Bedtime

Wow, my third post this week, somebody give me a medal! This is just a quick update...from my bed.

On Thursday I was feeling very - off. My head hurt and I was feeling gross and nauseated and my eye floaters seemed worse. I have had these black eye floaters for awhile and my doctor has been more than aware of them (I also had them when I was pregnant with S.) but since everything else has been mostly in check there has been little cause for concern. I chalked feeling like crap up to the fact that I'm not sleeping well and let's face it nothing feels great at almost 34 weeks pregnant.

After spending some time on Skype with my sister and chatting with two of the most hilarious people ever, I was preparing to hit the hay when I was hit with the worst pain ever under my ribs (right side) I called my sister, NP extraordinaire (3am her time - oops) and asked her what I should do, first things first she wanted to know my BP, which has been hovering around 115-120 over 60-70, so I dusted off machine and replaced the batteries (I had checked it on Monday and somehow left the thing on) and waited the 90 or so seconds for the readout.

140-95

Uh-Oh. I called Doc Bowtie the next morning and spent most of yesterday afternoon early evening being evaluated. I had another u/s to rule out gallbladder issues and my BP checked repeatedly and PIH blood-work and then he told me modified bed rest, heavy on the actual bed part for the weekend and I will be re-evaluated on Tuesday. That being said if I hit a wall between now and then I am to go straight to L&D.

I had PIH with Sasha although it didn't hit until closer to 37 weeks, I want to hit 37 weeks with this baby so I am in bed today, staring at the ceiling bored with TV finding it unfair that shape magazine had the audacity to send my subscription to me, don't they know that the only shape I am in is round these days?

Anyhow, that is all from these parts for now, perhaps my boredom will get the best of me and I will add a spiffy photo update later.

Comments

[Al_Pal]

*hugs*

[Maura]

Nothing makes me feel happier than making you ROFL on chat. :-)

I'm sorry that you're on bed rest, and stupid Shape magazine showed up at the room time, but I know you'll be fine if you just hang in there.

Also, for the non-mom population: What's PIH?

[Duchess]

PIH is Pregnacy Induced Hypertension http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/pih.htm

[Kate (Bee In The Bonnet)]

Oh, no! I'm a little worried (though my doc seems unconcerned) that for me, my BP has been trending higher and higher with each appointment. I usually have ridiculously low BP (less than 100/70 most of the time), so that it is higher is not a *huge* deal, except that it doesn't seem to be stopping. My first reading at my last appointment was 132/89, and they then rechecked it a few minutes later and it was 126/80. Not ridiculously high or anything, but high for me, and the highest I've ever had when I wasn't in the midst of a full-blown panic attack.

Anyhow, sorry for being on bedrest, but I hope it does the trick to get you to 37 weeks.

And yes, I routinely get pissed at my Runner's World subscription for having the audacity to show up on my doorstep each month when they should KNOW that I am pregnant and unable to run right now. Jerks! (ha, ha, ha...)

[PrincessJenn]

Good grief. You don't like to do anything easy do you. Hope bed rest helps and your blood pressure comes down.
Baths with Epsom salts are also good for helping keep the blood pressure down.
Sending you lots of love and hugs!

[megan]

Sorry to hear that you;re on bedrest. I was put in bedrest for possible preeclampsia at 34 weeks. The bedrest was long and boring but I made it to 39w4d. I highly reccommend netflixing burn notice- it kept me occupied for a good solid week.

Good luck!

[Kristi]

Happy Blogooversary and I hope you feel better.

[Kellee]

I've already read your update on this, so I'm glad that things are doing a bit better in that area.