Non- Stress Test

Yesterday afternoon was my first scheduled non-stress test. I had absolutely no idea what to expect. I'm scheduled to go every Tuesday and Friday until I delivered, so I prayed that it wouldn't be bad. I went to our local labor and delivery hospital and was directed to where this test area was located. It was in a part of the hospital I have never even been to. It was a very quiet room with leather recliners lined up against the wall. There was only one person working in there, and no other mothers to be hooked up to any of the equipment. She brought me to the very last chair and told me to sit and get comfortable. Hmmmm, this is not going to be as bad as I thought! I sat down and she reclined the chair to a very comfortable position, hooked 3 monitors up to my belly. (One for baby A, one for baby B, and the last for me to register any contractions.) She gave me what looked like a game show buzzer and told me to click the buzzer anytime I felt any kind of movement. She gave me a nice cold drink of water, a remote and off she went. (If I didn't bring my mom with me to this test I think I would have been fast asleep.) About 30 minutes later she came back in to check the data. Baby A was long done, she had everything she needed from her. I could have told you that, baby A was flipping around in there like she was trying out for the Olympic gymnastics team. Baby B was quiet. He must have been in his rest mode. She said to me "we gotta get this baby moving or we will be here all night", so I asked for some more water thinking that would do the trick. She returned with my drink and this little device that looked like the ear piece to an old phone. She reassured me that this would get him moving. She placed it on my belly right where he was located and zaaaaappppp. Vibrations were sent right through my belly straight to the baby. It didn't hurt one bit just felt funny, almost like a tickle. "That should do the trick", she said. He was not sleepy after that! We were out of there 15 minutes. I'm looking forward to going back Friday, maybe this will be my rest and relaxation for the week!