I went for my regular visit on Friday and found out that my amniotic fluid level (AFI) had dropped from 12 on Tuesday to 5.9. So the girls at the doctor's office sent me across the street to the hospital to be check and most likely admitted for induction. Your AFI tends to drop as you get closer to the end of pregnancy, or when your water breaks. I called Frank and was lucky to catch him before he had left for work and had him meet me at the hospital. After many, many phone calls, and much racing around Frank finally arrived (near panic I might mention!) We sat in triage for 3+ hours, my vitals were great, no blood pressure problems, the baby was healthy as could be on the monitor and moving a lot. Turns out that our doctor is out of town, and most likely will be for the delivery since she is on vacation in New York! The on call Doc decided that since I was having only small, occasional contractions, wasn't ruptured and the baby looked good that I could go home. I have to admit being happy and disappointed at the same time. I really don't want to be induced but the thought of having a baby by the end of the weekend was really exciting. My parents made it into town a day early thinking that that baby was on the way. So we celebrated my continued pregnancy by going to Downtown Disney and having a dinner buffet! Sad to say, a buffet is a waste on me since that baby leaves little room for food. It was wonderful to get to spend a little extra time with my Dad before he went back to Watsonville to be the working man. My Mom stayed here, and has been a blessing to have around already! I'm a lucky girl. I have an appointment at Labor and Delivery tomorrow, Monday, at 10am to repeat my AFI and monitor the baby. If my level continues to be below 6 they will probably induce me. We will see if I make it to the baby shower the church girls are throwing for me on Tuesday or if we are welcoming our little guy by then! We will be sure to keep everyone posted.
