MSE Pregnancy Club XV

jillie1974

ok..
so on sat afternoon i suddenly got a very sharp pain at the top of my uterus/ stomach. i thought it was at first down to the way i had slept or been sat. took some paracetamol which didnt clear it. took some gaviscon incase it was trapped wind and tried to make myself as comfortable as possible but however or wherever i sat, the pain wouldnt move. i was then quite viloently ill (no notices what so ever. no feeling of wanting to be sick) as i had been at the anc clinic last monday i remembered the dr askig if i had any sudden pain in my abdomen or right where i was having the pain. panicing a bit, i rang my DH who said ring the delivery suite, which i did. the mw was great, asking all the questions and went off to check after i had answered all questions to say, come in and bring a bag. rang dh back who then had to come out of work to take me there. his mum actually brought me up so i would be there quicker. pain wasnt easing and now i was panicing abit.

we got to the suite and took my notes and then came into to hook me up to different monitors etc making sure that baby was ok at the same time. at this stage i was violently ill again. pain wasnt going at all. BP was raised and i advised that i hadnt been able to take my dose of methyldopa. the mw went and got me some. pain was still there and DR had examined me again. i was ill sick bout 2 times more. and could keep nothing down at all. the decision was taken to admit me and monitor me overnight with the possibility of putting me on a drip to re-hydrate me as ketones were now showing as ++ and protein as +. had 2 injections one to stop me being sick and one strong antacid
was slightly out of it and dont rememeber really DH going but he was prob about to faint from not eating himself. i did tell him to go and to call the delivery suite at 10pm

they brought me up to the ward bout 10pm settled me down to sleep. bout 1 hour later i was again really sick (i have no idea where all the fluid was coming from but imagine it was all acid from my stomach). at this point i was put on a drip and given another injection to stop me being stick. from now on i was sick again bout 3 times. and i was beginning to really panic. i managed to eat small amounts of food and was on a drip till mon evening.felt a lot better all day sunday. and it was only the ketones in my weee that was keeping me in. so iknew i'd have to eat a lot on mon to make sure it would be clear to go home on monday. told DH i would be cominghome so he took the day off work as i didnt know what time i would be discharged.

so on monday all was great and i was going home!! my BP was back to normal for me and there was just a trace of ketones in my wee. waiting for the DR to discharge me, i had to do one for urine sample- this came back as + ketones and i knew i was staying in. the pain had also come back and i was sick again. pain in my chest was excruciating and by now i knew it was severe heartburn/reflux that had triggered everything. if i was sick again i would be back on the drip and prob in for another night. so that night the midwife gave me some different positions to sleep in. not the most comfiest but i was determined i was goin home. the heartburn did come back but i took the gaviscon and tried to sleep. next day was busy. DR was unable to do rounds till bout 4pm due to emergency in the delivery suite (thats another story).

so i waited till i had my breakfast and lunch to do a sample. took it easy, relaxed and got out of the bed,anything to ward of the heartburn and keep the ketones out of my wee. and then, my urine was clear but DR didnt like the trace from baby (was monitored on machine 3 times a day for baby heartbeat and movement) so i was on a monitor for an hour. mw said (she was fab) its because baby is moving there is nothign wrong, i will speak to DR and see what he says. 10 mins later i got the magic words... you can go home!!

i dont think i have ever dressed so quickly!!! then she said i have to check your blood pressure. so i calmed down and relaxed again.. it was fine and i was allowed home...


have read all my notes (they write everything down) and there is no obvious cause for the pain or sickness. we have been advised it was probabbly due to a build up of acid in my stomach. which led to reflux rather than heartburn (my bro has reflux) and in turn made me vommit so much. then with me worrying raised my bp as well. if my BP had stayed ok and urine been clear i would have been home earlier. but i was in the best place. and all the midwives were fanatastic.
so now i have to sleep in a very strange position at night (not the easiest) watch what i eat and drink. and am back on 4 tablets instead of 3 per day.


so just incase there any midwives out there :T:T:T:T:T:T very much from the bottom of my heart!!

redstararnie76

Nicki wrote: »

I just feel each to their own. It seems to me its a personal decision, and I just don't understand why some mums to be hector other mums to be because they've made, or want to make different choices, particularly if those choices are informed ones. It bugs the heck out of me too when some mums to be sneer at others in their ante-natal classes for not having read as much as they have about the birth process, as we all have different priorities in life, and perhaps the other parents have very full on jobs or caring responsibilities for elderly parents or something, and are shock horror coming to the antenatal classes to learn about these things, rather than to show off their own knowledge gained from books and the internet :rolleyes:

Makes me sound like a grumpy old woman and perhaps I am, but the things I enjoy most about reading a forum like this are listening to other mums and mums to be sharing their experiences about what they are going through, but the one-up-manship just leaves me cold. Fortunately though the thread isn't currently too bad for this, though it has had its moments in the 7 months (:eek:) I've been posting here.

I couldn't agree more! I'm fed up with having to justify my decisions regarding MY body and MY baby. After I had my daughter, I was made to feel so guilty and such a failure because I had to have an emergency c-section, and then, horror of horrors, my daughter and I really struggled with the breastfeeding, and after 4 weeks of unbelievable stress and misery, started using formula. As a result, I now very strongly believe that you should do what you feel comfortable with. And although I fully intend on trying to breastfeed again this time, if I can't I'm not going to be bullied - I will switch to formula!

redstararnie76

Oh Jillie, how scary, I'm pleased you're feeling better and are at home now.

kindofagilr

Sarah_Joanne wrote: »

You possibly have!! She's been to a few mainly Manchester but I think she went to London once too. Her husband has been away and while he was gone she put up a Hanson poster in their living room and it's still there now! She also has a ring of the H symbol thing that she wears all the time!

OMG I am so jealous of her ring!!!! where did she get it from, the fans haev wanted one ever since taylor was seen wearing one in 1998 (he still wears it to this day)

I have a Hanson tattoo its the pic in my avatar

Aww I bet I have seen her!! ive been to all the manchester and london ones, whats her first name? long shot I know lol is she on hanson.net

Wow Jilly thats insane! I am pleased you are home and are both ok

jillie1974

sorry for a such a long post but i didnt want to leave anything out.

jillie1974

and i think that with the pain i had over the weekend with my back and stomach, that i havent as high a pain treshold as i thought so i may just be having an epidural instead of the gas and air, but i need to speak to the consultant about that next monday. i am a wuss!!

jillie1974

thanks guys for all your concerns. i was only able to access facebook on my phone to update my status, aske ddh to put a post on here for me but he said it all sounded too confusing. and i couldnt acess the forums on my little mobile. (i asked and they said it was ok to use my phone at my bed)

jillie1974

anyhoo!! enough about me!
how has everyone been??

have had a quick scan through!!

Suzy- congrats!!
Fairydawn- congrats!!

newbies welcome!

Evansangel

Hey Jillie! I was reading your updates on facebook!

Glad everything is ok now and your home though

How have you been otherwise? Good i hope.

I've been not to bad, still feeling a bit rough but im sat in front of a fan to try and combat my hot flushes

lou66_2

Morning ladies
Hope you are all ok Suzy such good news and what a lovely name sofia-rose
Had a really good night catching up last night with my two old friends and eating loads. Had another strange dream last night a friend of mine wanted to get her husband shot for not doing the washing up or the bins !!!!! So we were interviewing assassins for the job !!!!!!!! So hot at the moment feel sorry for all you sept and oct ladies xxxx