BP still not good. Had very bad headache all day :(
Seeing ob in morning to see what next. Maybe increase medication again.
Will update when can.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
CRAP!!
CRAP!!!!
Very short post as Shannon and Laci will be here shortly, but lets just say things not great :(
My BP today has shot right up over the day :( and not feeling good (that lovely pre eclampsia feeling - spots in eyes etc) and scan showed the fluid level right down :(
Having first dose of steroids tonight..
The waiting game begins.
Poor Shannon not coping at all.. Me doing ok. 29 weeks is still good (chanting to self over and over)
Very short post as Shannon and Laci will be here shortly, but lets just say things not great :(
My BP today has shot right up over the day :( and not feeling good (that lovely pre eclampsia feeling - spots in eyes etc) and scan showed the fluid level right down :(
Having first dose of steroids tonight..
The waiting game begins.
Poor Shannon not coping at all.. Me doing ok. 29 weeks is still good (chanting to self over and over)
Waiting for scan
Trying to keep positive but still feeling a little nervous. Scan not until 4pm QLD time. Hoping all is good.
Starting to get to that point when I am waiting for the bomb to drop. I hate it!
Please let it be reassuring and get me through till the next one which is growth in a weeks time.
Starting to get to that point when I am waiting for the bomb to drop. I hate it!
Please let it be reassuring and get me through till the next one which is growth in a weeks time.
Monday, November 10, 2008
29 weeks today!
Woohoo, only one week until my next goal and only 3 weeks till my final goal, have decided anything over 32 weeks is a bonus.
Am still in hospital, so happy that Shannon managed to set me up on laptop. Not finding boredom an issue at all I have to tell you! Between some serious resting and the internet and making my christmas decorations and the little chats with nurses, time doesn't seem to be dragging too badly.
I think it certainly helps that my pain is less is helping the way I feel about things.
Sleep is improved, certainly not great by anyones terms but am managing 3-5 hours of unbroken sleep and some dozing.
So the other issues, my usual ones lol. My blood pressure. It is definately not being co operative. My medication is being increased today. I am now on higher dose than when I was pregnant with Laci :( It will take 24-48 hours to see if this has the desired effect.
BUT Protein on my 24 hour collection is ok. So thats a bonus! The difficult part that my ob is concerned about is that every pregnancy is different and even though I don't have the protein like I did with Laci there is still a very high likelyhood that things will go pear shaped in the near future. Just which order they go in is yet to be seen.
She has asked us to consider the steroids for bubs lungs, at this stage we have declined because of the all the research we have done ourselves and the high risk ob that we have discussed this with at length in the past. The basics are that once you have the steroids they are only effective for a week. So if you don't deliver in that week but still go early they repeat the course. Problem being no one knows how effective this repeated dose is. So we would really prefer to wait until things look immenent before we do it, problem is, it is still a bit of a guessing game. The other concern is that steroids can affect bubs growth and with our history with growth issues anyhow, this is another thing we would prefer to hold off on..
So that said obviously if we can't stabalise my bp, my protein goes up or bub's growth or fluid etc change this is when the time will come..
So am not going home anytime soon!
Am having scan tomorrow afternoon here at the hospital, this will just be fluid levels and dopplers (blood flow). Ob did say that the ctg I had yesterday was excellent so not expecting any surprises on scan.
Will update after :)
Am still in hospital, so happy that Shannon managed to set me up on laptop. Not finding boredom an issue at all I have to tell you! Between some serious resting and the internet and making my christmas decorations and the little chats with nurses, time doesn't seem to be dragging too badly.
I think it certainly helps that my pain is less is helping the way I feel about things.
Sleep is improved, certainly not great by anyones terms but am managing 3-5 hours of unbroken sleep and some dozing.
So the other issues, my usual ones lol. My blood pressure. It is definately not being co operative. My medication is being increased today. I am now on higher dose than when I was pregnant with Laci :( It will take 24-48 hours to see if this has the desired effect.
BUT Protein on my 24 hour collection is ok. So thats a bonus! The difficult part that my ob is concerned about is that every pregnancy is different and even though I don't have the protein like I did with Laci there is still a very high likelyhood that things will go pear shaped in the near future. Just which order they go in is yet to be seen.
