Thank you to everyone who participated in the due date poll. 24% of you correctly guessed that the baby would be born November 5 or later, hopefully the 8% who guessed a due date after the Cubs win the pennant will be incorrect.
We had a bit of an adventure on Saturday. I was scheduled for a fetal heart rate test on Saturday afternoon. I grabbed a decaf coffee at Starbucks that morning. I think they must have given me a caffeinated coffee as 2 hours later, I was totally amped. The baby was also amped. Nothing like seeing the effects of caffeine on a fetal heart rate test to make you wish you had maintained a better diet during pregnancy.
Likely due to the caffeine, the test was abnormal enough that the OB on call recommended erring on the side of caution to schedule an inducement. It was our call to make, as my ultrasound came out totally normal. But nothing like the threat of getting induced to light a fire under your arse to get moving on household preparation. I came home, did 2 loads of laundry, put away the dishes, took out the trash, and packed the hospital bags.
Spencer tried to call the doctor to get info on the test directly from the doctor (rather than my paraphrased version.) But labor and delivery docs are pretty busy. We decided to spend the night at home, as 24 hours probably wouldn't affect anything. Later that evening, the shifts rotated and the new doctor called us. Since the test was borderline, and since we preferred to not induce (at least not that night,) she approved for us to come in the following day for a repeat test. (The testing facility is normally closed on Sundays, so we were very appreciative.)
The good news is that our Sunday test was totally normal. It's not uncommon for babies to be born up to two weeks late. Now the project for us is to pick a day to accelerate the process should it not happen on its own.
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