Tuesday, April 24, 2007

No room in the inn...

They canceled my preinduction - cervidil dilation thing. All the labor rooms were filled. The doc had me go into the hospital to do some fetal monitoring and make sure Bjorn was doing OK. He is doing less OK than last Thursday and does need to come out. During the monitoring they like to see increases in heart rate with movement that maintain for a while or return nicely to baseline, but his little heart rate would drop more suddenly then they usually like to see. So, I was sent to have an ultrasound to check baby's breathing, blood flow, heart rate, the placenta, etc...The doc and the radiologist looked that over and things looked good from that angle, so they didnt see a need to continually monitor overnight and sent me home. So, yeah...I get to sleep in my own bed! I think I will actually sleep this way. Tomomrrow I am first on their priority list. They are going to call me around 6-7am. Then I will meet up with Dr. Holtzman and we will start the induction process. If I am still not dilated, then we will likely start the 12 hour cervidil thing then, but hopefully I have some dilation and can get to the good stuff - pictocin. For those of you at the hospital...I hope you hear my baby's chimes tomorrow!!!!

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