Well Thursday was Max's big day at the Dr's. He was getting his circumcision. Appointment went well. Max is now 6lb's 13oz's. His leaving hospital weight, the Dr was very happy about this. They go over all the risks of the circumcision before doing it and Scott signed the consent(I will always remind Max of this). One risk is bleeding, but with Max not having jaundice anymore no need to worry about this one. Well Dr Bigham uses the ring(the foreskin is cut and a ring with a string is left on and will eventually fall off). We had to wait about 30 min after the procedure because Max had a little bleeding, nothing major. The Dr said that if it did more then ooze call back. Well 3 hours later(4:45) I was pumping and Scott came in to change Max's diaper. I got up because I knew where the old blood was and wanted to see if there was any new blood. Well Scott opened the diaper and it was full of blood! He tried to wipe some of it up but said "I'm gonna pass out", so I quickly stopped pumping and told him to go sit down and I took over. As I cleaned more blood was coming out. Needless to say I called the office hoping someone would still be there, a few minute later I talked to the Dr and he said come on in. So we loaded up(Scott was a little slow and pale). I was going to drive even though I'm not supposed to but Scott said he could do it. We made it to the office and the Dr let me come in the room with them as they examined Max. The Dr ended up removing the ring and string from earlier so he could see where the bleeding was coming from. Once the source was found poor Max got the area cauterized with a stick and then gauze wrapped around his weewee. He did good during the whole thing(the sugar water helped), but his weewee looked pitiful. Scott did not join us for this, thats a good thing because it was pretty rough. I did diaper duty needless to say.
We went back to the Dr on Friday and they said everything looked good and he was healing well. No problems should occur...we will see. The Dr said in the last 13 years Max is only the 2nd baby to have had this problem. Well 2 is our magic number so it figures.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Max's 1st Doctor appointment
Monday was Max's 1st time to the Dr. I was very curious to see if his jaundice was gone and what he was weighing. Also it was going to be our first tome meeting Max's Dr. The Dr we had in the hospital wasn't going to be Max's because his office is in Franklin and we wanted a Dr closer to home. After asking around we decided on Dr Bigham at Murfreesboro Medical Clinic. Scott and I really like him! Max didn't seem to mind him either ;) Max weighed 6lb's 8oz.....sad face. He was 6 13 when we left the hospital so he lost even more weight, over a pound. The Dr said Max looked great and checked another bilirubin level which came back normal so no more jaundice worries but he wanted to see us back on Thursday for a weight check and for Max's circumcision. His circumcision wasn't done in the hospital because he had jaundice and that can cause him to bleed easily. All in all today's adventure was a good one, oh and Max now loves his car seat and car rides!!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Our hospital stay
I am slowly but steadily trying to keep the blog updated. It's much harder to do now that Max is here :)
As previously blogged Max got here at 9:35 Tuesday night(Aug 3rd). We didn't come home from the hospital till Sat afternoon. We were there forever, plus add in I was there Mon night also. Everything went well in the hospital, I was up and moving(still quite sore though), breastfeeding going well, Max doing great and we were both going to be discharged on Friday. Friday morning when the pediatrician came in I mentioned to him that I thought Max looked a tad orange, he didn't really think so but was going to check his bilirubin levels anyways. About 45 minutes later the Dr called and said he was very surprised but Max did have jaundice and was going to be put under the lights. The next hour was crazy! The nursery nurse(who we did not like) came in to set up the lights and give all these rules. Basically the only time he could be out from under the lights was when he was eating and even then a light blanket had to be wrapped around him(which made feeding him really hard) and she wanted his light goggles to stay on him. Then the lactation lady came in and wanted me to start pumping after I fed Max and argued with the nursery nurse about the goggles. Then my nurse came in to do discharge teaching. So in a matter of an hour with all the teaching, Max crying from being tied down to the bili light blanket, and Scott and I unable to do anything to make him happy I had a break down. Those post pregnancy hormones sure will get you fast. Scott had to be a bit stern to the nursery nurse but Max ended up in the nursery under the lights and just came to the room to eat. That worked much better and I was able to collect myself. Sat afternoon Max's levels were good so we got to come home!!!
