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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 7:58am |
Well I got home from the docs to an urgent call to ring the midwife back.. so i rang her..she wanted to meet me at CWS(hospital) for urgent tests) and to take a bag:( hmmmmm
she had my protein results which were really good but took bloods and wanted to wait for results and get me seen by a doctor.. she took BP and it was up..
got seen by a doc and BP was down again(w2hich she said is better than it being up all the time) but swelling as gone up the whole leg..so I am being monitored twice weekly at CWS but it's likely I will be admitted next week for treatment(which i assume means induction at 37 weeks) but she didnt specifically say seeing as i haven't got pre eclampsia offically yet but it's highly likely I will..so there you go. I have to ring if i get any symptoms.. hmm better go pack my bag properly i guess:(
I still have the cells that cause preterm labour but she said if I go into labour they will let it progress 
and and they take me from 14th feb so 5 days behind my ticker
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yummymummy
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 8:05am |
Firstly big hugs 
I gave birth to Gina a month too early (my waters broke and I went into labour) but everything went really well. She never had any problems with keeping her temp, breathing etc and had great apgar scores (9 & 10). So don't worry too much - I'm sure everything will be OK with bubs. 
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 8:08am |
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i know i know realistically he will most likely be fine..esp as he's measuring well etc.. but it's still scary ...we always joked he cant come on my Dad's 60th which is today and it just kinda freaks me out.. but i will just have to get over it...maybe look at it positively..the mw said i could still go overdue but i think that's unlikely if I'm in hospital.. so at least I'll have a few less weeks of summer heat:) lol... my mw away till 5th feb though:(
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 9:33am |
Hope you are feeling ok today kawww, I guess its lots of rest for you - hahahaha eaiser said than done aye? do little bits at a time and rest while you can
Also stop eating licorice
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 9:42am |
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 9:42am |
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lol i dont eat licorice...cause of something you said last time about it being bad for BP:) I'm off for Dad's breakfast thing and then to buy EVERYTHING i need for bubs and me..and then home to rest before going to get the belt for my SPD...hospital three times in a week.. joys of pregnancy:)
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 9:55am |
They told me anything pass 34 weeks they don't stop labour. Mine stopped on its own though luckily.
They also will try to get you to go as long as possible, for me they wanted to just get a few extra days, then they said 36 weeks then 37 weeks then 39 weeks, then I packed a fit!!! cos they were really pissing me off and got booked in for 38weeks.
Good luck and keep me informed more
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 10:03am |
Hope you are feeling ok Kaww! Must be nerve-wracking not knowing what's going on... but don't worry, your Bubba will be well set up to cope if they decided they had to induce you by this far along... his chances are really good! My mum had to be induced early with me and my brother for pre-eclampsia too.
On the up-side, you might get to meet bubs sooner, yay!
Good luck getting everything organised, and have fun at your Dad's thing
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 10:08am |
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Hugs Kawww. I had to go to hospital for monitoring twice a week too for possible cholestasis and pre-eclampsia and it is really scary not knowing exactly whats going to happen. We were told I definitely wouldn't go past 38 weeks and here I am at 39 weeks with no signs of labour at all. In my case all my tests and BP returned to normal after a few weeks and we're fine now so it just goes to show anything can happen. At least you're being closely monitored and you know baby is in safe hands.
All the best.
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 10:22am |
hehehehe  Hope you have a great morning with your dad!!!
Enjoy your shopping, are you getting ur belt from the physio dept at cwh? I found them really nice there. Maybe when your shopping you could get yourself a good book or a book of mind quizzes lol
hope all goes well 
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 12:43pm |
hey Kawww, hope your feeling ok , scary stuff, but at 37 weeks he has a very good chance, esp as you say he's measuring fine.
Wow you might get to meet your baby sooner than you thought, make sure your bags all packed and dont forget clean underwear!
Wishin you all the best chick
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 1:03pm |
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freesia- yeah im hoping thats what happens to me..they tested me three times for the liver thing but i dont have it and at the moment i dont have pre eclampsia..they are just worried about such sudden and pronounced swelling..but i had fat feet to start off with:)
dont really wanna go to hospital today as hopefully it wont hurt while they look at me and test me at physio..hopefully they just give me a belt and tell me to go home and rest:)
yes at least im being closely monitored but between that and the Strep B i just hope he gets here ok!:)
kezplanet- yeah i got a book but it was crap..which is annoying..i just read Bryce Courtenay's latest which was cool...but this othe rone i got isnt that great....annoying wil have to get another one...had Dad,Mum and Gran running around getting everything that i needed for my hospital bag and telling me to rest..hehe...poor GRan she's visiting on holiday.. and yes I'm getting it from CWH...caitlyn- yeah i got some more undies just in case:)37 weeks is still 15 days away according to them though:(
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 1:56pm |
sounds like you are getting the best care and your midwife is onto it big big hugs
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 2:18pm |
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If you want to borrow some books I have loads!!!! Just let me know what you like etc.
Big hugs from me - but you know that anyway!!!
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 3:18pm |
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Good luck Kawww
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 3:20pm |
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tiff yeah that would be good....i havent read much about birth yet or breastfeeding so maybe those?I'm too scared to read about pre eclampsia but i better i suppose! thanks everyone..
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 4:58pm |
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aww hun at least they are on to it. Did they do a growth scan to determined what size baby is now?
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 5:14pm |
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no which i thought was weird..the registrar felt around and smiled a lot...and didnt even monitor him so i assume that is good..the midwife said he feels 'perfectly normal size for this gestation' ?so i assume that so far they arent worried about him..she didnt check heartbeat even...normally she does but it was only friday when she last checked him on the monitor thing and said his heartrate etc was fine..
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 5:14pm |
check out the library, hehe get someone to go with you and have them run & get books so you can read the blurb to see if they are any good lol
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Posted: 09 January 2008 at 5:17pm |
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lol.. i cant be bothered going to the library but i suppose i could.. :) it is just down the road.. problem with books is they are dependant on who writes them.
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