In the hospital, waiting commences...

posted by George on October 2, 2008 at 17:32:30

It has been an interesting week for us. On Tuesday, Angela had a scheduled ultrasound and OB visit. The ultrasound indicated that Angela's amniotic fluid was a little low. Dr. Aycock put Angela on bed rest and told her to drink plenty of fluids in the hope that her fluid level would rise. On Thursday we were to return, and if the level of fluid had not returned to a safe level, she'd be induced at that time.

Fast forward to today. Angela's fluid level dropped again, so we checked her into the hospital to start her induction. The drip started at a little before noon, and has been going ever since. Contractions have started and are 2-3 minutes apart at this point. Angela describes them as nothing bad, but definitely noticeable.

We're looking at a long night of this ahead - Dr. Aycock believes that this baby will be born tomorrow morning at some point.

More updates to come later on tonight....