May 22 - Day 3 of Bedrest

Dear Baby,

I went in to see the doctor on Tuesday and he placed me on bed rest for the remainder of my pregnancy. He diagnosed me with mild pre-eclampsia which means I have an elevated blood pressure and high levels of protein in my urine. I also have some excess swelling, which could also explain the carpal tunnel that I was talking about in my last post. My doctor wants to be on the safe side so that is why he put me on bed rest. He doesn't want this to turn into anything severe. If it does become severe then I will have to be on hospital bed rest and that is not something I want to do, but if it comes down to it, then that is just something we will have to deal with.

My doctor said that if my condition doesn't change, then he will not let you get pass 37 weeks. If we make it that far, then he will induce me and you will be born shortly after that. Our new target date is now July 17th. It seems like its so much earlier than before, but its only 3 weeks. Its going to take a lot of getting used to, but I think I will be fine. I am not on strict bed rest where I have to stay in bed the whole time. I can still get up and move around, but he just doesn't want me to do anything to place any strain/stress on my body. That means no housework! yay! Your daddy wasn't too thrilled to hear it was all going to be on him now to keep the house clean, but he is a good sport and I know he will do whatever it takes to make sure you and I are healthy.

Even though I am supposed to be on bedrest, I have had to go somewhere each day so far. Day 1 involved getting things settled at work and filling out paperwork for my leave time. Day 2 involved getting another 1 hour glucose test done and today I had to drive nearly an hour to the hospital to turn in my 24 hour urine collection to the lab so the results would come back sooner. I haven't really felt like I have been on bedrest yet. Tomorrow will be my first day where I won't have anywhere to go, so maybe it will hit me then. We shall see.

Ok, I am getting sleepy now and I think its time for a nap. I guess with all my free time, I will have more time to post on the blog, so get ready for more updates. Until next time.

I will always love you,
Your Mommy