotic fluid leads to or what it can be a sign of. I did not do this either but after the doctors office called and Rob couldn't get a hold of his dad, Rob googled. He didn't tell me what it exactly said just that it wasn't pretty and he started to pace and bite his finger nails intensely.

Back to the story. So I called the office this morning asking all my questions to a nurse. She had no clue. Then after she realized that I wasn't going away so easily, made me an appointment to see the doctor. I pumped myself up. I told myself I wasn't leaving until I got all my questions answered and I was happy with his plan for me! I didn't hold it together very long, cry as soon as he walked through the door. Well it was the longest conversation I had with him and walked away feeling better. It boiled down to that even if the fluid level is high it can be monitored and he isn't concerned yet, next week could be a different story. Also he said that a 39 weeks delivery is better than 38 weeks. Since my body isn't ready yet for natural delivery he is hoping in the coming week it will me. It will help with inducing if my body is at least closer to being ready. So heres to me! I worked up the courage to get answers and I did! :)

Talk about a STRESSFUL day!

It all started yesterday! I had my 38 week appointment at the office in Prescott. (Thank God for that!) Anywho started out normal; they made me pee in the cup, took my blood pressure but then wanted to check to see if I dilated yet since I have been experience a lot of pressure! I have been complaining every appointment since January that I am retaining what to me seems like a lot of water. But they are the professionals so who am I to argue, the one who has not gone to medical school. So I was checked nothing so far and still experience a lot of pressure! Well Doctor sent me for an ultrasound wanted to double check how Stella was positioned and take a fluid measurement. Well it seemed that the ultrasound went good but they want to do one next week as well. I got home and forgot my phone was on silent. Went to turn it back to ringer and saw I missed a call from the Doctors office with a message! Oh good was my first thought!

Don't you just love when places like doctors office started messaged with, "Now this is nothing urgent or to worry about." Yet they do not leave any details just, "Please call us back at 8:30am that is when we start answering the phone." So Rob and I set our alarm for a little after 8 and just laid in bed until we could call. Well the office beat us to it calling around 8:15am which wasn't a good sign to me. A lot of information was covered in the conversation but it boils down to I have high levels of amniotic fluid. Normal range is 5-25 and I was measuring at 28. So they wanted me to come in for a non-stress test at 10 am. We were there for about 30 minutes and the doctor did not like how the test was going so he sent us to the hospital for further testing. We were there until 3 pm needles to say it was an emotion and long day for Rob and I. I was hooked up to a baby monitor for the whole time and they ordered a biophysical profile ultrasound for the baby. We got an 8 out of 8 which is good but the fluid is still high. Not as high as the day before but drop 4 units 28 to 24, back in the normal range but still high. So tomorrow I'm calling the office and ask what happens if the fluid goes back up! I'm 38 weeks and why just induce a bit early instead of having the mother and father worry. Oh yeah Rob is leaving Monday for 7 days!