During our 38 week appointment the doctor asked us to come back either the following Tuesday or the one after in order to have a series of tests done before our baby was born. He was pretty casual about the test and seemed to think the second Tuesday was a better option for us but left it to our preference. So we prayed about whether or not we should go and we felt directed to go in on the first Tuesday. Although, I’d been having Braxton Hicks contractions for weeks, there had been no indications of labor, as confirmed by the doctor at our 38 weeks appointment.
So we went in on Tuesday morning (Sept 5th), which was 38 weeks, 6 days gestation. At the doctor’s visit, my blood pressure was elevated (140s/110s), the baby’s heartbeats were a bit lower than desired (110-120), and his movement and breathing on the ultrasound was very low as well. The doctor said that these symptoms could have multiple indications, but one was that the baby could be in distress. He did not see signs of true concern yet, but it showed that it could become concerning if we waited too much longer. So he recommended that we do an immediate C-section; we agreed, and felt peaceful about that decision even though it wasn’t our ideal preference.
