Jamie's update 35 wk 2 days............

Nov 13, 2009

Update 35weeks and 2 days…

I decided to write one generic email to everyone as I am having trouble keeping up with personal replies to all of my dear friends!

My last OB appointment was Wednesday and went well. I had labs drawn and started another 24 hr urine for protein to see if my gestational hypertension is stable or progressing to pre-eclampsia. Fetal movement is good and she is very active! Her heart rate is also excellent…and she measures well also. Plan is continued medical mandated bed rest, monitoring my BP 2-3x day. My feet are somewhat swollen now & I was worried my wt was up 10# in 10 days but I think it is mostly fluid which MD agrees and is ‘common’ due to bed rest’…Hard though to see the scale creep up a pound a day especially when I am not eating any more if anything my appetite is down and ability to eat is down as she is pushing up so much I get full on ½ to ¾ of normal intake…

I am still not good at this bed rest challenge J but complying…I hope to get to 36-7 wk safely. My next apt is in 1 week next Wed 11/17 then 1 week later I have another ultrasound…Today I feel exhausted from not doing anythign1 mild headache watching my BP called OB office pending my labs from 2 days ago but found out the 24 hr urine was fine that was a relief so I am still not spilling protein or pre-eclamptic it seems…good news.

Feel free to email or call, don’t worry you won’t wake hubby he sleep soundly with earplugs in the daytime. He doesn’t hear visitors, the phone or TV thank goodness! My sister-in-law came down yesterday to help organize my clothes/nursery and that was a huge relief, she also kindly put the car seat base in hubby’s truck so we are ready when needed! Friends and family have been great with helping as hubby has been doing all the chores, dishes/laundry/cat litter boxes/cooking etc! O top of working 12 hr nights 4-5x most weeks now that it is QUAD’S BUSY SEASON AND THERE IS MANDATORY OVERTIME….

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