Wednesday, November 12, 2008

37w1d - Preeclampsia

So I went for my weekly appointment on Monday and things got a little hectic. My fluid check was good and baby was moving perfectly for the NST. But my bloodpressure was really high, protein in my urine and my relfexs were hyperactive. This means that I have preeclampsia. Doctor immediately put me on bedrest and assured me that since I am full term now, everything will be fine. But yesterday I started getting the headaches that come with the high b/p and my b/p was even higher than it was on Monday. So I went in for a check and they sent me to L&D to get bloodwork done, since the tests they ran on Monday wouldn't be back until the end of the week and they wanted to get the results back stat to see what was going on. Luckily, the b/w came back pretty good and my b/p started coming down a little. I'm still having a constant headache that doesn't go away and my b/p is borderline high. But for now I'm sitting tight until my appointment tomorrow - my regular NST and now b/p check. I'm hoping if its still high, we'll get some answers about the next steps and that I won't have to wait to meet with a doctor on Monday. I'd hate to go all weekend feeling like this and being worried. Just when I thought we were in the clear...oh well. As long as Paige is doing great, which she is - constantly moving, kicking, and whatever else she does. I guess thats the good thing about her being smaller, I still feel her moving around so much. Usually around this time, it starts to slow down and not feel like this. I'll try and keep you updated after tomorrow's appt.