Christine had been dealing with high blood pressure over the past couple of weeks of her pregnancy, so she was being watched closely by her doctors. They were watching for pre-eclampsia, which can be pretty bad - causing kidney problems or even siezures. The only cure is for the baby to be born. So we were scheduled to start going in twice every week for her blood pressure to be checked and for an ultrasound to make sure Zach was doing ok.
During the first of these appointments, Christine's BP was even higher than it had been. We had already planned on asking the doctor how long they would let this go since Zach was considered full-term at this point. When we asked the doctor, she said that we'd test it again with Christine laying on her side for a while and if it was still high she'd probably have us go on in. Go on in? To the hospital??? Now?????
Her BP came down, but only to 130/80, even though Christine had been resting for a while. The doctor said it was time to head to the hospital to be induced! So out the door we went to go home and get our bags and head to the hospital!
We made a bunch of phone calls to family, including Christine's dad who just happened to be in town for a training class. He had a scheduled flight for the next day, but that quickly got cancelled! :) And also a quick call to Chad and Karen to come to our house and pick Austin up so they could watch him for us for a couple days.
When we got to the hospital we filled out the paperwork and started to get settled in our labor and delivery room. We finally had a chance to realize that this was happening and happening soon! So much for our plans to finish getting a couple things ready over the weekend. ;)
There wasn't much more excitement for the rest of the night. Christine got her first dose of medication to help start the induction process, I paced around the room half the night, Christine's dad came by, and Christine's mom made flight plans for the next day. We just tried to relax as much as we could with nurses coming in every hour or so. Our main nurse was kind enough to drag a cot in for me for the night, but I didn't sleep much. My mind was racing every time I woke up during the night.
Just the first of many nights without a full night of sleep. ;)
Day 2 to be posted soon...
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