I had my weekly ultrasound and the third non-stress test of the week and everything looks good. The baby is healthy and strong. His gestation age is 37 weeks and 4 days, which is not much of a change from 2 weeks ago when he was measured and his estimated weight is 7 lbs 3 oz. The nurses teased with all the extra fluid in there, he is swimming and burning calories and who knows he may grow up to be the next Michael Phelps with all this practice he is getting now.
So the plan now is next week: a non-stress test on Tuesday and Friday and a doctors appointment on Friday, when I am 38 weeks and see how he is doing and if they will induce or not. I have been feeling pretty good these past couple days. The weather has really cooled down and I am not as hot and swollen, which helps.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Baby Update....
This week I have had a horrible headache everyday so far. On Monday, I just did not feel good so I went and had my blood pressure checked and it was 140/90, so the doctor said, "back to the hospital you go for more tests." So I had a non-stress tests, lab work to check my platelet count, liver function and kidney function and another 24 hour urine and then another non-stress test the next day. I am defiantly tired of going to hospital everyday. Everything is elevated, but nothing on the scary side. Part of me says lets just get this over with and induce me, but then I have to be realistic and remember the longer he is in there the better.
I had my weekly appointment with my doctor today and she said he is getting bigger, I am accumulating more fluid and my body is starting to get stressed. She stressed the importance of taking it easy and the longer he is in there the better. I am having contractions all the time and am still dilated to a one, so we are going to see if I can go naturally and if not she will induce me next week when I am 38 weeks. Since he is so big and I am so miserable, she doesn't want me to go past 38 weeks, but everyone agrees (and the pediatricians like it better) to not induce before 38 weeks. So that is the plan.
I had my weekly appointment with my doctor today and she said he is getting bigger, I am accumulating more fluid and my body is starting to get stressed. She stressed the importance of taking it easy and the longer he is in there the better. I am having contractions all the time and am still dilated to a one, so we are going to see if I can go naturally and if not she will induce me next week when I am 38 weeks. Since he is so big and I am so miserable, she doesn't want me to go past 38 weeks, but everyone agrees (and the pediatricians like it better) to not induce before 38 weeks. So that is the plan.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
No Baby Yet....
So after a week of 3 non-stress tests, 1 ultrasound, 1 biopysical ultrasound and 2 doctors appointments, all is well.
On Friday, I had a doctors appointment and my doctor was concerned with how much protein I had in my urine and the fact the baby has slowed down, so she decided to admit me for 24 hours to see how things go. She ordered another 24 hour urine and blood work and monitoring of baby. She said depending on how everything looked and if it looked worse, she would induce us Saturday afternoon. So I called Aaron and gave him the update and called my friend who was throwing me a baby shower the next day to reschedule.
After a few hours, my blood work looked good and the baby looked good and my blood pressures looked good. The doctor then gave us the option to stay or go home and take it easy. We opted to go home and come back the next day to turn in my 24 hour urine and do another non-stress test.
The non-stress test today showed the baby active and doing well. My blood pressures were up and down and my 24 hour urine test showed more protein, but not an alarming number where we would induce. So she sent us home with orders of more bed rest and 2 more non-stress tests this week and possibly another ultrasound to check the amniotic fluid level and an appointment with her on Wednesday. The doctor is worried how fast this can all happen and said this may buy us 3 or 4 days and then induce or do another 24 hour urine and blood work next weekend and may have to induce then. Everything is still up in the air. Part of me just wants to be done, but I know the longer he is in there the better off he will be. So we will keep everyone updated.
On Friday, I had a doctors appointment and my doctor was concerned with how much protein I had in my urine and the fact the baby has slowed down, so she decided to admit me for 24 hours to see how things go. She ordered another 24 hour urine and blood work and monitoring of baby. She said depending on how everything looked and if it looked worse, she would induce us Saturday afternoon. So I called Aaron and gave him the update and called my friend who was throwing me a baby shower the next day to reschedule.
After a few hours, my blood work looked good and the baby looked good and my blood pressures looked good. The doctor then gave us the option to stay or go home and take it easy. We opted to go home and come back the next day to turn in my 24 hour urine and do another non-stress test.
The non-stress test today showed the baby active and doing well. My blood pressures were up and down and my 24 hour urine test showed more protein, but not an alarming number where we would induce. So she sent us home with orders of more bed rest and 2 more non-stress tests this week and possibly another ultrasound to check the amniotic fluid level and an appointment with her on Wednesday. The doctor is worried how fast this can all happen and said this may buy us 3 or 4 days and then induce or do another 24 hour urine and blood work next weekend and may have to induce then. Everything is still up in the air. Part of me just wants to be done, but I know the longer he is in there the better off he will be. So we will keep everyone updated.
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