Early phases of labor are beginning. Since we have a C-section scheduled for Friday, being slightly ahead of schedule raises some concerns because the fetus has just reached full term. A few days of cushion would be nice.

We went to the hospital today as things got cooking overnight with light, regular contractions. Things continued into the day and we packed up and double-timed it to NYU Medical Center this morning. Monisha was strapped to the fetal monitor for a few hours with 2-3 contractions per hour.

After the monitoring session, the doctor came motoring down from the Upper East Side to check on another patient and stopped by at triage. After a quick once over, she declared that the C-section that we had scheduled on Friday should happen now, since we were ready, the baby had reached full term and Monisha was showing signs of labor.

Monisha and I huddled up and weighed the options and came to the conclusion to move forward. The doctor came back sooner before the five minutes she allotted us to make our decision. She asked a simple question, “What did you eat for lunch?”

“Half a cheese sandwich and pickle, the nurse said I could eat light.”

“Pack up and go home.”

No surgery on a full stomach. The cheese sandwich extension.

More updates to come.