Shaun fbody
The 47 Ronin
Sooooo
as some of you knew, my wife was pregnant with a baby girl. The due date was April 19th 2013...and the pregnancy had been GREAT up to 38 weeks... I mean my wife had no morning sickness (at ALL), little pains, like basically as textbook pregnancy as you could GET.
Went in to Dr. office last Friday (April 5th) -- blood pressure was high (hereon referred to as BP). Throughout her pregnancy her BP was very NORMAL-LOW side, like 130/80...125/80, etc.. last Friday it was 152/93. This is not good with a pregnant woman because it can lead to a medical condition known as pre-eclampsia (pre-seizure)... so Dr ordered bed rest for the weekend with a followup appt on Monday morning (April 8th).
As soon as we got home after the Dr appt on Friday, I went out and got a BP machine (these fuckers aint cheap lol) because I wanted to monitor her BP over the weekend and see how it acts. Now the Dr didn't say to do this, he only said if she gets a headache, blurred vision, dizziness or just doesn't feel right, to go to the hospital immediately to get checked out. Now this whole time the baby was fine..all the "non stress tests" that were performed on baby were completely text book, which is good because that means the high BP was not affecting baby's well being...yet.
So Saturday morning I check my wife's BP... it's 188/106. This is alarmingly high. To check the accuracy of the machine, I went ahead and checked my BP and it was 124/78 (normal is 120/80). I insisted we go to hospital, but my wife refused since she didn't have any other symptoms and felt fine. Plus we had Patrick last weekend and she didn't want me to miss out on my time with him... but I insisted it would be fine. Her heart rate was fine too so I agreed to go with it. The Dr did order "bed rest" for the weekend, but my wife also refused to stay in bed. LOL. She's a busy body I say.
Continued checking her BP throughout Saturday and Sunday, it's elevated, but no other symptoms. Finally Sunday afternoon, she got a headache. I said "that's it we are going to the hospital". And good thing we did. Nurses and Dr on call checked my wife and stated that they were surprised she was able to walk, and had no other symptoms of pre-eclampsia.
Labor was induced Sunday night, my wife labored through the night and through Monday morning. Dr finally came in and said, we need to get the baby out, because even the BP medicine being administered via I-V was not helping... in fact it was hindering labor since it was counter-acting the inducing medicine. Dr said C-Section is the only option now, or major damage could be done to mother/baby.
We both agreed, of course, and in 45 minutes we were in the operating room. I was able to be by my wife's side throughout the procedure and she felt very little as the Dr's and nurses got the baby out. Low and behold, after a few minutes of sitting there I heard the amazing sound of a baby crying, she had been born.
So at 14:55 Monday, April 8th 2013, Vanessa Diane Edwards was born into our world, at 6lbs 2ozs and 18" long. Her apgar scrore was 9.5 out of 10. Perfectly healthy baby. Reflexes like a champ, good skin, good lungs, heart, everything. All of the nurses and the Dr were impressed, since she was born 2 weeks early and mom had had high BP for more than 72hrs.
Mom on the other hand was not doing so great still. Her BP was still elevated, like as high as 190/108 (again, normal is 120/80). So instead of being discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, or Wednesday... we didn't get out until Thursday, around noon. So 4 nights on a fold out hard ass chair for me did a number on my back, neck, legs, hell even hips. Plus getting up every 1 - 3 hrs to help with the baby since mom had just been through a major surgery (YouTube c-section, I dare ya)... plus mom was not feeling so great. But finally after a few days of bed rest and BP medication, mom's BP was under control and we were released.
But now we are home, safe, sound, comfy, as a family. And thank goodness for health insurance HAHA. I can't wait to get the EOB from Blue Shield of CA. I estimate it will be around $25k at least... plus Dr bill plus anesthesiologist...so on.
Overall, the hospital staff was VERY attentive... they helped with every aspect of the new baby, which was great.
Cliff notes:
Wife's blood pressure really high
Went to hospital
C-Section performed
Baby came 2 weeks early
Was in hospital for nearly 5 days
We are home now, everyone healthy
Pics:
Doc, I'm goin in...
