My new home is in the Labor and Delivery of Seton Medical Center in Austin. My OB admitted me early this morning due to my high blood pressure…that literally just cropped up within a 24-hour period. They gave me a shot (the first of two) to speed up the babies’ lung maturity. Needless to say,...
Monthly Archives: January 2007
At 8 AM, Mark and I had our consultation with the pediatrician that came highly recommended by all of the women at Mark’s office. The visit went fine with the exception of one little issue.
He completely dismissed my feelings on breastfeeding.
First let me say, that I am generally an advocate of breastfeeding. I was breast...
My blood pressure has been spiking on and off (mostly on) for the past 24 hours, and I spent most of last night talking to the on-call doc in my OB’s practice. We are going in again, and it looks like I might be in the hospital for awhile.
My worst fears are happening and I’m...
I don’t feel too hot. My hands, feet, and ankles are swollen to the point of concern. Laying down helps, but the moment I get up — even for a short amount of time like going to the bathroom — it comes back fast. Then I woke up this morning feeling sick to my stomach....
I ended up going in to see my OB late this morning with Mark. After waiting over an hour, I finally saw him. My blood pressure was good (124/83). They did a quick ultrasound and the twins looked good (still transverse, and still laying with their heads next to each other). So they did some...