Wednesday, August 27, 2008

35 w 5 d Baby Update

Yesterday at work I walked outside and nearly passed out. I ended up sitting down for a few minutes in the grass. Then when I went back in the building I checked my blood pressure and it was 135/85. I called the doctor and he wanted me to come in right away, even though my regular appointment was scheduled for today. When I got there my blood pressure had gone down to 112/62, then when doc checked it again it was 130/78. There was also protein in my urine. I told him about the floaters I was seeing on Saturday, and reminded him about the hypertension I had before Savannah was born.
He decided to send me for a sonogram while he thought about what we should do. The Sonogram showed Baby Bot sitting up tall, fat (7lbs 5oz), and happy. He's practicing his breathing and moving around. It does not appear that he is in any type of distress.
Back at the Doctor's office he's decided to admit me overnight to monitor my blood pressure, take a 24 hour urine test, do some blood work, etc. etc. He says if all the tests come back OK then we should be able to keep baby cooking for another couple of weeks and then do a C-Section (if he still hasn't turned), if something is amiss we may have to consider going ahead and delivering.

So here I sit on the postpartum floor at the hospital listening to all of the babies crying and families laughing, praying that my blood pressure and tests do what they are suppose to do so baby can join us in a couple of weeks happy and healthy..

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