Grr... 4 hours at the appt ARGH!
Thats how aggravated I am right now. I had my drs appt at 10 this morning and when they ran a BP check on me, it was 142/98. Ofcourse with all the swelling I wasnt surprised it was high! However, I didnt think it was THAT HIGH! NST looked good.. protein was +3 again and then came the scary news...
Dr. Jerkins was pretty much saying.. if I have to deliver before Friday, I will be delivering in Jackson. YUCK! I dont want to do that! Then, everything is a wait and see game for now. I have ANOTHER appt tomorrow.. why I dont know but pretty much after the initial appt I was sent over to the hospital for PIH labs and another BPP, which oddly enough.. everything was BACK TO NORMAL! Except the swelling I felt in my feet. I have a sneaking suspicion that laying down has helped in some regards to this.. although I am not quite sure what the heck is going on! To be honest, I am just tired of this whole thing.. and wish it were to be done now! Whether here in McComb or there in Jackson. I am so wiped out!
I am still swollen but drs orders were NO SALT... no duh! and bedrest.. complete and utter bedrest for the rest of the day! So here in a few I am gonna head up to Gary's work, get him from work and come home and lay down.. Besides I am so sleepy.. Id rather be asleep than anything else anyways..
Thats pretty much it! Yes, I cried a little when the nurse took my BP... I even asked her to take it again! My regular nurse said she could defintely tell I had swelled.. and even she was worried about me! She came and checked on me several times! Overall... its been a pretty horrific day with barely any end in sight! YUCK YUCK YUCK!
2006-06-12 (34 weeks)
slippers anyone? After making the discovery that the swelling in my feet have gotten worse and I no longet can wear my regular shoes, I decided buying slippers would be a great investment. They still are when I dont HAVE to answer the phone right away. I still grab my flip-flops and end up with marks on the top of my feet from where the straps are laying at! ARGH!
Gary is so worried about me while I am so worried about me, him and David. I am worried about him because its gonna be nearly 100 degrees and he is working with a polyester shirt in the heat delivering to different companies! He gets paid well enough but still DANG IT!
He is worried that I am gonna end up in the hospital this morning but I just dont know. I think this is regular edema but the timing of it all.. well, lets just say! It could have been better. I told him I thought I would not be in the hospital but on Friday made sure that everything was okay. It was possible by next week, Talon could be here... making him also 5 weeks early as his big brother. My MIL was not happy with that idea but what can she do.. its been wild.. and to be honest, to know its ALMOST over.. YES! I am very happy with that idea!
I havent told my parents yet what has been going on because they would certainly almost freak. Gary's mother wishes she could be closer to us so she could help me out some! I think what I have done over the weekend might have set things off.
I also know.. I havent eaten like I should. I wonder if they will weigh me.. although I guess that should. Plus with the swelling... even though I am supposed to just have the NST.. he might want to come in and talk to me! I guess itll depend on three things.. ONE.. urine protein count, TWO- weight gain despite not eating practically the whole weekend (all I had yesterday was a popsicle, a piece of chicken, some mashed potatoes, one biscuit and a corn on the cob at 6:30 p.m.) and THREE - BP measurement. I still say my BP is gonna be corrupted because of the Plendil but I could be wrong! I havent checked on the internet for related materials... but I guess it would be worth doing a check on! I mean whose to say I aint getting worse even though my BP is measuring the way it is! I dont know.. perhaps I am just jibbering.
To be honest, if this was my last week to be pregnant.. that would be fine with me. Talon wouldnt be a Cancer as I would have hoped but I dont know if we can make it to the 36 week.. the last week of June. Around June 27 or so... I just dont know! I guess I will find out today..How I wish my appt was for earlier! UGH! I hate waiting... patience is not a virture of mine at all!
2006-06-11 (34 weeks)
not ankles.. but cankles OMG.. my right foot has swelled to the point I CANT wear regular shoes anymore. My left one is getting in on the action too. It really sucks. Went by Walmart to check the BP since I am noticing swelling in my hands as well. I am not too sure if I should trust that machine or not. Took two different readings on me within a space of a minute.. Hmmm. one was prehypertension.. the other.. normal. So I just dont know. Besides this could all be normal swelling (edema) and whatnot... But what makes this scenario really odd is the fact I was put into the hospital at 34weeks, 2days with David.. Today is 34 weeks, 2 days with Talon and I am noticing some swelling now. When I went to wal-mart, I bought slippers because I CANNOT fit into my shoes or even my flip flops.. which I tend to wear... Its getting to the point, where its really bad.. I am gonna try and lay down for a bit and see if the swelling will go down and I certainly hope so!
