Well...BRANDON CAN NOW FEEL THE BABY!!! It is so fun to watch his face as he feels what I have been able to feel for a week now. We have a fighter in there! She is working against all the odds to stay "cooking" and she is making it known that she is doing well. She is one active baby. Of course, it's usually only as I'm trying to fall asleep that she decides it's time to play with mommy's insides! :)
So, things with Mallorie seem to be okay!
My liver is still doing crazy things. All my lab results come back weird, not sure exactly what the means, except that my doctor tells me she's worried about my liver function. I know absolutely NOTHING ABOUT LIVERS, or any organ to be honest, so this is a fear I can't calm because no one seems to have any answers. One of the most frustrating things is having my doctor say, "You labs came back abnormal again, so the next time you're in we're going to take some more blood and run them again." WHY?!?! We've done this three times now! What is another bad lab going to change? Can't we figure out what to do now??? For everyone saying how important your blood is during pregnancy, people sure like to take mine! Brandon says we should start charging instead of us having to pay every time they take it from me, they have to pay me to have it! hehehe
So, for now we wait. Next week, more blood drawn. More labs. More results. Next week we should also set our induction date, and find out more about bed rest (depending on my liver function).
Thank you all so much, again, for your prayers. They have been such a comfort!! :)
Friday, December 21, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Completely Scared...
Most of you have probably been following me on Facebook, and that is what has brought you to our blog today. To find out what in the world is going on with me and this baby inside of me.
Honestly...I'm not 100% sure myself.
I have had severe pain and discomfort my entire pregnancy. I had to leave work one day to be rushed by my husband to the emergency room once, and ultimately had to quit my job because I can't stand for longer than about 1 hour without coming into severe abdominal pain.
Each time Brandon and I bring up the pain to our OBGYN she just puts it off as normal pregnancy pain. But, I truly don't believe that is what the pain is from.
I was originally told to go on a fiber gummy supplement because she said the pain was caused by my bowels. Then, the next appointment I was told to get on Prilosec OTC because the pain was caused from a hole in my stomach. I am currently 24 weeks pregnant and still throwing up on a regular basis. Every single person that I talked to during the first trimester said not to worry the 2nd trimester is beautiful and the throwing up stops, and it just goes uphill from there. Well, I'm calling their bluff. This has been such an emotional struggle for me and Brandon. There is nothing that seems to help with my throwing up and nothing that helps with the pain.
Well, at our last appointment on Decemeber 5th, I was officially diagnosed with chronic hypertension. Which, is fancy medical jargin for high blood pressure. Dr. Twelves informed me that high blood pressure during pregnancy can cause serious complications for both mother and baby. But, that mine isn't just from pregnancy, so it complicates things more. She has no idea why I have this. She told us that there is no reason for me to have high blood pressure. Said I am young and healthy and have the blood pressure of an older person. She informed us that the type of blood pressure I have only shows up in much much older adults. In her words, "old people".
I know it doesn't sound that scary, but it scares me. There are many things that can go wrong with chronic hypertension. You think that everything the mother has, the baby automatically has. Which, is almost always true. Except in the case of high blood pressure. If the mother carrying the child has high blood pressure, the opposite is going on for the infant, therefore causing the fetus to get short-sticked in the blood giving department. She says that the way the umbilical is contracting it is possible that Mallorie is not getting the sufficient amount of blood that she needs to grow correctly. And, along with that I am at an increased risk for preeclampsia, which is pregnancy problems related to high blood pressure causing there to be excessive amounts of protein in your urine.
At that point, on the 5th, Dr. Twelves informed me that not only would she not let me go past my due date of March 28th, but she doesn't want me getting too close to it. She told us that she will be inducing me early. 1 to 2 weeks, nothing too crazy, but enough to make sure that Mallorie is fully cooked, but not give my body too much time to screw things up even more.
I then had to have more blood drawn, and had to go home with a large jug that I had to keep all of my urine in for 24 hours, and then take back to the lab to get tested. We weren't sure why we had to do all of this, but we were willing. Whatever it takes to make things okay.
Brandon took back my "jug-o-pee" on Friday morning. The 7th. We let time pass. Especially since it was the weekend, we knew we weren't going to hear anything back for the next few days. I was still very uneasy and expressed my fears to Brandon who insured me that everything was going to be fine, and that Mallorie was just fine.
Mind you, at this point, we still haven't felt the baby move at all. For our last 3 appointments we have been asked about feeling fetal movement, and we have felt none. Which, our doctor says is odd, but she didn't seem too concerned about it.
So, Monday, December 10th, was Brandon's day off. We were being completely lazy. Woke up late, ACTUALLY FELT THE BABY MOVE FOR THE FIRST TIME (!!!!!!), had a late breakfast, which I promptly threw up, then decided at about 1 p.m. we were ready for a nap. We hopped back in bed.
