It does seem to be the norm from what I've read here, but I was never placed on BR. Even when I was inpatient I was still allowed (encouraged even) to be up and around. Considering my highest BP's in hospital were always at 2 and 6 am, I'm not sure it would have helped anyway.

My first few periods pp were nasty...very heavy and painful...unless it smells bad I wouldn't panic. Not the same situation but mine was about 7-8 weeks pp both times.

I didn't have HELLP so I can't answer any specific questions about that, but it is normal to swell after delivery. Not sure about regular surgery, it's not something I remember from any other surgeries I've had. As HELLP affects many organs, I'd hazard a guess that it may have been the cause of head...

I read an article in my Sunday paper yesterday about an Egg Timer test that was developed here in recent years..I wonder if that is what you will be doing?

They will still treat HELLP post delivery. They're trying to save your life, they're not going to just get the baby out and call it quits. Whether or not those treatments are effective is a seperate issue but if you survived then you can say they were.

They will remove it during pregnancy if necessary but they'd rather not. I shared a hospital room with someone who was in for her gallbladder, but a 48 hours of fasting (whilst on IV fluids) settled it down enough for her to be discharged, with a plan to remove it after delivery if it was still play...

Was it worse the second time around? Yes. Earlier and more severe. 1st time dx at a routine 33 week appointment with bp of 150/100 & 2+ protein. Spent 3 out of the next 4 weeks inpatient (multiple admissions, the longest being 10 days). Induced at 37 weeks when labs started to decline. Baby crashed ...

I hope you're still hanging in there! Any updates?

I was very fortunate in that my 33 weeker was only in hospital for 16 days...I was there for 9 days after delivery and then went back for 2 nights prior to her discharge to room in with her so it was only a few days that I had to go back and forth.

Congrats on bringing Carter home! I haven't lost a child, but I was terrified when Kate first came home (5 weeks before her due date). I did use the Angelcare monitor and it was worth every cent. I also had trouble keeping her arms in and she kept waking herself up so I used a miracle blanket (dh ca...

I was just thinking the other day that I hadn't seen you around and wondered how the hysterectomy went. Glad to hear it went well. Nice update...my oldest just turned 10 but it still feels like yesterday that I was in hospital waiting day by day.