Today was my latest prenatal appointment. I was very anxious and excited, looking forward to hopefully making some decisions.
I haven’t been feeling well, tired and sick to my stomach. I actually threw up this morning and Ann (my midwife) was not happy about that. My blood pressure was elevated, but the weird thing was my bottom number was high as well this time, and that’s never been the case. She said my leg/foot swelling is getting pretty bad, so that concerned her as well. They did a urine analysis to check for signs of preeclampsia and/or dehydration. Luckily no protein and no dehydration, so, she doesn’t know why I'm not feeling well. I wasn’t supposed to go back for another appointment until 7/20, but now she wants me on weekly appointments. She also scheduled an ultrasound for next week because she still couldn't confirm baby’s position without a doubt. So yay, we get to see baby again! Finally, she did an exam...no progress and baby has not dropped. So nothing exciting to report there!
Everything actually baby related is going well though. She found her heartbeat right away, and it was strong. Ann asked what Olivia weighed at birth, 7lbs7ozs, and said she guesses this one will be right around the same. I’m still measuring right on target, and moving right along. So, overall, things are going well.
Ann does want me to move to limited work though…part time to be exact. This of course threw me into a panic because I do not have the time to take off before baby gets here, and we just can’t afford for me to go without pay. And, thanks to my heart disease, I’m not eligible for Short Term Disability. It was really frustrating and of course that stress was not going to help me. This afternoon I met with my supervisor and a co-worker to discuss my leave and work on our plan a little more, so I brought it up to her. She immediately started throwing out options and working with me to figure something out. Thank goodness for understanding supervisors! In the end, we decided that I will come in, every day, like normal, but only for half a day. Then, I’ll be working at home for the afternoon. This way, I don’t have to use my time, there’s no extra burden on my co-workers and I can still keep myself busy until baby comes. We’ll see how everything goes, but I think this will work out perfectly! Now, I just have to wait for the office laptop to be ready, and I can start anytime! YAY!!
In other events…Olivia has a new fascination with airplanes. Living so close to the airport, maybe it’s a good thing! She loves to run after them and point them out…every single one…and one goes by about every 2-3 minutes! Lucky girl :)
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