Around 1:30 p.m. we got a phone call. We recognized the number, but weren't 100% sure where we knew it from. So, I answered it. Hesitatingly, but I did. The other end said "Aubrey, this is Doctor Twelves." And, at that point I knew something was wrong. The doctors never call. They always make their nurses do it. She continued to inform me that all of my labs had come back abnormal. My blood work showed that my liver wasn't functioning properly and there was far more protein in my urine than even she expected.
By now, I'm crying my eyes out.
She continues to say that there is a specialist at the University of Utah Hospital waiting for me and that I need to leave immediately to be on a 48 hour monitor to figure out what is going on. She then tells me that the reason I have to go to that hospital is because the hospital we have chosen to deliver at, Jordan Valley, doesn't have the proper equipment to deliver a baby prior to 28 weeks gestation.
Yeah, freaking out more by now.
She continues. (It seems like the blows at this point don't stop.) If the baby doesn't come in the next few days, I will be on bed rest for the rest of my pregnancy. 14 WEEKS!?!?!?!? With no friends around, and all my family with a life of their own I became even more nervous. My husband has a full time job that requires his constant attention. What are we to do with me being jailed up in our apartment. And....IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS?! I haven't even completed my Christmas shopping.
I call my mom once I'm off the phone and once I thought I'd caught my breath enough to speak. She informed me later that she couldn't understand most of what I was saying.
Then, we quickly went to my in-laws house where Brandon and my father-in-law administered a priesthood blessing on me before we went to the hospital.
Then, we were off. We got to the hospital in about 20 minutes, and were soon hooked up to blood pressure monitors and monitors on my tummy for the baby. They said they needed a urine sample for more tests and they'd also have to take more blood. UGH...I HATE NEEDLES!?!?!
We got an ultrasound while we were there so they could measure the baby and measure my fluids. The ultrasound tech said, to her, that everything looked fine, but that it wasn't really her place to say for sure. We went back to our room with smiles on our faces. Knowing that, for now, Mallorie is healthy and moving was enough relief for us at that point.
We went back to our room where they inserted an IV in.to.my.hand (OUCH!!!!!!!!!). I asked them why my hand and not my arm and they informed me that since I'd be there for so long the hand is less likely to be disturbed than is your arm. Okay. I'll take it. Plus, they wanted an IV port available just in case later on I actually did need an IV put in.
Seriously, an hour an a half later, my nurses come back in.
Blood tests and urine tests came back normal. My blood pressure had been perfectly stable and normal the entire time there. We could leave as long as we promised to make a follow-up appointment with my OBGYN.
As excited that I am that for now, everything is looking good, I am still very uneasy. We haven't gone back to the doctor yet because she is out of the office for surgery on Tuesdays, but we are trying our hardest to get it.
So, for now, we pray. And, we wait!!!
Thanks for caring and praying! :) It has been an extremely emotional pregnancy and it's been about all that I can take. We don't know why there have been so many complications, but we are just thrilled that for now, we're okay. And, even more importably, Mallorie is growing properly and she is healthy. :)
p.s. while we were in our ultrasound, we asked for confirmation. IT REALLY IS A GIRL!!! :)
Honestly...I'm not 100% sure myself.
I have had severe pain and discomfort my entire pregnancy. I had to leave work one day to be rushed by my husband to the emergency room once, and ultimately had to quit my job because I can't stand for longer than about 1 hour without coming into severe abdominal pain.
Each time Brandon and I bring up the pain to our OBGYN she just puts it off as normal pregnancy pain. But, I truly don't believe that is what the pain is from.
I was originally told to go on a fiber gummy supplement because she said the pain was caused by my bowels. Then, the next appointment I was told to get on Prilosec OTC because the pain was caused from a hole in my stomach. I am currently 24 weeks pregnant and still throwing up on a regular basis. Every single person that I talked to during the first trimester said not to worry the 2nd trimester is beautiful and the throwing up stops, and it just goes uphill from there. Well, I'm calling their bluff. This has been such an emotional struggle for me and Brandon. There is nothing that seems to help with my throwing up and nothing that helps with the pain.
Well, at our last appointment on Decemeber 5th, I was officially diagnosed with chronic hypertension. Which, is fancy medical jargin for high blood pressure. Dr. Twelves informed me that high blood pressure during pregnancy can cause serious complications for both mother and baby. But, that mine isn't just from pregnancy, so it complicates things more. She has no idea why I have this. She told us that there is no reason for me to have high blood pressure. Said I am young and healthy and have the blood pressure of an older person. She informed us that the type of blood pressure I have only shows up in much much older adults. In her words, "old people".
