I've dilated a little more (my midwife said definitely a full cm, maybe a little more), but now I'm 60% effaced! Progress!
I started having contractions yesterday that were definitely a different kind. Definitely painful and required concentration on breathing and seem to start in my back and wrap around the front. I was having these contractions while in the waiting room at my doctor's office. My appointment was supposed to be 2:30 and I wasn't called back until well after 3, so I was in there a while having contractions. I had one good long one as I was called back and weighed in that didn't let up until after I sat down on the table to have my blood pressure taken. My blood pressure was high (155, though she didn't mention the bottom number), so my midwife took my blood pressure again a few minutes later when she came in the room and it was still 140. After my appointment they sent me to the lab to give urine and blood samples to test for preeclampsia. They should have results back tomorrow, and if anything comes back abnormal they'll induce me.
I don't have any other symptoms of preeclampsia that can't be explained by other things, other than possibly overactive reflexes. I gained a few pounds in the past week, which was a little odd since I had lost a little and then stayed pretty steady for a week or two, but I did eat more junk than normal this weekend and my body has a history of responding quickly to bad eating habits on the scale. The high blood pressure could just be due to the contractions I was having right before it was checked, especially since a few minutes later it had lowered some. Plus I'd had a lot of salty foods and some fried foods the past couple of days. The only thing that seemed odd was when my midwife went to check me, my leg jerked really fast as soon as she touched my leg (I'm pretty ticklish and jumpy in general) and I accidentally kicked her. Not hard at all, but she said it was a first. So perhaps that's related to preeclampsia?
I was woken up last night by some pretty painful contractions that started in my back. I have no idea how long I was having them as I didn't look at the clock until I realized they weren't stopping and figured I should see how close together they were. I actually felt the need for some counter pressure, so they must have been pretty decent contractions. Baby was squirming around during these contractions, so that probably added a bit of pain. I've had some of those contractions this morning as well. Hopefully this means either way it won't be long until baby decides to make an appearance regardless of a possible induction date!
Sorry, I wrote a novel there, didn't I?
