I have been horrible at keeping this up to date as I had planned. But I am on bed rest yet again so I have some time to do so. Lets see its been quite awhile so I will do my best to remember all the happenings since my last post.
I have been going in twice a week for regular NST monitoring and going to the doctor about every week depending on what is going on. During one of my regular monitoring about a month ago my blood pressure was higher than they wanted to see it. So they made me stay over night and do an oh so fun 24hr urine to check for preclampcia. Luckily, my blood pressure started to go back down over night and he let me go home early the next morning. My test results came back negative so he diagnosed me with gestational hypertention. My doctor had us get a blood pressure cuff from Norco to check my blood pressure at home twice a day to make sure it was in okay range. This is a whole long story but I don't think we will be doing business with Norco anytime again unless we are forced to. It's been a month at this time and they were suppose to order me the correct size cuff and after it supposedly being there, then not, then on the truck for the next day and again not coming in then being told just yesterday my thigh cuff was in....not what I ordered at all! I have yet to get the correct size cuff a month later and now they want to charge me extra to get it. So we are working with what we have and it seems to still be pretty accurate to what the hospital and my doctor has been getting, thankfully. After this the following day I had a growth ultrasound which showed my fluid was low so they made me go get monitored yet again. He was doing just fine. It also showed he was about 5 days ahead in growth/size.
Since this time I have had my normal check ups and lots of questions on things that have come up but nothing to crazy. My last ultrasound he was measuring a week and 2 days ahead. Until, this last Thursday. Mike was taking my blood pressure and it was the highest it has been yet. So we called my doctor and he had me go in for monitoring yet again. Everything seemed to be all normal and good to go. However, my nurse kept saying I just didn't look well. I didn't feel great either just really weak. She said her nurses instinct was telling her something wasn't okay. So she got a hold of my doctor who came in and did a check and sure enough I was in labor. I had been having contractions the whole time, was 2cm dilated and 70% effaced. The week before he had checked me in the office and was 1cm dilated and 0%effaced but softened. So again he made me stay over night. I hate staying at the hospital alone especially. Mike had to work the next day in the morning. Plus, the dogs had been alone inside all day so he went home to take care of them and get rest. The time before I had to stay in the hospital he made me stay alone too :( I told him never ever ever again!!! So they gave me meds to stop contractions and hopefully stop progression. I did have to be put on fluids part of the night to try and help because my contractions were not stopping. The next day he checked me and I was the same progression and my contractions started to slow down so he let me go home! The weird thing is out of the over 150 contractions I had in that 24hrs period I felt all of 4. Since being home I have felt 3. I told my doctor maybe this means labor will be super easy and I won't feel them...ha ha a girl can dream right :) I did find out too my doctor said I was his favorite!! It made me smile :) Apparently I listen really well and follow instructions. I guess this is what I assumed was normal but I guess not, sadly.
So I am home now on bed rest. I am a loud to do a little. I have been as careful as possible because I don't want this little boy coming too early. I am going to go get a pedicure with my friend tomorrow and another friend is gonna take some maternity pictures tomorrow. I am super excited! I can't wait to meet my little Rylend! I know he is ready to be out and mommy is ready to meet him but he just needs to hang in there at least another week so he can be born full term, healthy and at my hospital with my doctor!!
