Monday I went in for my first NST, not really know what to expect! They set me up in a regular exam room with the machine and put two monitors on my stomach. One was to monitor his movement and my uterus and the other his heartbeat. He was really easy to find and stayed on the whole time (only kicked off once but it came right back). I also had a little clicker that I was to click every time I felt him move. It was kind of hard because the monitors put pressure on my stomach which is basically what it feels like when he moves, but I was able to do it. He was pretty sleepy though and was moving at a regular once every few minute pace. After ten minutes they came in with the buzzer and she buzzed my stomach a few times. His heart rate jumped from 148ish to about 165! I think it scared the poor guy! He started moving more, but it wasn't enough. At the end of the 20 or so minutes they came in and said the Dr was going to send me over to ultrasound for a BPP, because he didn't pass the NST.
What I learned about the NST is that they look for accelerations in his heart rate when he's moving well. When he moves his heart rate should change between 5-15 beats and they should see some movement of his heart rate within that 20 minute monitoring window. Bitty stayed the same the whole time, so that's why he failed.
I was pretty worried at this point, but excited that I got an unplanned ultrasound! She put the probe on and you could immediately see his little butt up by my ribs, still head down! He was practicing his breathing really well the whole time, and wriggling around. It was weird that some of his moving I didn't even feel, so that didn't help the NST either. She also measured him and he's weighing 4lbs and measuring exactly 32 weeks! If he gains weight at a normal pace like he has been he could weigh anywhere from 6-8lbs when born. I think it's strange enough that he weighs what Vanessa did when she was born past 36 weeks, she was such a peanut! Still is, actually.
So tomorrow we have another BPP, I'm going to drink some orange juice before hand and wake him up a little but I think we'll be in and out of there in no time if he behaves like he did on Monday! I got some really cute pictures of his face in 3D this time as well. He has the cutest chunky cheeks, and he even smiled at us! It really made me excited to meet him and see what he looks like in person, but I can already tell he looks just like his daddy and sisters. He's going to be perfectly adorable!
Symptoms - Starting to experience some weird pica like cravings, so am taking iron supplements. Back pain has gotten really bad, acne is getting better though!
Food cravings - Nada! Although Jimmy John's isn't unappealing, I don't exactly crave it.
Size of baby - He's 4lbs! Growing perfectly!
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