Baby Mania

As the time dwindles down, everything is baby, baby, baby. This week we had lot going on. Monday night we started with a class. Family & Friends CPR & First Aid. The class was good, minus one of the couples taking it. The husband was an arrogant know it all, and the wife was the opposite. She wouldn't stop asking questions, which normally I'm fine with, except for when it's questions like "what if they're choking on a piece of food?" to "ok, well what if they're choking on this kind of food?" Um, they're choking, it's all the same. During the class we went over CPR for adults, children, and infants, and then went into choking for the 3 and the differences between them. The second part of the class is dedicated to first aid, and we'll be doing that tonight.

Tuesday night we finally got onto the tour of the Birth Center. I am feeling much more relaxed and at ease about my hospital stay. It's an all new wing. Very secure. There is no way into the baby floors without going past a security guard. Everyone has to show ID. Baby gets an ankle bracelet that will sound every alarm if taken near any exits or elevators. The rooms are all clean and nice. The labor/delivery room is large, has a whirlpool tub, birthing balls, private bathrooms with showers, tvs, cd/mp3 players, mini fridge, a sofa, a glider, and basically everything you could need. The Mother/Baby rooms where you spend the next 2 days are almost as nice, just a little smaller and no tub.

Started my weekly appointments today, and it didn't start out great. My blood pressure was the highest its ever been and there was protein in my urine. Early signs of preeclampsia. My doctor sent me to the lab to do blood work, which a couple hours later I got a phone call saying everything came back normal. Thankfully. Now it's just an added worry and something they are going to monitor more closely. Over the weekend I have to do a 24 hour urine check, meaning I have to collect my pee in a jug for a full 24 hours and then take it into the lab to get checked for the protein levels. They'll have the results by my next appoint on Tuesday morning and we'll just go from there. If it does get worse, then it will be delievery sooner then expected. The only cure for preeclampsia is to not be pregnant anymore. Just one more thing to worry about. This is just proving that pregnancy is difficult and I'm not very good at it. I don't know why I'm planning on doing this again.......