I spoke with Elizabeth this morning. The perinatologist (sp?) has been in already today, and thinks that she may discharge Elizabeth tomorrow morning. We'll have to wait and see the results of the tests they're running, but Eliz may be able to come home for bed rest for a while.
Her blood pressure seems to depend very strongly on whether or not she's lying down. One measurement they did this morning while lying down (and having been there for a few hours) was something like 130 over 70, whereas it's frequently been 145 over 85 while sitting up, and they got a couple of 150+ over 90 readings yesterday. So it sounds like she's going to have to stay horizontal. But if she does get to come home, at least the bun in the oven will get to cook for a while longer!
Posted by Tom Nugent at February 19, 2004 09:19 AMFrom the blood pressure trends, clearly Elizabeth simply needs to be resting in zero-gravity :)
Best wishes...
Posted by: Scott MacLaren at February 19, 2004 01:08 PMthat is why i have been playing the role of "bedrest-nazi" for michelle, because "bedrest" means RESTING in BED! :-)
michelle is constantly trying to get up and do stuff, because she "doesnt want to be a bother..."
it would be great if she gets to come home, but you may have to be an 'enforcer". still, its better than being in the hospital, and the longer the kid cooks, the better.
take care. mjl
Posted by: Michael Laine at February 19, 2004 02:06 PMThanks for keeping us informed.
I know you're probably worried, but it sounds like the doctors are taking good care of Elizabeth and Dorothy. Keep the updates coming, but remember to sleep. :-)
Posted by: Elizabeth Dew at February 19, 2004 07:21 PM