I'll spend a little more time letting you know the state of things now. We aren't being hustled and bustled. :) FYI - may be a little more info here than some of you want. You are forewarned.
Jessica was given a bucket Thursday night to collect 24 hours worth of urine for testing. She started around 9:30am Friday, and the bucket was due back at 9:30 am Sat. (today.) We thought we would drop it off, get her blood pressure checked and head to the Michigan Pride festival. A little shopping for Jess' pending birthday was in order.
However, they made Jessica wait around for the results of the urine test and the results came back that there was a little protein in her urine which could be a sign of preeclampsia. Because of that worry, they decided to talk to us about inducing.
At this point, inducing is not a worry for the baby. The preeclampsia is more of a worry for Jessica. So we decided that since Jessica is so far along (full term) that we would go ahead with it.
As of now, Jess has had 1 induction suppository. They will give another approx around 7:30pm. Contractions have been more noticeable to Jess who is currently munching ice chips and wishing she had eaten a bigger breakfast. :)
I am just being my antsy self. Wishing there was more I could do. Sitting and waiting ....
I'll let you know more later. :)
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Yay! So very exciting. My advice, unless her dialation is moving right a long sneak her in a snack! I sat from 8am till 1am the next day without eating and by then I was too tired. They're just worried she may need to throw-up if she eats but she'll probably be ok and you may be in for a LONG day! Good luck ladies and keep the updates comin'!
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