Preggo stress
We had a Dr. appt. yesterday afternoon. Dr. F (our regular OB) is in the Congo, so we had one of his associates for this appointment. Dr. F is great, and we love him. He is very relaxed and reassuring, and I've always felt really great when we leave our appointments. Dr. B, the guy we saw yesterday, was also nice. But TOTALLY different from Dr. F. He took a lot of time answering our questions, and for the most part I liked his manner, but he's concerned about my blood pressure and traces of protein in my urine. My BP yesterday was 140/80 which is borderline for hypertension. There were "trace" amounts of protein in my urine, which, if my BP keeps going up and the protein level increases means I have preeclampsia. I've also had increased swelling in my hands and feet over the last week or so.
During my appointment he started asking about my work schedule etc., and when my next appointment is. It's scheduled for July 9th because we'll be out of town for a week. Well, he didn't like that at all! He insisted I have to come in before we leave for WY to have my BP and urine tested. And if my BP hasn't gone down, he will recommend mandatory bed-rest and that I not travel!!
WHAT?!!!! It's my brother's wedding!!!
Immediately
birwulf and I started asking questions. Like: What can we do?! So, I am now on evening bed-rest. Basically I have to spend my evenings laying on my side with my feet up. No more walking for exercise (WTF? I thought exercise was good for me!), but I can spend all the time I want in the pool. So now we have to make a concerted effort to make it to adult lap swim every evening from 6-7. But from the time I get home to the time I go to bed, he wants me lying down. The worst part is, I don't know how bad this really is. At the moment I don't have preeclampsia. He's trying to ensure I don't get it, because it can be really bad for me and the baby. But I don't know what "trace" amounts of protein in my urine is. And I don't know what my BP was the last couple times I was. Dr. F put me on a low sodium diet at my last appointment because my BP was high. He never said anything about bed-rest, though, or being concerned that I'm at risk for preeclampsia. So I can't tell if something changed between my last appointment with Dr. F and this appointment with Dr. B, or if Dr. B is just a lot more cautious than Dr. F. Either way I cannot ignore what he tells me. This is the safety of our child we're talking about. I did call the dr. office and ask for a nurse to call me with the info. about my BP from my last two appointments and the urine results from my last couple appointments so I can do a comparison. But even so, all I can really do is take his advice and hope to god things don't get worse.
He gave me a note for next week, too, "excusing" me from work. I feel like I'm back in middle school. I'm going to see how the next few days go, and decide if I need to take all of next week off, or if I can work Mon. - Wed. as planned, before we go to WY. I'm hoping they have a BP monitor in one of the pharmacies around here so I can check and see what it is over the weekend. Worse case scenario maybe I'll work Monday and take Tuesday & Wednesday off. I don' know!! This is one of those "one day at a time" things, I think.
The other thing my mom pointed out is, we had a very busy weekend, I worked all day, and then went into the dr. So it may be that contributed to my high BP. Who knows. But at any rate, my mom says I need to "slow down"! Yippee. My plan was to stay busy and active up until the last possible moments. Maybe this is it.
I spent yesterday evening laying down. It's freaking boring!! I can't get on the computer (because I have to sit up to do that), I can't clean house - which desperately needs to be done. Thank god I love to read. And we have a large movie/tv series collection. I feel like a total loser. And a lazy bum. And it kind of sucks. Because I feel great, but have to lay low. It's for our baby though. And it's worth it. It's just a little depressing and frustrating.
There are some really great things going on. First of all,
str8ontilmornin and
serenity_valley agreed to be god parents to our baby!! We are thrilled that they are excited about it. I means a lot to us that they will be a part of our lives and the child's life in this capacity. We truly are blessed with amazing family!
Also, it's been a while, but bro. and Birwulf both have good news! Bro. passed his Journeyman's test with a very respectable grade. And Birwulf passed his last exam, so he now has his Associates in Claims. Hooray!! for the brilliant, successful men in my life!! I'm proud and pleased for both of them.
During my appointment he started asking about my work schedule etc., and when my next appointment is. It's scheduled for July 9th because we'll be out of town for a week. Well, he didn't like that at all! He insisted I have to come in before we leave for WY to have my BP and urine tested. And if my BP hasn't gone down, he will recommend mandatory bed-rest and that I not travel!!
WHAT?!!!! It's my brother's wedding!!!
Immediately
birwulf and I started asking questions. Like: What can we do?! So, I am now on evening bed-rest. Basically I have to spend my evenings laying on my side with my feet up. No more walking for exercise (WTF? I thought exercise was good for me!), but I can spend all the time I want in the pool. So now we have to make a concerted effort to make it to adult lap swim every evening from 6-7. But from the time I get home to the time I go to bed, he wants me lying down. The worst part is, I don't know how bad this really is. At the moment I don't have preeclampsia. He's trying to ensure I don't get it, because it can be really bad for me and the baby. But I don't know what "trace" amounts of protein in my urine is. And I don't know what my BP was the last couple times I was. Dr. F put me on a low sodium diet at my last appointment because my BP was high. He never said anything about bed-rest, though, or being concerned that I'm at risk for preeclampsia. So I can't tell if something changed between my last appointment with Dr. F and this appointment with Dr. B, or if Dr. B is just a lot more cautious than Dr. F. Either way I cannot ignore what he tells me. This is the safety of our child we're talking about. I did call the dr. office and ask for a nurse to call me with the info. about my BP from my last two appointments and the urine results from my last couple appointments so I can do a comparison. But even so, all I can really do is take his advice and hope to god things don't get worse.
He gave me a note for next week, too, "excusing" me from work. I feel like I'm back in middle school. I'm going to see how the next few days go, and decide if I need to take all of next week off, or if I can work Mon. - Wed. as planned, before we go to WY. I'm hoping they have a BP monitor in one of the pharmacies around here so I can check and see what it is over the weekend. Worse case scenario maybe I'll work Monday and take Tuesday & Wednesday off. I don' know!! This is one of those "one day at a time" things, I think.
The other thing my mom pointed out is, we had a very busy weekend, I worked all day, and then went into the dr. So it may be that contributed to my high BP. Who knows. But at any rate, my mom says I need to "slow down"! Yippee. My plan was to stay busy and active up until the last possible moments. Maybe this is it.
I spent yesterday evening laying down. It's freaking boring!! I can't get on the computer (because I have to sit up to do that), I can't clean house - which desperately needs to be done. Thank god I love to read. And we have a large movie/tv series collection. I feel like a total loser. And a lazy bum. And it kind of sucks. Because I feel great, but have to lay low. It's for our baby though. And it's worth it. It's just a little depressing and frustrating.
There are some really great things going on. First of all,
str8ontilmornin and
serenity_valley agreed to be god parents to our baby!! We are thrilled that they are excited about it. I means a lot to us that they will be a part of our lives and the child's life in this capacity. We truly are blessed with amazing family!
Also, it's been a while, but bro. and Birwulf both have good news! Bro. passed his Journeyman's test with a very respectable grade. And Birwulf passed his last exam, so he now has his Associates in Claims. Hooray!! for the brilliant, successful men in my life!! I'm proud and pleased for both of them.