Pre-E questions....anyone have experience?
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Why was your baby in the nicu? Sorry you had to go through that. They had the nicu team in the room when my baby was born but she was deemed good to go and she stayed with me all of the time. The only real issue was that I was not supposed to be left alone with her for long periods while I was on mag - not an issue for us as my husband had already planned on staying the whole time. |
jindc
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so, we're going to do repeat labs and a 24hr urine collection (not sure why for that already, but whatever - I'm furloughed....hopefully it doesn't have to be EVERY pee because that'd be like 74 different times in one day at this point).
The stories of smoothly going inductions without epidurals made me feel better - my husband said there's no way he would let me be induced without the doctor giving us a legitimate reason, and he would try to have it held off as long as possible. The good news is that in the shut down, I can get to the doctor more if they want to monitor me more without worrying about my job. I don't think that I'd be a candidate for magnesium, but I am definitely going to ask under what conditions I become one. |
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For the 24 hour urine collection, they do mean every single time you pee. If that's 10 times, or 20 times, or 74 times. The 24 hour urine collection and blood labs will let you and your doctor know how your body is doing. More information is better, in my opinion. |
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| It's all urine - every drop. Sorry... |
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| Have them give you a 2nd bucket, just in case. |
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| Don't be scared about the epidural. One good side effect it that they bring BP down! GW is also good at giving walking epidurals - I got one and had a lot of sensation still and recovered very quickly. You will do what you need to do to to have a successful birth and there is no shame in getting an epi if you end up wanting one. |
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| Oh, and if you do get induced - be sure to ask for the telemetry monitor. That will allow you to move around, which can really help. |
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I am not the PP you asked, but Georgetown actually assigned one nurse to just me and another mag patient, which was nice. They were super supportive, washed my breast pump parts for me and made sure I could go to the NICU whenever I wanted. As miserable as I was, I felt well taken care off. They even kept a sandwich for me and gave it to me at 4 am when I finally got off the mag. (At that point I hadn't eaten for 42 hours). My last baby was in the NICU due to respiratory distress, likely brought on by literally flying out (2 pushes). |
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Not sure about GW, but Georgetown and Sibley do not a pre-e patient walk around, I was hooked up to the monitor the entire time. If you get magnesium, you can't move around anyway. |
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| I also had mag and my baby was in the NICU. During the 24 hours of post-birth mag (which they shorted to 18 hours since my labs looked so much better), the nurses did bring me, in an oversized wheelchair with the mag drip and catheter, to the NICU for a brief visit with baby. I was so out-of-it from the pre-e and mag that that was all I could manage. But I was not prevented from seeing him. |
jindc
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LOL ok, I will. how gross. also, I'm not going to get an epidural unless it is required. If it's only an induction, which at this point isn't planned yet, and I don't need magnesium, I'll be able to walk around - this is what I hope for. |
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That'll really depend on how high your BP is. I wasn't allowed to walk around even without the epidural and the magnesium. |
jindc
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I'm sure, I'll see what happens - my BP isn't that high (yet?) and I don't have the results from any of the labs I told the Dr I should probably have done.
I'm being proactive, but trying not to doom myself to a more difficult delivery than is necessary if it truly is just fat phobia |
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Unless you have severe pre-e, you don't need to worry about mag.
OP, from the sound of things, one doctor at one visit mentioned pre-e and induction. Talk to your ob at your next appointment, but it sounds like at this point you're just borrowing trouble. Being pregnant increases your anxiety about a lot of things, but monitoring bp, protein and labs is all you can do right now. Take a deep breath and try to relax. Good luck. |
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Totally agree. You're overthinking this. |