*I have been sick/congested/miserable/snotty/headachey for the last few days. I would feel better, then get worse, and then started to have a fever. Last night I was having trouble catching my breath and my heart was racing. I have never done this...but I had Kenny take me to the ER. If I wasn't pregnant I think I would have waited until this morning to see a doctor, but you know what they say "Healthy momma=Healthy baby". Thankfully we live in a small town so we were only at the ER for 1 1/2 hours. My oxygen count thingy was fine...almost perfect. With the baby growing and pushing on my diaphragm along with all of the congestion explained the breathing part of my problems. My heart rate was 136 when we got there which is pretty fast for someone who had been on the couch for the last 2 days! They think the medicine I was taking caused my heart to race. By the time we left it was down to 109. Negative tests for Influenza A and B as well as Strep. We heard the baby's heartbeat and knew that he/she was okay. Final diagnosis was Upper Respiratory Infection. I felt kinda silly once we left knowing that nothing was really wrong (and will probably be kicking myself once we get the bill!!!!), but we definitely had peace of mind and I had a great night's sleep last night!
*Baby update: I was feeling better this morning so we went in to my regular OB appointment. He gave me an antibiotic for the URI and checked my pulse...down to 96! I am 16 1/2 weeks along and feeling pretty good. Put on a hefty amount of pounds this month, but that's okay! We heard the baby's heartbeat today which is always a wonderful sound. We go back in 3 weeks, on the 26th, for the 20 week ultrasound! Any guesses?? Boy or girl?
Kennan's school had a pre-school sing-a-long the other day. Look at that cutie!
Skinamarink a do, I love you...
Kenny and the kids have been enjoying the cool, fall weather playing out at the many playgrounds around our house...
4 comments:
glad you're feeling better! hope that uri goes away for good. er's are no fun. i hope not to visit another one for a very long time....: P your kids are adorable as always. look forward to hearing if you're having a boy or girl: )
That stinks that you were feeling bad--especially when you have two little ones and you're pregnant! So excited to hear what the new baby is-- what do you think it is??
Don't feel bad about going to the ER. I'm just glad you're ok! My guess for the baby is...a girl :)
Hope you are feeling better! It's not fun to be sick and pregnant with two kids too! I think its better to go to the ER and be safe than sorry.
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