I went in to my OB appointment with Anderson on Friday morning at 8:45, expecting everything to be just like it always was and quick and easy. Well everything was great (bp was 106/72, pulse was 84, I'm at 164.8lbs, and Killian's heartrate was 125) until she did the fundal height measurement. She tried repositioning me a few times, but the measurement was still coming up short (34-35). She checked my chart again, and found that I have been coming up short for awhile now. She asked me if I had an ultrasound to check on fluid levels, and I told her no. (I have been asking for one for awhile now, because I KNEW my fundal heights were always low, and I just wanted the piece of mind of knowing for sure that everything was okay. The other OB's refused to do one, telling me that they only do them when they have doubts about the baby's position, and since Killian is clearly head down, they weren't going to do one at all til 41 weeks.) Well Dr Andreson was a bit concerned and wanted me to come in for an ultrasound as soon as possible. They had an opening at noon, and I took it. She stripped my membranes, and off we went.
On my ultrasound, Killian was swallowing and practice breathing like normal, and his fluid levels were perfect. BUT his size was alarming. The ultrasound tech is not allowed to tell you anything during the scan, so you have to talk to your doc, but when they do measurements, the numbers do show up on the screen. All of his measurements were around 34 weeks. I am 38 weeks along. She also took A LOT of time measuring and remeasuring the bloodflow in his cord. Every u/s I've had, I left right after and the OB or the nurse would call me later in the day once they had a chance to look it over. But this time as soon as the ultrasound was over, the tech asked me to stay, because my doctor was gonna want to talk to me right away. I waited for a little while before they took me back into an NST room and hooked me up, telling me that Dr A wanted an NST strip on Killian, and then she would be in to talk to me.
He passed the NST with flying colors. Dr A came in and was praising his fluid levels and his test results (she said he was a rockstar on his NST), but I could tell she was setting me up for some not so great news. It turns out that Killian is suffering from IUGR (Intrauterine Growth Restriction). He is in the 8th percentile for size. The bloodflow from the placenta wasn't exactly what they were hoping to see I guess (she said something about the placenta and the cord, and I'm so fuzzy that I don't remember exactly what she said.) My head is spinning. She scheduled my induction for first thing monday morning. (8am central time). So it looks like I will have my baby by Tuesday night. I have everything crossed that he is healthy and safe, and when he is born, we will just find out that he was just little... because I am a small person.
The plan is to have me go in to L&D at 8am Labor day and have another NST done. Then Dr Anderson will come check my cervix and see how it's going. If I am favorable, they will start the pitocin immediately, if not, they will start cervodil, and I'll have that in for 12 hours, THEN they will start the pit. Either way, I'm terrified. Even if it had to be in the hospital, that's fine, but I still wanted my birth to be natural. Which there is NO WAY it's possible with the pitocin. I will HAVE to be on an iv. I will be walking in, to start the cascade of interventions right away. And I'm so scared of how it's going to turn out. Will he be healthy? Will he have weight issues because of this? Will he have nursing issues because of the drugs? Will the pitocin actually cause ADD later? Or autism like they are now doing research for? Why Killian? Everything was going perfect up until now. I did everything healthy for him... I can't wait for this all to be over so I know what we are dealing with and whether he is going to be born healthy or not. For now all I can do is wait.
