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| From Baby Pruett |
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| From Baby Pruett |
We went in on Friday October 24th in the morning to be induced. By 5pm I was still not progressing well, had my water broken sometime that evening. As the day/evening/night wore on it was more obvious I had pre-eclampsia and was getting worse by the hour. I was put on Magnesium Sulfate to prevent me from having seizures. Around 8am on the 25th I was fully dilated, but they wanted me to let baby’s head drop without pushing b/c my blood pressure was too high. By 11am I tried pushing to move BG’s head down b/c my body was already pushing on it’s own and she was having fetal heartrate decelerations that were not coming back up. By 11:30 it was obvious her head was stuck and there was no way she was coming out. 12 noon on Oct. 25 we went into the operating room. And BG was here:
Ryleigh Grace Pruett
October 25, 2008
12:14pm
7lbs, 13oz
19” long
Apgars were 9 and 9
Since I was on Magnesium Sulfate I had to continue to be on it for 24 hours to prevent any seizures that may occur as a result of my high blood pressure. This drug makes you very very weak, and totally loopy almost like you’re drunk. So because of this Ryleigh had to be in the newborn nursery so I could rest and get better. There’s nothing wrong with her, no side effects, she’s perfect.
So I’m still weak and sore. Finally getting some food has been nice. My blood pressure is still borderline high, but if I sit in the right position, the numbers look good. Just need to rest.
The whole story and updates with pictures are to come when I have a more energy. We're finally home and have internet connection, so check back in a few days for the full update.
