More Prayers Please....

I had my 27 week Drs. appointment today and had a little scare. I mentioned to the doctor that I wasn't feeling the baby move much during the day - I can feel him very consistently at night, but most days, the entire day can go by and I don't feel him move. I wasn't really concerned about it per-se, but I felt like I remembered feeling Madison Claire move more often by the time I was 27 weeks so decided to ask about it. I'm so glad that I did.

Dr. Macey listened on the fetal monitor and the heartbeat sounded great, as usual, but he continued to listen for a good 3-5 minutes to listen for movement - kicks, turning, etc. We only heard about 2 during that time which caused him to want to do an ultrasound so we could look and see his movement. I had an ultrasound about 20 minutes later and the baby wasn't moving much at the beginning, even though I was turning on the table and coughing to try to jar him. The technician had me drink some grape soda and once I got hooked back up, the baby started moving more so she was relieved. She said he scored an 8 out of 8 on the test that she gives him in terms of what she looks for so I was expecting everything to be just fine and the doctor to want to see me in 3 weeks.

When I met with Dr. Macey again, his demeanor seemed more serious and he basically just said that he wanted to monitor me more closely because it's really hard to determine what the right path is to take regarding decreased fetal movement when the baby is so little. So - I'm going back one week from today for another ultrasound to check his movement. I asked him how concerned I needed to be and he said "not very", to which I asked should I have people pray and he said "that wouldn't be a bad idea", to which I asked on a scale of 1-10 how concerned should I be and he said "a 2" (insert note - by this point he realized I was starting to freak out, so I don't think I really believe him!). All that being said, I do think if they were seriously concerned, they would have sent me to the hospital or put me on bed rest, or something so I'm encouraged that they sent me home and want to see me in one week.

Please pray that little baby boy would start moving and grooving during the day and that I would feel him. Please pray also that Ryan and I would trust this precious baby into the Lord's hands and not be anxious about all of the what-ifs that surround decreased fetal movement. Please pray for me also that the emotional stress I am still feeling as a result of what Ryan and I have been through the past few weeks will go away - I know it's not good for the baby and am feeling some guilt that my stress has contributed to this, which in turn, only makes me more stressed. Bad cycle.