Having scheduled the c-section due to gestational diabetes, we were patiently waiting for that 3/7 date. My body had something else in mind...
At 37 weeks along, my Dr. told me I was already dilated to 3 cm so I should be with in no more then an hour of the hospital because labor could start at any time. This had me both excited and terrified at the same time! My body however was going bizerk! My blood pressure spiked and it wasn't coming down for anything!
On the friday before the c-section date, I had my pre-op appt and my blood pressure was even higher! I was sitting at about 175/90 which was pretty concerning for my Dr. They check me several times for preeclampcia and the test came back negative every time. But because I was so very swollen and my bp was so high Dr. Johnson wanted me to come into the hospital that next day to check my blood pressure again.
I head to mercy on the afternoon of 3/5/11 to see what was going on. I was nervous and excited all at the same time. I knew there was a chance that I would have a baby that day but I didn't want to get my hopes up. I could Ty felt the same way.
Well, we got into labor and delivery and hooked up to all of the baby monitors and bp monitors and just waited. As soon as the nurse saw my bp was 180/92 she ran it again to see if that was really right...sure enough it was! And it was settled....we were having the baby that day!
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