My goodness did I have a crazy night last night!! Warning: Long Story!
So, around 6:30 I had headache and went to lay down. I fell asleep for two hours woke up around 8:30 and felt SO WEIRD. I was super dizzy, light headed, could barely walk and was having diarrhea. My face was also super red all over and I was shaking like I had the shivers (although I wasn't hot or cold). I was having an out of body experience and felt like I got slipped some sort of psychedelic drug or something. I was freaking out. I thought maybe I was having a panic attack (my sister has panic disorder and this is kind of how she describes them) so I called her. She said to go lay down and try and breathe and relax. I truly felt like if I laid down and fell asleep I would go into a coma or something. After about two hours of trying to calm down I told my husband he had to take me to the emergency room.
But then I had an idea to call my midwife instead, first. Even though it was 10:00 at night and I called her at home she was super nice. The first thing she said was, 'how much protein and water did you have today?' Well, just getting over severe morning sickness for the past 13 weeks my water intake is pretty minimal- I think I drank about 30 oz yesterday. (she told me pregnant women need about 64-96 oz a day) Then she went on to explain something about blood pressure and placentas and water and protein (I was so out of it she had to talk to my husband) and told me to drink at least a pint of water, eat some protein and go to bed. I actually asked her if she thought I could die- that's how crazy I felt!!! She told me to call her back in an hour if I wasn't feeling better and I can come to her house and she'll take my bp.
So, I drank the water and a glass of mint tea and drank a protein shake and went to bed. I started to feel better in about 30 minutes and was able to fall asleep. I have to say that was one of the craziest experience of my life. I've never felt anything close to that. I woke up about every two hours or so and chugged a pint of water and ate some walnuts.
Today I feel just worn out and tired- I drank about 96 oz of water/Recharge today and ate about 90 g of protein. I feel a little dizzy now tonight and oddly my face is super red again right now??
I'm hoping that I wont have to go through that again during my pregnancy. Ladies- Drink Your Water!!!!
Anyone else have red/flushed faces in pregnancy?
So, around 6:30 I had headache and went to lay down. I fell asleep for two hours woke up around 8:30 and felt SO WEIRD. I was super dizzy, light headed, could barely walk and was having diarrhea. My face was also super red all over and I was shaking like I had the shivers (although I wasn't hot or cold). I was having an out of body experience and felt like I got slipped some sort of psychedelic drug or something. I was freaking out. I thought maybe I was having a panic attack (my sister has panic disorder and this is kind of how she describes them) so I called her. She said to go lay down and try and breathe and relax. I truly felt like if I laid down and fell asleep I would go into a coma or something. After about two hours of trying to calm down I told my husband he had to take me to the emergency room.
But then I had an idea to call my midwife instead, first. Even though it was 10:00 at night and I called her at home she was super nice. The first thing she said was, 'how much protein and water did you have today?' Well, just getting over severe morning sickness for the past 13 weeks my water intake is pretty minimal- I think I drank about 30 oz yesterday. (she told me pregnant women need about 64-96 oz a day) Then she went on to explain something about blood pressure and placentas and water and protein (I was so out of it she had to talk to my husband) and told me to drink at least a pint of water, eat some protein and go to bed. I actually asked her if she thought I could die- that's how crazy I felt!!! She told me to call her back in an hour if I wasn't feeling better and I can come to her house and she'll take my bp.
So, I drank the water and a glass of mint tea and drank a protein shake and went to bed. I started to feel better in about 30 minutes and was able to fall asleep. I have to say that was one of the craziest experience of my life. I've never felt anything close to that. I woke up about every two hours or so and chugged a pint of water and ate some walnuts.
Today I feel just worn out and tired- I drank about 96 oz of water/Recharge today and ate about 90 g of protein. I feel a little dizzy now tonight and oddly my face is super red again right now??
I'm hoping that I wont have to go through that again during my pregnancy. Ladies- Drink Your Water!!!!
Anyone else have red/flushed faces in pregnancy?
