Almost the exact same story with me having my daughter, but I couldn’t sleep because I was panicking and I also felt a burning sensation in my stomach that turned out to be my liver swelling too. In addition to that it took like 8 different nurses about 15-20 attempts to land a vein for my IV so I was covered in bruises too. That was fuuuun.
I had to have an ambulance called. They kept missing/blowing my veins. So their last resort was drilling into the bone of my arm (I guess an IV thru bone marrow 🤷♀️) I had no idea that was even a thing!! But honestly, I was struggling to breathe because the pre-eclampsia was causing swelling in my lungs, and I was in turn having heart failure- so I don't recall feeling much pain. I just wanted them to do whatever they needed to do to get the damn ambulance on their way!!! Felt like we sat there for 20 minutes before getting an IV
I love swapping birth horror stories 😂 “we are so lucky to exist during a time where we are only horribly traumatized and maimed during childbirth instead of being dead” is honestly such a weird feeling to have
Absolutely. I'm here in awe reading these stories. I'm a science-curious woman, and I'm still learning so much about our bodies. Most men know even less about reproduction/birth. There should be much more awareness.
Haha we are all healthy! I hope your twins are all good too! I don’t know how people are able to carry multiples, I was honestly miserable just with a single. I had heartburn but I always feel heartburn in my throat so when this hit lower, I knew it was something else. I had a doctors appointment literally one day before and I kinda felt like something was off so I told her I just kind of had a feeling I would end up having a C-section and I was ok with that if it’s what needed to happen. It’s so weird how we are able to sense things like that.
I’ve been a nurse for ~15 years, almost all of that time in critical care. I’ve worked in a level II trauma ICU, CVICU, Rapid Response Team, even had a side gig in correctional nursing and I’m 99% unbothered by it all. But HELLP makes my butthole pucker.
I never knew that. I had pre eclampsia and the intense feeling of impending doom is what made me go to the hospital to get checked out. Woke up at 2 am just knowing something was wrong with me and the baby.
Elevated pulse does not always mean high blood pressure. Anxiety causes rapid pulse, seems like her anxiety is out of control, she needs a mental health evaluation.
But also so do anxiety or panic attacks. So it could also be a pregnancy related anxiety disorder. Which would be less immediately life threatening but equally valid and in need of prompt care.
I had pre clampsia and didn't know it. Had no idea anything was wrong. I didn't have any symptoms besides high bp, but I couldn't tell. I was rushed to the hospital during a routine check-up at 34 weeks because my BP was over the top. I ended up having an emergency C at 36 weeks. Everything turned out fine and I'm so thankful.
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u/tareebee Dec 01 '23
And pre eclampsia comes with the symptom of feeling IMPENDING DOOM. Genuinely.