Jen that's awesome!!! huge congrats! everything is crossed for a sticky one for ya, come on high beta!!

that's awesome news! yayyy!!

<t>So last Saturday night I had pain in my right side (right around my waist) and I thought, oh sh*t I'm getting kidney stones again (I had them once in May 07) but it only lasted a few hours and has kind of come and gone throughout the last few days - not getting worse or anything, almost like a pu...

<t>thanks for all your replies! i feel better now. it's funny, every week i scour the internet for outcomes on how my baby would do if he was born right now and as each week progresses i feel more secure that things might just be ok. i'm just so worried that things are going too well, kwim? my DS wa...

<t>i had a growth ultrasound on Saturday (31 weeks) and they said the baby is measuring 4 lbs 6 oz... umm, isn't that kind of big for 31 weeks? i definitely do not have GD, but is there any other reason to be concerned about his size? and how accurate is u/s fetal weight measurement anyways? <br/> <...

<t>Well... I'm seeing my OB every two weeks now so I know we are getting close! It amazes me that last time at one week past this point I was on hospital bedrest on so many BP drugs I could barely function. Here I am now still doing great, my BP at the office today was 140/80 but at home before I le...

<t>I have a wrist monitor that doesn't work for my DH (he's got BP issues) - it gives him crazy readings all over the place... but so strangley -- it works for me every single time and when I first started using it I would do it with the wrist one and my arm one and see how they compared and the wri...

160/110 was the magic number for me.

I am taking a liquid iron supplement for this very reason - and it doesn't cause nausea whatsoever, way easier on the stomache. Have you thought about trying a liquid version?

<t>Amanda, <br/> I'm also 27 weeks so I can imagine the fears going on inside you with these protein levels. Realistically though - if bedrest is something works for you (it works for some of us to buy extra time and some it doesn't, right) you need to call on all your support systems to help with t...