Bed rest

cspencer85

So I went to work today and asked one of the medical assistants how to tell the difference between leaking fluid and discharge. She said fluid is clear and watery. I emailed my OB office on the portal and mentioned it to them. One of the nurses called me after work and wanted me to go to L&D to get checked, just in case. So I went. They tested the pantyliner I was wearing and it came back positive. Then they did a speculum exam, and it was negative. It was just mucus. While I was there, my blood pressure was high all three times they took it. It was also high at my 28 week appointment yesterday. I got discharged from the hospital, but they are concerned about my bp being high, so now I'm on bed rest for the next two days, and I have to go see my OB tomorrow and go from there. I called my boss and she told me to go to HR tomorrow to get the FMLA paperwork to have the OB fill out. This pregnancy has been rough.

Mindyvl

FX that your body calms down a bit and that two days of rest are just what you need to get back to yourself.  Take care!

diagonalley

Take it easy! Hopefully bed rest will help you feel better!

katekat8721

Take it easy girlie. Hopefully the BP was just high bc it was a stressful L&D stay!

Abenedict2011

T&Ps and FX that all is well and you are off bed rest soon!

CherSomething

I hope everything's ok and a couple days rest sorts it out

FutureMrsW9

OY!  FX that your BP calms down and everything turns out OK.

ahopkins0419

Fx that everything is going to work out for the best... Get plenty of rest and take it easy..

shellbell813

No fun. Hopefully taking a couple of days to rest will help get your BP back down.

ashquack

Sorry this is going on but hopefully you will get the rest you need:) hang in there!!!

snowpants

That's no fun, so sorry. I hope two days of rest do the trick for you and baby!

SkyAngelMommy

So many scary things happening for my pretty june mommies!!!! i hope that the bed rest helps you and i will be thinking of you!!

laramt

Fingers crossed that the two days of bed rest helps with your BP. Try to relax, momma.

MollySm

I hope that bed rest helps, and am glad it wasn't your water breaking!

cspencer85

Thanks everybody! I'll keep you posted.

ELC252011

Good your BP gets better!!!

kelseydianne

I just got put on modified bed rest and it's miserable, I sure hope you don't have to stay on it!! Good luck with your appt, I hope you blood pressure goes down and things get better for you!

erind228

That's stressful. Hopefully, your BP will settle down. Take care of yourself.

hlp2709

Keeping FX that everything gets better for u and that ur BP goes down

crestedlady

Hope your blood pressure goes down with some rest and that things settle down soon!

PressLove

Hopefully, bedrest won't last long and everything is back to normal soon.

britleann26

Do you think it may have been high just because you were in L&D? Mine was dangerously high and my DR ordered me on modified bed rest for a week to try to get it to go down. I monitored my blood pressure from home 3 times a day for that week and showed the DR it only gets dangerously high when I see her. She let me off bed rest but told me to continue monitoring and if it gets over 140/90 to call her immediately.

Maybe that could be an option for you? Hope it settles down!!

flerlgirl

FX that bedrest helps quickly! 

mfilosi

Fx that the bed rest helps! Let us know how your doing

cspencer85

I went to my appointment today and my bp was 100/62. She thinks its work-induced. So I'm out of work for two weeks. I have to go back to see her next week and be re-evaluated and then stay out another week. She's keeping me on restricted activity, meaning I have to be sedentary 70% of the time and can't do anything strenuous the other 30%. She said I can't even go to Walmart or anything like that. My bp tonight is elevated. I have to go tomorrow to get the rhogam shot and do the glucose test.

Mrs_D_in_KY

Bedrest is no fun, I am on week 4 of it and I am only 29 weeks. I probably be on it until I deliver.

On the High Risk Pregnancy board there is a daily bedrest check in.

And if you need to get out so you don't drive yourself crazy, those electric scooters in store are there for a reason. I've never felt bad about having DH drop me off at the door and using a scooter just to shop and feel somewhat normal.

Fingers crossed your blood pressure comes down!