Title: 1 wk on bed rest and counting
Category: happy
Blog Entry: First, I must say how fortunate I am that the full bed rest started this late in pregnancy as I can't imagine how people do this for months and months. Secondly, I also don't have to stay in bed completely, I can sit in a recliner, so again it is not as bad at laying in bed all day long. Still, the days are long, despite working 8 hours a day from home on the computer and doing lots of paperwork to get ready for Olivia's arrival. And each day I am more and more anxious about Olivia's arrival and wondering with every cramp or BH contraction, could this be it? I went back to the doctor on Tuesday and my bp was still high, but not overly alarming. They did a scan of Olivia and all her organs looked great, she was practicing breathing, her weight is over 6 lbs and amniotic fluid levels and blood flow and heart rate looked wonderful. So the dr. said we would just continue to monitor the baby and me and see if we can hold off induction. I have not developed pre eclampsia, but for some reason they think I am going to and if that's the case they will go ahead and deliver, But right now it is just gestational hypertension. I am glad that at 36 weeks if they decide to deliver Olivia should do well. Thanks everyone for checking on me and for the prayers. They mean so much!
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