Wow, I definitely did not get better about staying current! Well, after our first L&D trip, things were going well for a while. I was still having regular contractions but they weren't too painful and they were far enough apart. On the 22nd they really started getting stronger and by the morning of the 23rd they were every 4-5min. So I called my OB and she wanted me to get monitored just in case. So off to L&D we went. When I first got there the contractions were about 3-4 min apart. After a little over an hour they started slowing down. We have no idea why, but they did and so we went home.
Again things seemed to be going really well until my appointment on the 30th. I mentioned to my OB that Nathan hadn't been moving as much for the last few days. She seemed a little concerned, so she did an NST and an ultrasound to check his fluid level. He did pass the NST but it took him awhile to do so. When my OB did the ultrasound, his fluid was on the lower side of normal but it was still within the normal range. When she looked at the placenta, though, there was a problem. She noticed a significant amount of calcification which means it is aging sooner than it should. She has no idea why this is happening either, since I don't have any risk factors for it. She is going to have me come in for twice a week ultrasounds and NSTs. I'm glad she is going to monitor him closely, but I'm still so scared that something will happen. She stressed the importance of monitoring his movements frequently, so now thats all I can think about. I just keep praying that everything will be okay.
On a positive note, we've almost made it to 37 weeks! I guess the bedrest is working. Hopefully he will be able to stay put a little longer, but I'm not too worried if he wants out now. I think it will really help that he got the steroids in as well and they had plenty of time to work. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens over the next few weeks. My next appointment is on Monday, so hopefully I will have some good news to share!
