the pressure is rising

My nice, uneventful pregnancy may be getting a little more 'spicy'...

It turns out I may have Pregnancy Induced Hypertension or Pre-Eclampsia(though that is less likely)... I went in for my appt. yesterday a bit worried, as my feet have gotten a lot worse. My blood pressure was 145/85. It is usually close to 120/60, during pregnancy. Pre-pregnancy, lower. They tested my urine, and luckily I am not secreting protein, which is good, b/c that would pretty much guarantee pre-eclampsia. They took some blood and will call me if there are other bloodwork signs of pre-e. I don't have the other signs: blurry vision, headache, abdomenal pain. They were considering doing a Non-stress-test, but the baby moves so much, and the heartbeat was good enough that they decided not to.

So, if the b/w is fine I go in Monday, and if my b/p is still high I have to go to the hospital to be induced. SUCKS! That means no birth center birth, no water/tub. Ugh.

So, I will go on a relaxation and low-salt regimen this weekend. Happily, my feet are way less swollen this morning, which the midwife said to check for. I went for a swim, which is supposed to help.

My inclination is to clean and get ready for the baby, so keeping my feet up is a big challenge right now!

I will be sad to lose my birth center birth, but I have said all along that you can just hope for the birth you'd prefer, the main thing is for baby to come safely. The crazy thing: my good friend who dealth with IF for 6+ yrs is having her c-section on Monday, in the same hospital I'd be sent to!