Apparently the flu/swine flu are really bad for pregnant women. I guess they can develop complications much easier because their immune systems are weaker. So my obgyn gave me this list of symptoms telling me when I should call the doctor. Anyway, Justin and I were both pretty sick last week. We started off with little fevers and aches and then got coughs, congestion, etc. My mom and Justin kept nagging me to call the doctor because these symptoms happened to be on the list they gave me. I HATE calling/going to the doctor so I put it off until Thursday, when I still wasn't better.
I called the office and told the nurse my symptoms. She said I needed to go to the ER and get tested for Swine Flu. I was very surprised but I figured I needed to do what was best for baby. So I went in and told them to test me. They said since I was 28 weeks along, I needed to go to the labor and delivery floor to be tested. So I went where I was told. When I got there, they took me to a room and had me get in a gown and lay in a hospital bed. The whole time I was asking them "I probably don't have the Swine Flu, is this really necessary??" The nurses responded that any flu symptoms in pregnant women could be very serious and that this was standard procedure.
So I put the gown on (unwillingly) and waited. The nurse came in and strapped monitors to my belly so they could monitor the baby for a while. She asked me a million questions and took my temperature (which was normal). I felt so ridiculous being in there for what was probably just a cold. After about an hour of this, they called me doctor and he said I could go home! They didn't even test me for Swine Flu after all of that.
Anyway, I know that it was better than I went just in case. And it was comforting to know my sickness wasn't affecting the baby. But seriously???? The whole thing was absolutely ridiculous!!! And now I'm wondering how much my little hopsital stay is going to cost us...
The joys of pregnancy!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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4 comments:
oh goodness! well i'm just glad you and baby are OK!
good job keeping you and little baby james healthy! sometimes they do go a little psycho on pregnant women...
ha ha. I could see your face during all of this. :) I am glad you don't have the flu though!! That is a mess.
show me a picture of that belly!!! or can we hang out sometime???
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