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June 2014 Moms
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Is your new home L&D? ... Check out the penthouse photos!!
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Mine is!! Just wanted to see who is all stuck on L&D until they deliver.
Maybe start a lil check in or chats to keep us company? Any ideas?
What are you in for?
How many weeks are you?
How are things going?
Those type of things.
Maybe start a lil check in or chats to keep us company? Any ideas?
What are you in for?
How many weeks are you?
How are things going?
Those type of things.
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Re: Is your new home L&D? ... Check out the penthouse photos!!
I'm in because there is little to no amniotic fluid and the doctors don't know why.
I'm 31 weeks.
I can't wait to go home. I don't do bed rest and neither does baby who moves constantly.
@Mom&nurse, how about you?
I'm 31 weeks and 3 days. I'm in for severe Preclampsia and gestational diabetes. My blood pressure was wild last week. My blood pressure meds have been upped three times but, it seems to have helped stabilize me! Blood sugar numbers are good too and they took me off insulin. So now, I wait and cook the baby lol. I'm home sick, but I know it's best for me and Baby A!
We are 34 weeks and 2 days today. They won't let me go past 37 weeks. My personal breath easy goal is 36 weeks.
Was admitted on Easter early morning and got to go home on Tuesday but was back in on Wednesday morning.
There is so much extra fluid my body is misplacing that its pushing on my lungs making it hard to breath. Also my brain is being affected also. The high pressures are giving me headaches and the extra fluid has began to fill my brain as well creating pressure.
We are watching things closely here because my urine protein went from 480 to 2100+ in a day. Anything less then 1,000 is home bed rest otherwise here.
We got to tour the NICU yesterday. It's one of the best out there. Each one has their own room. A camera system so lil visitors can see baby without going into the room. It's part of our "castle". Our children's hospital is an actual castle. So my lil princess will live in a Castle. We got her a onsie that says .... My other house is a castle!! Perfect.
Being a nurse as a patient is really really hard.
Glad I'm not alone though.
Thanks for all the bump support!!
That being said, how is everyone? Any updates? Tearing hair out from boredom? :P I know I've lost a few hairs...
I had an update this morning from the doctor. They think both of Claire's kidneys are now non-functioning. The doctor is setting up appointments for me to discuss the birth, surgery, and dialysis with the appropriate doctor.
The hardest part for me is waiting. I want to start helping her now. If they wait longer, yes her lungs and weight will be better, but the bladder might start having problems. I can't wait to meet with the doctors and get te ball rolling. Her survival chance isn't much, but it's better than 0.
Any day that is good for everyone?
If anyone has any ideas? Or do we just keep this one going?
Here is my updates:
Still pregnant!!! 34 weeks and 4 days!! It was decided at 37 weeks I will be induced. Last set of blood work looks great. She is growing like crazy cuz my skin just hurts from stretching.
My hair is intact. The only thing that makes me mad is food. They have a menu to order food from which is nice but I think i have eaten everything already. So I got permission to order from the daily main cafeteria menu like staff or visitors would. But sometimes they won't let me get other things unless I go down there. Usually no big deal but I can't go alone and I feel its inconvenient for me to ask staff to take me. So I wait for my SO to come at night and get a few bedtime snacks. People around here are food crazy.
"Hello people, I'm pregnant and can't do anything but eat. Leave my food alone!"
Gonna get to the bottom of this today. It's annoying.
I have not reached too much boredom yet. I get lonely and miss my SO often. I just like knowing he is here. Even if I'm sleeping I feel better. Also feel guilty and needy.
I now know why Gods plan was for him to get hurt at work causing him to be out of work since January. I was going to need him. He is scared about going back to work. Has not been cleared yet but goes back in a few weeks. Near my due date to see about returning to work. I'm thinking they will be flexible. I work with his Dr anyways so I may ask for one more week. Lol
Pressures are doing better!! 143/80 this morning. My limits are 165/110. I've gotten close twice.
May 15 th here too!!! 37 weeks!!
My step dad is may 14th my LO godmother is may 13 th.
I like 5/13/14. I'm a 12/13 baby.
Sounds good for me!! We can pick a day and if its not posted yet anyone can help us. I'm sure some of our pro bumpers will help us out too if we get too busy!!!
I'm adding myself to the list. I haven't specifically posted my situation anywhere else, so here's my story: Easter weekend I started having trouble breathing, with lots of coughing and wheezing. I attributed it to seasonal allergies and two babies crushing my lungs, but bumped up my Monday OB appointment to first thing in the morning just in case. My OB took a listen to my lungs, which were clear, and told me I likely had some degree of reactive airways (essentially pregnancy-induced asthma) and prescribed me an inhaler. My breathing felt a little better over the next few days, so on we went.
