The Verdict

Well, I have convinced my Doc that I can work at least one more week! My mom and I went to the appointment yesterday and I prepared her for the waiting. OF COURSE, the one time that Michael is not there, we got called back in 10 minutes! HA. I am sure next week when he is there we will wait MUCH longer.

My urine looked good (no protein!) and I gained 1/2 a pound (I thought for sure it would be more, but I won't complain!) Then came the moment of truth. The blood pressure machine. I had been dreading it all day, actually all week. Especially after Michael and I met with our financial and insurance people from the school district and were informed that if I had to go out on Monday, I would be dropped from the insurance because we had 66 days of work left. We have the BIG dog insurance because we are both state employees so we don't pay anything! (I know...be jealous!). If I had to be on bed rest, 60 days is the cut off for insurance, so after that we would have to pay for it. This does not make me happy. Anyway, with all of that being sad, I KNEW m BP would be up....and it was, 150/90. Fantastic. I was NOT looking forward to seeing the Doc.

When he came in, before he even had a chance to talk I ran through all of the reasons why I should NOT be put on bedrest. He listened, explained why he wanted to, then said as long as I had my BP checked by the school nurse and it didn't get over a certain point, and I had a test repeated then I could work. I was so relieved. As we were leaving I guess he got a GOOD look at what my BP was, and instead of seeing me in two weeks, I go in one. Oh well! At least one more week of work is in my future!

I was also informed that I would not be allowed to go to my due date. Because of the preeclampsia they would induce me at 37 weeks, which would be April 1. The ONE day Michael said he did not want his son born. HA. I am sure there is some wiggle room there. I have mixed emotions about being induced. As a Type A, I LOVE planning and knowing dates (refer to NOT knowing when the shower is) but won't my labor be much longer and harder? I have read that many can lead to C-Sections because your body just isn't ready yet. I need to stop reading, seriously.

What do you think? Any stories about inductions?