Heart Scares...

Baby Buff Oct. 27, 2011

Hey everyone!
                Sorry for not updating in awhile but rob and I wanted to gather information before hand. About a week ago I experienced some funny pains and short of breath symptons. Rob got me to the doctor where they ran some blood pressure tests, a urine test for protein and sugar, and then we waited to hear. When the doctor finally called with the result she said, " we need you to see the heart doctor at University of Washington to check on your heart, it seems to be beating higher than it should and you have alot of protein in your urine."
                In that time, I was asked to take it easy and lay on my left side till we had more tests done at the University. Which sparked a day in bed. This morning came the day to learn more. Rob and I got up at 4am and made out drive to North seattle where the school is located. Thinking there would be traffic we over calculated the drive time and got to rest for an hour before we met with the Ultra comm nurses. They first ran my blood pressure, then put a monitor to my heart to listen for how tight the vessels in my heart were pumping, then a second monitor at the bottom of my throat to hear how much blood I actually pump. This was way interesting. Poor rob he was tired so he tried his best to stay wake during this while I nervously talked.
                 After that we got to go to the ultra sound tech downstairs to measure the baby. Make sure he's getting enough blood and oxygen to grow... And well he didn't really like them measuring the size of his head so he kept punching the monitor scanny thing. That was fun...But he is growing just fine.A little on the big side for his head and belly (measuring at about the size of what a 36 week baby would be at and 8cm around for his head so far) and his legs and arms are at the 33 1/2 weeks (which is how far along i actually am)- so normal. Then we got to do a non stress test. Where they hook my baby bump up to two monitors- 1. for baby heart rate and the 2nd for contractions. To see if maybe I was having early signs of labor. Nope! I am still cooking this baby!
                   After all these fun tests and new nurse we made laugh. We finally met with the doctor who told us I am board line preaclampsia but not quiet. I am having some issues with my heart vessels deciding to tighten and my body is over producing blood flow. So, no worries the doc put me on some blood pressure medicine to slow down blood making- he says baby should be just fine and with that I get to do a lot more non stress tests in the next 2 weeks. And come back for a follow up with the University in 3 weeks. Now, we need baby to stay in my belly and grow for about 4 more weeks. Then they say he should be fully grown and able to be okay out side the belly. WE ask if you don't mind to keep the baby buff in your prayers and we hope this settles. Doctors say its very common with first pregnancies and that once baby is born my body should stabilize and go back to normal. So, we are hopeful and pray that all will be okay!