Max did not like his car seat and after about 15 minutes of driving he calmed down some but we did have to pull over to pull out a trusty medical glove for me to put on so Max would suck on my pinkie. That's the only way we had found to calm him down. We made it home safe and sound.
As previously blogged Max got here at 9:35 Tuesday night(Aug 3rd). We didn't come home from the hospital till Sat afternoon. We were there forever, plus add in I was there Mon night also. Everything went well in the hospital, I was up and moving(still quite sore though), breastfeeding going well, Max doing great and we were both going to be discharged on Friday. Friday morning when the pediatrician came in I mentioned to him that I thought Max looked a tad orange, he didn't really think so but was going to check his bilirubin levels anyways. About 45 minutes later the Dr called and said he was very surprised but Max did have jaundice and was going to be put under the lights. The next hour was crazy! The nursery nurse(who we did not like) came in to set up the lights and give all these rules. Basically the only time he could be out from under the lights was when he was eating and even then a light blanket had to be wrapped around him(which made feeding him really hard) and she wanted his light goggles to stay on him. Then the lactation lady came in and wanted me to start pumping after I fed Max and argued with the nursery nurse about the goggles. Then my nurse came in to do discharge teaching. So in a matter of an hour with all the teaching, Max crying from being tied down to the bili light blanket, and Scott and I unable to do anything to make him happy I had a break down. Those post pregnancy hormones sure will get you fast. Scott had to be a bit stern to the nursery nurse but Max ended up in the nursery under the lights and just came to the room to eat. That worked much better and I was able to collect myself. Sat afternoon Max's levels were good so we got to come home!!!
Max did not like his car seat and after about 15 minutes of driving he calmed down some but we did have to pull over to pull out a trusty medical glove for me to put on so Max would suck on my pinkie. That's the only way we had found to calm him down. We made it home safe and sound.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Happy Birthday MAX!!!
Max William Bolden entered this world at 9:35pm on August 3rd 2010 at 7lb's 9oz's and 19 1/2 inches. He is a pure joy and we are in absolute love with him!! His entry into this world was a long one but so worth it!
I was given medicine to get my cervix to dilate Monday night and at 6am they started me on a pitocin IV to get my contractions started. I was still only dilated to a 1-2. I was feeling good no problems with the pitocin. Around noon Dr P came in and wanted to break my water because I wasn't really having any good contractions and this would help to progress labor. Well I hadn't had any pain med's yet and due to my anatomy this was not sucessful because I was screaming in pain. After that I was give some IV Stadol(a older pain medication) and boy oh boy did that mess me up! Everyone in the room was cracking up saying was sooo loopy! After that they wanted to do my epidural so Dr P could come back to break my water again. After 2 attempts the epidural was in place. It was not this horrible scary experience that people say it is. Just a little burn when they numbed me. My epidural was fine, I could move my legs and my right one was a little numb, but the nurses were not concerned about my legs :) Because I got a epidural I had to get a catheter, after 2 attempts at that it was in place...yeah 2 attempts for my medical friends, I mean come on! Dr. P came back in at 4 and broke my water, still hurt but tolerable. That is an odd feeling and at one point I felt like it was shooting up on my leg by where Scott was standing. Now for those who know Scott he does not handle any thing medical well so I said watch out Scott! If it would have got on him it would have been over, he would be puking or on the floor :) After my water was broke Dr P put in an internal contraction monitor to get a better reading of my contractions. By breaking my water that would allow Max to slide down further and put pressure on my cervix to get it to dilate more. I was also on the max dose of pitocin now.
