If you’ve been following our Insta story, you know that we had to make an emergency trip to the “Labor and Delivery” E.R. last night. The baby and I are both ok, but she definitely gave us a scare.
For about 24 hours, she was much less active than usual. At first, I figured she was having a “lazy day,” but I realized it was more serious when I tried to actually count her kicks. The doctor says she should kick at LEAST five times each hour. After only counting 3 tiny/weak kicks in an hour’s time (and having a mini-breakdown in the living room), Jeff and I decided we would rather be safe rather than sorry.
After the doctor ran what felt like a million tests (and a nerve-racking three-hour wait), we were relieved to learn that Ellie’s heart rate was normal and she was still active (even though I couldn’t feel her much). Turns out, she really WAS just having a lazy day… which makes sense because lazy days are one of her parents’ favorite things.
-Kaylinn
PS – read more about our infertility journey here… and see our long-awaited pregnancy announcement here (our most-liked blog post to date!) Follow along with our parenthood journey on Facebook and Instagram. It’s gonna be a wild ride!

