Well its been a crazy couple of days! The girls are trying to push their way out early!
Saturday afternoon when I got off work, I went home and I just was not feeling well. I was having major pressure/cramping and decided that I probably should call my Dr. so I did. She told me to go to the hospital right away, so I drove my self to the there (Keith was at work), and then the fun began.
They got me all hooked up to all of these crazy pregnant monitors and found that I was having contractions 1-7 minutes apart lasting 30-90 seconds. Then they administered this test known as fFN test (fetal fibronectin SP?), it tests for a protein that is present when a woman is actively in labor. If the tests comes back negative there is a 99% chance she will NOT deliver in 2 weeks. Well mine came back positive. They they did a cervical exam and found that my cervix was in fact dilated. They could not tell to what degree is was dilated because the ultrasound machine was not readily available. So based on all of that my Dr. felt it would be best to admit me overnight for observation.
While being "observed", they proactively gave me steroids to help further along and speed up the development of the girls lungs, and they gave me large doses of antibiotics to make sure I did not get any kind of infection.
By Sunday afternoon, my contractions were under control and I figured they were going to be sending me home. Well Monday morning, I saw the Perinatologist (OB/GYN high risk specialist) and they did an ultrasound on the girls and they are doing fine. However, my cervix was not fine, it is dilated, and funneled and the membranes are protruding through the opening. Pretty much at any minute my water could break and I would have to deliver these girls.
The treatment for this drug therapy to control contractions so that it does not dilate any further. And the strict of the strict bedrest, bed pan and all. I cant even sit up to eat.
This is probably the scariest thing I have ever had to go through in my entire life. I am just trying to do everything I can to keep them inside my tummy, 1 day in my tummy is 3 days they don't have to be in the NICU.
Everyone keeps asking if there is anything we need or anything they can do, and to be honest the only thing we need right now is time. We need these babies to cook for several more months! We are so thankful to have such wonderful friends and family.
And don't think just because I am stuck in the hospital that the Baby bash is a wash! The Baby bash will go on, same place, same time-the only difference is there will be an after party in my hospital room.
I will try to keep this as updated as possible. It is very hard to type laying down flat, but I will do my best. Thanks again for all of your love and support. These girls are strong, they just need some more time, Each day is we make it through is a huge milestone at this point.
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