Bad News?
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, 04-12-2013 at 11:46 AM (7228 Views)
I went yesterday for my weekly appointment with the perinatal specialist. Delaney is still doing great and passing all her tests. She is practicing breathing regularly and has good movement and heartbeat even through the contractions I have been having. Her weight isn't really where I wish it was but 4 lbs. at this point is nothing to scoff at. I had several contractions during the testing. They have been getting more frequent and more noticeable as time has progressed. They were coming at regular 10 min. intervals yesterday during the tests so I became worried that maybe the doctor was going to put me on bed rest or something due to that. But after she took what seemed like forever to come back in after the tests, she totally took me by surprise by saying that she wasn't concerned about the contractions really because Delaney tolerated them very well. In fact, the contractions didn't seem to faze her at all. She is doing great and doesn't seem to be affected by the other problem that we are now facing. Which is the blood pressure in the umbilical cord being elevated. She didn't tell me what this really means or what kind of complications it can cause or anything other than I have to go see her twice a week now for the same tests and monitoring. She said it was the second week in a row of it being elevated, which I didn't know, and so they wanted to check me twice a week. So far its not harming Delaney and again she doesn't even seem to know that anything is wrong. I'm not on bed rest or anything. But what does this mean? I can't really find any information on the internet about it at all. I've found a few things people have posted on other sites asking about it, but no actual answers. Its so confusing. Now I have three appointments a week and I'm missing tons of work. I feel like I spend my life in the doctor's office. I miss just being able to enjoy life and do the things I love, like gardening and hiking, and even just being able to enjoy being pregnant. I never thought my pregnancy would be so complicated!