09-17-2018, 02:24 AM
Caleb nodded and sniffled as he curled up again, "Okay..." he whispered hoarsely - having shed far too many tears today, he was finally starting to lose his voice.
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It took a little longer than expected for Caleb to be released from the hospital, Dr. Simmons having found an actual - very serious - problem with the additional tests they had run on Caleb. He was not only suffering from low blood pressure, but he had an arrhythmia that was alternatively slowing his heart rate down, or speeding it up too fast, depending on his current mood.
It was a common pregnancy side-effect and would clear up after their son was born. It just meant that Caleb really did need to stay off his feet as much as possible and stay away from stressful situations.
So, now Caleb was forced onto full-time bed rest because of it. Dr. Simmons and Dr. Evans both agreed that it would be more beneficial to keep Caleb from moving as much as possible - showers were scheduled to once a week and only if he had a place to sit down. He was not allowed to submerge himself in the bath tub because of the small area of his placenta that had started to detach, the submersion would only make things worse.
Caleb hated it, and complained about it frequently. He had already watched all of the shows he liked on Netflix, Hulu, and even Playstation VUE no longer held his interest. He had read all of his favorite books and even some new authors... He was only one week away from his ninth month of pregnancy and he didn't know how much more of this 'bed rest' thing he could take.
Turning, once again, onto his side, he sighed and stared at Zach's silhouette. He was tired of sleeping, but watching as Zach slept, it was at least better than soap operas. Caleb reached out and poked Zach's cheek "I'm bored..." It was almost two in the morning, and he had been sleeping, but something woke him up and because he couldn't really do more than lay there, it wasn't like he could investigate if it were an external nuisance that had woke him, or if it was an internal.
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It took a little longer than expected for Caleb to be released from the hospital, Dr. Simmons having found an actual - very serious - problem with the additional tests they had run on Caleb. He was not only suffering from low blood pressure, but he had an arrhythmia that was alternatively slowing his heart rate down, or speeding it up too fast, depending on his current mood.
It was a common pregnancy side-effect and would clear up after their son was born. It just meant that Caleb really did need to stay off his feet as much as possible and stay away from stressful situations.
So, now Caleb was forced onto full-time bed rest because of it. Dr. Simmons and Dr. Evans both agreed that it would be more beneficial to keep Caleb from moving as much as possible - showers were scheduled to once a week and only if he had a place to sit down. He was not allowed to submerge himself in the bath tub because of the small area of his placenta that had started to detach, the submersion would only make things worse.
Caleb hated it, and complained about it frequently. He had already watched all of the shows he liked on Netflix, Hulu, and even Playstation VUE no longer held his interest. He had read all of his favorite books and even some new authors... He was only one week away from his ninth month of pregnancy and he didn't know how much more of this 'bed rest' thing he could take.
Turning, once again, onto his side, he sighed and stared at Zach's silhouette. He was tired of sleeping, but watching as Zach slept, it was at least better than soap operas. Caleb reached out and poked Zach's cheek "I'm bored..." It was almost two in the morning, and he had been sleeping, but something woke him up and because he couldn't really do more than lay there, it wasn't like he could investigate if it were an external nuisance that had woke him, or if it was an internal.
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