Another doctor visit, another trip back home.
I must remember that although its quite a pain to drive into town repeatedly for checkups, it’s all for good reason but I won’t lie and pretend like it’s not getting a wee bit frustrating at this point.
Today my BP was elevated again : 135/100
I still have the protein spilling into my urine.
Another check revealed that I have a “cervix made of steel” according to the OB and while the baby is sitting directly on it and at station 0, my cervix is doing diddlysquat and still posterior and firm. The OB did say that if my cervix actually started to dilate or soften I’d go into labor fairly quickly considering how engaged he is right now. That’s wonderful,except it doesn’t seem like this baby boy is quite ready to be evicted.
What does this all mean?
If you guessed more strict bedrest you’re correct.
He’s passing all the fetal stress tests with flying colors. His amniotic fluid levels are perfect, thank God. But alas, mama is the one who needs to continue taking it easier so I can be in the best condition possible when labor comes, whether its natural or induced.
My next appointment is Monday morning with my regular OB who’ll be back by then (yay!) Please continue praying that my blood pressure remain in check so as not to put us in danger when the time comes. As always, we’ll update via blogs because it’s much easier to reach everyone this way.
