Anna didn't come when or how we thought she would. My due date was October 18th and based on the fact the Shurtliff's tend to be born late I assumed that this baby would be the same. On Oct. 7 my doctor had me go and do a non-stress test (NST) which went fine. He decided he wanted me to do a second one the following week right before my next Dr.'s appointment. Well, that started a series of events that led to Anna being brought via emergency C-section on October 15. Some of the events were a "scoop" in the NST, the history of stillborns in my family, and the baby's heartbeat dropping from 150 to 60 beats. Although it was a scary afternoon/evening for us, we were both very happy that Anna arrived safely. Thank goodness for modern medicine. That is saying a lot coming from me as you know my herbal leanings.
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