I noticed quite a lot of swelling over the next couple days, but since I've been swollen since around 20 weeks and haven't had significant pitting, didn't think anything of it. Wednesday afternoon my lower abdomen began swelling and pitting, which had never happened before. I called the OB's office and was told to come in the next afternoon if it was still a concern. Had an ultrasound at MFM on Thursday before going to the OB and mentioned the swelling and asthma. The doctor there was concerned enough to send me straight to L&D to be admitted so that they could get me in for an echo. The whole time we assumed that it was all precautionary--my blood pressure, while high for me, wasn't dangerously so, no protein in my urine, etc., so I really didn't think I had pre-eclampsia.
Turns out I didn't. The echo Friday morning showed that I have peripartum cardiomyopathy--basically this pregnancy has overloaded my (prior to this very healthy) heart. In the grand scheme of things, they say it's a minor case, and I don't currently have to be on any medication to address it, but I'm stuck in the hospital until delivery. Right now the babies are 34w2d. Because of some growth issues with one of the babies, I got steriod injections just before 33w, so the doctors feel like we're in a good place if we need to deliver soon. Every indication I've gotten is that delivery will be sometime in the next week, but because the babies and I are all stable, there are no definite plans--we don't even know whether to plan for vaginal vs. c-section.
I'm so glad that my doctors caught what was going on, but it's a little difficult being stuck on hospital bedrest while I feel pretty good. Most of my swelling has gone down and my heart is stable, so we're giving the girls to the chance to grow as long as possible before delivery. I'll be checking in as we hear more. Good luck to all the other mamas hanging at the hospital!
Grab a book and get ready for boredom! ;P
@mom&nurse and @Ashes92813, any day is good! Doctor's goal is still 34 weeks, but it is looking like we're going to have to race to do what's best for her. So, I'll help when I can.
Love the May babies... Though I was hoping for a June bug
Today I just lost it!!! Totally lost it. Broke down crying! I can't do this anymore. It's only been a week. Not that I'm board it's just so hard. My whole body aches. I'm sick of snooty nurses and ultrasound techs who won't let me see my baby while they scan her. It freaks me out when they don't talk to me. I've been really good about keeping my spirits up. Telling people it's a mini vacation. Bragging about not having to do much of anything myself except pee and feed myself. But I lost it on the food people. Spoke with the director in that department to finally be able to get the food I want( that they have) my BP was 155/105 from the food people making me mad its down to 144/74. Damn people I am pregnant and stuck here!!! Feed me the damn food I want. It's all I have control over!!!
Ahhh better. I'm sitting in my super deep whirlpool tub with aromatherapy going and Epson salts!!
Maybe I'll take some photos later and we can all post what our living quarters look like!! Since we can't decorate a nursery right now.
@mom&nurse, I have problem with the food too, but I also have over accommodating nurses. I would die without all this comfort from stress. Just thinking about your situation has my heart rate up!
I finally got fed up about not getting anything from the doctors and started asking for the information specifically. Techs now tell me my vitals- yes, I actually care what my temp is and my BP. They don't seem to mind.
The doctors have also started making regular visits or giving the nurse immediate updates instead of making me wait until they have time.
They have even made appointments to come see me so they can explain or answer any questions I have from the updates.
Its nice to know they are still working on my case even though they aren't always around.
And. Jealous of the whirlpool. I just have a shower.
What did the food people say? Can you have snacks? Do you have a fridge?
I've lost 7 lbs in a week, some water weight. I had my sister and husband bring me a ton of snacks. This baby needs food!!!
My nurse was trying to be nice but I just wanted to sleep this morning.
Then the ultrasound tech wouldn't let me see the screen at all. Plus she was rude and not saying anything but asking me questions like something was wrong. Was jabbing me in the stomach to wake the baby.
Nurse asked what arm I wanted my blood drawn from and completely ignored me then dug around.
My lunch was soggy. I just had had it. I called the director of food services and got that all fixed. It just is a lot being pregnant with hormones and I have no control over anything.
My SO made dinner and my mom and step dad and MIL and step daughter (I'm mommy) came up to eat down in the cafeteria. That was nice. I also looked at the gift shop and got new sleepers to fit my fat feet!!!
It's just a control thing I think. Plus a pregnant food thing too!! Don't mess with a prego and her food. We will go off!!
So tomorrow will be a better day!!
I have nothing else to do but bump and bump it!!
I think we can do like the premie check in. Write a date on it? I'm open.
However... Tomorrow ladies I want to see your beautiful rooms.
