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L also went in for her first weekly non-stress test (NST) today.

Unlike our second (of two) impromptu visit to the Labor & Delivery ward that happened 3 weeks ago, this time they started with an ultrasound and were therefore able to pinpoint the two heartbeats right away.

They are looking for two accelerations of fetal heartbeats per baby, due to activity.  The boy was active the whole time.  The girl slept through his rambunctiousness and had a perfectly steady heartbeat.  We stayed an extra fifteen minutes and she woke up and bounced around a while, passing the test.

The whole time, L had ZERO contractions!  This is a big improvement from a couple of weeks ago when she was regularly getting one every ten minutes or so.  We were so used to that we didn’t know (at least I didn’t know) that it could go to zero.

L’s blood pressure was still well with in range but, for the first time, slightly higher than before.  It’s to be expected.

They scheduled a sequence of NST appointments well into March… which we are unlikely to need.

So we are encouraged: all signs look great for a continued gestation, including the fetal fibronectin test that the OB administered four days ago that came out negatory.  Depending on who you read, this gives a 95% chance that L will not go into labor for another week or two.