One day at a time - that's our mantra these days. Ray filled everyone in on the blood pressure issue from yesterday. The doctors are still titrating my medications and trying to find a good combination of meds that won't cause my blood pressure to go too low or too high. Today, it's been running too low for the majority of the day. The nephrologist analyzed my medications and let the maternal fetal doctors and the nurses know that there are certain medications that cannot be skipped or they will cause a drastic rise in blood pressure, just like we saw yesterday.
We are thankful that it has been two weeks since I was admitted, and we look at it as if we were able to buy two more weeks for baby M to stay inside and keep cooking. Every extra day is a blessing. They did another growth ultrasound today and she now weighs 732 grams, which is basically 1.6 pounds. She is still pretty little and we will talk with the doctors tomorrow to see if she is still on the same growth trajectory that she's been on.
The only other little blip is that I failed the one hour glucose test this morning and will be doing the fasting three-hour test tomorrow morning, starting at 5:00 am. This was a surprise to me and my nurse, so I tried to eat only proteins and veggies this afternoon and evening and pray that I will pass this test. If I don't pass, I will be diagnosed with gestational diabetes on top of everything else.
Ray reminds me that we'll get through this and that we just need to trust God and keep on keeping on.
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