Back to the hospital (take 1)
On Thursday morning, October 14th I woke up and took a bath and noticed that I was having an increase in my bleeding postpartum. We were taking Ainsley into the doctor that morning since we had just learned she was diagnosed with Hypothrydoism, so I figured I would just ask the doctor about my bleeding then.
We had Ainsley’s doctors apt at 10:30 am and learned how to take care of her with her recently diagnosed condition. She was to take a half a pill a day to assist her thyroid function. We were also told we needed to feed her every 2 hours and wake her to feed because she could be extremely sleep with this condition until we got it regulated. Our plan was to bring her into the doctor 2-3 times a week for weight checks.
After they evaluated Ainsley, I asked the doctor about my bleeding and they examined me. The said the increased bleeding was somewhat normal and to call if it increased more.
After our appointments, we went to Applebees for lunch. I knew my bleeding wasn’t stopping so we headed home after lunch. As soon as I got home I went to the bathroom and had major blood loss. This was around 1:30 pm. I immediately yelled to Ryan to call 911. I literally thought I was dying due to the amount of blood. He calmly said, I will run and get the truck and call Amy to take care of Ainsley. Amy is our neighbor and a very good friend. Ryan somehow was able to call Amy and get the truck in a matter of minutes. A couple minutes later Amy arrived at our house. I asked her to grab Ainsley (who was in a bouncer in her room) and I showed her my blood loss. She confirmed it was not normal. I was trying not to panic—Ryan then came back and took me to the ER. I arrived there around 2 pm.
When I checked into the ER, my blood pressure was 170/119. Through the roof! I was terrified. I tried to calm down once they got me into a room. The started me on fluids and started some tests. They also contacted my doctor who was teaching class at the time. My doctor arrived around 4 pm and I was SO relieved to see her. They needed to evaluate me, but they didn’t have some of the instruments they needed in the ER—so they transported me back to the Labor & Delivery unit.
Once I was there they evaluated me and I was in so much pain they could barely evaluate me. Finally after some time I was able to breathe through the pain as they evaluated me and I was then told I had retained placenta and they would need to do a D & C (dilation & curettage)—a surgical procedure to remove blood clots and the placenta. They stared me on IV antibiotics, which I needed to have in my system for a couple of hours before they did the procedure. This began around 6 pm—they had several emergency C-sections that evening so the operating room was booked. They finally did my procedure around 3:30 am. They did a spinal block so I wouldn’t feel anything and gave me some “happy medicine” as they called it to calm my nerves. They said I may not remember parts of the procedure due to the medicine, but thankfully I remembered everything and was able to talk to the medical staff during the procedure.
After they surgery my blood pressure continued to be high—so they told me I would need to remain in the hospital and be on bed rest for 24 hours to receive a treatment to prevent seizures due to my pressures. Magnesium sulfate is used to prevent or stop seizures during pregnancy. It relaxes your muscles—so they had to constantly monitor me and do reflex checks every hour. I couldn’t eat or drink during this time—I thought this would have been more difficult, but I was in no mood to eat (shocking I know)! I was on this medication from 10 am Friday-10 am Saturday. During this time I lost a LOT of fluid—which was great and helped my body to start the process of healing.
They kept me for observation until Sunday morning and then I was released. Saturday I was a little weak from being on bed rest, having all of my muscles relaxed and not eating, but by Sunday I was SO excited to go home, see my baby and get back to normal!
Miss Ainsley was cared for by our good friends Mark & Amy on Thursday night. I can’t say enough good things about this couple! Amy brought Ainsley to hang out with us at the hospital on Thursday while I was getting antibiotics and waiting for the surgery. It felt so good to hold Ainsley after the scary day that I had.
Ryan’s parents were amazing to jump in the car and come right up to help care for Ainsley that weekend. They arrived in town around 7:30 am on Friday and were able to pick up Ainsley and love on her that weekend while we were in the hospital. They brought her by to visit—and it was always good to see our baby girl and know that she was being well cared for at home.
Our baby girl in her new outfit--my sweet Mary Kay lady-Paula got this for Ainsley.
