Hospital Day 1

Day 1 Recap: Only 18 more to go….

Yesterday was a pretty eventful day and we were pretty tired by the time it was over. We checked into our room in HRP (high risk pregnancy) at Northside Hospital around 10:30. By 10:45 I was on the monitor. I spent about 45min. to an hour on the monitor and in that time I had about 8 to 10 contractions. Not Good! At that point my nurse who I had just met came in and said "well I have the doctor on her way". "We may send you to Labor and Delivery if we can't get the contractions under control". Both Grant and I were shocked! By then, I had about 4 people in my room giving me shots in different places, inserting an IV, and taking blood all at the same time. I sure have come a long way from the girl who used to be afraid of needles! I received a dose of Betamethasone (Celestone) which helps with lung development for the baby. I already received a round of this at 28 weeks and I will receive another round of this tomorrow. I also received Terbutaline which is medicaiton used in pregnancy to stop birth contractions when labor starts too early. The Terbutaline was not fun. I gave me the jitters and made me feel like I was going to jump out of my skin. Thankfully I only had to have one does of this because the contractions subsided. The nurse said that as long as I am not having more than four contractions per hour then I should be ok (I won't need another dose). I am also taking Procardia which is an oral medication that is supposed to help with contractions as well. This does not have as many side effects. Try not to get bogged down with all of the medicine stuff. This is really just for my nurse friends (Amanda!) and for me to remember later down the road. So, after I received several shots and pills, etc. they decided that the contractions had relaxed enough that we wouldn't have to deliver. When I finally saw the doctor she said that they will do everything they can to get me to 35 weeks. She said that the only reason I would have to deliver early is if there is any bleeding which would be caused by contractions. She is hoping that they can control the contractions and by doing so they hope to control the bleeding. After experiencing all of that, Grant and I both realize that being in the hospital is a necessary step. We are in excellent hands and they are doing everything they can to give us a healthy baby! Last night as we laid down to try and get some sleep Grant look at me and said “We almost had a baby today”. I am not sure if he said it with shock or relief 

Grant was so kind to take some pictures of our room and of me. These were taken before the chaos ensued. I look just lovely (swollen)! Please be kind in your reactions :)