During scale and cuff show, I mentioned to the nurse I was having some swelling and I had a crazy obsessive craving for ice. This lead to an additional iron test. 2 weeks ago my iron was ok at 11.7 (they like it to be between 12-14). Yesterday it was down to 8.8. So now I am on iron pills. No biggie.
I get in to see my midwife (side note: I don't know if I have ever mentioned just how much I love my midwife. I actually see 2 of them and they are so wonderful it isn't even funny) and she asks to see my swelling. It's the kind of swelling where if you push down on it the indention stays down. She then tells me I have also had a rapid weight gain of 6 pounds in 2 weeks and that my urine had protein in it. For those of you who don't know- this is 3 out of the 4 symptoms of preeclampsia. The 4th is high blood pressure, which I don't have yet but was one of the last things to develop when I was pregnant with Sophie.
So down to the lab I was sent to get blood work done and.....wait for it.......a pee jug. Looks like this Sunday I get to privileged of peeing in an orange container for 24 straight hours. This means I won't really be leaving my house bc 1- I am not carting my pee with me and 2- my pee has to be refrigerated.
So if you come over on Sunday, don't ask for any lemonade. Cause it's not lemonade.
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