And the waiting began.....Everyone kept going up to the contraction monitor and discussing how big my contractions were....I didn't feel a single one. At about 7:30 I convinced everyone to go get dinner and at 8:15 the nurse came back in to check me, we were hoping for a dilation of 4-6....I was a 2!! At this point I was tired and my body apparently was not wanting to cooperate so I said to the nurse if the dr is ready for a c-section so am I. I was prepared for a section because the Dr had warned me I had a narrow pelvis and a c-section was a high probability. The nurse came back in at 8:30 and said c-section at 9pm! Scott got right on the phone and called everyone to come back. We pulled out our camera's and low and behold both cameras had dead batteries!!! Ahh that horrible number 2! Scott ran out to the waiting room and got aunt Jackies camera, dressed in his paper outfit and off we went to the OR. Scott had to wait in a chair outside the room until they were ready for him, he said it was like Grey's Anatomy out there with people scrubbing up, he got a kick out of it. While this was going on I was getting strapped to the table and loaded up on medicine for my epidural. Once Scott was in the room they began and Scott leaned over to me and said "it smells in here", I then proceeded to tell him that was "my burning flesh" he said "oh"...good thing he was sitting down. A little while later we heard that sweet cry of our little boy and got to meet him for the first time :)
Scott went with the nurse to the nursery where Max got weighed, measured, bathed, and his first shots. Max had quite an audience for this- My mom, dad, and Vicki, my brothers Jimmy and Daniel, Scott's dad, brother Josh, Aunt Jackie. I was wheeled back to my room and the family came in and all told me how beautiful Max was and trickled out for the night, it was getting late. I got to see Max about 10:30. The first thing I said was "oh my he looks just like my dad"!! Scott and I loved all over him and then I tried to feed him for the first time. He latched right on and did great! We did send him to the nursery (I was still a bit drugged up) and they brought him to me every few hours to feed him. It was a very emotional night, I was so in love with him, we both are!
I was given medicine to get my cervix to dilate Monday night and at 6am they started me on a pitocin IV to get my contractions started. I was still only dilated to a 1-2. I was feeling good no problems with the pitocin. Around noon Dr P came in and wanted to break my water because I wasn't really having any good contractions and this would help to progress labor. Well I hadn't had any pain med's yet and due to my anatomy this was not sucessful because I was screaming in pain. After that I was give some IV Stadol(a older pain medication) and boy oh boy did that mess me up! Everyone in the room was cracking up saying was sooo loopy! After that they wanted to do my epidural so Dr P could come back to break my water again. After 2 attempts the epidural was in place. It was not this horrible scary experience that people say it is. Just a little burn when they numbed me. My epidural was fine, I could move my legs and my right one was a little numb, but the nurses were not concerned about my legs :) Because I got a epidural I had to get a catheter, after 2 attempts at that it was in place...yeah 2 attempts for my medical friends, I mean come on! Dr. P came back in at 4 and broke my water, still hurt but tolerable. That is an odd feeling and at one point I felt like it was shooting up on my leg by where Scott was standing. Now for those who know Scott he does not handle any thing medical well so I said watch out Scott! If it would have got on him it would have been over, he would be puking or on the floor :) After my water was broke Dr P put in an internal contraction monitor to get a better reading of my contractions. By breaking my water that would allow Max to slide down further and put pressure on my cervix to get it to dilate more. I was also on the max dose of pitocin now.