Good thing my drs appt is actually tomorrow for the NST and not Tuesday.. Gary is already starting to panic a bit as well as David and myself.
Katrina finished all of the baby clothes for me which was very nice of her. I was gonna help her but she did it on her own which was very nice. My mom bought us a stroller so technically all that is left is the baby bassinett cover sheets.. and crib mattress. Everything else is pretty much set.. I am ready for my son to be born and if he wants to come now because of the swelling.. dear sweet child! I dont mind!! Come out dear one.. we are waiting for you!
*side note* with the heat, I still have yet to eat food today. It's not for the lack of trying. But I had heartburn so bad this morning, I couldnt eat anything.. and then I went to get a can of chili to share with my son and just the thought of it made me naseous.. Ive literally have drank my water so I can have something to hydrate my body. Im kinda getting worried that all this is what is causing the swelling but Im not 100 percent. However, Talon is moving so as long as I feel him.. I feel like we are okay. Besides if need be.. I bought some popsicles so I can have something in my stomach.. Something is better than NOTHING and Water!
2006-06-11 (34 weeks)
Heartburn hell... Ugh! I swear it doenst matter what I eat unless its ice cream or something cold sweet, I will get heartburn. I have NEVER had heartburn this bad. Last night, Gary decided to get me food out at 11 p.m. because I hadnt pretty much eaten all day. I had a Rocky Road Waffle Cone at 3:30 and then a light supper from my son at 8 p.m. which consisted of snake (cut up hot dogs with mustard). that was it! Its just way too hot for me to try and heat anything else. I guess Im gonna have to do the small meal thing.. but even with the one hot dog, I started get a mild case of heartburn. UGH! I am so sick and tired of heartburn plus the Zantac hardly touches it and I mean I suffer.. so unless I, mind you TMI, throw it back up.. I suffer and suffer until finally it goes away and mind you.. It started at 2 a.m. and is still going strong at 8:30 a.m. I just took a Zantac so lets see if it'll help for right now. Oh please God I hope so!
Gary is going to Joey's house sometime this afternoon. He asked me to come along and I said sure.. Katrina is letting me use her washer so I can get the baby's stuff ready. I am gonna pack a the diaper bag for him and put the car seat in the car in the coming week because if the docs right and I dont make it to the scheduled date.. good lord... then we need to be more prepared than ever. In fact, last night... I had a BH contraction that knocked me to my knees and I could NOT get back up! It hurt so bad... David, he ofcourse, panicked and tried to call his father but couldnt get through! Once I was able to get up, the pains were still there but not as strong... certainly hope it isnt the beginning. For a short split second, the pain felt like it was coming with the baby.. because all of a sudden I needed to pee... and I felt like I was about to drop Talon.. It was scary for that second realizing that Gary wasnt home and I couldnt get ahold of him! I mean.. what if they had been it? I'm still experincing the BH contractions even this morning but nothing to the degree of last night. These are minor but I think they are defintely leading up to the real thing... No more messing around.. I have GOT to get the baby's stuff washed and put away.
Course, I loved with his grandma Powell said... If that kid decides he wants to come the weekend of the June 23, he is GROUNDED! Now, being her first grandchild.. David is hers too.. but first BABY grandchild.. she wants to be there for his birth.. or atleast in the same dang city. However, the weekend of the 21st conicides with a co-worker who NEEDS to be off for a relative's surgery.. So I can understand her frustration. If I get to 36 weeks, which puts me AT June 23... I'll be amazed. It also means I made it to fullterm.. or so close to it , it wont matter anymore. To be honest, Ill be GLAD to have this baby because of the heat.. which I need to stay out of because of the contractions. I dont think my body is adjusting well to this heat and being pregnant. It's obviously a small issue and I DONT LIKE IT!
Well, off to put away what baby clothes I do have washed and hopefully before too much longer.. I will have the rest done too.. Gary's grandma got us a changing table pad.. we are looking at a stroller for the baby.. and we still need to get a mattress for the baby. Talon.. if you are ready.. so are we... despite what I said still needs to be done! We are ready for you to make your mark in the world.. If you brother can survive at 35 weeks, so can you my darling.. u got the determination of your mother and the survival instinct and strength of your father... come out come out and see who your parents and brother are! WE LOVE YOU!
