Birthday Eve

Please excuse typos. Blogging from iPhone.

The past two days have been rough.
Lots of swelling, contractions, pain, not sleeping very well, etc. We held off calling the doctor because of my regular scheduled appointment today. Last night we got a little worried because my blood pressure was 150/102 but didn't call because of today's appointment.

My appointment was at 11am today. I stepped on the scale and had gained 12lbs since the previous Monday. 12 lbs in one week is crazy. My blood pressure was 130/90 so the nurse had someone else take it to make sure. The second nurse got 140/100. My doctor came in the room and immediately noticed that I didn't look good. My face was super swollen and there was protein in my urine (which I had not had before). He sent us to labor and delivery to have bloodwork done.

I had a tiny cry on my way driving from the doctors office to the hospital (which are located on the same campus). I was in shock that the babies would be arriving today. I had a feeling and brought my hospital bag and camera with me to the appointment. Luckily, Jay attended this appointment and I was so thankful to have him there!

At l and d our nurse Vicky was super sweet. I got hooked up to the monitors and both babies were doing fine. Finding a spot for my iv was tricky but luckily it only took two tries. My bloodwork came back elevated and after a 24 hour urine collection, I'll officially be diagnosed with preeclampsia. The doctor on call came in to discuss delivery options and suggested we try vaginal. I was pretty shocked considering that weve really only discussed c-sections with my primary Ob. After weighing pros and cons and the good possibility that I might not be able to deliver baby b and have to have a double whammy (both vaginal and c-section), we decided that c section was the best option for us.

I asked his timeline and he said we were ready to go right then or we could wait until tomorrow to get the results of my urine analysis which he was sure to be positive for protein. He seemed like he wanted us to go ahead and deliver right away. He left us alone to make our decision.

I feel like this is one of the biggest decisions that Jay and I had to make on our own so far. At this point (around 3;30pm) I had not eaten a thing all day long, was starving, exhausted from my lack of sleep the night before and just not exactly ready. We decided to hold off until tomorrow. I think the dr and nurse were a little shocked but respected our decision. I felt soooo much better having decided to wait it out. Such a relief for this type a planner to have time to prepare myself.

A little later our nurse came in to answer any questions. I pretty much grilled her for a play by play of every situation and she did an awesome job answering my questions. I feel so much more prepared and excited for our babies to join us tomorrow. Please keep us in your prayers.