And the waiting began.....Everyone kept going up to the contraction monitor and discussing how big my contractions were....I didn't feel a single one. At about 7:30 I convinced everyone to go get dinner and at 8:15 the nurse came back in to check me, we were hoping for a dilation of 4-6....I was a 2!! At this point I was tired and my body apparently was not wanting to cooperate so I said to the nurse if the dr is ready for a c-section so am I. I was prepared for a section because the Dr had warned me I had a narrow pelvis and a c-section was a high probability. The nurse came back in at 8:30 and said c-section at 9pm! Scott got right on the phone and called everyone to come back. We pulled out our camera's and low and behold both cameras had dead batteries!!! Ahh that horrible number 2! Scott ran out to the waiting room and got aunt Jackies camera, dressed in his paper outfit and off we went to the OR. Scott had to wait in a chair outside the room until they were ready for him, he said it was like Grey's Anatomy out there with people scrubbing up, he got a kick out of it. While this was going on I was getting strapped to the table and loaded up on medicine for my epidural. Once Scott was in the room they began and Scott leaned over to me and said "it smells in here", I then proceeded to tell him that was "my burning flesh" he said "oh"...good thing he was sitting down. A little while later we heard that sweet cry of our little boy and got to meet him for the first time :)
Scott went with the nurse to the nursery where Max got weighed, measured, bathed, and his first shots. Max had quite an audience for this- My mom, dad, and Vicki, my brothers Jimmy and Daniel, Scott's dad, brother Josh, Aunt Jackie. I was wheeled back to my room and the family came in and all told me how beautiful Max was and trickled out for the night, it was getting late. I got to see Max about 10:30. The first thing I said was "oh my he looks just like my dad"!! Scott and I loved all over him and then I tried to feed him for the first time. He latched right on and did great! We did send him to the nursery (I was still a bit drugged up) and they brought him to me every few hours to feed him. It was a very emotional night, I was so in love with him, we both are!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Is today the day??????
Well today we were off to see Dr P. We were fully prepared to go from the dr office to the hospital to start a possible induction. Before the appointment I wanted to have a good breakfast so it was off to cracker barrel. I had mine and Max's fav breakfast from there- Mama's french toast breakfast. Then off to the Dr's. Dr. P checked me and I was still dilated at a 1 even after the cervix stimulation from Thursday, however I had protein in my urine(which has not happened yet in the office) and my amniotic fluid level had gone down from Thursday so Dr P said it's time to have this baby!! However because of my yummy breakfast I had to go home and nothing more to eat and report back to the hospital at 4:30. Tonight they are going to soften and hopefully dilate my cervix more using a medication called cytotech. Staring pitocin in the morning to help stimulate those contractions!!! Max should be here tomorrow!!
Before heading to the hospital
Before heading to the hospital
Real news!!!
Well today we got some real you can really believe it news. Max should be here by tomorrow!! I have been monitoring my blood pressure the last few days and it has been up quite a few times and then yesterday I started having contractions. The contractions were about every 15-20-30 minutes. Real irregular but there. I called Dr P last night and she said if they get to be every 10 min for 2 hours straight to go to hospital, if not see her as scheduled in the morning. I actually slept through the night and only woke up 4 times hurting with contractions.
Well I wanted a good breakfast this morning so we went to Cracker Barrel and I filled up on a great breakfast! Then off to the DR. Well my urine dip in the office today showed a lot of protein, it hasn't showed any protein yet in the office just my 24 hour urine. Dr. P also checked my amniotic fluid levels and they have decreased, meaning my blood pressure is effecting Max and putting him in some stress. I am dilated to a 1 but not where we were hoping to be. Well Dr P said the time has come. Now that Max is showing some signs of stress it is time for him to come. Dr P has me at 38 weeks and 4 days today.
So this is the plan. Because I ate my my great breakfast we are now home. I have to have noting to eat for 6 hours before going into the hospital. So we will be admitted at 4:30 this afternoon and they will apply cytotec to my cervix to ripen it and dilate it more. In the morning they will start pitocin to induce my labor. If my blood pressure stays in the 90's while in labor(the bottom number) Dr P will have to put me on Magnesium which will help lower my BP and hopefully prevent me from having severe complications related to high blood pressure(such as seizures). However Magnesium kinda counteracts the pitocin and if she has to start Magnesium she said I will end up with a c-section and my labor will not be fun. So lets hope my BP stays ok.
So basically until 4:30 I am not allowed to eat and am just hanging out at the house. I plan on attempting to take a nap- if I can't eat I might as well try to sleep :)
Oh and I lost another pound....leave fluid leave!!
