Here are the happenings from the week:
12/21/09 – Left work around 1430 p
So yesterday (12/20/09) I noticed that my girl wasn't doing a whole lot of moving around so I drank something and laid down only to get 3 counts in a little over an hour. I tried not to think anything of it and waited until after dinner - when I only got another 2 movements. I was starting to get worried. I told Jason that I would see how she was this morning before freaking out and calling the doctor. I got one movement after breakfast and nothing after lunch so I called the doctor who told me to go to L&D for a non-stress test.
They asked if I had had any contractions today...to which I said that I had probably 3 or 4 but nothing close enough for concern. (I have been having several a day since thanksgiving so I didn't think anything of them. In fact, at one point, I had them down to 3 in an hour. My OB said that if I got to 34 weeks, then she wouldn't stop them). Anyway, they got me hooked up and left the room after seeing that baby was looking ok so that they could monitor me for a half an hour or so. When the nurse came back, I told her that I thought I was having another contraction...to which she responds with "you've been having more than one. You have been having them about every 2 minutes!!" (Remember, they say to go to hospital if you are having them about one every 5 minutes.) My OB is on vacation so the on-call Dr. ordered an ivy of fluids and a shot of tributeral (sp?) to stop the contractions...as well as have an internal performed. Thankfully, I wasn't dilated at all and cervix was completely shut, they were able to stop them, and I was able to go home.
I guess the more concerning part is that of all the movements it showed the baby was making - I didn't feel ANY of them. They said it could be because the baby was measuring bigger and just didn't have the space to move around any more. Now I feel like I am going to be a paranoid mess these last few weeks b/c I don't want to overreact when I don't feel her but at the same time don't want something to really be wrong either. I was told - to call and be safe rather than be sorry...so I get the feeling that won't be the last trip to the hospital before her actual arrival!
12/22/09 – Was driven to the hospital from work around 1345p, boss wouldn’t let me drive
On Monday (12/21/09), I went to L&D because of fetal movement. While I was there, I was having contractions 2 minutes apart - but no dilation - so they stopped the contractions with tributerol (sp?). So today, I went to L&D yesterday with contractions about 4-5 minutes apart. They give me a non-stress test to measure and sure enough they are about 5-6 minutes apart. They give me fluids and something for blood pressure and I sit and get monitored for about 3 hours. Baby looks good and is active. When they did an internal, I was 1 cm but cervix was still very thick. So a slight change from Monday.
In any case, the on-call Dr. decides to keep me overnight for observation to see if I would progress any. At about 7p (after sending Jason home to pack a bag), the nurse comes in and says that she will monitor for another 1/2 hour and if no progress of cervix, that they are sending me home. My contractions went from 5-6 minutes apart to 2 minutes apart again!! But no further progression in dilation. I got sent home with contractions 2 minutes apart!! They didn't want to stop them or help them along since I was only 35 weeks, 5 days - just want to see what I will do on my own....which I don't have a problem with, but sitting at home with contractions 2 minutes apart is NOT my idea of a good time!
I am told the issue is that I have a tilted uterus - so although I am showing numerous contractions (I think I counted 30 in the last hour I was at the hospital) they aren't enough to soften my cervix. Most of them were between 40-60 seconds long - and those are the ones you want for progression to happen.
I'm tired and frustrated and just want to lie in bed and hold myself. This is going to be a long month if they don’t decide to do anything sooner!
12/23/09
Didn’t go to work today but contractions didn’t start up until around 1300 p. I had my weekly OB appointment with Dr. Byrkit’s partner, Dr. Rominger….who said that if contractions get more painful and are still 3-5 minutes apart, to come back in to the hospital. Otherwise, to just deal with it as long as possible and ensure that there is fetal movement.
12/24/09
Didn’t go to work today – just worked from home and did as much as I could do.
I woke up with severe back pain and contractions at 0330a. This lasted until about 0730a. I even thought that I might be leaking amniotic fluid or that my water broke but I realized that it was a false alarm and was instead more of my mucus plug. This makes the fourth occasion of finding it…so not sure how much more is left to lose! I am hoping that she doesn't want to be a Christmas baby and can bake a little longer to make sure your little lungs are as developed as possible!! Stay put sis!
In-laws are on the way over from Indianapolis...but thankfully house is clean and ready for company...thanks to my wonderful hubby! I will keep you all updated with any further happenings but for now, I think I will keep my butt in Decatur until she arrives! NO more travels for me.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
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