Let’s see I left off with ’I have an appointment with the new doctor at 8:30 (yes in the morning!) on Tuesday.’ Well, we went to see the Dr. on Tuesday and all with Jr. is going fine, pelvic exam showed however that there was no progress in that area and so I was to come back in a week.
Then he took my blood pressure and that’s sort of where the wheels came off of that plan. It was high, too high. He sent me over to the Obstetric Bloc where they would monitor it for a few minutes to see if a little rest and change of venue would bring it down. It did but only marginally. So, I was told to come back in two days for more monitoring.
Well, we have been over to the clinic every other day since last Tuesday. Every other day I go to the Obstetric Bloc where they hook me to monitors for about an hour or so, do a pelvic exam and take some blood. Always the same thing, the cervix is not yet ready for delivery so they don’t want to induce yet, however my blood pressure and blood tests are bordering on ‘bad’ and ‘not good’. So I get the same instructions each time ‘come back in two days and we’ll check again’ if you develop a headache, see spots or have ringing ears, come in right away.
On the bright side I’m getting to meet all the Sage Femmes (Midwives) and some of the trainees too. I don’t remember their names but I remember them as ‘The heavy smoker’, ‘The nice one who speaks ‘a leetle’ English’, ‘The scared looking trainee’, ‘The Crabby One’, and today’s version ‘The unnecessary roughness wench’. Let’s hope I don’t get ‘The unnecessary roughness wench’ for the delivery because we may have to have words. I go back again on Thursday, Thursday, however will be my last visit for monitoring, ready or not they will induce labor on Monday the 30th, which by the way is the actual due date. So Jr. will arrive on Monday, on schedule, which seems weird after all of this craziness.
So, we’ll get you some news on Monday just as soon as there’s anything to report.
In related news, we have decided on a name… you don’t seriously think I’m going to tell you what it is right now do you? No, you’ll just have to wait for the full announcement post birth. And don’t try that ‘but I’m your mom – sister – brother – best friend – etc.’ routine cause it won’t work. You already have the benefit of knowing the sex of the child, something has to be a surprise. Suffice it to say it isn’t ANY of the names ANY of you have heard or suggested.
Ok, so that’s all the news for now. More news and possibly photos to follow.
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