Wednesday, September 22, 2010
32+2 Weeks today
So, a lot has changed since my last posting. I ended up in the hospital for high blood pressures. Working 12 hour shift started to really wear on my body, and yesterday morning at work I started seeing spots in front of my eyes. One of the nurses checked my blood pressure & it was 154/100. (High blood pressures & spots before your eyes are a sign of preeclampsia & if it gets too bad the only cure is delivery.) A doctor was notified & she said I had to go to the hospital right away. I went to Baptist Hospital & they admitted me to monitor my high blood pressures & to run labs. All though the evening my blood pressures were high, but through the night my blood pressures finally went down to almost their normal range. Speaking with my doctor, she is preparing me for the worst case scenario, but hoping for the best. Worst case scenario, we stay on hospital bed rest & monitor me frequently & babies end up being delivered soon. Best case scenario, I stop working & go home to partial or complete bed rest with frequent blood pressure & baby checks at the doctors or by home health. They are giving me injections of steroids to mature the babies lungs, for just in case. We will find out more today, after my ultrasound and all my test/labs come back. We sure didn't expect this, but at least the babies have made it past 32 weeks. If the babies were born today, they would more than likely do really well & be in the NICU for about 3-5 weeks. It will be hard, but in the future none of this will matter. So, maybe during this time off I can try to find a nanny, catch up on baby books & do some scrap-booking. Pray for us, and we will keep you posted!!
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