37 Weeks Pregnant

Ethan is finally considered full-term which is pretty exciting! Unfortunately though my 37th week has gotten off to a bit of a rocky start. I’m feeling pretty good for the most part but my blood pressure has been really high. I’ve been tracking it for the past few days. I called my Dr. to let her know it hadn’t been great and she had me come in today. She did an exam (I’m still 1cm dilated and 50% effaced) and told me that if my bottom blood pressure number went to 100 to call labor and delivery. I was at work today and my blood pressure was 151 over 101. So, I called labor and delivery and my husband and I headed to the hospital. They kept me under observation for a couple of hours. My blood pressure returned to normal levels and Ethan’s stats were good. The Dr. that was on call at the hospital signed me up for fetal monitoring twice a week, just to be safe. I’ll go in for that on Thursday and have another Dr’s appt. on Thursday as well. I’ll keep you posted. My Dr. also told me that I shouldn’t be working so I’m going to start working from home hopefully tomorrow. Well that’s all for now, I’ll post again soon.

36 Weeks Pregnant

Only 1 week until Ethan is full-term and 4 weeks until his due date. I am really over being pregnant now. Because Ethan is bigger it hurts when he moves around. Today I’m feeling him in my ribs and I actually feel a bit of numbness there too. It feels like my foot fell asleep, but in my ribs. I just googled it and it appears to be normal… For the most part my energy levels are good, but this evening I’m feeling pretty pooped! I was having a lot of lower back pain so I went to the chiropractor yesterday. It helped a lot. If you’re pregnant with lower back pain I would really recommend seeing a chiropractor. It’s also supposed to help you have an easier/shorter delivery. I guess I’ll find out in a few weeks if that’s true. I have another chiro. appt. scheduled for Monday. My next Dr’s visit is tomorrow so that should be interesting. I look forward to finding out if I’m more dilated, effaced etc. Well, that’s all for now. I got a new computer and can’t figure out how to post my weekly pictures so hopefully I’ll figure that out soon.

35 week Dr. Appt.

So I went in today for my now weekly Dr.’s visit. The results from my urine test came back negative thankfully, so I don’t have preeclampsia. Just hypertension… My blood pressure was under 140 and 90 today which was great. I am 1cm dilated and 50 % effaced! That made me pretty excited to know things are in progress. When I was at the Dr. last week I was nothing. The Dr. told me that if she had to make a guess, Ethan will be here in 2 to 3 weeks! That made me even more excited! All in all a good day and a good appointment. 2009 has been an amazing year and I just know 2010 is going to be a great year too. Happy New Years everyone 🙂

35 Weeks Pregnant

We just got home from our 35 week ultrasound. Ethan is in the correct position (head down) and as far as we can tell everything looks great! We’ll get confirmation from the Dr. in a couple of days as the tech said she’s not supposed to tell us anything. She was really chatty and nice, and I got the impression everything is good. My Feb. 1 due date is still accurate as far as she can tell. There is no doubt that he’s a boy. We got lots of clear views of that once again. His heart rate is at 120.

I’ve been having blood pressure concerns again. When it’s been taken at the Dr.’s office it’s been about 140/90 which my Dr. is not happy about. When I take it at home, it seems to be in the normal range… Maybe the Dr.’s office just makes me nervous. Because of the high blood pressure I had to do a 24 hour urine sample yesterday to make sure there is no protein in my urine. If there is, it’s a sign of Preeclampsia. I have a feeling it will come back fine.

I’ve still been having pretty bad heartburn, some back pain but other than that I’m feeling good. Ethan’s feet have been all up in my ribs which can be pretty uncomfortable. I’ve gained 19lbs so far. I forgot to take a 34 week pic, but will upload my 33 week and 35 week belly pics soon.

35 Week Ultrasound