Well I wanted a good breakfast this morning so we went to Cracker Barrel and I filled up on a great breakfast! Then off to the DR. Well my urine dip in the office today showed a lot of protein, it hasn't showed any protein yet in the office just my 24 hour urine. Dr. P also checked my amniotic fluid levels and they have decreased, meaning my blood pressure is effecting Max and putting him in some stress. I am dilated to a 1 but not where we were hoping to be. Well Dr P said the time has come. Now that Max is showing some signs of stress it is time for him to come. Dr P has me at 38 weeks and 4 days today.
So this is the plan. Because I ate my my great breakfast we are now home. I have to have noting to eat for 6 hours before going into the hospital. So we will be admitted at 4:30 this afternoon and they will apply cytotec to my cervix to ripen it and dilate it more. In the morning they will start pitocin to induce my labor. If my blood pressure stays in the 90's while in labor(the bottom number) Dr P will have to put me on Magnesium which will help lower my BP and hopefully prevent me from having severe complications related to high blood pressure(such as seizures). However Magnesium kinda counteracts the pitocin and if she has to start Magnesium she said I will end up with a c-section and my labor will not be fun. So lets hope my BP stays ok.
So basically until 4:30 I am not allowed to eat and am just hanging out at the house. I plan on attempting to take a nap- if I can't eat I might as well try to sleep :)
Oh and I lost another pound....leave fluid leave!!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Thursday Max update
Well today was the big doctors appointment where we hoped to know exactly when Max will be here.
Here is a recap- I have lost 4 pounds :) that was some fluid that I have lost due to bedrest. My blood pressure is still 130's over 80's so Dr. P has me listed as mild preeclampsia or PIH(pregnancy induced hypertension). With mild PIH you do conservative management and monitor closely, when my bottom number on my blood pressure stays in the 90's or top stays in the 150's you need to deliver. My cervix is not dilated. My amniotic fluid levels are still great and Max does not look like he is in any stress.
Options we were give today- #1 my cervix needs to be dilated to at least a 2 in order to start pitocin(medicine to start labor) and induce my labor. My cervix is still closed so she would put me in the hospital today and put medicine on my cervix to get it to ripen or dilate. This could take up to 24 hours. After my cervix has dilated to at least a 2 she can start the pitocin to start contractions and continue to progress my labor. This process would take about 48 hours. During this 48 hours I would not be allowed to eat or drink. And Dr P said by the end of the 48 hours I may be to tired and worn out to have Max.
#2 She would stimulate my cervix in the office by scratching it and trying to get it to open some. This should help ripen and dilate my cervix and also stimulate some contractions. Then back home and back on moderate bed rest. Continue to monitor my blood pressure and if my bottom number stays in the 90's to call her. Also if I have regular contractions or my water breaks to let her know. A lot of women who have their cervix stimulated go onto labor in the next 24-48 hours. Go back to see Dr P on Monday as long as nothing happens before then.
We chose option 2. I did not feel that 48 hours without food or drink with be beneficial for me or Max....or Scott. The cervix stimulation was not pleasant. It was a bit painful and has left me with a crampy achy feeling. I have taken part of a pain pill so I'm hoping that the pain will get a bit better.
Dr P also said that on Monday when we go back to see her we will know more but she for sure would not let me go past Thursday of next week. It is a bit frustrating because everyone wants to know when he will be here and are trying to work out their schedules and we don't know. It seems like every time we see the Dr the "he will be here by this date" date changes. But I guess that is because the longer he can stay inside me the better for him and I am still hanging in there.
If anything changes we will update as we can :)
Here is a recap- I have lost 4 pounds :) that was some fluid that I have lost due to bedrest. My blood pressure is still 130's over 80's so Dr. P has me listed as mild preeclampsia or PIH(pregnancy induced hypertension). With mild PIH you do conservative management and monitor closely, when my bottom number on my blood pressure stays in the 90's or top stays in the 150's you need to deliver. My cervix is not dilated. My amniotic fluid levels are still great and Max does not look like he is in any stress.
