Monday, April 20, 2015

Week 23: 04/09/15 - 04/15/15



Milestones this week:

  • 04/09/15: My older sister's Birthday!
  • 04/20/15: Went into L&D for high blood pressure, and was officially put on bed rest :(

This week I...

Have been struggling with my blood pressure. I had high blood pressure in my first trimester, and was put on blood pressure medicine for it, but once I hit my second trimester, my blood pressure got dangerously low, so I was taken off the BP medicine. On monday, (04/20) I had severe migraines, and felt "off", so I checked my BP and it was 162/94. After calling my OB, and taking one of my old blood pressure pills at his instruction, I still had high blood pressure 2 hours later. I called Labor and Delivery at the local hospital, and after talking with the charge nurse there, went in to get checked out. They monitered all my stats and checked on Rook, and after talking with the OB on call, and talking with my regular OB, it was decided that I should go on modified bed rest. What does this mean? Basically I can only be up and on my feet for 3-4 hours at a time, and I have to be careful to not over exert myself, as well as avoiding lifting over 20-25 lbs. It's only been a week, and I'm already so incredibly bored, I've decided to attempt a cross stitch. 

Stats this week:

  • Weight: week: -0.5; Pregnancy: -7.0
  • Symptoms: Back pain, light cramping, reflux
  • Cravings: Ice cream, pickles dipped in cream cheese.
  • Baby Bean's Size: Eggplant
  • Baby's length: 11.38 in
  • Baby's weight: 1.10 lb

Tip of the Week:

This week for me, the hormones are back at it. Every little thing makes me tear up and/or want to bite someones head off. There's no "easy" way to control hormones and mood, I've resorted to repeatedly telling someone I'm angry at that I know I'm overreacting and not to take it personally, but people will only put up with you when you're being like that for so long! I'm lucky that I have an amazing husband who does a really good job of being understanding, and a great RN mom who will answer my medical questions I have practically every day so I don't get on my OB's bad side by calling all the time! As lucky as I am that these people put up with my, my tip for the week is make sure everyone knows how much you appreciate them! I think I've had something similar as my tip before, but I can't stress it enough. Make sure your SO, your mom, your siblings, your roommate, whoever know how much you love and appreciate them for everything. Pregnancy is hard for us to go through, but it's also hard for our loved ones to try and help us go through it!







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