Although my days are sometimes erratic, here's basically the way my schedule goes (times are approximate):
Get up at 7:30am to get ready for NST (hooking me up for at least :20 minutes to monitors for the baby's heart rate and my contractions), blood glucose reading.
8:00am visit from my OB (except that he's on vacation in Egypt til 8/18, so the covering dr. just stops by at random times during the day)
9:00am eat breakfast
9:15 limited in-bed exercise (helps to control my blood glucose)
10:00am blood glucose reading, shower
10:30am morning snack
11:30am blood thinning drug injection to prevent blood clots while I'm sitting in bed day after day (there are bruises dotting the backs of my arms--looks much worse than it feels).
12:30pm lunch
1:00pm limited in-bed exercise
1:30pm blood glucose reading
2:00pm NST
3:00pm afternoon snack
try to nap to catch up on a little more sleep (4-5 a night is NOT enough for a pregnant woman!)
6:00pm dinner
6:30pm limited in-bed exercise
7:00pm blood glucose reading
Bubble Daddy & Bubble Girl come by for a visit (school-day schedule), wheelchair excursion to the outside plaza for :15
8:00pm NST
9:00pm end of visiting hours, call from Mom
9:30pm bedtime phone call from Bubble Girl, sing a lullaby
10:30pm call from Bubble Daddy to debrief on the day
11:30pm blood thinning drug injection
2:00am NST
3:00am sleep til 7:30!
Interspersed throughout the day are visits from various people: nurses needing to get regular vitals readings, housekeeping, foodservice dropping off tomorrow's menu and all the little meals I have to eat to keep my blood sugar stable, social workers, dietitians, etc. checking on how I'm doing. Every week or so I have an ultrasound and a consultation with a neonatologist. It's odd to live somewhere that people you don't know can just keep walking in all day. Thankfully I have a private room, so I don't have to cope with the interruptions related to a roomate, but I still have a tough time being able to focus on writing, or get a decent nap. So, even though I'm sitting here in bed all day long, I'm not getting much in the way of rest or productivity.
This sounds especially rough. Not only are you stuck on bed rest in a hospital, but you're trapped in some sort of perpetual twilight where you're exhausted all the time and yet can't sleep. The days must just run one into the next.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, BM! I've been thinking about you all a lot and will keep following along.