Because no pregnancy would be complete without the unscheduled visit to the OB, I had my first today.
It started yesterday when I noticed a sharp pain in my shoulder that would come and go. I didn’t think much of it but decided to do a quick Google search. That was my first mistake, obviously. Dr. Google, ever the alarmist, told me do not pass go, do not collect $200, call your doctor immediately. Seriously, it actually said, and I quote, “Do not go to bed.” I decided Dr. Google was being ridiculous though and I went to bed but when I started having the pain again at work I decided it probably wouldn’t hurt to call the nurse and see what she thought. She also wasn’t overly concerned but given my medical history decided to squeeze me in with one of the other doctors in the practice after work (my doctor was post-call).
So after work, in the pouring rain, I waddled my pregnant self over to the OB’s office and was told basically nothing. They checked my urine and I am leaking a little more protein than before but I remember my nehpro telling me that that would not be unexpected for me during pregnancy given my history. The OB pretty much echoed that and said given my normal bp reading (120/78) the protein alone was something to note but nothing to raise an alarm about. It does have me rethinking my bright idea to cut my own meds though. Hm…I have an appointment scheduled with my nephro on Monday so we’ll see how it is then I guess.
She also said that shoulder pain is a really rare symptom of pre-eclampsia, she said just to keep monitoring my blood pressure because she’d really expect to see that go up if it was pre-e. She said they more often expect abdominal/liver pain and changes in vision/headaches as symptoms of pre-e so without any of those she doesn’t think the shoulder pain is related.
As for my ultrasound yesterday, they didn’t do growth measurements and the baby was not feeling super cooperative so we couldn’t get any good pictures of his face, boo. But we did get glimpses of his face and holy crap it looks like I’m gestating a chipmunk! This kid is going to have his poor little cheeks pinched nonstop if these ultrasounds are any indication!
They took a sample for a ffn but after checking my cervical length (which was 3.6cm) they decided not to bother sending it in. I’m guessing if I don’t have any other symptoms maybe they will bypass it at my OB visit too? I really don’t like being poked and prodded down there if it’s not necessary and won’t change how my case is treated anyway…
The OB said something kind of weird at the end of my visit that got me wondering once again if this is something said to “normal” preggos or just people like me….she was like, “Anyway, it’s pretty good to get to 27 weeks!” I mean, I guess it is, and I’m thankful that I’ve made it to 27 weeks but I’d really like to get at least another 7 weeks further along if at all possible!
On another note, Paul is planning a short trip to LA when I’ll be 36 weeks pregnant. One of his good friends is getting married so I get him wanting to go but I’m so worried he’ll miss the delivery 🙁 He is flying down Saturday morning and flying back Sunday night and said he obviously won’t go if I’m having any signs of going into labor, but I’m like what if there are no signs?? That doesn’t happen very often though right? I know if I really do suddenly go into labor he can probably catch an earlier flight (after all LA to SF has flights every couple hours) but I’m still a little worried…
Anyway, today is 27 weeks and it’s Friday! So thankful for the weekend, hopefully I can get over my jet lag and recuperate from the traveling.