BIG week ahead

Last week I had 2 doctor’s appointments, 1 on Monday and 1 on Friday.  My doctor was on vacation the prior week so instead of coming last Friday I came on Monday instead.  We like to keep the Friday routine because Henry is able to attend as well.  Anyway, my Monday appointment went well.  I wasn’t feeling the baby all that much so we moved it from the afternoon to the morning, but everything checked out well.

On Monday:

Weight gain: 14 pounds  total (no change since my last appointment)

Baby’s HR: 136

My BP: 110/70

My platelets have actually come up from 126 to 149, which is almost in the normal range

Baby’s weight: 2.35 kg or 5.1 lbs

This is one of our concerns at the moment; the percentile of baby girl has dropped from the 46% to the 35%, which we watch for growth restriction either due to my size or my placenta indicating a possibility for pre-eclampsia

On Friday:

Weight gain: again 14 lbs total (I’m eating so much too)

Baby’s HR: 136

My BP: 110/70

From Monday we learned that my red cells are low, and lack iron so I was lucky enough to get an intravenous iron shot – gotta admit, it was a little weird watching him inject my vein with pure iron which is black ( I couldn’t feel it though)

Baby’s weight: 2.4 kg or 5 1/4 lbs

So currently the baby is in the 27th percentile and hitting a plateau with her growth.  I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon so check on her again, however the Doc has already had serious conversations with me stating that I will be induced either this coming Thursday or Saturday

It’s a little nerve racking, for many reasons.  The baby is small, but healthy and will grow much better outside of the womb – I understand this.  But knowing when the baby is coming is a little strange.

I’ve been having BH contractions like crazy and they are getting more and more uncomfortable and I’m already 60% effaced, so my cervix is a good candidate for an induction.

I’ll keep you all in the loop with what happens tomorrow.  I could be having this baby in just 3 short days…eeek!