So there I was yesterday at work.....doing what I love-helping people. It appears that the AC wasn't working very good at the j-0-b, which in any other point in my life is no PROBLEM. However, in my current state-not so much. I left work headed to my weekly midwife appointment sweating like a pig, and attempted to cool off in the car with the AC on high! That's when it all began....
I got to the midwife appointment-they took my blood pressure, and it was 140/90. Pretty darn high for me...so there goes my brain---crap high blood pressure=not good for me=worried midwife=induction=pitocin=lot of pain=pain meds=worse case c-section. AND THEN I STOP myself...Megan chill out. Just wait, they will retest it again.
In comes the midwife--"let's listen to the baby first and then we'll check your blood pressure again". She finds baby and the baby's heart beat is 118. She looks at me and says, "What has the baby's heart beat been at lately?" (She knows that I keep TRACK of everything in my head). I say 130 last week, 120 the week before. AND THERE GOES MY BRAIN AGAIN....high blood pressure=low heart beat from baby=baby is in distress=oh no baby's IN DISTRESS=OH NOT BABY'S NOT GOOD=MUST GET BABY OUT....And then I stop myself again. The baby knew because right away he/she gave the midwife a PERFECT acceleration to 150. This means a lot of good things-- baby is responsive, placenta is still working, etc.
Now midwife feels perfectly fine about baby, but wants to keep her eye on me. She says she'll be right back...and then I look at Russ. (Big mistake). He knew I had been worried, and I knew he knew I had been worried...so after looking at him I just start BAWLING. Sweet. I'm that pregnant girl, in that office, doing that....The midwife comes in and is instantly "Whats up?"...To which I tell her I was worried for a second but now am ok, but since I haven't had sleep I'm just crying now I guess. She said, "baby is doing great". She asked if I wanted to have the baby monitored with a Non Stress Test. I told her that I was fine, but she said why don't we just try for a bit since your blood pressure was high.
There I am being hooked up for a NST....which by the way I would love to have one of those at home, but I'm pretty sure I would have no life. It was extremely addicting to watch and listen to the baby. As I'm hooked up my midwife tells me that I'm being put on duhn duhn duhn MODIFIED BEDREST. To which she says, "You're still working? Take the rest of the week off and REST". Maybe it's because I'm a Hoffman by blood, or that German & Irish piece of me, or perhaps the Taurus--but bedrest and this girl DO NOT GO WELL TOGETHER.
We stop that conversation so the midwife can check the printout from the NST. Baby looks great--there are accelerations, I had a contraction that they were able to see how the baby responded, etc. Then they take my blood pressure----112/70. Perfect. So I bring up this Modified Bedrest concept and ask if that could mean--working part-time this week. Since the baby was doing just great, and my blood pressure was down (considering the appointment I just had) she was willing to okay the part time piece.
To those that will respond with I need to take care of myself and the baby, and if that means some type of bedrest then that is what that means. I KNOW. Trust me. Again, I reiterate that this is my blog to write down my feelings about things. And ultimately, WE are doing just great. This is where I work on my surrendering piece again. I really didn't grasp the concept that the Surrender portion of Pregnancy would happen even before the labor part.
I will work part-time the rest of this week. I will leave work if I'm tired (this is for Russ & Delle). And overall I'll avoid training for any half marathon right now. Pregnancy is an experience! That is for sure:)
AND All because I hadn't slept and was hot. Hence the series of unfortunate events:)
Love,
Meg
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4 comments:
Hey Meg...sorry to hear you were stressed. I think you are taking the right approach in doing what will make you feel the best emotionally and physically! I think being on bed rest might make you feel more restless, so I think you are taking a good approach. The last month is hard and it will all be fine!
Not too much longer and we will all be holding Little Rock! Looks like s/he didn't take our advice and go with June 3rd or 4th though. :)
That is almost exactly what happened to me! I had worked probably the busiest day ever of being at St. E's to go promptly to my 38 1/2 week appt. My blood pressure was the exact same as yours....high for me too!! I got rechecked at the end of the appt. and was much better (like 120/80 or something) If it helps, I started having contractions 2 days later. :0) Then a baby 2 days after that, so hopefully the end is near for you. I think some pie on Monday should help with the blood pressure and stress. :0p Thinking of you. Let us know if you need anything!!
I love reading your thoughts on your blog, and that you tell it like it is! Thinking of you as your day approaches, be strong!
Stephanie
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