35.
I will be 35 freaking weeks tomorrow!! I’ve made it farther than the average triplet pregnancy and we can’t believe it! It’s amazing for the babies but terrible for me (that was an actual quote from my Dr, ha!) I went back to the clinic last week for follow up after the hospital stay last week. On the way there I was so emotional!! I just wanted them to tell me that today was the day, and I was just feeling so done. Well, clearly that didn’t happen :)
We went back and they checked my blood pressure- it was “high” but again not super high enough for delivery. It was 148/86, I believe. Which is high but nothing that was super concerning as blood pressure commonly increases towards the end of pregnancy. Ugh. So then they did the test for the babies, they all looked great again. Then they tested by urine for protein and it came back confirmed that I do have pre-eclampsia. It had increased from my time in the hospital so they ordered other tests to see if they could find any reason to deliver that day. With pre-eclampsia for it to be considered severe (therefore a danger to my health or the babies) it has to be affecting your liver and kidney functions. The Dr came in and took one look at me and said you “your babies are doing wonderful I can see you are not” haha! He said he was really happy I’ve made it this far but he understands this is VERY difficult and would try everything to get me to deliver today. Well, all other test results came back in the normal range. Which is great that my organs aren’t being with affected but also meant, no babies that day. Insert tears here!
So, again we went home and have appointments tomorrow and Tuesday, to check in and see how things are going. 35 weeks is considered “full term” for triplets so I am hoping tomorrow if everything has stayed the same they will decide that’s the day. I doubt it, with our track record but you never know! It seems like since 22 weeks I’ve been on the border of things that “could happen or could not” it’s really frustrating! It’s a weird feeling to wish something would just go a little
over the edge. Being stuck in a medical “gray area” for 4 months has been really strange. Anyways- Things can change very quickly, especially with pre-eclampsia. My c section is scheduled for the week, so if things look stable Monday and Tuesday at least I have an end in sight!! Sometimes it’s hard to see past the uncomfortableness and excitement that I need to stop and remember that this IS temporary, even though it may not feel like it. Either way, the countdown is officially ON for triplet watch 2019 ;)
That’s all the updates I have for today— it’s Super Bowl Sunday so even though in our house we aren’t huge sports fans we are going to relax and watch the commercials! We were invited to a few parties but I’ve already used my one outing this week- gotta love bed rest. Plus I am so uncomfortable I’d rather just be on my own couch!
Thanks for all the prayers and love we’ve received going into this week! It has been a long journey and we know so many others have walked this with us. The encouragement has kept us going!! We love you all and I really hope the next update I post will be an announcement of three miracles entering the world!!
We went back and they checked my blood pressure- it was “high” but again not super high enough for delivery. It was 148/86, I believe. Which is high but nothing that was super concerning as blood pressure commonly increases towards the end of pregnancy. Ugh. So then they did the test for the babies, they all looked great again. Then they tested by urine for protein and it came back confirmed that I do have pre-eclampsia. It had increased from my time in the hospital so they ordered other tests to see if they could find any reason to deliver that day. With pre-eclampsia for it to be considered severe (therefore a danger to my health or the babies) it has to be affecting your liver and kidney functions. The Dr came in and took one look at me and said you “your babies are doing wonderful I can see you are not” haha! He said he was really happy I’ve made it this far but he understands this is VERY difficult and would try everything to get me to deliver today. Well, all other test results came back in the normal range. Which is great that my organs aren’t being with affected but also meant, no babies that day. Insert tears here!
So, again we went home and have appointments tomorrow and Tuesday, to check in and see how things are going. 35 weeks is considered “full term” for triplets so I am hoping tomorrow if everything has stayed the same they will decide that’s the day. I doubt it, with our track record but you never know! It seems like since 22 weeks I’ve been on the border of things that “could happen or could not” it’s really frustrating! It’s a weird feeling to wish something would just go a little
over the edge. Being stuck in a medical “gray area” for 4 months has been really strange. Anyways- Things can change very quickly, especially with pre-eclampsia. My c section is scheduled for the week, so if things look stable Monday and Tuesday at least I have an end in sight!! Sometimes it’s hard to see past the uncomfortableness and excitement that I need to stop and remember that this IS temporary, even though it may not feel like it. Either way, the countdown is officially ON for triplet watch 2019 ;)
That’s all the updates I have for today— it’s Super Bowl Sunday so even though in our house we aren’t huge sports fans we are going to relax and watch the commercials! We were invited to a few parties but I’ve already used my one outing this week- gotta love bed rest. Plus I am so uncomfortable I’d rather just be on my own couch!
Thanks for all the prayers and love we’ve received going into this week! It has been a long journey and we know so many others have walked this with us. The encouragement has kept us going!! We love you all and I really hope the next update I post will be an announcement of three miracles entering the world!!
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