Monday, March 16, 2009
officially done with school (for this semester)
I just finished writing my last final paper. I am now completely done with school for Spring semester. Now, the baby can come anytime he pleases.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
new news
I went back to see my doctor today, and here is the update:
She said that my 24 hour urine test came back with elevated protein and that combined with the slightly elevated blood pressure that I've had the past week means that I am developing pre-eclampsia. She said it is mild right now, but that it will probably just increase as the pregnancy continues.
I need to go to the hospital twice a week to have a Non-Stress Test done (meaning the hook me up with baby heart monitor and a contraction monitor to make sure Ethan is reacting like he should, as well as doing an ultrasound to see if the amniotic fluid looks good). My doctor said to buy a home blood pressure test and to check that twice a day. She says I need to take it easy, but that I should still be able to finish my classes and continue working my light schedule. She also said that she will need to induce me at 39 weeks.
That last one is the one that has got me a little, er...interested. I was thinking the other day that now we're in March, the baby is coming really soon! But if she induces me at 39 weeks, that means we are just about 2 1/2 weeks away. YIKES! That feels much sooner than "the end of March". I am so excited!
Today my blood pressure seemed pretty normal, and the NST (Non-Stress Test) showed that Ethan is doing perfectly. They say I have an "irritable uterus", meaning I'm having little contractions very often. The nurses kept asking me if they "hurt". That seems like such a silly word. I felt tightness and pressure in my tummy, but it wasn't like someone was stabbing me in the side or anything. (Not that I know what that feels like, either.) I guess by the time this is all over and Ethan is here safe, then I can tell them if my contractions were "hurting" or not. The whole point, though, is that Ethan is kicking along just fine and that I feel really great most of the time.
I feel really good today, the crappiness feelings come and go. Every once in a while I get really drained. Like this morning, I was totally on while I was interpreting: the topic was interesting, the client was alert, I was doing a super awesome job...but it only lasted 20 minutes before I felt like I needed to go home and lie down. I didn't do so well for any of my subsequent interpreting. hee hee.
So we're excited and Brett is very stressed out, but things are progressing!
She said that my 24 hour urine test came back with elevated protein and that combined with the slightly elevated blood pressure that I've had the past week means that I am developing pre-eclampsia. She said it is mild right now, but that it will probably just increase as the pregnancy continues.
I need to go to the hospital twice a week to have a Non-Stress Test done (meaning the hook me up with baby heart monitor and a contraction monitor to make sure Ethan is reacting like he should, as well as doing an ultrasound to see if the amniotic fluid looks good). My doctor said to buy a home blood pressure test and to check that twice a day. She says I need to take it easy, but that I should still be able to finish my classes and continue working my light schedule. She also said that she will need to induce me at 39 weeks.
That last one is the one that has got me a little, er...interested. I was thinking the other day that now we're in March, the baby is coming really soon! But if she induces me at 39 weeks, that means we are just about 2 1/2 weeks away. YIKES! That feels much sooner than "the end of March". I am so excited!
Today my blood pressure seemed pretty normal, and the NST (Non-Stress Test) showed that Ethan is doing perfectly. They say I have an "irritable uterus", meaning I'm having little contractions very often. The nurses kept asking me if they "hurt". That seems like such a silly word. I felt tightness and pressure in my tummy, but it wasn't like someone was stabbing me in the side or anything. (Not that I know what that feels like, either.) I guess by the time this is all over and Ethan is here safe, then I can tell them if my contractions were "hurting" or not. The whole point, though, is that Ethan is kicking along just fine and that I feel really great most of the time.
I feel really good today, the crappiness feelings come and go. Every once in a while I get really drained. Like this morning, I was totally on while I was interpreting: the topic was interesting, the client was alert, I was doing a super awesome job...but it only lasted 20 minutes before I felt like I needed to go home and lie down. I didn't do so well for any of my subsequent interpreting. hee hee.
So we're excited and Brett is very stressed out, but things are progressing!
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