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I'd had multiple high BP readings. I had started to swell pretty severely. At this point, I had abnormal lab results at 36 weeks. My hemoglobin was low. My hemocrit was abnormal as well. So all of these things were suggesting that there was something more going on than just a normal pregnancy. When you have preeclampsia, your body is beginning to deteriorate.
Your kidneys are not functioning normally. Your liver is not functioning normally. In worst case scenario, you have seizure-like episodes. Looking back at my records, I don't understand why I wasn't referred. Even at 36 weeks and four days, I was not referred to an OBGYN. Because my son was breech, they did refer me for what is called an ECV, which is a medical procedure that moves the baby.
So I'm scheduled for this, but also at the same time, I'm told to perform like a spinning babies exercise. Spinning babies is like a natural program or philosophy that if you do these exercises, sometimes you can naturally turn your baby over. There's one night where I feel like my son is like jumping up and down in my womb.
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