When to be concerned

Twinkle5086

So here it is, I don't want to call the doctor because they always make me go to the ER and its really irritating. I've been feeling off the last 2 days. I can't concentrate I'm light headed, way super emotional because I have to pee like every 5 minutes literally. The girls at work are laughing at me today for ever more frequent trips to the rest room (they are actually counting how many times I go back and forth!)

I've got some minor cramping going on and my stomach is sitting really low right now, a very noticeable drop from yesterday. Kicks have been very far and few in between and baby is usually very active.

My lower back is so uncomfortable I can't sit down for more than a few minutes without being in pain. My feet were so swollen I had a hard time getting them in shoes today. My blood pressue with this baby has been up and down last taken was 175/84 when I was made to go to L/D (2 weeks ago), an I've had a lot of shortness of breath. Am I over worrying or should I at least give a call?

I had a scheduled C-section with my first due to hypertension and GD so I'm not really sure when to be concerned.

Twinkle5086

I'll be 30 weeks on Monday. Arg aparently with the change my ticker changed too 

PrimRoseMama

Why does your doctor make you go to the ER? That sounds weird. 

grace_smith03

Call and ask to be fit in....the ER each time, do they think you're made of money?!  They're there to answer questions, girl. Make them!  Good luck!  All of those things sound like early labor to me, baby should be bopping along pretty well at 30 weeks...

sfeebs13

PrimRoseMama said:

Why does your doctor make you go to the ER? That sounds weird. 

being 30w they should be sending you the L&D not the ER. Can't you call and see what they say and go to L&D at your hospital anyway... not sure how that works.
I'd definitely be doing something with your BP being that high and feeling lightheaded and such. Not good combinations of things you got going on.

Twinkle5086

I don't know why its always the ER and I get charged 100.00 bucks every time. My next appointment is August 2nd and then I have a growth scan on the 14th of August to check how big baby is, they may move my due date then they said.

PrimRoseMama

Twinkle5086 said:

I don't know why its always the ER and I get charged 100.00 bucks every time. My next appointment is August 2nd and then I have a growth scan on the 14th of August to check how big baby is, they may move my due date then they said.

Call and ask them, really. That is something you are entitled to know. Ask them why they advise you to go to the ER and not L&D. Its not an out of line question. 

pinkypinklolly

I'd call.  With swollen feet and high blood pressure you might have pre-e.  Better to be checked out.

MJHershey

I also don't get the constant blow off to go to the ER. They shoudl try to fit you in or give you advice. 

llybeck

slusk13 said:

PrimRoseMama said:

Why does your doctor make you go to the ER? That sounds weird. 

being 30w they should be sending you the L&D not the ER. Can't you call and see what they say and go to L&D at your hospital anyway... not sure how that works.
I'd definitely be doing something with your BP being that high and feeling lightheaded and such. Not good combinations of things you got going on.

Agreed. You are having a lot of symptoms as once and all of them together could indicate something that really should be looked at. I get that it would be expensive to go to the ER each time but like pp said, ask why you aren't being fit into your OB and if you need to go after hours, it should be L&D. Again, I know it might be irritating but I know I would probably want to get that checked out since you have all of those symptoms at once. Good luck.