Overdue Baby Tests

So yesterday afternoon we went and had an ultrasound. We watched the baby practice breathing, measured his head, his femur, and watched his little heart beat. They also measured the amniotic fluid around him. He still has his one little leg up in front of his face and his other one bent. Poor little guy, it is looking really crowded in there, so we weren't able to get any good pictures. He still has his head down, and he's looking towards my back left side, so that's good. My doctor has to review the results but I assume they will be calling me if he sees anything he doesn't like. But the ultrasound tech said everything looks fine. Oh, and it's still a BOY, we made sure to confirm that this time.

Then this morning we went to the hospital and had a non-stress test. Basically they just hooked me up to the fetal heart rate monitor and another belt to check for contractions. I had to sit there for 20 minutes and I had a little button I was supposed to push every time I felt the baby move. The idea is his heart rate should accelerate when he moved or during a contraction. He passed that test with flying colors. We were in and out of there in a snap. I did have 3 little contractions during the time I was hooked up to the monitor.


So, the good news is that he appears to be healthy in there. Just needs to cook awhile longer. I read somewhere last night that 40% of women deliver around 41 weeks. 40% That's a lot. So I guess I'm not that weird.

Last night I had several contractions at the end of the day, continuing for awhile after I got into bed. There were about 4 or 5 that were 10 minutes apart before I finally fell asleep. But clearly they weren't the real thing since here we are again, T+6 days and still babyless. Not feeling that great today, I have a bit of a headache - I think maybe because I didn't drink enough water yesterday. So maybe I'll have to try and get a nap in this afternoon when Eric goes to work.