I had he.llp with dd at 37wks when i was already in labor so for ds they had planned to induce me at 37wks but i went into labor naturally at 36+5. Ds was very very fast and i did not get high bp or platelet drops but i still had lovenox for 3wks afterwards and platelet checks every 2 days My bp went down after a few wks with dd.
spunkarella i remember months ago when you were talking About getting migraines and that made me nervous since it is a sign of hel.lp which can go undiagnosed for months or can be sudden like mine was. Pls take care that you call ur ob with even the slightest issue these next few wks especially migraines or upper right quadrant pain, nausea, vomiting. I shouldve gone sooner to the hospial with dd, i thought it was a normal part of labor and stayed home until my contractions were close. By then my bp was too high and my platelets had dropped and my liver was crashing. After she was born my bp went up again and i had a seizure and was hospitalized the first 5 days of her life. I hadnt told the nurse soon enough that i was dizzy again and having upper right quadrant pain again- i thought it was just feeling crappy after birth. Sorry this is a novel, and i dont want to scare you but pls pls speak up if you feel anything off over the next few wks, even if it might seem like Normal end of pregnancy crappiness.
Edited for iphone induced typos oh and my kids were both fine, dd had a bit of jauandice but no light therapy.
Post by spunkarella on Sept 1, 2016 5:26:48 GMT -5
gigem thanks for sharing. I'm glad you and your DS are ok!
I'm beeing seen every week for NSTs and BP/urine checks, and I'm keeping a close eye on my symptoms in between appointments. Thankfully, so far I don't have any other symptoms besides high blood pressure and still getting headaches. His NSTs are "beautiful" and all the growth scans have put him right at 50% on the curve so that's comforting too.
My doctor's office is great about having me come in to be checked out even if I call with something vague like "this headache doesn't feel the same, or I just don't feel right today." I feel like I'm in good hands and absolutely trust their call to induce at 37 weeks. Even without other symptoms, we are not playing games with this.
gigem thanks for sharing. I'm glad you and your DS are ok!
I'm beeing seen every week for NSTs and BP/urine checks, and I'm keeping a close eye on my symptoms in between appointments. Thankfully, so far I don't have any other symptoms besides high blood pressure and still getting headaches. His NSTs are "beautiful" and all the growth scans have put him right at 50% on the curve so that's comforting too.
My doctor's office is great about having me come in to be checked out even if I call with something vague like "this headache doesn't feel the same, or I just don't feel right today." I feel like I'm in good hands and absolutely trust their call to induce at 37 weeks. Even without other symptoms, we are not playing games with this.
Im so glad they are monitoring you closely and sounds like you have right reflexes when something is off. Great to get the nst's and the other tests. I hope everything stays quiet for you, keep us updated!
Post by nextbigthing on Sept 1, 2016 5:57:37 GMT -5
My sister was induced with my niece at 37 weeks due to pre-eclampsia. She had a normal but long labor and my niece came out with no complications and went home 2 days later
My second niece same thing at 37+2 but that did end in a csection but baby was fine.
I had my twins via C section at 37+1. They were perfectly healthy - 5 lbs and 7 lbs. They needed no NICU time and came home with me. The c section wasn't bad at all.
My water broke at 37w4d and they gave me cervadil overnight one day later, with plans to start pitocin the next morning. I went into labor before they had a chance, it was pretty quick. They did make a big deal about her being preterm, because she was 37+6. I wanted to scream, it was literally 12 hours difference.
She had jaundice and did a day under the lights before we could go home. I really think my water only broke because I had a really rough cervical check that week. Maybe that's paranoid of me, whatever.