A brief rundown
Oct 11, 2009 At my latest prenatal appointment my midwife was concerned about a few things, namely my (at-the-time) unusually high blood pressure, swelling, and weight gain. She called around to a few colleagues to get some opinions, but they didn’t tell her anything she didn’t already know: I needed to have a full workup of labs done, right then, to make sure I wasn’t pre-eclamptic. Because if that were the case, I would have to be induced.
Note: I had worked 4 hours before we left (sitting in a computer chair), sat in the car for 2+ hours to get to the appointment, then had to drive 2+ hours home, pick up a few things (including Marissa) and then had to drive 2 hours out to the hospital. OH THE JOY. Talk about elephant feet — by the time we got to the hospital, I could not bend my ankles or wiggle my toes.
I vacillated between zen calm and a “go-with-the-flow” attitude, and hysteria at the thought of another induction. Bryan consoled me by letting me get a cheeseburger, swollen ankles be damned.
The hospital was super nice, our room was huge, and the girls were all excited to jump on the furniture and watch t.v. The L&D staff was the nicest I have ever, in my life, encountered. There wasn’t a bad apple in the bunch, not one, and I wanted to give each of them a smooshy hug for how sweet they were to all of us.
Several hours, a needle stick, and some baby monitoring later, I was cleared to go. My labs were normal (no indication of pre-eclampsia), the baby’s heartbeat was excellent and well within normal ranges, and my BP was back to normal. So, back home we came, getting in at about 6:30am or so. And then we all collapsed into various beds/couches.
For now I’m watching my sodium intake like a hawk, drinking extra extra fluids, and putting my feet up pretty much every single second I can. I have every expectation that we will still be able to have our homebirth — I feel great, the baby is very active, and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it was a fluke.
To all of those who saw my twitter or heard through the grapevine and took the time to call, thank you. It means a lot to us — really. xxoo
Reader Comments (3)
Hey lady, so glad to hear everything's okay!
Michelle (aka used to be ChickenFlicken)
I am glad you are all right! Sending you warm, fuzzy thoughts from this neck of the woods!
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you that everything goes well!