So Close and So Scared!

[BedfordGal]

Ok i've been dreading this my whole pregnancy. Since 19 weeks i've felt something is wrong. I started swelling really bad at 19 weeks and my blood pressure has been all over the place since 25 weeks or so.  Now that i'm not working my swelling is minimal and seems to only be in upper legs and knees but doesn't seem to go down at all, even after sleeping all night.  I've been to the hospital off and on i'd say 20 times since about 20 weeks with high bp but by the time i actually get there my bp decreases conciderably.  My new worry is i'm now showing traces of protein in my urine sample. I did on Wednesday when i went to see the surgeon and again today with my normal dr.  The thing that makes me so angry is they don't seem alarmed by this.  I've never shown protein the whole time i've been pregnant. I had blood tests done a week ago and at that time everything was normal. But also at that time there was no protein showing, I'm so worried this this is going to get back for me and the baby overnight. I'm now done with all appointments and have a scheduled csection for next Thursday (6 days from now) . I'm terrified things will get worse in the meantime. For anyone that has had pre-eclampsia does this sound like i could be headed there?? I don't feel well...so worn out and sick to my stomach for the last couple of weeks but i read that can be normal at 38 weeks pregnant.  I just need some advice/reassurance.  I just can't believe i was losing protein and neither my dr or obgyn (surgeon) seemed to worry about it. All i've been doing since is worrying. I just want to make it to next week and have this baby. It hasn't been an easy pregnancy.

[BedfordGal]

Yeah hope everything goes well for you also..i'm sure it will :) Best of luck!

[Atia_Julii]

I hope you start feeling much better.  We're all so close to this really happening! :)

[BedfordGal]

Yeah i guess but if there's a risk of pre-eclampsia you would think they'd make an exception. As is i won't quite be 39 weeks when they do the section.  I don't know..i'm just going to watch for increasing symptoms and if i even think i have anything i'm dragging myself to Labour and Delivery at the hospital to get checked. Even if i have to go there everyday until Thursday i'll do it. It'll be worth it.

[Atia_Julii]

What my midwife told me is they never do c-sections before 39 weeks unless ABSOLUTELY necessary. Even though a baby is considered full term at 37 weeks, babies born between 39-42 weeks fair much better.  Babies born at 37-39 weeks have a much higher rate of learning disorders and other things.  

[BedfordGal]

Yeah it is hard....and the fact of facing a csection again doesn't help..so many things can go wrong..then again many things can go wrong with a natural birth also. I'm 38 weeks today..scheduled for a section in 6 days but i don't understand why with the symptoms i'm having why they just don't do it and be done with it before things get worse! He's full term and more then ready to come meet the world. It's so frustrating. Anyway best of luck with everything...i guess we just have to keep in mind that it'll be all worth it in the end.  All the worries and everything we're going through is for a bigger reason. I hope everything goes smoothly for you...i'm sure you'll do just fine!

[Atia_Julii]

I hear you.  I'm very nervous and worried as well.  (I'm 37w2d today)  I have slightly different concerns than you, but it is SO hard.  We've all gotten so far.  We're in the home stretch, and I'm sure we all just want to be over and done with this. . . and be holding our healthy babies.

I'm also terrified something is going to happen.  Read my other thread I started.  Thinking of you.

[BedfordGal]

Thanks for the comment...it does always go down but some other people have told me that's a sign of pre-eclampsia also...labile blood pressure..which simply means it's really high at points and then low at other times. This pregnancy has just been so hard and now that i've made it this far i'm terrified that something is going to happen. The protein really scares me because from what i heard it's almost a tell tale sign of pre-eclampsia...even if it's trace..i've had trace three times this week so obviously something is going on...no blood or bacteria though so i know it's not an infection

[Princessa745]

I'm 38wks today and I have been dealing with really bad swelling feet since like the beginning of may so almost 2months now and my calves get really bad... My blood pressure has been fine. I am feeling really tired and the swelling never seems to go completely down. At this point i even feel my hands swelling. I was not feeling great. Had pains down low in the pelvic area and i was spotting. Turns out it was a bladder infection that got into my kidney and am on antibiotics but feeling better. I was told i had protein in my urine but not much else was told to me. I haven't felt the greatest about my OB and his office as of late. If it was preclamsia your blood pressure wouldn't go down especially so soon. Try to relax and rest as much as possible till thurday. good luck.


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