After 28 week maternity leave, everything seemed to still be doing fine. I wasn't having any Braxton hicks (that I knew of) and just hung out at home occasionally running to the store or wherever, finishing up the nursery, chores, etc.
Then 31 weeks hit and I had a night where I felt the contractions. I was timing them six-ten minutes apart. By the time we got to our local hospital, they were two minutes apart lasting 40 seconds each. I was not feeling them enough to notice them!
Two shots of terbutaline and I was sent home.
That was a the Saturday before last. I put myself on full bedrest and awaited my appt on Thursday with my doctor.
Thursday came and she decided to check my cervix. She found it to be dilated to 2cm and 70% effaced. She agreed to the bedrest and wanted me seen by another doctor in one week (she was on vacay) to assess if I'm further dilating.
Leading us to yesterday. That doctor said I was at a "soft one" but she wasn't going to stick her finger in to my cervix to further check. She also suggested that we go to the hospital for steroid shots as we were nearing their 34 week deadline to receive them.
Of course we get to the hospital and I'm having a lot of "uterine irritability" which roughly translates to menstrual cramping The doctor on call makes the decision to give me some meds to stop the irritability as steroids can actually cause it to ramp up. Then he decides to keep me until the steroid window (48th hour after the last shot of roids, considered the time that the roids are in full effect). Meaning I'm at le hospital til Thursday at 3:20 pm at the earliest.
They also did a Fetal Fibronectin test that will tell them if my body intends on starting labor in the next two weeks, or if we're looking like we got more time. If that comes back positive, I'm willing to bet the farm that I'm here until baby time. They just hate the distance between the big city and our hometown, and especially our hometown hospitals facilities. They just plain aren't capable of handing our needs if the babies come early. And as much as a helicopter ride sounds cool, I'm sure the amount that will cost does not.
I also am still not feeling my contractions. The only thing that bothers me is my lower back, but that is constant. I actually started contracting earlier this morning, 2 minutes apart again, was asleep through them all. I had to get another shot of the powerful stuff, terbutaline. Let me tell you, terbutaline and ambien together is fucking cray cray. All I wanted to do was sleep while my heart just wanted to burst from my chest! Thankfully it finally wore off so I could get some more sleep.
Until now. It's 4:40am and I've been u for almost an hour. Trying to be quiet since Curtis is sleeping....well, trying too. The nurses every two hours make that difficult. Plus he's worried about me and the babes.
Speaking of babes, baby boy is measuring as my chunker coming in at 5lbs 2oz and baby girl is pulling a solid 4lbs 7oz. Nice to hear that they are getting bigger and we saw them practice breathing yesterday. It gives me hope that we might not be in the NICU for too long of my body gives up....not that I blame it, I'm measuring 40 weeks!
Anyway, I'm sorry for the lack of posts and updates. I should have some belly shots to share soon as I find my camera. Lord help me I hope Curtis packed it!! He already forgot my deodorant and lotion...poor guy is just stressed to the max right now :(
Well, as always peace love and baby dust!! Hope all is well with ya'll!!
