Peeper Update: 34 Weeks 6 Days

Update, 8:15 pm: Photos Added

Peeper was pretty well behaved for her non-stress test this morning, once she decided to wake up and perform. 

She still wasn't quite as "reactive" as they typically like to see (heart rate increasing with her movements) but she was quite active during the last several minutes, and didn't show any significant decelerations this time. So that's all good. 

Because of scheduling issues, and the doctor being out and confusion as to when I'm supposed to start weekly appointments, I didn't actually see an OB or midwife today, but did have an ultrasound with Dr. Not-Peri.

That ultrasound went very well, and he said that she "looks phenomenal."

(Oh, I'll bet he says that to all the fetuses.)

She got a perfect score of 8/8 on her biophysical profile (2/2 each for movement, tone, breathing and amniotic fluid level) and did lots of dancing around for them. 

She was a bit of a trouble-maker (as usual) with all the moving when they were trying to do the Doppler (to check bloodflow) on the little artery in her head and the umbilical cord.

Just as the sonographer got the vessel her sights and started recording, Peeper would either shake her head, "No no no!" or kick the cord around, so she'd have to start over. 

That's pretty much what she does every week, though. 

We've got some more 3D photos, with her hands all up in her face and mouth again, and I'll post those as soon as they are scanned. 

Next week, we'll have an NST on Monday morning, followed by an appointment with a midwife. (That will be a naked visit, at which I'll be screened for Group B Strep.)

Then I'll see Dr. Peri on Wednesday for an ultrasound. 

Lather, rinse, repeat, til Peeper shows up. 

And here's our little girlie: