Last week I was hospitalized from Tuesday afternoon through Friday morning. My heart went back into atrial fibrillation. You can read the full story on our family blog. I was worried about it because no matter what I did I felt like it was going to negatively impact my baby. Even if I did nothing I was putting her at risk because I could have a stroke and she might not be getting the blood flow she needed. At least she’s a mover and I could feel her kicking and squirming around which comforted me.
Finally after 54 hours my heart returned to a normal rhythm on its own. I think the new medication helped and now it’s a daily regimen at least until the baby is delivered. I just hope she grows big enough and doesn’t have any heart defects because of my medication. At least her heart is already formed and has been pumping for awhile.
I guess I’m a high risk pregnancy now. I’ll have to ask my OB. I was borderline before but now that I’ve demonstrated that I can go back into a-fib and I’m on blood thinners and other meds, they’re going to watch me even more closely. I also wonder if they’ll just want to do a cesarean to prevent any labor complications and stress on my heart.
My pregnancy with Desmond was easy, but the delivery was complicated and not what I expected. This time the pregnancy has been complicated so I’m hoping the delivery will be easy. It’s only fair, right?
Tuesday I get to see my OB doctor Tricia Wright again. I really like her and she even stopped in to see me at the hospital which was a big relief to me. I cried when I was talking with her. I also get to do my glucose test for gestational diabetes at this appointment so I’m hoping I’ll pass that with flying colors so I don’t have to worry about anything new.
I had a growth check ultrasound scheduled for this coming Friday, but I cancelled it because it was going to cost $400. I figured she’s probably fine and even if she was a bit small, what could we do about it? Anyway, we have to pay for everything again until we meet the deductible and then we have to pay 20% until we meet the out-of-pocket maximum. With this hospitalization we may have met both. We were hoping to wait until delivery to shell out lots of cash on my medical stuff since we’re still trying to recover from the new roof, but we’ll be getting a huge bill soon. I might reschedule the ultrasound since I know we’ve at least met the deductible. It takes awhile to get in though. Hopefully labor and delivery will be free now.
I’m not too happy about all my weight gain. The beds in the hospital can weigh you (weird, huh) and according to that I’ve just entered the 200s. That’s about right considering my last prenatal appointment weight. I indulged a bit too much during the holidays and I still haven’t picked up a work out routine. Now I kind of use my heart issues as an excuse not to push myself. I can’t have chocolate any more because of the caffeine and we’re still sticking to no ice cream or frozen treats since that’s usually what I’ve been eating when the a-fib started in the past so maybe those restrictions will help a bit.
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