Another Hospital Visit. :/

Yep, last night was another visit to the hospital. Only this time I actually went straight to the ER. 

Before I start I just want to let you know first off that everything with baby and I are fine. 

You know that paper that they give you that has all the of the list of things to look out for while pregnant? Well one of the things happened on that list last night while I was standing in the checkout line at Walmart. I was getting some last minute items to stock up on before I ended up going into labor. I went to get things that we needed like toilet paper, laundry detergent, etc. 

While in the check-out line I started noticing the yellow prices tags on the shelves. For some really odd reason I could not read the numbers. my vision was blocked by all these spots I was getting in my eyes. I noticed it even more when I went to put my PIN and I could not see the numbers. I pretty much had to feel my way to enter my PIN. I wasn't really freaking out here yet. So I went walking back to my car after I got my things gathered and thought that maybe I just needed to get walking again to get my vision to improve

It was weird, I could still could hardly see but I knew where I was going.

Finally I got to my car and just sat there for a little bit. I thought that maybe I was fine. I was still seeing the spots but they weren't that bad.

So I started driving home. The long stretch to the first light seemed like forever. At this point I really saw how bad my vision was, and it was getting worse! I had to pull over at a safe place ASAP before I hit someone. I  could hardly see the lines on the road and all the lights from the cars really blurred together making it difficult to judge how far a vehicle was.

After I got past the 4 way intersection I found a safe place to pull over just so that I can get myself together.

"What is wrong with me?" I thought.

my mom was watching Josiah at home so I am glad that I did not have him with me=-. I knew that I could not drive in my condition. There was no way I was going to take that chance. So I started calling around. my mom was on her way to pick me up. Lucky me that I was cleaning out the car that day and so Josiah's car seat was already left out and I have not put it back yet.

Now remember that list of things that tell you to call your midwife/OB if these happen? Well apparently spots in the vision are one of them. Since remembering this I called my midwife and I was not getting my phone call through  and I was kinda freaking out to not think to call another number at the hospital. I also remembered reading somewhere that a lady had this same issue, went into the ER and ended needing to be induced that day because preclampsia came out of nowhere. Just like me with a completely normal pregnancy and then all the sudden she had preclampsia.

Finally my mom got to where I was parked and I had her take me to the ER. Ben was still at work trying to get out and the  best that he could do was getting out of work at 8. I just told him to come straight to the hospital. Once he got there, my mom went home with Josiah so that she could put him to bed. Thank God for mothers, right?!

I got checked in through the ER, they had to send a guy from labor and delivery to pick me up with a wheel chair. Although I could walk I was really dizzy still and felt like I was going to walk into someone by accident every time I took a step.

So we got to L&D, got all checked in and hooked up and of course all of that, all of the warning signs of the spots in my vision were nothing.

Of course I have a Dr. that I never met telling me of all the things that it could have been.

All I did was do what I was told. It felt like they were talking to me like I was a child for coming in there for nothing. They could have at least assured me that coming in there was the right thing to do.

So a little low blood pressure is all it really was apparently. Which doesn't surprise me because I have always struggled with low blood pressure especially during pregnancy. The feeling of passing out happens quite a bit with me.

The fact that I could not see whatsoever and that I had spots in my vision making it nearly impossible to see is what made me go in. I don't regret going in because it really could have been something bad. I just wish that someone at the hospital would tell me that.

So that's my complaint for the day. I am sorry that you all had to hear me whine a little bit. Thanks for reading my annoying post. :)

-Jess