37 weeks

Hi all!

Yesterday I had to go in to see my doctor for a non-stress test and an appointment. Last Friday they suspected that I had the beginnings of preeclampsia, which would not be the greatest for the baby or for me. The good news is that I am not considered to be at that level yet anyway. The bad news is that the blood pressure will only get worse, so my doctor wants to get the baby out sooner rather than later.

That being said, she put me on bed rest (no more work for me!) and scheduled me for an induction of labor on Tuesday May 26. The reason that we are waiting for the 26th is because she is on hospital call and would be the doctor to deliver me on that day, and we would absolutely love to have her there! If I would start to feel bad I can call her and she will get me in earlier if need be. Of course, there is a chance that I may go into labor on my own...I was dilated to 3 cm when I saw her, a dramatic change from Friday when I wasn't dilated at all. So we will put it this way, if the baby is not born by Tuesday, I will be going in on Tuesday to be induced.

Today I had my last biophysical profile and the baby passed all of his tests with flying colors. On Friday I return to see Dr. Sherren again and have another non-stress test, this way we can see that all is still well with the baby.

That's all for now! Hopefully next time I write it will be to let you all know about baby!