I Didn't Think it was Preclampsia

So, I didn't think I had preclampsia. What I suspected was that my blood pressure was high because I've been a bit stressed about being on bed rest. It's been difficult sitting around when stuff's not getting done but I also know that when I do too much the contractions become intense. While I was at the hospital the contractions were still coming 3-5 minutes and the nurses and resident OB were amazed that I didn't have the baby yet. I explained to them that it's been like that since 31 weeks and that I stopped counting and timing contractions. I just knew activity and stress made the contractions more intense.

Anyway, it's been quite a stressful 2 weeks because Hubby's been so busy in the evenings and hasn't been around to help me out much so even daily chores have been piling up. The girls have been very helpful but I've also been working them hard at school. We didn't finished all our work from last school year and when I saw how close we were, I set a goal to be done by October 31st and they've been working hard.

With all that said, I suspected my blood pressure was high from stress and then I got to my appointment a little late and surprisingly I was taken back right away and I was still breathing hard and I was out of breath when they took me back. I tried to calm myself down but I don't think I had enough time. Well, by the time I got to the hospital my blood pressure steadily dropped and was actually in the good normal range by the second time they checked.

I asked Hubby to stay home today so that I could actually stay in bed. There's been so much pressure down there that it even hurts to sit anymore so yesterday I was also on my feet more because it hurt so bad to sit. My ankles were so swollen but if I sat, I couldn't get up. Twice I ended up in tears because of the pain and it was double jeopardy because I didn't want to sit but as I continued to stay on my feet, my ankles got fatter and fatter. When Hubby got home I went straight to the bedroom to lay down for 30 min before my appointment. What a difference! The swelling in the ankles went down even in that time.

While I was at the hospital, they sent a medical student in to talk to me to get a full history on me and he asked me to list all my pregnancies, including miscarriages and medical difficulties. By the end, I was thinking and even said out loud, "You must think I'm crazy to keep getting pregnant." He was so gracious. He told me he didn't think I was crazy AND I was relieved he didn't ask if we were going to try for one more to get that boy.

This third trimester has really been challenging. Really looking forward to the end.