What did u bring from home? Will u deliver in your room? What cool things do u have? View to outside? We can pretend its like a cool hotel we are bragging about. Like you do when you go to Mexico!! Take photos of the bed and bathroom and view to make people envious!!
We have to keep spirits up!!
Plus anyone have any new results come back?
I told the tech after I had just gotten back in bed to wait to check my pressure. She wouldn't listen to me. Took it and it was slightly high. 158/97. Remember my limits are 165/110. I had just gotten up to pee, said good by to my mom, stepdad and MIL who is leaving for California tomorrow, also was putting things away and getting ready for the night. She re- checked it and it was 140/87. No biggy.
So this morning the nurse practitioner tells me no more rides due to that one high BP. Asks if I understand why? Yes lady I get it but to be fair, what else are you going to restrict? It's 165/105 when the staff tells me I can't get the food I want and should be able to have. Or it's 156/98 when your ultrasound tech is a bitch. It's 162/105 when my sister in law visited. It's 148/98 after I take a shit!!! So I should not eat, shit!!
Lets see how that goes.
So I had to pick back up where I left off.
I swear some of these people just don't get it. It's not that I'm trying to hurt my situation but if my BP raises because of emotions , normal physiological response, I can't help it. It always comes back down. They were ok with high numbers two days ago now it's like the BP police are back. It totally depends on the nurse I have.
So to make things worse. My mom tells me to watch what I say to them or they will think I'm not stable to take care of my child!!!! Yep told her to F-off. Literally told her that.
Seriously my own mom. Because I am upset and crying that they took away my wheelchair ride. I get it sounds like something stupid to cry over but I have given up so much already. Been a model patient. Not bitched to the nurses. Even when one called my baby a "narcotic baby". I got tears in my eyes. My mom called and bitched out her supervisor because of that.
I'm doing my best to keep sain. While having pregnancy hormones go crazy on top of it. I don't need my mom telling me to watch it or they will take away my baby.
This shit is harder then I thought it would be. It's not the boring stuff that gets to you. It's everything else.
All the graduations I'm going to miss. My cousin with downs is graduating high school and I can't go now.
My bonus daughter who is 5 is missing me like crazy. Mommy I just want you to come home. I've paid for all her dance, $600 for classes , $100 for costumes, $100 in performance tickets, take every dance practice day off the whole year. Never missing anything of hers. I'm dealing with having to miss this years big recital on Saturday. To make things worse though. Her bio mom has promised yet again to make an appearance. She has yet to do anything or show up to anything in the last 3 years. But now I'm not going she is going to. I'm happy she is going. Trust me its good for my daughter. But it is bitter sweet that she shows up on her magic pony to take over when I can't. Just bites at me a bit.
So yes a f-ing wheelchair ride was what it was that broke this girls back. I'm sure my L&D ladies can relate. It's not the chair ride its just the one last thing I still had.
I've calmed down now. My SO is coming up with McDonalds. I'm ignoring my mother. This day will get better.
If you read it this far thanks. I promise I'm not crazy. Just having a rough day emotionally. Going to ask my family dr tomorrow about possible meds so I don't get too bad and end up with depression because of this.
Will be back later to show you my cool place!!
And what is their deal with your diet???
Lol I had one fit already once when the food lady gave me attitude and they keep forgetting my entire meals! Every meal something is missing!!!
Dr said it its high again then we will be done. That's fair!! I just ask for fair. It's not the ride that made it high. I know that or I wouldn't go. I'm here keeping my baby safe. That's why I didn't through a fit when they told me no to going home. They asked ... Are you ok with that? No I don't want to be here but I know why and I'm willing to.
I feel like a teenager trying to get people to be fair to me.
As far as the food. It's supposed to be fixed as of today. We will see. I have not ordered anything yet.
It's just emotionally draining sitting here. My body physically hurts. I wish I could just walk.
Rock on with the wheelchair ride!!!!
My update: Got through chatting with the drs. They will decide a delivery plan on Thursday, hopefully. The after birth plan is to go straight to dialysis and on the kidney transplant list.
They tell me if Claire can breathe when she is born, her chances of survival is an 80% chance.
If she can't, it's 20%. I'm ready for anything. Let's just get this party started.
As for the pics of my penthouse... (Sorry if they are all crazy... Stupid mobile)
God, author of all life, bless, we pray, this unborn child, give constant protection and grant a healthy birth that is the sign of our rebirth one day into the eternal rejoicing of heaven...
-excerpt from the Prayer of Blessing
All the generous gifts. Minus the candy I have eaten already. We even have some James Bond photos to hide all the equipment needed for birth.
My amazing bathroom. This is worth bragging about. It's nicer then mine at home!!