She has asked us to consider the steroids for bubs lungs, at this stage we have declined because of the all the research we have done ourselves and the high risk ob that we have discussed this with at length in the past. The basics are that once you have the steroids they are only effective for a week. So if you don't deliver in that week but still go early they repeat the course. Problem being no one knows how effective this repeated dose is. So we would really prefer to wait until things look immenent before we do it, problem is, it is still a bit of a guessing game. The other concern is that steroids can affect bubs growth and with our history with growth issues anyhow, this is another thing we would prefer to hold off on..
So that said obviously if we can't stabalise my bp, my protein goes up or bub's growth or fluid etc change this is when the time will come..
So am not going home anytime soon!
Am having scan tomorrow afternoon here at the hospital, this will just be fluid levels and dopplers (blood flow). Ob did say that the ctg I had yesterday was excellent so not expecting any surprises on scan.
Will update after :)
Friday, November 7, 2008
Off to hospital
second update for the day. Ended up ringing my ob's office as my bp also up, which I am sure if prob just from pain and exhaustion. Spoke to the wonderful midwife, she spoke to ob and called me back.
I am being admitted today after lunch. They will do a CTG to check on bubs, full bloods and start another 24 hour urine. My ob will come in after 5pm to see what we can discuss about pain relief etc.
Hoping my stay won't be too long, but glad to be aprivate patient this time so they said I should get my own room.
We have ordered mobile internet from dodo to use on laptop, but hasn't arrived yet so will offline for a while.
I am being admitted today after lunch. They will do a CTG to check on bubs, full bloods and start another 24 hour urine. My ob will come in after 5pm to see what we can discuss about pain relief etc.
Hoping my stay won't be too long, but glad to be aprivate patient this time so they said I should get my own room.
We have ordered mobile internet from dodo to use on laptop, but hasn't arrived yet so will offline for a while.
Not doing so good
Short but whingy post ahead..
So much pain, didn't think it could get worse but it has. I can hardly stand, moving is agony. Sleep is non existant. Cried myself to sleep last night, just wish I could have more than panadiene. Managed to get 3 hours straight sleep then that was it.
Am starting to get pins and needles in my toes, don't know what thats about.
Shannon being great.. Just held me whilst I sobbed, he so wishes he could do something, so do I.
He is at work this morning, had to go for a meeting. Today is Laci day home, but she is so far being great. My house cleaner is coming in about 10 minutes, she will be here for 2 hours.
Shannon only has 5 more weeks of work before his 9 weeks off. He is taking one day off a week starting next week to be home with Laci on her day home from daycare.
Shannon not sure I am going to last the weekend at home. I'm not sure either. I want to be here for Laci. But this pain is doing my head in :(
My ob said she could do localised injections of steroids and local aneasthetic, that is looking like something I may want sooner rather than later..
I will get through this, this will be worth it. But crap this is hard!
So much pain, didn't think it could get worse but it has. I can hardly stand, moving is agony. Sleep is non existant. Cried myself to sleep last night, just wish I could have more than panadiene. Managed to get 3 hours straight sleep then that was it.
Am starting to get pins and needles in my toes, don't know what thats about.
Shannon being great.. Just held me whilst I sobbed, he so wishes he could do something, so do I.
He is at work this morning, had to go for a meeting. Today is Laci day home, but she is so far being great. My house cleaner is coming in about 10 minutes, she will be here for 2 hours.
Shannon only has 5 more weeks of work before his 9 weeks off. He is taking one day off a week starting next week to be home with Laci on her day home from daycare.
Shannon not sure I am going to last the weekend at home. I'm not sure either. I want to be here for Laci. But this pain is doing my head in :(
My ob said she could do localised injections of steroids and local aneasthetic, that is looking like something I may want sooner rather than later..
I will get through this, this will be worth it. But crap this is hard!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
28 week update
So here I am at 28 weeks, woohoo! This was my first major goal as I can now have this baby in Cairns, wow the first time I will have a baby in the same town I'm living in! Next goal is 30 weeks, then 32 weeks. This will mean I have surpassed Laci's gestation and anything past this will be a bonus!
Lots of other stuff to report so think I will put it in point form.
* Today was growth and wellbeing scan. Griffin is continuing to grow well. Todays estimated weight was 1223 grams. Fluid levels and dopplers all good.
* My BP is hanging in there on my dose of medication I take when not pregnant.
* My latest blood tests taken last week show that I am still borderline anaemic even with having been on the iron for past 6 weeks.
