Paranoid?

Well, yesterday didn't feel much like bed rest, in fact, it was a pretty hectic day! In addition to arranging my leave from work, I also had to work with the doctor to get some of our appointments scheduled. We had two appointments yesterday. We were scheduled for an ultrasound to look at Baby T's growth and fluid and fortunately both looked good according to the technician. She estimated Baby T to currently weigh 6 lbs. 6 oz. This may just be a blessing that we're not going to make it 40 weeks as babies gain approximately 1/2 a pound per week...that would be a pretty BIG baby! :) We have a follow-up appointment with my OB on Thursday who will share with us her insights into the ultrasound.

Monday afternoon we went to the hospital to have a non-stress test and things looked good for Baby T. However, my blood pressure had increased and they kept us a bit longer for monitoring. They determined it was due to stress, as I'd been on the phone with our insurance company trying to figure out where we could get our blood pressure monitor which they'd told us was covered 100% by our plan. It's pretty ironic that my blood pressure was increasing because I couldn't find a blood pressure monitor. I can laugh about it now, but after getting the run around for about two hours yesterday, I was done!

Today, we had an in-home nurse come to our house and show me how to use a blood pressure monitor and use dip sticks to check the protein in my urine. She also had a doppler system with her and it was cute watching Guinness and Dunkel listening to the thumping of Baby T's heart. It's going to be so interesting to see how they interact with him.

I spent most of this afternoon napping, which was nice. I woke up and asked BJ to assist me with taking my blood pressure because I didn't want to move from bed and hoped to get an accurate reading. Unfortunately, it was up again (150/90)! I also felt like I had a headache, had a pain in my lower abdomen, and my vision was blurred in my right eye. All of these are symptoms and signs that things are going well for preeclampsia, so I called the doctor and went back to the hospital again! It's beginning to make me feel crazy and paranoid, but after being there for a little over an hour my blood pressure returned to normal and we were allowed to go home once the results of my blood tests confirmed things were fine. The nurse told me that if I have blurred vision then I definitely need to call them.

I fear this is going to be a long couple of weeks before Baby T's arrival! I've come to terms with the fact that I'm just not very good at bed rest, however I don't have a choice.