Baby born:
First family pic:
Daddy and baby:
Seeing the world for the first time:
Thanks for reading... k bai
as some of you knew, my wife was pregnant with a baby girl. The due date was April 19th 2013...and the pregnancy had been GREAT up to 38 weeks... I mean my wife had no morning sickness (at ALL), little pains, like basically as textbook pregnancy as you could GET.
Went in to Dr. office last Friday (April 5th) -- blood pressure was high (hereon referred to as BP). Throughout her pregnancy her BP was very NORMAL-LOW side, like 130/80...125/80, etc.. last Friday it was 152/93. This is not good with a pregnant woman because it can lead to a medical condition known as pre-eclampsia (pre-seizure)... so Dr ordered bed rest for the weekend with a followup appt on Monday morning (April 8th).
As soon as we got home after the Dr appt on Friday, I went out and got a BP machine (these fuckers aint cheap lol) because I wanted to monitor her BP over the weekend and see how it acts. Now the Dr didn't say to do this, he only said if she gets a headache, blurred vision, dizziness or just doesn't feel right, to go to the hospital immediately to get checked out. Now this whole time the baby was fine..all the "non stress tests" that were performed on baby were completely text book, which is good because that means the high BP was not affecting baby's well being...yet.
So Saturday morning I check my wife's BP... it's 188/106. This is alarmingly high. To check the accuracy of the machine, I went ahead and checked my BP and it was 124/78 (normal is 120/80). I insisted we go to hospital, but my wife refused since she didn't have any other symptoms and felt fine. Plus we had Patrick last weekend and she didn't want me to miss out on my time with him... but I insisted it would be fine. Her heart rate was fine too so I agreed to go with it. The Dr did order "bed rest" for the weekend, but my wife also refused to stay in bed. LOL. She's a busy body I say.
Continued checking her BP throughout Saturday and Sunday, it's elevated, but no other symptoms. Finally Sunday afternoon, she got a headache. I said "that's it we are going to the hospital". And good thing we did. Nurses and Dr on call checked my wife and stated that they were surprised she was able to walk, and had no other symptoms of pre-eclampsia.
Labor was induced Sunday night, my wife labored through the night and through Monday morning. Dr finally came in and said, we need to get the baby out, because even the BP medicine being administered via I-V was not helping... in fact it was hindering labor since it was counter-acting the inducing medicine. Dr said C-Section is the only option now, or major damage could be done to mother/baby.
We both agreed, of course, and in 45 minutes we were in the operating room. I was able to be by my wife's side throughout the procedure and she felt very little as the Dr's and nurses got the baby out. Low and behold, after a few minutes of sitting there I heard the amazing sound of a baby crying, she had been born.
So at 14:55 Monday, April 8th 2013, Vanessa Diane Edwards was born into our world, at 6lbs 2ozs and 18" long. Her apgar scrore was 9.5 out of 10. Perfectly healthy baby. Reflexes like a champ, good skin, good lungs, heart, everything. All of the nurses and the Dr were impressed, since she was born 2 weeks early and mom had had high BP for more than 72hrs.
Mom on the other hand was not doing so great still. Her BP was still elevated, like as high as 190/108 (again, normal is 120/80). So instead of being discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, or Wednesday... we didn't get out until Thursday, around noon. So 4 nights on a fold out hard ass chair for me did a number on my back, neck, legs, hell even hips. Plus getting up every 1 - 3 hrs to help with the baby since mom had just been through a major surgery (YouTube c-section, I dare ya)... plus mom was not feeling so great. But finally after a few days of bed rest and BP medication, mom's BP was under control and we were released.
But now we are home, safe, sound, comfy, as a family. And thank goodness for health insurance HAHA. I can't wait to get the EOB from Blue Shield of CA. I estimate it will be around $25k at least... plus Dr bill plus anesthesiologist...so on.
Overall, the hospital staff was VERY attentive... they helped with every aspect of the new baby, which was great.
Cliff notes:
Wife's blood pressure really high
Went to hospital
C-Section performed
Baby came 2 weeks early
Was in hospital for nearly 5 days
We are home now, everyone healthy
Pics:
Doc, I'm goin in...
Baby born:
First family pic:
Daddy and baby:
Seeing the world for the first time:
Thanks for reading... k bai
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