An Evening at the Hospital
Hello to you all.
Late yesterday Rebecca began to feel the slight twinge of a headache. This morning she awoke feeling "off" (a fact I observed throughout the day) and the headache had grown stronger. We gave Tylenol a chance to banish the headache, but after two doses, the headache grew stronger still. Both of these were signs of concern. At 6:00 PM I drove Rebecca to the hospital.
Rebecca's BP was 160/102 and stayed high the whole three hours of monitoring, never dropping below 150. All the standard labs were run. No protein in the urine and all the blood work came back negative, both good reports. The doctors found none of the signs of pre-eclampsia. The doctors feel that Rebecca had (probably) reached another level in this pregnancy which will require her BP meds to be adjusted. Apparently, this is common with pregnancies involving high BP.
Rebecca was given a heftier headache relief pill and told to double her BP meds, then return on Tuesday for a followup. Since we already have an appointment for Tuesday, this did not impact us further.
During tonight's stint in the hospital, Xavier was monitored. He was feisty and moved about a lot. His heart rate ranged from the low 130s to mid 150s. At several points he moved or kicked or punched hard enough to be felt on the surface of the belly instead of inside the body only. This is the strongest Rebecca has ever felt him move.
We are home now and Rebecca is resting. The headache is gone, only a feeling of a little pressure remains.
Always, we thank you profoundly for your prayers and support. Great is our God and He will bring us to the other side!