Appointment info from 1/20/10

So this last Wednesday (1/20/10) I had an OB appointment that contained an NST scan. Apparently I will be having this scan, followed by a visit with my OB, weekly until I have the baby.

What the NST scan does is monitor the baby's movements and heartbeat, as well as to see if I am having any contractions. I get two monitors attached to me (one for me, one for baby) and I have to lay there for 20 minutes. The baby is supposed to move a certain amount of times during those 20 minutes.. apparently, my little guy completed the requirements within 6 minutes haha! They still had me stay hooked up the full 20 minutes. Baby's heartbeat was great and I had no contractions.

Once done, I saw my doctor (Dr. Sakaguchi, for those who don't know his name). He was very pleased with the movement and heartbeat of the baby. He then measured my fundal height (which is from my pelvic to the top of my uterus). It is supposed to match the number of weeks I am. So if I am 35 weeks, it should measure 35cm. Every week that my doctor started this measurement (at 29 weeks), I have measured right on track. However, this last appointment, I was measuring only 32cm, and it should have been 34-35cm. The doctor did a quick ultrasound and found that the baby had flipped and was now breech. The doctor isn't really worried at this point, because the baby has 5 more weeks to flip back around to head-down. However, he told me that if the baby does NOT flip, then it will most likely mean I will have to have a C-Section.

The doctor then took a few measurements of the baby (I think size of stomach, femur bone, and a few other things) to try and determine how big the baby is. According to the computer, the baby was measuring 5lbs 15oz. The doctor doesn't want to say that that is the actual size of the baby, as the measurements can be off by 1-2lbs up or down. He just wanted to make sure the baby is growing, and he is, so that's all that matters.

My next appointment is this upcoming Wednesday, 1/27. Since my doctor gives me a quick ultrasound at every visit, maybe he will give me a new picture for me to post for you all to see.