Well, it certainly is a busy time for us at the moment. At our meeting with the midwife on Tuesday Marla's blood pressure was quite high so we went to the hospital so that they could check to see if she had any other symptoms of Pre-eclampsia. She did not, but the doctors decided that the high blood pressure was of enough concern to put her on some medication to help bring it down. They needed to keep an eye on her and monitor the success (or otherwise) of the medication, which unfortunately meant that she had to stay at the hospital overnight.
The following morning (Wednesday) they decided to increase the dosage of the medication, which again meant another night in the hospital. Although it is an annoyance, I must stress that Marla is actually feeling fine - aside from the boredom of being in hospital - and there appears to be very little to worry about. The hospital staff have done a number of checks on the twins and they also appear to be healthy and now that the blood pressure issue has been taken care of (the medication is doing the trick) everything is looking rosy again. She'll be able to leave the hospital this lunchtime, which is good.
I went down to the hospital a number of times and I have to say that it has made me feel quite a lot better about the entire situation. Many of the staff I had contact with were very good. And now I also have an idea of the layout of the wards and things, which will make the hospital environment not so new and scary when the twins arrive. Marla appears to be taking the whole thing quite comfortably in her stride.
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