Ainsley loves to lay on our legs like this--she can see everything and work that neck out!
We had Ainsley’s doctors apt at 10:30 am and learned how to take care of her with her recently diagnosed condition. She was to take a half a pill a day to assist her thyroid function. We were also told we needed to feed her every 2 hours and wake her to feed because she could be extremely sleep with this condition until we got it regulated. Our plan was to bring her into the doctor 2-3 times a week for weight checks.
After they evaluated Ainsley, I asked the doctor about my bleeding and they examined me. The said the increased bleeding was somewhat normal and to call if it increased more.
After our appointments, we went to Applebees for lunch. I knew my bleeding wasn’t stopping so we headed home after lunch. As soon as I got home I went to the bathroom and had major blood loss. This was around 1:30 pm. I immediately yelled to Ryan to call 911. I literally thought I was dying due to the amount of blood. He calmly said, I will run and get the truck and call Amy to take care of Ainsley. Amy is our neighbor and a very good friend. Ryan somehow was able to call Amy and get the truck in a matter of minutes. A couple minutes later Amy arrived at our house. I asked her to grab Ainsley (who was in a bouncer in her room) and I showed her my blood loss. She confirmed it was not normal. I was trying not to panic—Ryan then came back and took me to the ER. I arrived there around 2 pm.
When I checked into the ER, my blood pressure was 170/119. Through the roof! I was terrified. I tried to calm down once they got me into a room. The started me on fluids and started some tests. They also contacted my doctor who was teaching class at the time. My doctor arrived around 4 pm and I was SO relieved to see her. They needed to evaluate me, but they didn’t have some of the instruments they needed in the ER—so they transported me back to the Labor & Delivery unit.
Once I was there they evaluated me and I was in so much pain they could barely evaluate me. Finally after some time I was able to breathe through the pain as they evaluated me and I was then told I had retained placenta and they would need to do a D & C (dilation & curettage)—a surgical procedure to remove blood clots and the placenta. They stared me on IV antibiotics, which I needed to have in my system for a couple of hours before they did the procedure. This began around 6 pm—they had several emergency C-sections that evening so the operating room was booked. They finally did my procedure around 3:30 am. They did a spinal block so I wouldn’t feel anything and gave me some “happy medicine” as they called it to calm my nerves. They said I may not remember parts of the procedure due to the medicine, but thankfully I remembered everything and was able to talk to the medical staff during the procedure.
After they surgery my blood pressure continued to be high—so they told me I would need to remain in the hospital and be on bed rest for 24 hours to receive a treatment to prevent seizures due to my pressures. Magnesium sulfate is used to prevent or stop seizures during pregnancy. It relaxes your muscles—so they had to constantly monitor me and do reflex checks every hour. I couldn’t eat or drink during this time—I thought this would have been more difficult, but I was in no mood to eat (shocking I know)! I was on this medication from 10 am Friday-10 am Saturday. During this time I lost a LOT of fluid—which was great and helped my body to start the process of healing.
They kept me for observation until Sunday morning and then I was released. Saturday I was a little weak from being on bed rest, having all of my muscles relaxed and not eating, but by Sunday I was SO excited to go home, see my baby and get back to normal!
Miss Ainsley was cared for by our good friends Mark & Amy on Thursday night. I can’t say enough good things about this couple! Amy brought Ainsley to hang out with us at the hospital on Thursday while I was getting antibiotics and waiting for the surgery. It felt so good to hold Ainsley after the scary day that I had.
Ryan’s parents were amazing to jump in the car and come right up to help care for Ainsley that weekend. They arrived in town around 7:30 am on Friday and were able to pick up Ainsley and love on her that weekend while we were in the hospital. They brought her by to visit—and it was always good to see our baby girl and know that she was being well cared for at home.
Our baby girl in her new outfit--my sweet Mary Kay lady-Paula got this for Ainsley.
Ainsley loves to lay on our legs like this--she can see everything and work that neck out!
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The pics of Ainsley are cute! I can't believe your MK lady got something! You must buy a lot of MK!!