It's July!

Hooray!!! I'm having a baby this month!!!

Waving my white flag...

throwing in the towel! I'm done. My back is killing me, I was up every hour last night, got no sleep, so, that's it! I told my boss this morning that Thursday will be my last day in the office. I need to get some rest and I don't want to do it anymore. So, this is my last week in the office. I'll still be doing payroll from home which is every other week.

I had my weekly OB appt this morning and met a new doctor who I LOVED!!! She was great. My BP was 134/90 so they were a bit concerned. She did an exam and I was 1/2 cm and she said the baby was low. So, while I had hoped for more, it was better than nothing. She did also note that I have a narrow arch. She said it was something to keep in mind if I seem to labor and not make any progress. It could be that the baby won't fit. Of course, you never know but she was letting me know.
Since I have protein in my urine already, any abnormal bp gets them concerned. They rechecked before I left and it did go down so she was happy with that.

I have my NST/BPP on Wednesday and my next OB appt on July 8th.

NST and BPP - Take 1!

Well, I figured, I have at most 3 weeks left in this pregnancy which means 3 NSTs and BPPs. They want to do them weekly since I'm still spilling protein into the urine but have normal blood pressure. If there are any signs that the baby is in distress, they'll induce me and out she will come! But, for today, everything looked good and I had a great US tech! I wish I could request her everytime, she was super nice, way beyond nice. She gave me 8 - 3D ultrasound pictures!! I am so sad my husband missed it. I figured it would be quick as usual but she said she wasn't too busy. We got a great one of the foot and the others are of her face. I will scan them this weekend and post the best ones. It was really awesome too because you could see the vernix floating around in the fluid. It looked like a snow globe! poor baby, sounds so icky in there... I keep telling her she is more than welcome to come out and play now.

The NST went well also. The Peri said that I am having contractions but nothing regular which I already knew. I've been feeling them so it wasn't really a shock. I see a rotating OB on Monday since my primary OB is on call. Then, back for my next NST and BPP on Wednesday!

Doctor Appt at 36 weeks 4 days...

Well, good news and bad news, the good news is no more jug of pee!!! thank god, I'm not sleeping well as it is and to have to pee several times during the night into a basin and pour that into a jug was getting OLD!!! Bad news is that I am still spilling protein into my urine which means weekly NSTs and Biophysical Profiles for me. If it were at my ob's office, I don't think I'd mind so much but it's at the Peri. I really don't like the Peri at all. It's not even worth getting into. My bp was still normal at my appt so that's good news.

I have my next NST tomorrow and the first biophysical profile. I really felt last weeks NST was a complete waste of time so we'll see if this is of any use at all! gotta follow doctor's orders right?

Ironically, my husband saw his doctor for his annual and he's spilling protein as well, not sure if I mentioned that in an early post. The doctor ordered the jug for him as well along w an ultrasound of his kidneys. Oddly enough, the tech could only find one?! um, ok. So, he's having a cat scan tomorrow, praying they see two!! It would just be amazing after 36 years to find out he only has ONE kidney!

I just realized my ticker moved forward!!!

My ticker at the bottom with the baby moved into the last slot! YAY!!

35 1/2 week appt!

We met one of the rotating doctors at this appointment, Dr. Arcelin. While I didn't hate him, I certainly didn't love him. So, all my bloodwork results were in along with my jug o' pee. My jug o' pee showed that I am definitely spilling protein into my urine, peachy. He said it was a substantial amout and enough that I get to repeat it again this weekend! They want me doing it weekly to monitor the amount. He said that this alone could cause an early eviction. All of my bloodwork is in normal range so they aren't quite sure what's going on. They are clearly watching things closely as they believe preeclampsia is developing. He said that I may need to start doing biophysical profiles each week, maybe twice a week to make sure the baby isn't in distress. He also did the group b strep test.

So, that about sums it up. I have my NST tomorrow at the Peri so we'll see what he thinks about all this as well. I have my next appt with my regular OB on Wednesday. I'm anxious to hear her opinion on all this and see how my next jug o' pee collection goes!

35/35!!!!

Wowzers, 35 weeks pregnant, 35 days to go. I've always seen girls post this on the bump and it seemed so unattainable, it's surreal to be here!

It's been an eventful week. On Tuesday, I had an appt with a new primary physician, just to get established since I have a HMO. The last one was horrible and gave me a hard time when my ob wanted me to see a pulmonologist after I got pregnant. I'd been having issues with him anyways. So, I figured I'd check in w a new one before the baby is here. Of course, my bp was 140/90. I thought no biggie, I am nervous, meeting a new doctor and all. We chat and she took it again, 140/90. She's a really nice doctor, my parents see her as well and it turns out we went to HS together. But, of course, she had to call my ob, who happens to be the same as hers! The OB was off that day so they put her through to the on call. He checked my chart and saw that I had protein in my urine last visit. Protein & high BP ended in a visit to the OB. I got to the ob, they rechecked my bp and it was normal but still had the protein in the urine. I promised him that the high BP was normal for me at a new doctor but at this point, he said he didn't care. The protein was enough concern for him. So, they did some bloodwork and he sent me home to rest w a recheck in the am.


I saw my primary OB in the morning, bp was normal but again, still the lovely protein in the urine. My doctor said she wasn't worried, thought the bp was just from white coat syndrome! love that term! But, they are making me do the 24 hour urine test Oh joy! I started it this morning, so for the next 24 hours, I get to collect my urine in jug. fun stuff! Hopefully, this protein in my urine is nothing and doesn't cause any issues. Of course, their first concern is pre-eclampsia developing but even without the bp, something isn't right and causing the protein in my urine so they are checking things out.

Yesterday, we went on a tour of the hospital, ugh, long story but last minute switch thanks to our insurance. I'm glad we did that since it is definitely different, good to know their procedures so I'm not caught off guard the day of delivery. Afterwards, we went to a prenantal class at a potential pediatrician which I think we both have agreed on, most used by people we know in the area. It was definitely helpful and we were able to speak with one of the doctors one on one and learn more about the practice.

Today, dh and I are doing tons of things around the house, trying to finalize things for the arrival of Cate!