NST & AFI & Growth Scan oh my! 38 Weeks

Update from Meg. Lots of appointments and tests, all good news.

Non-Stress Test: Very good, Baby D. was active & reactive as usual. She's looking good. Cute little heartbeat!

AFI (Fluid Check Ultrasound): Again, she's looking good. The ultrasound technician joked that around 38 weeks women start bringing in extra cash to bribe her to say that their fluid is low, so they can be induced...darn, you can do that? Baby D.'s fluid measured very well, and she's still head-down and getting ever-lower. (Didn't need an ultrasound to know that, though, lemme tell ya.)

Growth Scan: Good good good. Baby is measuring in the 49 percentile for growth, which is excellent. The doctor was very happy with both of us, actually. She said with all diabetic patients, gestational or otherwise, the babies are usually significantly bigger by this point. She said that means we've been taking care of this diabetic business and controlling my blood sugar very well. So that was a happy little pat on the back. Of course, I'd preferred those congratulations came with a large stack of pancakes, but whatever...

We also visited Baby D.'s future pediatrician this week for an 'expectant parents' visit. That was very imformative, and we really liked the practice. They're right nearby in Laurel Springs, and they have night hours (very important!)

Meg is happily on maternity leave now, since last Monday, and trying to strike a nice balance between getting necessary stuff done, and getting some R&R. And not falling down.

We finished up our pre-baby classes on Saturday with the Breastfeeding class, so now we're all educated (ha ha) and ready for baby.
Whether she's ready for us is another story. But unfortunately, impatience doesn't do much to start labor. So now we're just playing the waiting game...