Holy pregnancy panic, Batman!
May. 6th, 2009 08:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladydraceMan, what a day!
I had an appointment to see a midwife today (yeah, another new one, because they fucked up and forgot all about getting me more appointments... *le sigh*) so I figured I'd just go get it over with and then go grocery shopping or something. Hubby usually goes along, but lately he's been taking a lot of time off to take me to this and that baby-stuff, so today we decided I could go alone. I was having an ok day, so I thought nothing of it.
First of all, midwife was a sweet, elderly lady, who was very professional and didn't make me nervous. According to her measurements, Green Pea is now at 3200 grams and head down like it's supposed to. Heart sounded fine and everything else checked out nicely... that is until the blood pressure test. It was high. Not "Call an ambulance NOW" high, but high enough that she wanted to have it double checked at the hospital.
So, trying to control my panic, I trotted off to the hospital, which is thankfully pretty close to where the midwives are. Met hubby on the way, as he was off for the day, and damn am I glad I did. I needed him to cling to.
We got there and my fears were only getting bigger since they apparently decided that the blood pressure was the least of their worries and put some audio thingies on my belly, to check the baby and see if there were any contractions. They have a fancy Danish word for it, but I have no idea what it would be in English. Basically, it was 2 round sensors strapped onto my belly. One recording the baby's heartbeat and the other sensing any other activity. I got this button to press when I felt the baby kicking, so they could distinguish that from what they needed to see. So I lay there for 30 mins, while the machine dutifully wrote out this strip of paper like a lie detector.
Then they measured my blood pressure again, and despite my concern, it was now back to normal, so that was ok. Having hubby with me helped, I'm sure. But then they decided that they'd better scan me, now that I was there. I had equal shares of worry and delight over the prospect. Worry that something might really be wrong and delight that we would see the Green Pea again.
Everything looked just perfect, though (thank god) so we decided to be perky and ask if they could see the gender. They could... and we're not telling. Not that we don't want people to know, we just decided that finally we have something that is truly only ours to know, at least for a few precious weeks. When we first knew we had Green Pea on the way, we kept it secret to avoid the agonizing phonecalls if we lost it and had to tell people again. So that was a secret filled with worry and not really something we could enjoy.
This on the other hand is pure joy to know and keep to ourselves. And why start the avalanche of pastels any sooner than we really need to?
Both hubby and I were very drained after this trip, so we simply collapsed into bed when we came home and even I fell asleep within minutes. It was a just a little too stressful and my belly was getting sore from all the prodding, poking and strapping on thingies, so a little relaxation under the warm covers with my lover was just what I needed.
A long day is behind me and Green Pea is still a Green Pea to everybody but us. But all we really need to know is that it's healthy and perfect. And it is. It really is.
I had an appointment to see a midwife today (yeah, another new one, because they fucked up and forgot all about getting me more appointments... *le sigh*) so I figured I'd just go get it over with and then go grocery shopping or something. Hubby usually goes along, but lately he's been taking a lot of time off to take me to this and that baby-stuff, so today we decided I could go alone. I was having an ok day, so I thought nothing of it.
First of all, midwife was a sweet, elderly lady, who was very professional and didn't make me nervous. According to her measurements, Green Pea is now at 3200 grams and head down like it's supposed to. Heart sounded fine and everything else checked out nicely... that is until the blood pressure test. It was high. Not "Call an ambulance NOW" high, but high enough that she wanted to have it double checked at the hospital.
So, trying to control my panic, I trotted off to the hospital, which is thankfully pretty close to where the midwives are. Met hubby on the way, as he was off for the day, and damn am I glad I did. I needed him to cling to.
We got there and my fears were only getting bigger since they apparently decided that the blood pressure was the least of their worries and put some audio thingies on my belly, to check the baby and see if there were any contractions. They have a fancy Danish word for it, but I have no idea what it would be in English. Basically, it was 2 round sensors strapped onto my belly. One recording the baby's heartbeat and the other sensing any other activity. I got this button to press when I felt the baby kicking, so they could distinguish that from what they needed to see. So I lay there for 30 mins, while the machine dutifully wrote out this strip of paper like a lie detector.
Then they measured my blood pressure again, and despite my concern, it was now back to normal, so that was ok. Having hubby with me helped, I'm sure. But then they decided that they'd better scan me, now that I was there. I had equal shares of worry and delight over the prospect. Worry that something might really be wrong and delight that we would see the Green Pea again.
Everything looked just perfect, though (thank god) so we decided to be perky and ask if they could see the gender. They could... and we're not telling. Not that we don't want people to know, we just decided that finally we have something that is truly only ours to know, at least for a few precious weeks. When we first knew we had Green Pea on the way, we kept it secret to avoid the agonizing phonecalls if we lost it and had to tell people again. So that was a secret filled with worry and not really something we could enjoy.
This on the other hand is pure joy to know and keep to ourselves. And why start the avalanche of pastels any sooner than we really need to?
Both hubby and I were very drained after this trip, so we simply collapsed into bed when we came home and even I fell asleep within minutes. It was a just a little too stressful and my belly was getting sore from all the prodding, poking and strapping on thingies, so a little relaxation under the warm covers with my lover was just what I needed.
A long day is behind me and Green Pea is still a Green Pea to everybody but us. But all we really need to know is that it's healthy and perfect. And it is. It really is.
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Date: 2009-05-06 08:06 pm (UTC)Rest, enjoy. You and Pealette are loved.
I am so excited for the 3 of you. Glad you had the hospital visit even thought it was scary. And you know what your Sweet Pea is! You will have great stories to tell this dear person when they are older.
You are all in my prayers.
Ahavia
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Date: 2009-05-06 08:17 pm (UTC)And I'm sure everything will be just fine with the birth and all. I think I'm as confident as I can possibly be considering everything.
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Date: 2009-05-07 02:12 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-05-07 09:33 am (UTC)Technology... phew...
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Date: 2009-05-07 09:30 am (UTC)But I know the feeling. I swear, the family and friends are a lot more excited than we are.
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Date: 2009-05-07 08:00 am (UTC)<3
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Date: 2009-05-07 09:34 am (UTC)I'll bet the first thing I do when labour starts is to post in here. LOL! You'll probably know before my mom.
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Date: 2009-05-07 09:44 am (UTC)I'm sorry about all those worries and fears and scares, but yay! for you secret :)
I believe you are doing the right thing, keep this only for the both of you, and enjoy it. *hugs*
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Date: 2009-05-07 10:00 am (UTC)