(Today was broken into two parts. This part deals with the testing in the morning.)
Sent at 9:43am
Fetal profile is finished.
30 minute ultrasound. Now we wait to hear the results.
Tommy was moving around.
Missy and I googled the test and we think we scored a 6. Borderline. Of course, this is all our years of medical schooling telling us that.
We should know in next 30 minutes.
Love you all.
Sent at 9:55am
The score was a 6.
We were right. Good news, right?
Nope. Based on heart rate dips last night that doctor suggested having Tommy today. He said there isn’t a benefit keeping him in an extra day or two and possibly face an emergency.
So.
Tommy will be born sometime this morning. We are back in room waiting to hear schedule.
Another chapter of our life is about to start.
Love you all.
Sent at 11:19am
We are about to go to delivery room.
Love you all.
Details and Thoughts
Fetal Profile
The fetal profile is a 30 minute ultrasound test administered by an ultrasound technician looking at the following:
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Fetal breathing
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Fetal tone
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Fetal movement
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Amniotic fluid volume
We were aware of the test criteria, so our close attention allowed us to flesh out the score we thought Tommy would receive. Our guess was correct, but it didn’t make a difference. As the perinatologist explained, there was no value to be gained in Tommy remaining in the womb. There were a number of bad things that could happen if he did remain, though.
Our thoughts raced as we considered just 5 days ago the same doctor was truly excited we made it this far in the pregnancy. All along we knew Tommy would be born early, but it’s still a shock when the time finally arrives.