Where do I start, as you can see from the title of my post....yesterday's appointment didn't go very well. Yesterday I went in for my first bi-weekly appointment. My blood pressure was up a little at 141/82, but Jacob did great on the NST so I thought things were going well. My doctor wanted to do an ultrasound to check on my fluid levels. So we start the ultrasound and she measures my fluid and then checks out Jacobs and wiggles my stomach to get him to wake up and give her some movements, which he did. After the ultrasound she did and internal to check my cervix....that was horrible. After she is done she asks me if I had noticed a gush of fluid in the last couple of days. I told her no and she told me that my fluid levels are very very low. She said for whatever reason in the last 3 days my fluid has gone from being very good to being almost nothing. She said Jacob seems to be okay, he looked good on the ultrasound and did fine on the NST so we know he is not in any distress, but she wants to get him out. I about fell off the table when she said, so we are going to do a c-section and have this baby tomorrow. She said at this point, Jacob is better out than in and with my BP issues during this pregnancy she just wanted to get me to 34 - 35 weeks and she is okay with taking him now.
Jacob will probably spend some time in the NICU because his lungs are probably not fully developed, but she said he will be fine. I have been doing a lot of praying and I am very scared, but we don't want to take any chances and we want to do what is best for Jacob. So at 8:30 this morning, we are doing a c-section.
I will update my blog as soon as things settle down.
Swiss Alps Expedition, Day 3:
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