He was very active, HR was in the 130s, and the amniotic fluid looked good.
However, he had his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck twice.
So in combination with him being borderline IUGR and the cord being around his neck, I was sent straight to the hospital to be admitted for bed rest observation.
We had a trip planned for this weekend to take the girls to Chattanooga so that was definitely a big bummer. Not to mention we don't have his room, or our room ready for either of us to come home post c-sec. Oh, and definitely haven't packed a hospital bag yet! But, small details!
Luckily this isn't our first time around at parenting or the c-section process, so despite feeling like I am not prepared, it isn't stressing me out like it would have if this was our first!
So, after 8 hrs on hospital bed rest, I have been on a roller coaster of emotions ranging from calm and chill and looking forward to some netflix binge watching, to anxious and worried about his health, to crying, back to "I'm so bored" and wow my body hurts on this terrible delivery "bed" (if it could be called that, it looks like a gurney, and feels like a basement floor!).
So, it's hard not knowing if he will come tonight, tomorrow, or in 10 days from now when I'm 37 weeks (which was the goal set by the high risk specialist last week). But I will continue to hope and pray that he is growing and developing in me, so he can come out tiny, but strong and mighty!!
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