Hospital Stay Day 6
It's been a somewhat interesting day today. Usually I get my blood pressure taken twice a day (morning and evening) so they took it this morning and it was a nice normal 120/78 or so. A little bit later in the day (Stacy was actually here visiting at the time) they came in and said that they needed to take it again. I didn't get it since it was low this morning but apparently it was high once yesterday. I told Barb (the nursing assistant) that she had me all stressed out now so of course it will be high this time and sure enough, 145/90-something. The nurse came in and told me that I now have to do a 24-hour urine test to make sure there is no protein in my urine and I'll have to get my blood pressure done more often and now they want to get my weight every day. Oh boy!!! They took the pressure later and it was 135/88 then again this evening when it was 122/84 so that's a little bit more like it.
I also had a biophysical profile today (BPP) which measures each baby on a scale of 1-8. It checks for fluid levels, movements, "practicing" breathing and muscle tone. They used a little portable ultrasound machine to do it. Both babies did great - they each got 8/8 so that is good news! I'll have BPPs every Thursday and dopplers every Monday starting on 3/2. My next growth scan will be 3/12.
Ben brought Maia to see me today! It was so nice to see her and hug her. The snow is bad outside so I wasn't sure if they'd be able to make it but they did. I know it's so hard for him to get over here with her so I am so appreciative.. She was a little bit crabby because we didn't just let her run whereever she wanted but that is par for the course with a toddler. Darek and Steph also visited at the same time so we took our wheelchair ride down to McDonald's so that they could have some dinner. It is so nice having visitors!
The "alternative medicine" lady came by today and gave me a foot massage with mandarin aromatherapy. I'm not too into that stuff but I can never turn down a free foot massage. Bring it on.
Ben brought a rug and an egg crate spread for my bed so hopefully that'll help me sleep better. I can't wait to try it. OH and he brought me our new laptop!! It's so big and beautiful...I love it. It has a built in webcam and everything.
OK, I'm off for the night!
There's nothing like worrying your blood pressure could be high to make your blood pressure go up. Ergh. I guess they're just worried about pre-eclampsia. And your blood pressure probably went down once you were able to hug Maia. There's nothing like cuddling your baby girl to make all stress go away.
I'm glad the twins did well on their BPP. It's encouraging to know both of them scored well. Thanks for explaining what all this stuff is when you post how they're doing.