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Babies: 0 - 3 Months
~sarahtx~
Hey there! I had my baby girl two weeks ago, and she's beautiful. However, I had to do the mag sulfate again. The worst part was that they discharged me on Sunday afternoon, and by Monday morning I was in the ER with a bp of 200/113. They admitted me, did the mag, and I went home on Wednesday. I was so sad to be away from baby! I cried and cried. My bp still did not come down, so I'm on stronger meds and had to quit bf. My bp is still high, and I have an appointment with my PCP tomorrow. This may take a while to straighten out. It's been a tough road, and I feel guilty, but it's getting better. I had to do what is right for my health so all my children could have their mommy healthy.
I saw your post about your sick baby. I would call the pedi. I hope he feels better soon!
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Re: ~sarahtx~
Oh sweetie!! I have been out of town the last two weeks, so I never saw your post!
Congrats on your beautiful girl! I'm so sorry about the bp issues and being away from your daughter! I completely understand, since I never saw ds for the 1st 3 days of his lif when they transferred him to another hospital and I laid in bed hooked up to mag.. It is miserable to be away from your child and be so sick. Mine was still high even after 6 weeks. It is finally down now but I was on very high doses of labatlol and had to go to L&D every day after I was discharged for 2 weeks. suuuucked!
So I know what you are going through. I also struggled through 6 weeks of bfing and pumping and supplementing...it was horrible, but being so sick and on the meds kills your supply. sucks sucks sucks. I know what a dissapointed that is.
Gosh I feel so bad for you!!! I hope your bp goes down soon. Its so hard to care for a baby when you are still so sick!!
(((HUGS!!!!)))) I'm always here to talk, vent, what have you!! Good to see you on 0-6!!
Thank you so much! It's hard, but I'm finally starting to feel better. Bp is high, but at least I'm no longer having the killer headaches. I swear though, I think my vision may have changed permanently, which will really tick me off. I hardly ever wore my glasses before, but it seems like I need them all the time.
I wish I could have continued with pumping, but she can't drink my milk anymore due to the mdes. That's what has hurt me the most. I feel that she and I were robbed of that special bond that I so wanted to have, and it still makes me cry sometimes. I have nothing against ff, but it wasn't what I wanted for us.
omg. i understand! i still cry over bfing. I loved the bond and feeling i had those fews time ds actually did latch. I still feel guitly and would given anything to be able to bf. I don't think I'll ever be 100% ok with it. I feel like I failed him...which I know I didn't, but...you know we both didn't hane normal circumstances and you can't change it. But yes, it's hard.
awww. goodness I just wanna give you a hug!!
wait were you induced?
I'm sorry you feel the same way, but it's nice to know that I'm not alone. So are you ff now? I was a scheduled c/s which hasn't helped with the recovery. Due to all the coughing and getting sick from the morphine, I busted a stitch. They had to cauterize it, and it's a pain. It doesn't hurt, but it's annoying. I'm a little disappointed with my incision. My first one turned out so beautifully, I could hardly even see the scar. That's not going to be the case this time around.
oh ugh! I'm sorry. Having a baby is so worth it but we sure have to go through some hell!
yes I ff now. I stopped trying to bf or pump around 7 weeks. ds had to be supplemented with preemie formula anyway and we were so worried about his gaining and thriving and getting over the juandice it's just what was needed for him. boo..
he's super healthy now..he's huge! lol