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Had some tests done and told I’m preeclampsia.. blood pressure is high at dr but 120s/70s at home (yes Ive checked my cuff with other ones, just have severe white coat syndrome). Blood tests have been normal and one urine test showed protein in urine but I was dehydrated on a hot day that day and kidneys have showed normal since then. I have swelling in my legs/feet hands but it’s happened gradually over my pregnancy and I tend to be prone to swelling even not pregnant. I have headaches in the morning but again if I cut out salty foods and drink enough water they are not bad and don’t last long. The artery restriction on umbilical cord is 90-95 but hasn’t changed since they started doing ultrasounds and baby is growing normally. I am happy keeping an eye on everything but I don’t want to be induced early if this isn’t even really a thing? Thoughts? I don’t have under rib pain, see dots or anything else…

We like these names and can’t decide. Gordon is super canadian and a name people recognize without being super common and Geoffrey is a classic but we’re worried about the spelling. Both of us prefer the UK spelling but is that a bad idea in Canada where Jeffrey is way more used?

Never gone there for bloodwork before. Do they have their own app?

We are Canadian. My dad was a great guy until he started having mini strokes that changed his personality and he left my mom, lost his mind, became conservative and remarried this conservative, religious, antivaxxer American woman. They live in the USA now and LOVE all the new Trump stuff. I still live in Canada. A few years ago he got long covid (probably from a big dose of covid from his not vaccinated new wife) which has lead to heart problems too and he thinks it was from a covid vaccine so now he doesn’t get vaccines anymore. I am pregnant and trying to figure out when they can visit. He had two or three of the original covid vaccines in the covid era and every other vaccine a regular person would have, up until 2021… but other than that I have no idea what or when he’s had any vaccines and I wouldn’t trust what he says he’s had (his memory is terrible more than I think he would lie but I wouldn’t be surprised if he lied either). His wife has had no covid vaccines and who knows if she ever got a TDAP vaccine etc either. They are both extremely opinionated and we have put up boundaries that took years to get them to follow just to be in contact without fighting with them. I haven’t finished my research but it seems like they, especially her, can’t safely see a baby for months. Has anyone managed to tell these sorts of people news like this without them exploding about vaccines or having them cut you out of your life? I want them in my life (don’t ask why. I wonder daily why I bother) but I don’t want my baby to get sick. How do I do this?

Since I know how to paint I’m picky but we need a bunch done and I just don’t have the time this time.

Just a heads up that the hospital waiting area for bloodwork is pretty warm already today and they seem swamped. Checked in online and the timer went up after a half hour instead of down. Very frustrating as someone with a sore back (and they don’t have many chairs so you end up on those backless benches). Anyways Lifelabs to the rescue!

It’s really annoying when you’re boiling water and the heat disappears :(