Today I am 9 months! We have had an eventful holiday week. At my appointment on Tuesday my blood pressure was still high and there were other signs and results pointing towards possible pre-eclampsia. They had me do another test over Thanksgiving and we went back in on Friday for more tests. Friday afternoon we got a call from the doctor letting us know that based on the results I am diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and we needed to go into the hospital that afternoon/evening. This was completely unexpected! At the hospital, I was admitted and hooked up to machines to monitor the baby's heartrate, his movement, my heartrate, and contractions. I was having regular contractions, evenly spaced, and a lot of them. Though I did not feel them at all so they weren't to concerned about those. The doctor did an ultrasound to check the amount of fluid around the baby and that was fine. They also did several blood pressure checks and labwork. I was released late last night. The doctor has taken me completely out of work and they will continue to monitor me and baby at least 3 times this week at the office, starting on Monday. The plan is to deliver baby via scheduled c-section at 37 weeks (next Saturday). A definite date has not been set but we should know more on Monday. We weren't expecting to deliver so early, but we want what is safest for everyone. Hopefully we can make it till next Saturday without getting admitted to the hospital again!
I was given permission to go get our Christmas tree in the mountains today and that was so much fun. I will be taking it easy this week and mentally preparing for Baby Boyer's early arrival. We hope everyone had a wonderful time with friends and family this Thanksgiving!
3 comments:
Wow! What a lot of news...
Good luck with the week and with your induction...I hope that things are all perfect, but if they're not, try not to freak out if it's things like eating and breathing, which at 37 weeks should come quickly and easily to a baby...don't worry if it's a tad of a slow start (and if it's not, all the better!! :) ) I know that I felt a little freaked when Ava was having her eating and breathing issues and honestly I could have used someone saying "oh, MY baby had that problem and she's FINE!" so I wanted to let you know...Ava, earlier than that, and FINE!! Heck, she's a horse! :)
Can you believe it? Your BABY is almost HERE!
I hope things go smoothly and easily and all is well! Have a relaxin week and make sure to get lots of sleep! lol
I'm so excited for Baby Boyer's arrival. Keep us posted. I hope you have have a less eventful last week of pregnancy an delivery. Try and get lots of rest if you can!
I just read the news! Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy! You must be thrilled!
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