Here I am 33 weeks into my pregnancy now. I thought I was still doing good, minus the swollen feet until I went for my check up this past Wednesday. My blood pressure went up. The nurse looked at me and i could tell she wasn't happy. When she said it was my blood pressure I was surprised because it has been fine, thus far. I wondered if my swollen feet had anything to do with my BP but they have been swollen for sometime and this is the first time my BP has gone up. She was concerned which was enough for me. The Dr. on the other hand didn't seem too concerned at first but then he decided to put me on bedrest because it was probably "just a blip". So strict bedrest until Monday and then i have to go to the Birthing unit at RVH (barrie hospital) and get checked out again. He also decided to send me for the second glucose test for gestational diabetes. He wasn't concerned 2 weeks ago but now he is. Apparently, the high end of normal is 7.8 and I was 8.3 which to me is higher than normal but hey I'm no DR. So, I will get the results on Monday when I go see him again. I'm crossing my fingers.
Two weeks ago when i was there Bumpkin was quiet the day before and that morning, so I mentioned it. He told me to do a fetal movement count, I have to feel "Bumpkin" move 10 times in 2 hours. Just like when you are feeling rotten and finally get to see the Dr. you feel better well the baby was similar to that. Just after i mentioned it to him "Bumpkin" started doing flip flops for the rest of the day - which, of course, I was happy about.
So as I write this my feet are up and if they aren't Jeff is sure to give me a gentle reminder. It's been worth it, I have feet again and as long as Bumpkin & I are healthy I will do whatever it takes. There's still lots of Grey's Anatomy I still haven't seen....
Until Monday..........
P.S. I hope to have some new pics for your view pleasure.
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