Options we were give today- #1 my cervix needs to be dilated to at least a 2 in order to start pitocin(medicine to start labor) and induce my labor. My cervix is still closed so she would put me in the hospital today and put medicine on my cervix to get it to ripen or dilate. This could take up to 24 hours. After my cervix has dilated to at least a 2 she can start the pitocin to start contractions and continue to progress my labor. This process would take about 48 hours. During this 48 hours I would not be allowed to eat or drink. And Dr P said by the end of the 48 hours I may be to tired and worn out to have Max.
#2 She would stimulate my cervix in the office by scratching it and trying to get it to open some. This should help ripen and dilate my cervix and also stimulate some contractions. Then back home and back on moderate bed rest. Continue to monitor my blood pressure and if my bottom number stays in the 90's to call her. Also if I have regular contractions or my water breaks to let her know. A lot of women who have their cervix stimulated go onto labor in the next 24-48 hours. Go back to see Dr P on Monday as long as nothing happens before then.
We chose option 2. I did not feel that 48 hours without food or drink with be beneficial for me or Max....or Scott. The cervix stimulation was not pleasant. It was a bit painful and has left me with a crampy achy feeling. I have taken part of a pain pill so I'm hoping that the pain will get a bit better.
Dr P also said that on Monday when we go back to see her we will know more but she for sure would not let me go past Thursday of next week. It is a bit frustrating because everyone wants to know when he will be here and are trying to work out their schedules and we don't know. It seems like every time we see the Dr the "he will be here by this date" date changes. But I guess that is because the longer he can stay inside me the better for him and I am still hanging in there.
If anything changes we will update as we can :)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
well hello ankles :)
Just a quick post today. I HAVE ANKLES AGAIN!!! I haven't seen my ankles in probably 2-3 months and this past 2 weeks my swelling has been horrible(side effect of PIH). Well Today is day 2 1/2 of bedrest and I have ankles again!! I am still swollen some in my shins, face, hands, and the top of my feet are still a little puffy but not as bad. My blood pressure is staying 130's/80's when I check it so higher then usual but not super high so that's good :) Seeing the Dr. P tomorrow and we will decide then if Max will come tomorrow or Friday! Enjoy the pic of my ankles!!!
Last week when my support hose didn't fit anymore- neither did my socks:( I ended up having to cut them as the day went on
Today after 2 days of bedrest!
Last week when my support hose didn't fit anymore- neither did my socks:( I ended up having to cut them as the day went on
Today after 2 days of bedrest!
Monday, July 26, 2010
Crazy day
This morning I went back to the doctors. On my last visit Dr. P did some tests to check me for PIH(pregnancy induced hypertension). She said if my blood kidney levels(Creatine) were 0.6 or 0.7 and my 24 hour urine protein levels were over 300 then I did have PIH and we would deliver Max sooner then later. Well my urine results were not back this morning for my visit but my blood tests were. My blood creatine level was 0.69. So Dr. P said as soon as we got the urine results back we would know more but that we would have him this weekend no matter what. No change in my cervix from last Thursday. Dr. P also checked my amniotic fluid level by doing an ultrasound and it is a 12(normal is about 8-18). A low level can put the baby in stress, so we are good there. She also checked to see if Max is in stress by watching his breathing patterns during the ultrasound and once again she said he looked great! I did see his hands and they looked chubby! Dr P thinks he weighs about 7lbs 2oz's but that is just her guess, nothing official. I left Dr P's office with an appointment for Thursday morning hoping we would have my urine results and know more about what is going on and when Max will be here.
