Benny's pregnancy was miserable.... enough for me to not want to be pregnant ever again...(half joking).
The round ligament pain/ hip pain/ lightening crotch/ heart burn from hell/ need I go on?
oh ya... High Blood Pressure... surprise!
I felt like the crankiest/worst mom to Hank and L.
My BP spiked around 18-20 weeks, and I was doing 24 hour urine tests/blood tests/NST's round the clock. My lab work would come back borderline each time.
My Dr's had told me to plan on delivering around 37 weeks due to possible preeclampsia. I was not too happy about this because I did NOT want a Christmas baby.
December 17- I woke up with a dull persistent headache, and my BP was hovering around 160/100 all day. I had left a message for my OB and they had called back saying head to L&D just to be safe.
I waited for Chase to get home, so he could be with the kiddies, and I headed in. I was there for a good 5-6 hours. Benny was looking great, my lab work came back borderline yet again. Dr. Wolsey wanted me to come back in tomorrow for a NST at Maternal Fetal Medicine, do another 24 hour urine test on Sunday, labwork Monday, Office visit Tuesday, & NST at Maternal Fetal Medicine Thursday.
HOLY COW! Little Ben was already taking over my schedule. Thank heavens for my mom who loves watching my kids, right? What on earth would I do without her?
December 18- NST looked great
December 21- Lab work came back fine.
December 22- Dr. apt with Dr. Wolsey. My BP was back down to 115/66. He said we will set up an induction for Jan 8 (39 weeks). I may have shed a few tears on the way home for reasons stated below.
December 23- STRESSFUL day for preggo me. Chase's company switched Insurance Companies Jan 1. The new Insurance company is not contracted with IHC. IF I didn't deliver Benny by Dec 31, I would have to transfer my care up to Valley OB in Lehi, and deliver at The Medical Point Hospital.
December 24 (Christmas Eve)- NST with Maternal Fetal Medicine at 8am. I woke up with a dull headache, super nauseous (so I didn't eat), took a warm tub (shaved my legs!!), and headed in. My BP was up and Benny was having decels. Dr. Schemmer came in and said, hang tight, I am going to have Dr Rees (who was on call) come down and come up with a plan. A few moment later, Dr. Rees came down, and said pick a day and we will get you induced. I said what's the earliest? & He said lets go upstairs and get things going!
I never wanted a Christmas baby... but man was I done being pregnant! & I really didn't want to chance something go wrong and not be able to have the baby at UVRMC. I called Chase, he dropped the kids off at my parents, and dropped our car off at the dealership (our power steering went out the day before.) Chase's parents dropped him off at the hospital.
9:45- admitted, iv put in (first iv blew my vein, so I ended up with a hand iv)
10am-started pitocin/antibiotics.
12pm- Dr. Rees broke my water
1pm- got epi (if i'm paying for it, I will be in no pain ;) )
2pm- got some zofran due to nausea from epi
4pm- spiked a 104.3 fever. put on oxygen & 2 other antibiotics (they think the amniotic fluid caught an infection)
5:20 pm- dialated to a 10! Benny was posterior (face up)
5:21pm- Dr. Rees turned Benny, and out he came.... NO PUSHING, NO TEARING, NO STITCHES! 3rd time's a charm... right? ;) haha!
He was 7lbs 11 oz, 20.5 inches long. born at 36.6 weeks.
Merry Christmas to us! I was no longer pregnant!! wahoo!
Benny's sugars would not stay up the first couple days. Poor kid was poked every hour. They need to be above 40, and he hung around 40, then dropped to 28, 36, back up to 40. Had he had one more drop, he would've been put in the NICU. I wouldn't change a thing about how/when he came. So so happy. He is such a sweet/happy boy! We are all so in love with him!
this is from the first iv that blew my vein... this is my arm today. 10 days postpartum. ouchie!
Now to adjust to having 3 kiddos... I think we're up for the challenge! having a work from home job is a HUGE plus! Tomorrow Jan 4, is the first day Chase will be going back to work. wish me luck! Fingers crossed my baby blues are done with. That first week after giving birth, I cry at absolutely nothing, and yet everything at all. I feel like a crazy person. I literally give Chase a warning and then cry it out. GAH! I hate feeling like a crazy women. Babies... they're worth it! & now to lose the weight. When I went in to have him, I was 285 (yikes!), 1.5 weeks postpartum I am down to 262. (I swell real bad when pregnant, and lose the swelling pretty quick!)
& Benny is a little yellow. His bili levels were normal when we left the hospital, and then spiked a few days later. He has already become a lot less yellow. His Dr. is keeping an eye on it, and we will recheck Friday.
Happy New Year to you all!
