Hi Ladies! I hope it's okay that I join you... Came in for a scheduled monitoring appointment on Saturday (NST, doppler study, and biophysical profiles) and ended up being admitted for high BP. Was officially diagnosed with severe pre-E on Sunday, and have been on hospital bedrest since. They're treating the high BP (170/110) with anti-hypertensive meds and monitoring me and the babies every 4 hours. So far, so good -- BP hasn't been any higher than 110/60 while laying down and 130/80 while sitting up. Babies' heartrates and NSTs have been exactly where they should be.
I have some protein in my 24-hour catch (300?) which they said is higher than the threshold of 165 they like to see, but with twins, the numbers are often higher.
They may release me tomorrow or Wednesday for strict bedrest at home -- it will be up to the attending physician on this week. (Holiday/weekend attending physicians said the call would be up to them.)
Re: Pre-Eclampsia
Crossing my fingers for a quick release. I was on hospital bed rest at 28 weeks with Pre-E and developed HELLP syndrome and delivered at 30+3. I am surprised they got your bp down that low after it being up so high.
Keep us updated on your progress. Hospital bed rest is no fun! =(
i have chronic high BP and the meds during pregnancy never worked well, my BP was always hanging out at 130/90 or 145/95. occasionally i got lower numbers. i was admitted to the hospital when my protein in my 24hr urine was over 3,000mg. most people have 100mg(i started at 300mg because of my high BP and it went up slowly during my pregnancy but everything else was always good) of course when i arrived to the hospital my BP was high 160/110, once i got meds and relaxed it returned to the numbers above. they wanted to watch me because things can go downhill VERY quickly. then a couple days later they said that i was staying until i delivered. later that day things went downhill VERY fast (the confirmed how i felt with bloodwork) and they did an emergency c-section the next morning. if they send you home, rest and make sure someone is around to take u to the hospital ASAP. listen to your body! if u dont feel right, have the epigastric pain, nausea, vomitting, headache, severe swelling or just dont feel well call your doctor and head to the hospital. i was VERY lucky i was in the hospital. if u r going to deliver early its better to be at the same hospital that has a NICU vs them transporting the baby to that hospital and you staying behind.
hospital bedrest SUCKS, the drugs they gave me to keep me stable because of the pre- E before, during and after the c-section are horrible! and having a preemie is no walk in the park.
i hope your baby stays put! good luck.
they also told me "it would be up to the attending physician on during the week to make the decision" hahaha, they attending over the weekend then came in on saturday and told me "you r staying" i felt like i was getting a jail sentence.
I don't mean to be a complete buzzkill but I would be surprised if they released you. I am saying this strictly because I wish someone would have been upfront with me when they went from admitting me "for monitoring", then "for the weekend" and then "until I delivered" and back again.
If that is the case, hospital bedrest is tough, but worth it. You are in the best care and constant monitoring...and the longer you can keep those babies in, the better. Good luck and keep relaxed!
the same thing happened to me 1st it was "monitoring" then "the weekend" then "until i delivered"
Exactly...I think that is typically the case. Of course there are exceptions to the rule, but for me- after all was said and done, my friend who was a nurse at the hospital told me they pretty much knew from the beginning that they were keeping me until the baby was going to be born. Once they gave me the steriod shots to strengthen his lungs it was a done deal. Because it was my first pregnancy and I didn't have a child at home, I really didn't mind- I knew I was in the best place I could be, and pre-e can take a turn for the worse so quickly I was happy to be there.