So Now we have premies!
After their birth they were taken to the Nicu. They were put on CPAP but only had to stay on it for a few hours. Both showed signs that they didn't need it anymore so they pulled that off. The Doctors were able to give Kim two steroid shots before delivery to help develop lungs which made a HUGE difference. They spent the day under direct heat to keep their body temps up. Marcus kept an eye out on the today as Kim didn't have much energy, nor could she see anything. (results of the magnesium...)
Kim spent the day drugged out on magnesium as it was important to keep her on it so that she didn't have seizures from the pre-eclamptic symptoms she had. By 8pm the drugs were really taking a toll on her. She told the doctor and the nurses that she was dieing and she had trouble breathing, face was itchy, hard to swallow, she felt like something was being overlooked, etc, etc. The list goes on. They wanted her on the magnesium for 24 hours post delivery, but they have been able to pull people off at 18 hours and it hasn't had any negative effects. She was around 20 hours when the pulled it. She said that she could immediately feel the effects. She called Marcus cause he was out getting food, crying because she literally had no control over anything. She said she felt all her hormones were pouring out of her. It was an odd way for her body to try to release all the drugs.
We got settled in for the night but at 2am they woke us up and said that Kim is doing well enough now to move to the postpartum area of the hospital. She they wheeled her down to the new room while Marcus lugged our life in suitcases.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Now What?!
So Now we have premies!
After their birth they were taken to the Nicu. They were put on CPAP but only had to stay on it for a few hours. Both showed signs that they didn't need it anymore so they pulled that off. The Doctors were able to give Kim two steroid shots before delivery to help develop lungs which made a HUGE difference. They spent the day under direct heat to keep their body temps up. Marcus kept an eye out on the today as Kim didn't have much energy, nor could she see anything. (results of the magnesium...)
Kim spent the day drugged out on magnesium as it was important to keep her on it so that she didn't have seizures from the pre-eclamptic symptoms she had. By 8pm the drugs were really taking a toll on her. She told the doctor and the nurses that she was dieing and she had trouble breathing, face was itchy, hard to swallow, she felt like something was being overlooked, etc, etc. The list goes on. They wanted her on the magnesium for 24 hours post delivery, but they have been able to pull people off at 18 hours and it hasn't had any negative effects. She was around 20 hours when the pulled it. She said that she could immediately feel the effects. She called Marcus cause he was out getting food, crying because she literally had no control over anything. She said she felt all her hormones were pouring out of her. It was an odd way for her body to try to release all the drugs.
We got settled in for the night but at 2am they woke us up and said that Kim is doing well enough now to move to the postpartum area of the hospital. She they wheeled her down to the new room while Marcus lugged our life in suitcases.
After their birth they were taken to the Nicu. They were put on CPAP but only had to stay on it for a few hours. Both showed signs that they didn't need it anymore so they pulled that off. The Doctors were able to give Kim two steroid shots before delivery to help develop lungs which made a HUGE difference. They spent the day under direct heat to keep their body temps up. Marcus kept an eye out on the today as Kim didn't have much energy, nor could she see anything. (results of the magnesium...)
Kim spent the day drugged out on magnesium as it was important to keep her on it so that she didn't have seizures from the pre-eclamptic symptoms she had. By 8pm the drugs were really taking a toll on her. She told the doctor and the nurses that she was dieing and she had trouble breathing, face was itchy, hard to swallow, she felt like something was being overlooked, etc, etc. The list goes on. They wanted her on the magnesium for 24 hours post delivery, but they have been able to pull people off at 18 hours and it hasn't had any negative effects. She was around 20 hours when the pulled it. She said that she could immediately feel the effects. She called Marcus cause he was out getting food, crying because she literally had no control over anything. She said she felt all her hormones were pouring out of her. It was an odd way for her body to try to release all the drugs.
We got settled in for the night but at 2am they woke us up and said that Kim is doing well enough now to move to the postpartum area of the hospital. She they wheeled her down to the new room while Marcus lugged our life in suitcases.
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