Thursday, Feb. 23rd

This is definitely one of those weeks when I do not feel ahead of the game. Too much to do and too little time to do it. Not to mention, these doctor's appointments add to the existing stress of being a working mother and wife. I went to my first diagnostic appointment at Ob-Gyn Associates on Tuesday. I had a 9 am appointment but was not seen until 11 am.... sitting in the waiting with my anxieties brewing. The tech who performed the non-stress test fumbled around and could not pick up the baby's heart beat easily, so that was frustrating. Then, I had the Doppler ultrasound where the tech found the s/d ratios to be high and the amniotic fluid to be low. Afterwards, I saw my doctor who realized she forgot to do the biophysical profile. At this point, I was visibly upset. The doctor suggested that I continue to be seen at the PDC because this set up at Ob-Gyn Associates was not working for me. I agreed! I finally got out of there at 11:45 am. Half  my day was gone.

Today, I went back to PDC for my appointment at 8:15 and got out of there just a little after 9:00 am. Much better!!! Everything was pretty much fine. Amniotic fluid was up to 9 1/2 cm (7 cm on Tuesday), baby's heartbeat was 145,  baby has a full bladder which is a good indication that it is being nourished, the s/d ratios was okay. They did it 6 times--- 5 were normal and one was elevated, but nothing to be concerned about. Whew!