Another Unexpected Twist!

Well, today did not go exactly as planned. I started the day by visiting a potential daycare provider and that ended up being a nightmare! It was a center and it was horrible. My first thought was you could not pay ME enough to leave my child here! It was filthy, the entire place smelled of urine and it was completely disorganized!

So, after that I came home to relax before my noon doctor's appointment. I had some lunch and then off I went. Well, first things first I had gained 7 pounds since Thursday - yes, in 3 days! Very quick weight gain can be a sign of preeclampsia so both nurses we right by my side from the beginning. Then they took my blood pressure and it was too high considering I am on medication - 151/89. Then during the NST our little guy really did not move too much - he was very lethargic. The nurses had me eat a Twizzler and then he moved a little bit more but his heart rate was a bit lower than usual. The monitor was also picking up some mild contractions. After an ultrasound, to be on the safe side my doctor sent me to labor and delivery to be monitored at Bellevue Women's Hospital to get a better idea of what was going on.

I spent the rest of the day at the hospital so they could closely track my blood pressure and the baby. I also had to have more bloodwork done! Throughout the afternoon my blood pressure did go down and the baby became much more active. His heart rate was back to the norm for him - around 140's. Jeff came to keep me company and raise my spirits!! That certainly helped and made me feel so much better! At the end of the day my doctor came to the hospital and discharged me since everything stablized by this evening. We are going to have to up my medication a bit more to keep things in check a bit longer. Obviously, I am still on bed rest and taking it easy. I go back to the doctor's on Thursday.

On the positive side of things, I had the opportunity to meet some of the nurses at Bellevue who may be there when I actually deliver. Everyone was so nice and friendly. I am very happy with the hospital we chose. I am considering this a bit of a trial run for the big day!!