We found out why Anders came early. The placenta showed Anna had an infection (good thing I didn't eat it! (The audience for a good placenta joke is much smaller than that for a Brett Favre joke, but I keep trying...)). She had some infection with a long name. Anders sensed it and left the building. It was a random early stage infection that, had it developed, could have caused severe respiratory problems or, worst case scenario, stillbirth. Anders might be suffering some effects of this infection in his slower than expected lung development.
Fortunately, Anders is above average, so he left the house when the upstairs was burning (the analogy used by the nurse practitioner).
We are glad to have some explanation for what happened. Yet, it is still a bit unsettling since we could have done nothing to predict or stop this infection. On the plus side, this infection does not predispose her to another infection on a similar kind during subsequent pregnancies.
We will stop giving Anders a tough time for coming early. He's even wilier than we originally thought!!!
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