Happy Monday everyone! And happy Martin Luther King Jr Day to those of us in the US! I'm a little envious of those who get today off of work/school as a holiday. I was just thinking how the grocery store will be more packed when I go out for milk later. I plan to include a little talk about Martin Luther King Jr into our school time today. I'm not giving the kids today as a holiday because we've got plans for this week. My 5 year old is getting her first big haircut. Her hair is past her waist and she is getting tired of having it all brushed. So we are going for a big cut! I hope she doesn't panic because she is the one who asked for the haircut!
Have you ever been admitted into the hospital?
The only times I have been truly admitted were for the births of my children and once when I was very young and I became dehydrated from a bad virus. I don't remember that at all. I was small enough that my mother says I laid there watching some helium filled balloons my Grandmother had brought and tied to my bed. I was almost admitted a few days before my son was born. I was 38 weeks pregnant and determined he would stay in till I'd gotten through my weekend plans (a funeral and a friend's baby shower) but my blood pressure was creeping up and I'd become a bit dehydrated. I was so determined not to stay that I didn't even tell my husband or my mother where I was till after I left! That was a Friday. Monday night I was back and in labor. What a good baby I had; waiting till I got through my weekend plus one more night to sleep!
I have been seen in the ER a couple times; but I don't consider those admissions like overnight stays. We have several walk-in emergency care clinics that we can use when we need to be seen soon; but can't get in to our regular doctors or need more testing than they can do in the office. I used one of them last summer when I broke my toe. I was in and out in less than 2 hours I think. They are a huge help!
Have you ever been admitted into the hospital?
The only times I have been truly admitted were for the births of my children and once when I was very young and I became dehydrated from a bad virus. I don't remember that at all. I was small enough that my mother says I laid there watching some helium filled balloons my Grandmother had brought and tied to my bed. I was almost admitted a few days before my son was born. I was 38 weeks pregnant and determined he would stay in till I'd gotten through my weekend plans (a funeral and a friend's baby shower) but my blood pressure was creeping up and I'd become a bit dehydrated. I was so determined not to stay that I didn't even tell my husband or my mother where I was till after I left! That was a Friday. Monday night I was back and in labor. What a good baby I had; waiting till I got through my weekend plus one more night to sleep!
I have been seen in the ER a couple times; but I don't consider those admissions like overnight stays. We have several walk-in emergency care clinics that we can use when we need to be seen soon; but can't get in to our regular doctors or need more testing than they can do in the office. I used one of them last summer when I broke my toe. I was in and out in less than 2 hours I think. They are a huge help!