What a freakin week its been around here. I have been home from the hospital and on bed rest since my last entry. It has been hard for me to be on bed rest but I am getting along better than I thought I was going to be able to. I am trying to remember what day I had an appointment last week. I think it might have been Thursday. Maternal fetal medicine suggested induction at 37 weeks if my bp was not in a good place. I went to my Non Stress Test and she said that 37 was fine if I wanted it but if I wanted to wait a bit, I could do 38 weeks (as long as my numbers remained okay). I agreed to that...happily. She said she would put in for the 17th and have the induction scheduler lady call me. I spent the day at Heather's house. I laid on her couch and just just hung out with her. It probably was not the best option for bed rest but it was nice to have a change of scenery! Her Mom was there to help with the kids and she made her butternut squash soup which I LOVE. They sent me home with a nice sized container which I put in the freezer for after the baby is born.
Friday I think I just watched TV and stuff in bed. I got a call from the office about my induction date and they had scheduled it for yesterday, the 11th. I was shocked because of what we had decided and started crying on the phone. Crying at the drop of a hat is a common theme in my life these days. The scheduler woman asked if I wanted the doctor to call me back and I said Yes please. She called me back about 5 mins later and said that lines were crossed between the Maternal Fetal Medicine doctor sending the report to another Dr. and what the Dr I had seen (Dr. Wessman) had said. She said that I was welcome to keep the 37 week induction date (yesterday) or push it out a week if I wanted. I said, another week, PLEASE!!!! So, the scheduler called me back a few mins later and I thanked her for having Dr. Wessman call me back. So, I am scheduled for induction on the 18th at the latest!
I had an appointment yesterday when I had to drop off my 24 hour urine. The amount of protein went up a little bit (it is so high its like off the charts). The creatinine level in my blood was fine, however, when they FINALLY got the level back in my urine it was slightly below normal. There was a lot of talk about keep me at the hospital (I cried) for induction. Dr. Leeman was on so she checked with Dr. Shakr who was taking over for her shift and he checked with the MFM doctors who said that my level was just slightly off but it wasnt dangerous. So, they said they could induce me or I could go home. So, here i am....at home! I know this is coming any day....
To be honest, I am so not ready for this. I feel like everyone is like, aren't you so excited, you must be so happy to not be pregnant for much longer. Honestly, I am scared to death. I am scared of labor, scared of delivery, scared of being a Mom to someone for the rest of my life, scared to leave my doggies for so long and then shock their lives with a baby when I come home. There is so much that I am scared of. My emotions are all over the place and I cry all the time. I know I will be okay but this is so hard. I will be back soon. Maybe with child, maybe still pregnant! Wish me luck please <3
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