* My latest blood tests also show that my platelets are continuing to drop :( This is a problem I have had on and off since childhood. Normal is 150,000 - 400,000. I started the pregnancy in the 150,000's, it has since dropped to 125,000 and now it is at 115,000. If it drops below 100,000 that's not good news. It means I am unable to have an epidural/spinal for the caesarean. It means I have to have a general anaesthetic and that Shannon can't be in there :( Needless to say we are not too happy about this but understand the need :( (There is a risk of a heamatoma - bleed). I will be having bloods done every 2 weeks now and it will also be checked just prior to delivery regardless.
* My latest 24 hour urine test taken last week show my protein is borderline. In pregnancy they like it to be under 300. At 8 weeks it was under 200, at 23 weeks it was 280 and last weeks was 300. Today at appointment, my quick dip test showed one plus protein again. I will now be doing 24 hr urine's every 2 weeks to keep a close eye on it.
* Today we had a quick tour of the special care nursery at Cairns Base to be prepared. A nice little unit and we were very happy to hear that siblings are allowed to visit as long as they are well. This had been playing on our mind a bit with wanting Laci to bond etc
* Now the pelvis! Well last week I say the surgeon about my suspected hernia, good news is that I don't have a hernia! Yesterday I say an orthopaedic specialist. The news wasn't as good there I'm afraid. Basically I have seriously damaged my ligaments that surround pelvis. Any painful movement is damaging and inflaming it more. She thinks part of the reason this has happened is due to my previous surgeries and the large amount of scar tissue/adhesions I have. So basically the short version is that I need to rest and I am talking serious rest. Do nothing! Bed rest pretty much. She also suggested hospital admission :( Today we discussed with ob and the basic plan at the moment is to try and manage at home for the next week, then re assess. She thinks the best plan is that I go to hospital for say a week at a time. I am okay with this I think as the bit that worried me the most was being in there for the duration of the pregnancy. She said we will try and avoid that. She also suggested localised injections of steroids and local anaesthetic to try and lesson the pain, even just for one day so I can ge t some sleep! Sleep is just not happening because of my constant pain and I am getting pretty exhausted :(
OKay I think thats the basics hee hee :)
Lots of other stuff to report so think I will put it in point form.
* Today was growth and wellbeing scan. Griffin is continuing to grow well. Todays estimated weight was 1223 grams. Fluid levels and dopplers all good.
* My BP is hanging in there on my dose of medication I take when not pregnant.
* My latest blood tests taken last week show that I am still borderline anaemic even with having been on the iron for past 6 weeks.
* My latest blood tests also show that my platelets are continuing to drop :( This is a problem I have had on and off since childhood. Normal is 150,000 - 400,000. I started the pregnancy in the 150,000's, it has since dropped to 125,000 and now it is at 115,000. If it drops below 100,000 that's not good news. It means I am unable to have an epidural/spinal for the caesarean. It means I have to have a general anaesthetic and that Shannon can't be in there :( Needless to say we are not too happy about this but understand the need :( (There is a risk of a heamatoma - bleed). I will be having bloods done every 2 weeks now and it will also be checked just prior to delivery regardless.
* My latest 24 hour urine test taken last week show my protein is borderline. In pregnancy they like it to be under 300. At 8 weeks it was under 200, at 23 weeks it was 280 and last weeks was 300. Today at appointment, my quick dip test showed one plus protein again. I will now be doing 24 hr urine's every 2 weeks to keep a close eye on it.
* Today we had a quick tour of the special care nursery at Cairns Base to be prepared. A nice little unit and we were very happy to hear that siblings are allowed to visit as long as they are well. This had been playing on our mind a bit with wanting Laci to bond etc
* Now the pelvis! Well last week I say the surgeon about my suspected hernia, good news is that I don't have a hernia! Yesterday I say an orthopaedic specialist. The news wasn't as good there I'm afraid. Basically I have seriously damaged my ligaments that surround pelvis. Any painful movement is damaging and inflaming it more. She thinks part of the reason this has happened is due to my previous surgeries and the large amount of scar tissue/adhesions I have. So basically the short version is that I need to rest and I am talking serious rest. Do nothing! Bed rest pretty much. She also suggested hospital admission :( Today we discussed with ob and the basic plan at the moment is to try and manage at home for the next week, then re assess. She thinks the best plan is that I go to hospital for say a week at a time. I am okay with this I think as the bit that worried me the most was being in there for the duration of the pregnancy. She said we will try and avoid that. She also suggested localised injections of steroids and local anaesthetic to try and lesson the pain, even just for one day so I can ge t some sleep! Sleep is just not happening because of my constant pain and I am getting pretty exhausted :(
OKay I think thats the basics hee hee :)
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