O.K. how many people here are pregnant?

Brain of J.Lo

Hi ladies... I'm on bed rest now. :(

I'm still not showing any signs of preeclampsia (and they have done extensive testing of my blood/urine to make certain) but my blood pressure is high now (140/90) so I'm out of work and can only get up to go to the bathroom, shower, and get food... I don't get to do any housework (yay!) but I'm basically on house arrest and can't go anywhere except for dr. appointments. Unfortunately, it looks like we will be delivering early, especially if preeclampsia does develop...

I've got wonderful, attentive doctors, and we have a great hospital, so I feel confident that this will still have a great outcome even if she has to be born a little too soon...but please send some good vibes to me and my baby. (and excuse my run-on sentence! )

genevieve

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

Hi ladies... I'm on bed rest now. :(

I'm still not showing any signs of preeclampsia (and they have done extensive testing of my blood/urine to make certain) but my blood pressure is high now (140/90) so I'm out of work and can only get up to go to the bathroom, shower, and get food... I don't get to do any housework (yay!) but I'm basically on house arrest and can't go anywhere except for dr. appointments. Unfortunately, it looks like we will be delivering early, especially if preeclampsia does develop...

I've got wonderful, attentive doctors, and we have a great hospital, so I feel confident that this will still have a great outcome even if she has to be born a little too soon...but please send some good vibes to me and my baby. (and excuse my run-on sentence! )

Oh geez Im so sorry to hear this.
Things could be worse though I guess.
Stay healthy and do stretches and stuff while in bed/couch.
How long are you allowed to be up at a time?
Are the doctors thinking they will induce early? Or is it a wait
and see type thing? Im totally sending happy strong vibes.
Take care and let us know how you are doing.

pacifier

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

Hi ladies... I'm on bed rest now. :(

I'm still not showing any signs of preeclampsia (and they have done extensive testing of my blood/urine to make certain) but my blood pressure is high now (140/90) so I'm out of work and can only get up to go to the bathroom, shower, and get food... I don't get to do any housework (yay!) but I'm basically on house arrest and can't go anywhere except for dr. appointments. Unfortunately, it looks like we will be delivering early, especially if preeclampsia does develop...

I've got wonderful, attentive doctors, and we have a great hospital, so I feel confident that this will still have a great outcome even if she has to be born a little too soon...but please send some good vibes to me and my baby. (and excuse my run-on sentence! )

good vibes coming your way

Brain of J.Lo

genevieve wrote:

Oh geez Im so sorry to hear this.
Things could be worse though I guess.
Stay healthy and do stretches and stuff while in bed/couch.
How long are you allowed to be up at a time?
Are the doctors thinking they will induce early? Or is it a wait
and see type thing? Im totally sending happy strong vibes.
Take care and let us know how you are doing.

Thanks to both of you for the well wishes! Right now it's a "wait and see" thing. It's pretty much a given that they'll induce early, but how early is what we're trying to determine. I think if my blood pressure doesn't get any higher, and there is no preeclampsia, they'll try to hold out until 35-36 weeks. If she's got to come before that, she'll most likely be ok, but it'll be a long road and she'll spend some time in the hospital before coming home. The thought of leaving her in the NICU breaks my heart, so I'm really hoping we can hold out for a while.

I'm allowed to get up to shower (thank god!!!) and grab meals from the fridge, but I can't do anything more strenuous than that. So it could definitely be worse... I think I'd lose my mind if I wasn't able to get up and stretch out once in a while.

Fighting Hellfish

Best of luck. I couldn't imagine going home without the baby. If it does happen, it will be tough, but remember that is where she will get the absolute best care

EddiesGurl

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

Hi ladies... I'm on bed rest now. :(

I'm still not showing any signs of preeclampsia (and they have done extensive testing of my blood/urine to make certain) but my blood pressure is high now (140/90) so I'm out of work and can only get up to go to the bathroom, shower, and get food... I don't get to do any housework (yay!) but I'm basically on house arrest and can't go anywhere except for dr. appointments. Unfortunately, it looks like we will be delivering early, especially if preeclampsia does develop...