I know it doesn't sound that scary, but it scares me. There are many things that can go wrong with chronic hypertension. You think that everything the mother has, the baby automatically has. Which, is almost always true. Except in the case of high blood pressure. If the mother carrying the child has high blood pressure, the opposite is going on for the infant, therefore causing the fetus to get short-sticked in the blood giving department. She says that the way the umbilical is contracting it is possible that Mallorie is not getting the sufficient amount of blood that she needs to grow correctly. And, along with that I am at an increased risk for preeclampsia, which is pregnancy problems related to high blood pressure causing there to be excessive amounts of protein in your urine.
At that point, on the 5th, Dr. Twelves informed me that not only would she not let me go past my due date of March 28th, but she doesn't want me getting too close to it. She told us that she will be inducing me early. 1 to 2 weeks, nothing too crazy, but enough to make sure that Mallorie is fully cooked, but not give my body too much time to screw things up even more.
I then had to have more blood drawn, and had to go home with a large jug that I had to keep all of my urine in for 24 hours, and then take back to the lab to get tested. We weren't sure why we had to do all of this, but we were willing. Whatever it takes to make things okay.
Brandon took back my "jug-o-pee" on Friday morning. The 7th. We let time pass. Especially since it was the weekend, we knew we weren't going to hear anything back for the next few days. I was still very uneasy and expressed my fears to Brandon who insured me that everything was going to be fine, and that Mallorie was just fine.
Mind you, at this point, we still haven't felt the baby move at all. For our last 3 appointments we have been asked about feeling fetal movement, and we have felt none. Which, our doctor says is odd, but she didn't seem too concerned about it.
So, Monday, December 10th, was Brandon's day off. We were being completely lazy. Woke up late, ACTUALLY FELT THE BABY MOVE FOR THE FIRST TIME (!!!!!!), had a late breakfast, which I promptly threw up, then decided at about 1 p.m. we were ready for a nap. We hopped back in bed.
Around 1:30 p.m. we got a phone call. We recognized the number, but weren't 100% sure where we knew it from. So, I answered it. Hesitatingly, but I did. The other end said "Aubrey, this is Doctor Twelves." And, at that point I knew something was wrong. The doctors never call. They always make their nurses do it. She continued to inform me that all of my labs had come back abnormal. My blood work showed that my liver wasn't functioning properly and there was far more protein in my urine than even she expected.
By now, I'm crying my eyes out.
She continues to say that there is a specialist at the University of Utah Hospital waiting for me and that I need to leave immediately to be on a 48 hour monitor to figure out what is going on. She then tells me that the reason I have to go to that hospital is because the hospital we have chosen to deliver at, Jordan Valley, doesn't have the proper equipment to deliver a baby prior to 28 weeks gestation.
Yeah, freaking out more by now.
She continues. (It seems like the blows at this point don't stop.) If the baby doesn't come in the next few days, I will be on bed rest for the rest of my pregnancy. 14 WEEKS!?!?!?!? With no friends around, and all my family with a life of their own I became even more nervous. My husband has a full time job that requires his constant attention. What are we to do with me being jailed up in our apartment. And....IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS?! I haven't even completed my Christmas shopping.
I call my mom once I'm off the phone and once I thought I'd caught my breath enough to speak. She informed me later that she couldn't understand most of what I was saying.
Then, we quickly went to my in-laws house where Brandon and my father-in-law administered a priesthood blessing on me before we went to the hospital.
Then, we were off. We got to the hospital in about 20 minutes, and were soon hooked up to blood pressure monitors and monitors on my tummy for the baby. They said they needed a urine sample for more tests and they'd also have to take more blood. UGH...I HATE NEEDLES!?!?!
We got an ultrasound while we were there so they could measure the baby and measure my fluids. The ultrasound tech said, to her, that everything looked fine, but that it wasn't really her place to say for sure. We went back to our room with smiles on our faces. Knowing that, for now, Mallorie is healthy and moving was enough relief for us at that point.
We went back to our room where they inserted an IV in.to.my.hand (OUCH!!!!!!!!!). I asked them why my hand and not my arm and they informed me that since I'd be there for so long the hand is less likely to be disturbed than is your arm. Okay. I'll take it. Plus, they wanted an IV port available just in case later on I actually did need an IV put in.
Seriously, an hour an a half later, my nurses come back in.
Blood tests and urine tests came back normal. My blood pressure had been perfectly stable and normal the entire time there. We could leave as long as we promised to make a follow-up appointment with my OBGYN.
As excited that I am that for now, everything is looking good, I am still very uneasy. We haven't gone back to the doctor yet because she is out of the office for surgery on Tuesdays, but we are trying our hardest to get it.
So, for now, we pray. And, we wait!!!
Thanks for caring and praying! :) It has been an extremely emotional pregnancy and it's been about all that I can take. We don't know why there have been so many complications, but we are just thrilled that for now, we're okay. And, even more importably, Mallorie is growing properly and she is healthy. :)
p.s. while we were in our ultrasound, we asked for confirmation. IT REALLY IS A GIRL!!! :)
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