Hello all
Its taken so long to catch up , as havent been at home most of week . My gawd Im amongst fellow mad natterers. I think Ive read over 400 posts over last night and this afternoon !! So glad eeny and Sal that you have stayed.
I started a thread on Monday as was a bit worried about some chest area symptoms I was having. Went to routine Ante natal on Tuesday morning, and mentioned having chest pain ,leg pain , rapid heart beat, swollen ankles & lips & giddyness . Midwife rushed me down to the maternity day unit , who then sent me for an Ecg. Came back , put me on a monitor for an hour and then doctor said I was to stay in overnight for observation as had to be immeditely administered Claxane and put on thrombosis stockings. Was all a bit scary and Im not sure how I managed to stay calm, not panic or go into major anxiety breakdown. I had to stay 2 nights in the end as it took ages to get DVT/QV scan organised.
On top of it all , I went into False labour Wednesday afternoon & evening and they were talking of steroid injections, (after being a pin cushion for claxane for 48hrs). Contractions were up 60 on the monitor eeeekkkkk ,it really knocked me out as had been going for hrs, but thankfully it stopped at midnight, PHEW as sooooo wasnt ready yet, havnt sorted names or done my hypnobirthig was all I could think !!
Anyway the long and the short is I got discharged Thursday as there wasnt any clots found and they think that may be Im just having problems due Anemaia , acid reflux and also my small frame , the baby sitting right under my breastbone and little room left for my organs !!!
It has been an exausting week , as a poor girl was in the cubicle next to me in labour for days on end with the entinox going all night and the girl opposite snored like my dh !!
The blessing in disguise is that I didnt panic or feel out of control and the whole experience has got me used to being there and facing some of my fears of being out of control and not being listened to. I really drew out my assertivness as much as possible , with some coaching from my special midwife carer, who happened to be on the ward helping out!!! Im hoping this will help me a great deal with my trauma therapy and may take some of the sting out of my fear of coming in when in labour for real. A dress rehearsal !!! Well thats what Im convincing myself of.
Anyway as a treat and a cheer up Im going to see Superman Returns this evening , not sure how I'll sit for 3hrs , but taking a cushion and booked it direct with cinema so I could choose a good seat for easy quick access to loo !!!! Dh has taken dd out all afternoon so I could just lay on the sofa in peace and rest as I think the hospital bed has mucked my back up even more, but how sweet is that. He surprises me sometimes.