After the appointment I went to work. I was at work for about 3 hours when my urine results came in....they weren't very good. I faxed them to Dr P and then she called me with the news. My total protein level in my 24 hour urine was 460. Normal is below 150 and she said a pregnant woman with a level above 300 has PIH. Needless to say Dr P said "Lacey you are now on .....BED REST" ahhhh bed rest! I am not a bed rest kind of person. I do think it is a little funny that I was at work when my Dr told me I needed to be on bed rest. I held out till the end! Dr P also asked me what day I wanted Max to be born. I said can it at least be Thursday because Scott needs to get back out to his classroom a few more times to get everything ready for the Sub and the beginning of the year. She chuckled and said yes. She said b/c I have an appointment with her on Thursday morning just to come to my appointment and we would decide then if I will go over to the hospital then or wait till Fri, possible Sat. Of course I was also given instructions to keep an eye on my blood pressure and if I got headaches, got dizzy, or nauseated to call her and come on in to the hospital.
Now Max is making his weekend arrival on one of the most inconvenient weekends for our families. Of course isn't that what babies do? :) My dad and step mom had a trip planned to the mountains, now cancelled :(, My cousin John is getting married Sat in Michigan and my mom is coming here instead of the wedding so is missing out on seeing family she hasn't seen in a long time, and Scott's sister is graduating from college Sat near Chattanooga and his family is heading there for most of the day. So it has been crazy for everyone trying to fix their schedules but I am not going to worry about it, I am just going to focus on having a healthy happy birth with Max and Scott.
I am feeling good. Just tired and worn down. Still swollen. I plan on reading some books and watching lots of TV for the next few days....and hopefully not going insane ;)
After the appointment I went to work. I was at work for about 3 hours when my urine results came in....they weren't very good. I faxed them to Dr P and then she called me with the news. My total protein level in my 24 hour urine was 460. Normal is below 150 and she said a pregnant woman with a level above 300 has PIH. Needless to say Dr P said "Lacey you are now on .....BED REST" ahhhh bed rest! I am not a bed rest kind of person. I do think it is a little funny that I was at work when my Dr told me I needed to be on bed rest. I held out till the end! Dr P also asked me what day I wanted Max to be born. I said can it at least be Thursday because Scott needs to get back out to his classroom a few more times to get everything ready for the Sub and the beginning of the year. She chuckled and said yes. She said b/c I have an appointment with her on Thursday morning just to come to my appointment and we would decide then if I will go over to the hospital then or wait till Fri, possible Sat. Of course I was also given instructions to keep an eye on my blood pressure and if I got headaches, got dizzy, or nauseated to call her and come on in to the hospital.
Now Max is making his weekend arrival on one of the most inconvenient weekends for our families. Of course isn't that what babies do? :) My dad and step mom had a trip planned to the mountains, now cancelled :(, My cousin John is getting married Sat in Michigan and my mom is coming here instead of the wedding so is missing out on seeing family she hasn't seen in a long time, and Scott's sister is graduating from college Sat near Chattanooga and his family is heading there for most of the day. So it has been crazy for everyone trying to fix their schedules but I am not going to worry about it, I am just going to focus on having a healthy happy birth with Max and Scott.
I am feeling good. Just tired and worn down. Still swollen. I plan on reading some books and watching lots of TV for the next few days....and hopefully not going insane ;)
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Big news!
Today we went to the Dr for our scheduled appointment. My swelling this past week has been getting and staying pretty bad. I have been checking my blood pressure the last fews days and it has been rising. I am up a total of 34 pounds now, 16 of those pounds being in the last 3 weeks. My Dr said that is fluid. My blood pressure in the office was still ok but higher then it has been. Dr P said she will take Max at 39 weeks unless he needs to come sooner due to my blood pressure. Today Dr. P has me at exactly 37 weeks(I have 37 weeks and 4 days) so 39 weeks for Dr P will be August 5th. I had blood work for high blood pressure(preeclampsia) done today and am collecting a 24 hour urine. If my blood work or urine comes back bad she will probably induce me very soon. Blood work should be back tomorrow and my urine maybe on Sat. Also the outer part of my cervix is dilated but the inner part isn't. I don't know that's what Dr P said. I go back to see Dr P on Monday and she said she will stimulate me cervix to get it to "ripen" more. If my body takes to that I could have Max anytime after! So he may be here before Aug 5th. AHHH! We are all ready here, everything is put together and waiting on Max!
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