We will be checking in to the hospital tonight and I will be getting induced early tomorrow morning. About a month ago, I was put on moderate bed rest due to high blood pressure. The same thing happened at the end of my pregnancy with Boston and all was fine. This time around, I have been diagnosed with another condition called Cholestasis. We figured this out because I have some crazy itching going on all over my body and this is the main side effect. It's pretty miserable. I have all kinds of medicine and none of it really works. It happens in 1-2 of every 1000 pregnancies. Basically, your gallbladder filters bile acid through your body and in this case it stops doing that properly. The result is that it ends up in your blood stream which can then affect the baby and baby's kidney's. I know these are worse case scenario, but the effects are pre-term birth or even still birth. That's pretty scary! So, my Dr. has decided to induce a week early. I have been going in for fetal monitoring every few days and I'm supposed to make sure she is moving around a lot each day. That is also scary! I don't like being in charge of that, so it will be a big relief to check in to the hospital tonight and be monitored by the pro's :) I believe they will give me Cervidil tonight (that ripens the cervix) and then break my water and give me Pitocin in the morning. Please say a prayer for a seamless (and painless would be amazing) delivery and a healthy baby girl! Assuming all goes as planned, she should be here tomorrow!
We're ready to meet you, Elise! Bring it on!!
This is Blake and I out for our last hurrah dinner this weekend and a sweet pic of Bo. He has no idea how his world is about to change!
I almost forgot! Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! Blake and I will be spending a romantic evening in Labor and Delivery, ha! We will be getting the BEST little Valentine EVER (just a day late)!!
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So excited for you!! Good luck with everything and can't wait to see pics of sweet baby girl!!
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