I am 18 weeks along in my pregnancy, 22 weeks to go......whoo hoo!
At my last appointment, I had a blood pressure screening. My blood pressure was reading too high (155/95), too many times in a row for my doctor's liking.....so she put me on blood pressure meds. (Eek!) It's back down to a normal range, thank God. The last thing I want are any complications. I really need to get my health together. I'm really to young to be on blood pressure meds. I want to be around as long as possible for my baby.
At this same appointment, I took the AFP screening for birth defects. I always said I wanted this test....and that notion is good only in theory. After playing phone tag with my doctor all day Tuesday, I learned that the test came back abnormal. I think I cried 2 whole hours after that. I kept (....well I still do) keep thinking what did I do wrong. I did keep forgetting to take prenatal vitamins. My diet is RANDOM...I see food and eat it. The main reason I wanted the test in the first place is because autism and what is probably undiagnosed Downs run on my dad's side of the family. Now I'm terrified. Then I got on the internet......
.....and realized abnormal means nothing til I know the details. I have my anatomy scan (finally find out pink or blue!) next week, then an appointment with a fetal medicine and genetic specialist (praises go up for great insurance). So please keep me in your prayers. Hopefully I won't have a nervous breakdown between now and then.
