Hello All! SORRY LONG POST!
This afternoon I was feeling a little light headed and I had a headache. Hubby was concerned so told me to ring the maternity unit which I did and they asked for me to go in and get checked out.
I went in at 1830 and had all the checks done.... BP urine bloods and the trace of babies heart rate.... all was fine. Got seen by the Dr on call and was told even though I felt dizzy there was nothing clinically wrong with me so I could go home. This was at 2030! I went to the loo and when I came back the midwife saw me and asked how I was... I said - I still feel dizzy but Dr says I can go. She said lets do your BP again.... she did it and it was slightly raised 140/93. So went and told the Dr who then said I should be admitted overnight for 4 hrly obs........ I was so tired by this point all I wanted to do was sleep....
fair enough I thought...........Didn't get taken to the ward until 2230!
On the ward I was taken to a bed and then left - no one came to say hi or anything.... the other girls on the ward said that I wouldn't see a nurse until the drug round at 2300....... this was true enough and the midwife came round at 2315 but didn't even aknowledge me.... then a HCA came and said you must be the new lady - lets do your bP..... which was normal at 123/80..... she said we will check it again in the morning! (What about the 4 hrly obs I had been admitted for!)
Then at 2345 I had decided enough was enough - I was tired, I still hadn't been admitted and all the lights were on in the ward. The ladies I was sharing with said they didn't get any sleep because the midwifes talked all night and didn't turn the lights out..... so I went and told them I wanted to go home and self discharge.....
I had a little fight on my hands ( fair enough they are only doing their job) But they didn't even know who I was and still had 30 mins of questions to ask me for the admission paperwork and it was now midnight!!!!!!!!!!!! They told me they would only check my BP again at 9 the next morning and the Dr's might be round at 10 but today they didn't get to the ward until 1600 so they couldn't even give me an estimated time I would be reviewed............
I am so angry and annoyed! I am now at home with hubby making me a cuppa and I am going to go to bed once I have drunk it.... I feel fine and I am seeing my midwife tomorow anyway ( as planned from wednesdays appointment!) I think my hospital has a lot to answer for and I am disgusted at the care (or lack of)I have recieved tonight! Am now even worried about having my baby in there.......so much so that I am going to ask for a home birth again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This afternoon I was feeling a little light headed and I had a headache. Hubby was concerned so told me to ring the maternity unit which I did and they asked for me to go in and get checked out.
I went in at 1830 and had all the checks done.... BP urine bloods and the trace of babies heart rate.... all was fine. Got seen by the Dr on call and was told even though I felt dizzy there was nothing clinically wrong with me so I could go home. This was at 2030! I went to the loo and when I came back the midwife saw me and asked how I was... I said - I still feel dizzy but Dr says I can go. She said lets do your BP again.... she did it and it was slightly raised 140/93. So went and told the Dr who then said I should be admitted overnight for 4 hrly obs........ I was so tired by this point all I wanted to do was sleep....
fair enough I thought...........Didn't get taken to the ward until 2230!
On the ward I was taken to a bed and then left - no one came to say hi or anything.... the other girls on the ward said that I wouldn't see a nurse until the drug round at 2300....... this was true enough and the midwife came round at 2315 but didn't even aknowledge me.... then a HCA came and said you must be the new lady - lets do your bP..... which was normal at 123/80..... she said we will check it again in the morning! (What about the 4 hrly obs I had been admitted for!)
Then at 2345 I had decided enough was enough - I was tired, I still hadn't been admitted and all the lights were on in the ward. The ladies I was sharing with said they didn't get any sleep because the midwifes talked all night and didn't turn the lights out..... so I went and told them I wanted to go home and self discharge.....
I had a little fight on my hands ( fair enough they are only doing their job) But they didn't even know who I was and still had 30 mins of questions to ask me for the admission paperwork and it was now midnight!!!!!!!!!!!! They told me they would only check my BP again at 9 the next morning and the Dr's might be round at 10 but today they didn't get to the ward until 1600 so they couldn't even give me an estimated time I would be reviewed............
I am so angry and annoyed! I am now at home with hubby making me a cuppa and I am going to go to bed once I have drunk it.... I feel fine and I am seeing my midwife tomorow anyway ( as planned from wednesdays appointment!) I think my hospital has a lot to answer for and I am disgusted at the care (or lack of)I have recieved tonight! Am now even worried about having my baby in there.......so much so that I am going to ask for a home birth again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
possibly fleas??!!!! Urgh!!!
, no protein in my wee no swelling everything OK.. and baby's heart beat is nice and strong... 
