They ran bloodwork today at 6am, then re-ran them at 12pm. I guess my platelet counts are lower than they'd like, but it just goes along with preeclampsia - and so far nothing too worrisome with my labwork. BP is still up and down, with mostly higher numbers, so they're still adjusting medications.
They're monitoring Jonah twice daily with a non-stress test, hooking up a monitor to my belly & watching his heartrate. They did that the entire 48 hours when we first got here. He is doing absolutely great and shows no signs of stress. He's been moving around a lot and giving me little punches and kicks. :)
So right now I'm on labetalol 400 mg three times daily and nifedipine xl 30 mg twice daily. They draw blood and run labs about 6am every morning, and then run the two non-stress tests on Jonah each day. I'm still on bedrest with no dietary restrictions. They're monitoring how much fluid I consume and how much I urinate. Still protein in my urine and that's not expected to go away (nor the swelling) until Jonah is born. I've gained about 15-20 lbs since Wednesday due to water retention.
The docs are hoping they're watching things closely enough that they'll know ahead of time when it's time for induction (pitocin IV drip to start labor) & I can try for a normal birth. But if my body all of a sudden gets hit hard with preeclampsia symptoms I may just have a c-section.
So, just taking it day by day, hoping he can stay in and grow bigger, but willing to do whatever is the best for both of us, and trusting in the doctors here.
Let me know if you think of any questions I should ask the doctors, they are usually in to visit with me twice a day after shift changes.
Tomorrow, Jordan and I will meet with a group of pediatricians to talk about immediate care of Jonah after he is born and what to expect in the weeks & months afterwards.
They're monitoring Jonah twice daily with a non-stress test, hooking up a monitor to my belly & watching his heartrate. They did that the entire 48 hours when we first got here. He is doing absolutely great and shows no signs of stress. He's been moving around a lot and giving me little punches and kicks. :)
So right now I'm on labetalol 400 mg three times daily and nifedipine xl 30 mg twice daily. They draw blood and run labs about 6am every morning, and then run the two non-stress tests on Jonah each day. I'm still on bedrest with no dietary restrictions. They're monitoring how much fluid I consume and how much I urinate. Still protein in my urine and that's not expected to go away (nor the swelling) until Jonah is born. I've gained about 15-20 lbs since Wednesday due to water retention.
The docs are hoping they're watching things closely enough that they'll know ahead of time when it's time for induction (pitocin IV drip to start labor) & I can try for a normal birth. But if my body all of a sudden gets hit hard with preeclampsia symptoms I may just have a c-section.
So, just taking it day by day, hoping he can stay in and grow bigger, but willing to do whatever is the best for both of us, and trusting in the doctors here.
Let me know if you think of any questions I should ask the doctors, they are usually in to visit with me twice a day after shift changes.
Tomorrow, Jordan and I will meet with a group of pediatricians to talk about immediate care of Jonah after he is born and what to expect in the weeks & months afterwards.
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