On September 30 Dr Velarde called and left a message for me to call her first thing in the morning on Monday. I knew it couldn't be good... I had just taken a 24 hour protine test on that Friday/Saturday and knew she had the results.
I called on October 1st and she said that I had mild pre-eclampsia. My numbers had jumped over 1 1/2 weeks from 290's to 525. :( The cut off for mild pre-e is 300. :( So Dr Velarde decided that we should deliver ASAP. According to her I was 36 weeks and 1 day so she wanted to deliver the next Sunday/Monday. She sent me to my perinatalagist on Tuesday and she said that I should deliver on Friday. Just shy of 37 weeks. :( I went back to the peri on Thursday for another NST/US to make sure things were ok. During all this time, I was grappling with the fact that AGAIN I wouldn't make it full term. It hurt so bad. :( I was (and still am) so upset with my body. On Friday morning Mom and Bethy came to pick up Eli and Rick and I went to the hospital to check in. The surgery (c-section) was supposed to take place between 10 and 11AM. Mom came to the hospital to sit with me after taking Eli to the house. Then Bethy and Del brought Eli back to see me before the surgery. It was so hard to say good bye to him to go to surgery. He had no ide what was about to happen. Things were running a little late so at 11AM they took me back. Rick waited outside while I got the spinal. Then he came in and within 10 minutes Jack was out. He weighed 7 lbs 6 oz and had a head full of hair. While they closed me up, Rick and Jack went to the nursery for observation because he was born at 36 and 5. He kept his temp up and was able to ROOM IN with me! It was great! I tried breastfeeding exclusively but by the end of our hospital stay he had lost weight all the way down to 6 lbs 7 oz. :( We went home and had to supplement with formula. I cried all the way home. :( The next morning we took Jack to the pedi and he hadn't lost any more weight so it was good. That Friday (Jack was 1 week old) he had gained back just 2 oz. :( After much crying and sadness, I decided to stop breastfeeding. As soon as we started to formula feed Jack jumped in weight 9 oz in a week!
I have struggled with PPD again this time, but Dr Velarde put me on Zoloft and it has helped alot this time.
Now Jack is 1 month old. He weighs 9 lbs and was diagnosed with reflux. But he is now on special formula and meds to help with that. :)
That's our story! And we are sticking to it! :)