I've got wonderful, attentive doctors, and we have a great hospital, so I feel confident that this will still have a great outcome even if she has to be born a little too soon...but please send some good vibes to me and my baby. (and excuse my run-on sentence! )

geez..thats tough..just stay strong & good luck...i'm sending good vibes your way **~~**~~**

good luck w/ everything..

EddiesGurl

pacifier wrote:

Ladies, how well did you men cope with the pregnancy? Did they realise what you were going through or were they impatient with you? Did they pour on the special treatment or was it life as usual? etc, etc.

my guy has been treating me like gold ~ i'm 21wks right now & so we are still getting used to me being pregnant..he loves my belly & always rubs on it & kisses it...he rubs my feet & my back & is always willing to get up to get me anything...hes been great. even on the days when i want to kill him for no apparent reason, he tolorates it well..i'm lucky b/c i can get pretty nasty w/ all these raging hormones...:)

genevieve

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

Thanks to both of you for the well wishes! Right now it's a "wait and see" thing. It's pretty much a given that they'll induce early, but how early is what we're trying to determine. I think if my blood pressure doesn't get any higher, and there is no preeclampsia, they'll try to hold out until 35-36 weeks. If she's got to come before that, she'll most likely be ok, but it'll be a long road and she'll spend some time in the hospital before coming home. The thought of leaving her in the NICU breaks my heart, so I'm really hoping we can hold out for a while.

I'm allowed to get up to shower (thank god!!!) and grab meals from the fridge, but I can't do anything more strenuous than that. So it could definitely be worse... I think I'd lose my mind if I wasn't able to get up and stretch out once in a while.

How many weeks are you right now?
I just thought reading your post that Im 33 weeks this week.
If I was told it was gonna come out in 2 weeks I might faint!
Do you havce to stay lying down or can you sit up for extended
periods? Like with your legs on pillows or something.
I hope you like reading. Can you get to use the computer regularly?
I have wireless in my house and use a laptop so it would be ok that way.

genevieve

EddiesGurl wrote:

my guy has been treating me like gold ~ i'm 21wks right now & so we are still getting used to me being pregnant..he loves my belly & always rubs on it & kisses it...he rubs my feet & my back & is always willing to get up to get me anything...hes been great. even on the days when i want to kill him for no apparent reason, he tolorates it well..i'm lucky b/c i can get pretty nasty w/ all these raging hormones...:)

Wow.
Im getting treated pretty well but not that good!

Is everyones hubbies/partners going to the prenatal exams with them?
A friend of ours is pregnant right now and hes not going to the exams
with her. I would be super ticked if that was me. I mean if hes out
of town or something thats a totally different matter.

genevieve

Brain of Lo how are you doing?
Everything going ok?

EddiesGurl

genevieve wrote:

Wow.
Im getting treated pretty well but not that good!

Is everyones hubbies/partners going to the prenatal exams with them?
A friend of ours is pregnant right now and hes not going to the exams
with her. I would be super ticked if that was me. I mean if hes out
of town or something thats a totally different matter.

i'm lucky..Chris has been to both of my ultrasounds w/ me & one of my exams..the first one.

but here, all of the other exams are just the Dr. feeling my stomach & listening to the heartbeat..takes 5-10 min...so i dont think its necessary for him to take off work to go for those appts.

and yes ~ i consider myself to be very lucky..he has been so supportive & so excited about this pregnancy....i think sometimes hes more excited than me! he loves my belly & he treats me like a queen! we'll see how long that treatment lasts after baby is here!

take care fellow preggo ladies!

Brain of J.Lo

genevieve wrote:

Brain of Lo how are you doing?
Everything going ok?

I'm doing great; thanks for asking! I go for my next dr. visit tomorrow. Wish me luck when they take my blood pressure! I've been very good...just relaxing and twiddling my thumbs.

To answer your earlier questions, I'm about 28 weeks and 5 days right now. I can sit up, too... It's not really strict bed rest, but I'm trying to just lay down (and stay off the computer) as much as possible, because that's really the best thing.

