Still Waiting

I haven't written in a while, with the holiday madness sort of taking over. My sister was never far from my thoughts, just haven't had time to blog.

She is still pregnant, due in 3 days. She has finally stopped working and is on full bedrest. Her numbers have improved, which is puzzling to me, but helps me take a deep breath. Her blood pressure has been good, rarely surpassing 120/80, but she continues to have headaches every day. I'm trying my best not to focus on asking her about her physical symptoms, hoping she can emotionally enjoy the end of her pregnancy. She is just starting to efface and dilate - she is at 2cm. That doesn't mean anything, really, and I just keep hoping that she goes into labor asap to avert preeclampsia attacking.

I know it's on her mind. She has asked me details about what day in my pregnancy various symptoms appeared. The thing is, I never was hypertensive until 2 days before my due date. That same day, my liver enzymes had already sky-rocketed, my platelets had dropped sharply and I was experiencing full-blown HELLP Syndrome. That's why I've been adamant that she press her OB to test her blood every week. Her OB has approached the situation with an attitude of "Well, we can do it, just to appease your super annoying, overly involved and paranoid sister." But the way I see it, if my blood would have been tested at week 39, they may have been able to catch me in an earlier stage of HELLP, possibly preventing the need for general anesthesia when I had my c-section, which continues to be one of the greatest tragedies of the birth of my son - a motherless beginning of life, not being held or nursed for 8 hours. I am happy to be the squeaky wheel if I can help my niece be with her mommy the moment she's born.

My sister's next OB appointment is on Tuesday, the day after her due date. Please send induction vibes!!! (This coming from someone who's generally anti-induction!)