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
Emerson Kate born 4/6/12, 5 lbs. 13 oz. 18 3/4 inches.
Happily expecting Baby Mac #2 around 4/13/14