Kikijbird admitted to L&D

NJMom050911 · February 2011

Just wanted to let you ladies know Kiki had high BP today and her doctor requested blood work and L&D to monitor her baby. Please keep them in your thoughts.

kck329 · February 2011

I'll be sending her lots of positive thoughts and prayers. Let her know we are all thinking of her.

mcwhittaker · February 2011

I was afraid something happened when I didn't see the weekly update thread start in the 35+ forum.

Send her my best wishes!

Vincent · February 2011

Thank you for posting. I keep up with Kikijbird on the Pregnant After 35 board so I'll be sure to post your message there for the ladies.

NJMom050911 · February 2011

Thank you ladies for keeping your board updated.

Stephcara · February 2011

Lots of good thoughts to her.

carishabob · February 2011

I'll be keeping her in my T&P!

NJMom050911 · February 2011

She just text me and said baby is on the monitor and appears to be just fine

calm_angel_2003 · February 2011

lots of positive thoughts going her way

Vincent · February 2011

kathygrzywnowicz:
She just text me and said baby is on the monitor and appears to be just fine

I see that you provided an update on Pregnant over 35. Thank you so much for keeping us posted. Erica and I had the same due date until I was bumped up 1 week so I felt a real connection with her. I am sending her positive thoughts.

CanuckFan03 · February 2011

Sending thoughts and prayers her way! Thanks for the update.

My our group seems eager for L&D don't they? Stay out of there ladies!!

EJensify · February 2011

Glad to see that the baby is ok. Keeping them both in my thoughts.

AshBow171 · February 2011

kathygrzywnowicz:
She just text me and said baby is on the monitor and appears to be just fine

Good news! Hopefully it is a short and uneventful trip to L & D for her. Sending positive thoughts her way!

Callidryas · February 2011

Thoughts and prayers to her! hope they can get her BP under control!

Dexter2011 · February 2011

Thoughts and prayers are with her and her baby.

Mags04 · February 2011

Sending positive thoughts her way and that she is able to come home very soon!

JessicaG56 · February 2011

Get feeling better momma!

choogasian · February 2011

I will be thinking of her! She has been a real sweetheart to me throughout our ordeal. I wish her and her precious baby all the best! My prayers are with her for sure!!

kikibird · February 2011

Wow, ladies, thank you all for your well wishes and thoughts (and thank you Kathy and Vincent for keeping the boards updated)!

I am back from L&D, and as forecasted by my text earlier, baby and I are fine. BP is back within normal range. I had been feeling weird all morning (palpitations that I was feeling in my throat and a little bit fuzzy headedness that didn't go away), which prompted me to go to CVS to test my bp. I'm on meds for high blood pressure and test my bp every day, but never thought to bring my cuff with me to work (I will from now on!). At CVS my bp measured 152/101 and then 150/104, so I was a little freaked out. A friend of mine went with me, and as a control she did her bp (she is also pregnant and had just had her bp checked this morning), but hers came out fine, so while I was skeptical of the CVS monitor I still was feeling out of sorts so I called my OB.

OB told me to call my cardiologist, who I already see for the chronic hypertension. Receptionist there gave me an appointment for tomorrow (Tues) afternoon. Didn't really help address the immediate concerns, so I called my OB office back and they told me to come in to check my bp.

My bp at the OB was 124/86, but since I wasn't feeling any better overall my doc sent me to the hospital. Told me to go first to the ER to get an EKG to check my heart and the palpitations, then to go on to L&D to make sure baby was okay.

Luckily everything checked out fine - EKG, blood count, sugar level, no protein in urine, baby did fine on the monitor (but was squirming around so much the nurse had to reposition the belt several times!) and ultrasound too.

Verdict? Stress? Fatigue? I'm not sure. I still don't feel 100%, but am at least gladly reassured that the baby's not in harm's way. I will go to the cardiologist tomorrow and see what he says about the persistent discomfort from the palpitations and heart pounding; it's keeping me awake at night and it's hard to find a comfortable position while sitting either. Seems silly to have had to go through 7 hours of monitoring and tests, but I'm glad to find out that everything is okay.

Now, I'm just pooped!

Thanks again for thinking of me, it really means a lot.

NJMom050911 · February 2011

I'm glad everything seems to be OK but I do hope you get some answers tomorrow. I guess with all that extra blood pumping we're bound to have some off days, especially since you're already on meds. Feel better!

pandi02a · February 2011

I hope everything turns out okay! Kikijbird, you and the LO are in my thoughts!

sparkymcgeee · February 2011

kathygrzywnowicz:
She just text me and said baby is on the monitor and appears to be just fine

Good. I wasn't around last night so this is the first I'm hearing of it. Glad to know LO is ok. Did she get to leave last night or did they keep her because of her BP?

ETA: just saw your update kiki. I hope you get some answers today and you have a good appointment with your cardiologist. Please let us know!