Nebulizer

Well an important thing to remember, is that late on Saturday night, I went into the Emergency Room. I was not excited about this trip, but in the end I was glad we went.

There is a new emergency center (St.Mary's) in Sun Prairie, and it was beautiful. I felt comfortable, and unafraid. Everyone was so nice and attentive. They were also very very quick! :) I was, I believe, one of two people there at that point. I think we were in and out in less than thirty minutes.

I had been very sick this last week, and on Friday (and possibly Saturday) had a fever too. With the stuffy nose and drainage, I was having a lot of trouble breathing. It got to the point where I really felt light headed and very dizzy when I would move or stand up. I got scared and told my mom more about it, who then called the nurse on call.

I was lucky, because sometimes, though helpful, some of the staff at the nurse on call centers, are not so ... comforting. They are very knowledgeable and helpful, however not so comforting. Which is really something that I need being 11 weeks pregnant (at times) (this is why I love my new doctor's office and her nurses (more about that soon I hope!!)) Well I got to talk to a very nice woman, and when I got really upset and started crying, because I was worried this was hurting my baby, she was very nice about it and didn't get annoyed, or even seem that way. She said that I should come in to be seen at the ER.

So we headed off and when we got there, I got to lay down in one of the nice new rooms. They took my temp (normal) blood pressure (good) and pulse. They listened to my lungs, and they sounded fine as well; which was a relief. I was worried, with my history, that I might have pneumonia or something. Thank goodness that wasn't it, just a cold with a lot of drainage.

So they gave me a Nebulizer treatment to help open up my airways and help me breathe deeper. I had to breathe in and out on the machine for ten minutes ish. It sucked because it was like using an inhaler for ten minutes straight, and I never liked the way the medicine in the inhalers tasted! But this helped a lot, so I was happy.

Scott and my mom went with me to the Emergency room. I was so happy Scott went, because when they first were checking me out, they checked the baby's heartbeat. Scott hadn't heard it yet (at least not first hand (just on a recorded video)) and it was great that he could! Then, after I finished the nebulizer, and they decided to prescribe me an inhaler, I asked if we could hear the heartbeat one more time, with my mom in the room.

At first, she was was calling my brother while we were looking for the heartbeat, so I was getting really P/Oed at her! But after I yelled her, she knocked it off, and we got the LOUDEST heartbeat reading yet! It was a strong one! So great!

Week 12 is when my uterus will really start to rise above my pelvic bone, so I'm sure we will be getting more of those beautiful strong heartbeats!! Its such an amazing sound that I just LOVE to hear more than anything!

The inhaler has been helping a lot too. I definitely notice a difference in my breathing. I'm coughing a lot lately, but its more because I just get these tickles in my throat that won't go away. I had a cough like this before I even got sick. I think it might be a side affect to my pregnancy. Its annoying but...I'm glad to be feeling better!