So the ultra sound on Monday went well. The cord dopplers apparently had a slight elevation in S/D ratio, but they never told us what they were and didn't give us those results until the next morning. Joy was pretty tired as usual since it is so hard to sleep so she didn't think to ask what that meant. A quick google and it appears that when the S/D ratio is high there could be some sort of blockage in the cords. It sounds like they still have "normal" numbers. However, after hearing this news the morning NST wasn't as good as usual. Meaning the twins didn't have lots of spikes in heart rate. There was nothing to be alarmed about really. The heart rates were in range and looked normal, but not the norm for our hyperactive little ones.
Last night was a crazy one for Joy. At around 4am Joy got up to use the restroom and noticed some blood. She notified the nurses immediately. One because this is not normal and two they seem to be obsessed with the question (and some others) everytime they check-in. Well 30 minutes later Joy had to call again and they said something to the effect of "Oh, the nurse will be there soon". Eventually, the nurse showed up and told Joy that she was never notified about the first call at around 4am. At this point you can imagine Joy is pretty frazled. Sitting there tired and super concerned with no answers about what is going on.
The nurse said she would tell the doctor, but they didn't think it was anything major. So Joy stayed up another hour or so waiting for a doctor to come by. The doctor never showed and Joy finally fell back to sleep. In the morning, Joy said to the day doctor "Did you hear about what happened last night?" The doctor had no idea and even so didn't even exam her as she would have expected.
Then she got a nurse who generally drives her a little nuts. Joy didn't get her Zofran until about 10am this morning and that was an event too. The nurse read off the patient id and the pill etc. Joy confirmed and looked at the pill. Fortunately, Joy has taken a lot of Zofran and noticed it was no where near the right pill. Thank goodness she was on the ball and didn't take it as it was a pill for a different patient. They had to go back and get the right one.
Then her NST which is suppose to be at 8am didn't happen until 10:30am. She has also been told they need her room and are going to move her to the 7th floor. Our question is how will they monitor up there? It is a post partum floor so they probably don't have an NST machine up there right? They seemed to want her on the 5th floor incase something happens during a monitoring session. Our doctor stated several times that it was so important for her to stay on the 5th floor in case of any emergencies since that is where any C-sections would happen. They moved her to a terrible room that was dark, small and super depressing.
I guess the one bright side is that she will have a better bed in post partum.
I feel really bad. She is exhausted and nothing seems to be going right for her today. This doesn't bode well really. Joy still has 20 day to go and I can tell today is a really frustating mental blow. I think she wants to run out the front door screaming but she can't. Let's hope she can get some rest and find a second wind to make it the last 20 days.
Last night was a crazy one for Joy. At around 4am Joy got up to use the restroom and noticed some blood. She notified the nurses immediately. One because this is not normal and two they seem to be obsessed with the question (and some others) everytime they check-in. Well 30 minutes later Joy had to call again and they said something to the effect of "Oh, the nurse will be there soon". Eventually, the nurse showed up and told Joy that she was never notified about the first call at around 4am. At this point you can imagine Joy is pretty frazled. Sitting there tired and super concerned with no answers about what is going on.
The nurse said she would tell the doctor, but they didn't think it was anything major. So Joy stayed up another hour or so waiting for a doctor to come by. The doctor never showed and Joy finally fell back to sleep. In the morning, Joy said to the day doctor "Did you hear about what happened last night?" The doctor had no idea and even so didn't even exam her as she would have expected.
Then she got a nurse who generally drives her a little nuts. Joy didn't get her Zofran until about 10am this morning and that was an event too. The nurse read off the patient id and the pill etc. Joy confirmed and looked at the pill. Fortunately, Joy has taken a lot of Zofran and noticed it was no where near the right pill. Thank goodness she was on the ball and didn't take it as it was a pill for a different patient. They had to go back and get the right one.
Then her NST which is suppose to be at 8am didn't happen until 10:30am. She has also been told they need her room and are going to move her to the 7th floor. Our question is how will they monitor up there? It is a post partum floor so they probably don't have an NST machine up there right? They seemed to want her on the 5th floor incase something happens during a monitoring session. Our doctor stated several times that it was so important for her to stay on the 5th floor in case of any emergencies since that is where any C-sections would happen. They moved her to a terrible room that was dark, small and super depressing.
I guess the one bright side is that she will have a better bed in post partum.
I feel really bad. She is exhausted and nothing seems to be going right for her today. This doesn't bode well really. Joy still has 20 day to go and I can tell today is a really frustating mental blow. I think she wants to run out the front door screaming but she can't. Let's hope she can get some rest and find a second wind to make it the last 20 days.
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Oh dear – what a truly awful day. Thankfully you have time to address and get it sorted.
Joy – if there is nothing that you can do please take deep breaths and try to stay relaxed. The last thing you need is stress. But remember its okay to vent and make noise when you are not getting the attention you deserve. After all this is supposed to be “THE” place to be to ensure the best care is given to you and the girls.
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