I'd been dreading our appointment this week for the past few days. I just had a gut feeling that something wasn't right although I couldn't exactly put my finger on what it was. The good, make that GREAT, news is that Allie looked wonderful! She's growing right on schedule and is moving and kicking normally. Her little heartbeat was perfect as well.
The bad news is that my blood pressure had more than creeped up. It wasn't into the worry zone quite yet but it was 2 points below the worry zone. I told the doctor about the anxiety I'd been feeling all week over the appointment so they re-checked my blood pressure again before I left. Same result. That result bought me a repeat visit with the nurse at 8:30am this morning to be re-checked. Not exactly my idea of fun but way better than bed rest!
The good news is that my blood pressure was down slightly this morning and was good enough to earn me a free pass to my next appointment in 2 weeks. I guess they're not too concerned which was a huge relief for me. After the next appointment, we'll start going every week for the 4 weeks until she's born.
Overall, I'm feeling good and not showing any signs of true high blood pressure. I'm hoping to get back on the low-sodium train and drink more water so as to avoid a repeat performance next time.
Only 6 more weeks to Allie!
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