I think the thing I needed most was to be taken out of my stressful work environment. I really believe my boss and all of her craziness/abuse is the reason I'm having this problem to begin with...

Brain of J.Lo

genevieve wrote:

Wow.
Im getting treated pretty well but not that good!

Is everyones hubbies/partners going to the prenatal exams with them?
A friend of ours is pregnant right now and hes not going to the exams
with her. I would be super ticked if that was me. I mean if hes out
of town or something thats a totally different matter.

My husband goes to my exams, because I tend to get nervous in the waiting room if I have to wait a long time. (I'm crazy. ) It kind of sucks for him to have to take off of work all the time because I'm going so often now, but he doesn't mind. He also goes to ultrasounds and will be going with me to my weekly testing (where they evaluate the baby to make sure she's moving around enough and that her heart rate is good.) This is just because of the blood pressure issue, and I'll be starting this week for the first time, but they did this test about 4 times while I was in the hospital last week and the results were great each time.

genevieve

Im so glad to hear you are doing good.
Eat lotsa fruit and veggies and drink lotsa water. Stay away from salt.
Stay sane. I guess thats the best you can do. Let us know how the
appointment goes.

Brain of J.Lo

genevieve wrote:

Im so glad to hear you are doing good.
Eat lotsa fruit and veggies and drink lotsa water. Stay away from salt.
Stay sane. I guess thats the best you can do. Let us know how the
appointment goes.

My appointment went great!!! My blood pressure was much better, so my doctor thinks the bed rest is working. In fact, it was such an improvement over last week that I don't even have to go back for two weeks!!!

genevieve

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

My appointment went great!!! My blood pressure was much better, so my doctor thinks the bed rest is working. In fact, it was such an improvement over last week that I don't even have to go back for two weeks!!!

Thats awsome. If it keeps improving this way will you be allowed to go out
a bit? Like to dinner, or to the grocery store and stuff? Cause it would be
nice to be able to go for short walks and stuff.

Brain of J.Lo

genevieve wrote:

Thats awsome. If it keeps improving this way will you be allowed to go out
a bit? Like to dinner, or to the grocery store and stuff? Cause it would be
nice to be able to go for short walks and stuff.

No, I'll be on house arrest until the baby is born because the resting is what she thinks is keeping my blood pressure low, and we want to avoid an increase at all costs. I have my own theory that my stressful job was the whole reason it was high to begin with, and that with work eliminated from my life, it will steadily improve...but I know the doctor isn't going to take any chances. But that's ok. I'm really doing a lot better with this than I thought I would. I have sketchbooks and journals and many books to read to keep me occupied. The last week has gone so fast, and now I'm a whole week closer to a safe delivery time.

Fighting Hellfish

Hellfish Jr, otherwise known as either Jack Michael or Grace Sheridan, will be entering the world tomorrow morning, at approximately 7:30 A.M. EST. For those interested in pics, check:

mysite.verizon.net/seangroark

No baby pics will be up until late tomorrow night at the earliest

genevieve

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

No, I'll be on house arrest until the baby is born because the resting is what she thinks is keeping my blood pressure low, and we want to avoid an increase at all costs. I have my own theory that my stressful job was the whole reason it was high to begin with, and that with work eliminated from my life, it will steadily improve...but I know the doctor isn't going to take any chances. But that's ok. I'm really doing a lot better with this than I thought I would. I have sketchbooks and journals and many books to read to keep me occupied. The last week has gone so fast, and now I'm a whole week closer to a safe delivery time.

So how does it work with your mat leave?
Are you going on maternity leave?
If so does it mean you had to start it earlier than you wanted
or is this just like having a doctors note and taking sick days?
What did you do for work that was so stressful?
Im glad being out of there has made a big difference!

genevieve

Fighting Hellfish wrote:

Hellfish Jr, otherwise known as either Jack Michael or Grace Sheridan, will be entering the world tomorrow morning, at approximately 7:30 A.M. EST. For those interested in pics, check:

mysite.verizon.net/seangroark

No baby pics will be up until late tomorrow night at the earliest

Ooohhh!
So exciting.
Im going to check things out.
Hope alls well.