April 2012 Moms

Spent the morning in triage

Yesterday my hands got so swollen I had to take off my wedding ring b/c it was cutting into my fingers and I couldn't make a fist.  I also had a headache and was hot all day long. After not sleeping well at all and still feeling bad this morning, I called the doctor's office and they wanted me to come in first thing.

My BP was 162/98 when I got there!  They did an internal check and I still had no changes since my 36 week appointment (bummer!).  They check my BP again and it was down a little but still high.  The doctor asked me about contractions, and when I told her that I didn't think I'd had any she decided right then I needed to go to triage to be monitored.

I was there almost 2 hours getting my BP checked every 10 minutes and they monitored the baby to make sure he wasn't in any distress.  My BP got down to 124/68 and everything with the baby looked good.  I had a few irregular contractions while there.  They sent me home to do a 24 hour urine collection.

I'm glad everything seems okay, but at the same time I wish LO would hurry up.  I'm due Thursday and the doctor didn't even seemed phased at that. 

Re: Spent the morning in triage

  • Sorry to hear that there haven't been any changes since your 36 week appointment. Luckily, it can happen super fast so try not to get too discouraged by this (although I know it is easy to get bummed!). I saw my dr. 12 hours before my water broke and he was convinced I would see him the following week for another weekly appointment! I hope your LO decides to arrive soon too!

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    Emerson Kate born 4/6/12, 5 lbs. 13 oz. 18 3/4 inches.

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    Happily expecting Baby Mac #2 around 4/13/14

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  • Thanks!  I am getting a little impatient and I know that doesn't help at all.  We're ready to meet LO and I'm sick to death of the phone calls and texts asking how I'm feeling, if I'm in labor, etc.  Maybe LO will decide really soon that he'd like to be in the outside world and meet his parents!!  I know it can happen fast, so I'm holding out hope for that.
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