37 Weeks

Friday was my latest follow-up with the midwife. My last visit I scheduled oddly, therefore creating too much time between appointments. So it is my last month, which means weekly visits. It had been almost two weeks, no big deal. I was scheduled for another ultra sound to check my fluid, the last ultra sound said it was bordering on high. This ultra sound confirmed it was now high. It seemed like such a whirl wind there, we waited more than an hour for the ultra sound, got to the midwife had to wait there too, then chaos. The midwife and assistant were in and out telling me bits and pieces here and there. Obviously nothing to be distressed about, and obviously issues they deal with all the time. For the first time, I felt like a patient. I often try to explain to my boss and crew that even though we see what we see everyday, it is all new to the patient. As tiring as it is, everything needs to be explained just as though it was the first time, because it is for the patient. I wasn't quite prepared, I hadn't read up as much as I thought that I had, nobody had really warned me. It was also the end of the day. So with twenty trips in and out, I had peed, had my blood pressure taken, undressed and dressed, then was hooked up to the NST, non stress test. Then I sat still for another twenty minutes, I was going on three hours at the office. "Everything looks great," the said. Luckily Joe was there to get at least one question in, I was too busy following directions to think. He asked what it all meant, good question. The midwife said I would now be coming twice a week (I hadn't even gotten to once a week, now I'm up to two) for the baby to be monitored, I'd have an ultra sound a week to check the fluid, she hardly ever sees anything wrong, but everything still needs to be checked, just in case. In high fluid cases, it could mean kidney problems, but that is usually when fluid is high through out the whole pregnancy. She didn't really get in to much more, fortunately I return on Tuesday for another NST, so I can be reassured everything is fine. Now I just need to be patient, Cade will be here in due time.