Today our little guy was very stubborn during his biophysical profile ultrasound. During the "test" he gets points for certain things - like large movements, practicing his breathing, blood flow in umbilical cord, fluids, etc. Well, he decided to sleep and did not want to wake up for the ultrasound tech today! So, it was a little stressful since he was not getting his points. But, finally after lots of poking and proding he woke up and "passed" the profile test!
I did find out that my gestational hypertension has now progressed to mild preeclampsia, which we had been fearing. Also, the baby is small for 35 weeks and is in the 22% precentile. The doctor thinks that is due to the medical issues I have been having. He is head down and in position for delivery. The doctor said that sometimes babies with moms with preeclampsia tend to be premature so to be prepared. Babies born at 35 weeks tend to only need a few days in the neonatal unit and have developed lungs so that is giving us some piece of mind. Since the medication is still keeping my blood pressure lowered we are ok for now. If anything changes over the weekend I have to call the doctor and I have a visit scheduled for Monday.
So, right now I am just trying not to worry. I am resting and relaxing as much as possible to keep this little guy happy and healthy in the womb. I am hoping we can keep him cookin for a few more weeks!!
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