Thankful Thursday

Today I am thankful for my great OB and her partners.  Anna's pregnancy was anything but picture perfect.  I was nausea the first 20+ weeks, never throwing up but dry heaving ALL THE TIME.  Even though I declined medication, I was offered it at every visit.  This time around I was started on BP medicine early in the first trimester. A history of high blood pressure with the 2 previous pregnancies was all it took to be prescribed medication this time around. I also started fetal monitoring at 32weeks.  Once a week I would go for a NST and ultrasound.  Fast forward to the beginning of November and what was suppose to be a normal monitoring day turned into an admission for high blood pressure, labs and a 24 hr urine.  I was in the hospital on strict bedrest for 2 days.  My OB saw me each morning and was not only concerned about Anna and me but was also concerned about Thomas & Clare and how they were doing at home. When I saw her on that Monday following discharge, we talked about moving the c-section.  We talked about the kiddos at home, we talked about Anna. I never felt rushed to make a decision or that I was making the wrong decision.  When we delivered, it was my OB there for the delivery.  Even though I didn't see her throughout the rest of my stay, I knew she knew what was going on.  When I went for my annual and ended up in tears, she was there to comfort me.  I am thankful that I have a doctor who I love and I know is looking out for not just me but my whole family as well.