So, my urine protein from last week came back fine so they didn't take me out of work even though my blood pressure is still up.
This week though, my blood pressure keeps going up, I'm more swollen than ever and I feel terrible. So, yesterday I went to the OB side and they checked my urine and it was 1+ (which isn't horrible) and my blood pressure was 140s/90s, which is high but not horrible I guess. So, they sent me back to work. When I got home last night, I felt terrible so I checked my BP and it was 150s/100s. I laid down for 30 minutes and then recheked it. Still the same. So, I laid down again for 30 minutes on my left side and took a nap and then rechecked. 152/100. So, I decided to call the Dr on call, which happened to be Dr. Faruque. I figured she was getting tired of me and thinks I'm crazy but oh well. I don't want anything bad to happen to you because I was worried about getting on someones nerves. She told me to take another BP pill and go to bed and follow up with her in the morning. Well, today I was off work so I didn't think much of it. I got a call from Katie that Dr. F wanted me to come in (she had forgotten that I was off today) They checked my BP, which was still up and checked my urine. Then they hooked me up to the NST to check your movements and heart rate. In the mean time, Dr. F said they were going to take me out of work and put me on bed rest. She said she didn't think it was Pre-eclampsia, just high blood pressure. Then Katie came in and said my urine had 4+ protein. This changed things apparently. Dr. F's demeanor changed completely. She said she was going to be sending me to the hospital and then went on to say "28 week babies do fine" WHAT?! I'm going to be having my baby at 28 weeks! That's 12 weeks early! Everything happened so fast...it was like a whirlwind. I called your daddy, who was at home asleep and told him to meet me at the hospital.
I arrived at the hospital and went to the 2nd floor by myself. It was so scary. They put a bracelet on me. As they were preparing the paperwork, I looked down at my belly with you in it. It had just started to grow and I was coming to the realization that it was going to be taken away from me to soon. I felt my heart sink. I wasn't ready for you to leave my belly. I know you weren't ready either. Then two nurses took me to my room. I looked at the door. 232. The nurses gave me a gown and had me go into the restroom to put it on. They were working on setting up the monitor in the meantime. I came out and they strapped a monitor thing with a belt on my belly to listen to your heart rate. You were so little and wiggly, they had a hard time keeping you on the monitor. It was so wonderful getting to hear your little heart beat the whole time though. That comforted me so much. They then asked me a ton of questions and examined me and then told me I have collect another 24 hour urine. Yay. At least I wouldn't have to go up and down the stairs to get the jug. The whole thing was a blur. I remember the ultrasound tech came in to measure your growth and to check your lungs to see if you were practicing breathing yet. They told me that I couldn't watch TV, talk on the phone, have the lights on, etc. I could only have 2 visitors at a time and they wouldn't let me eat or drink anything. I was so scared. Your daddy got there soon after. The doctor came in to see me. They said they were going to wait for the urine results to come back and then go from there.
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