Well, the fun seems to continue. After my OB appointment today, the Doc had some concerns because, despite the bedrest, my blood pressure is still high and I'm having many headaches accompanying it. So, he sent me to the hospital to have a Non-stress test (NST). Basically they hook me up to the fetal monitor and monitor my blood pressure and how many accelerations (increases in heartbeat) and fetal movements the baby has during a 20 minute period. Problem with doing NST's this early in the game is our little guy has a lot of room to move, and move he does. Therefore, a test that should have only taken 20 minutes ended up lasting 2 hours because they couldn't get a continuous rhythm strip of 20 minutes without losing Aedan's heartbeat due to him moving around. I finally asked if I could just hold the monitor on my belly and followed him around as he moved. It worked! Good news is baby is doing fine, and though my blood pressure is still pretty high, I have not lost any kidney function yet and have not developed pre-eclampsia. I also get to have another ultrasound in about 2 weeks. The doc wants to check Aedan's development in case we have to deliver early.
Bad news is I "get" to start doing this twice a week now. Fun! Oh well, I guess it gives me something to break up the monotony of bedrest right?!
Aloha from Hawaii!
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