I thought I should update this since it's been a few days....and interesting few days I might add! Remember how I was going in on that Monday to take a 3 hour glucose test? Well for that test you have to fast from midnight the night before...so by the time my test was over it was almost 1 PM that day. Doesn't sound like a big deal normally, but lately not eating every 2-3 hours = contractions. SO long story short even after I got home from the Drs office and ate lunch my contractions were out of control and I was monitoring an hour at a time and having about 8 every hour. Matria (the company that does the monitoring over the phone line) called Dr. Barsoom, and he called me back and told me I’d better get to the hospital to get monitored. I was thinking OK, no biggie they’ll just give me a little dose of something, and the contractions will stop and we’ll be on our way. HA no such luck. The contractions actually picked up to every 4 minutes. They decided to try another drug called MAGNESIUM SULFATE. I will never ever in my life forget those two words. The nurse warned me that it’s not a fun drug, but I had NO IDEA what I was in for. When they first give it to you it’s a high dose that make you feel like you’re on fire. Literally! They bring in a bucket of ice and washcloths and lay them all over you! Anyway that part only lasted about a half hour. No biggie-I could handle that. It was the next 36 hours that were just awful. The drug relaxes the uterine muscles. But at the same time, EVERY other muscle in your body. I couldn’t talk, roll over (without MUCH effort) lift my head up, nothing! It made me really sick too, like the worst achy flu ever; I don’t think I ate anything that whole time—talk about fasting! Oh and it gives you double vision on top of everything else. It was kind of like on soap operas when the person is in a coma and can hear everything that is going on but can’t really communicate!!! I think I was on a very high dose. My mom overheard them say “3mg? Is she still breathing??” Reassuring huh? The kicker is I contracted all the way through this whole mess. I think they finally (after me begging, I’m sure that helped) lowered the dose and tried yet another drug and put me back on my Terbutaline pump, I don’t know exactly when the contractions slowed down, but Thank God they did. At one point they were very concerned that I was going to deliver, so they went ahead and gave me the steroid shots to speed up the development of the girls’ lungs, brain and intestines. I didn’t deliver thank goodness, but from now on if I do the doctors are reassured that the steroids are “on board.” Brian thinks now we are going to have “6 footers” I tried to explain that it’s not really that kind of steroids-but you know Brian.
Well I finally got out of the hospital on Saturday. They don’t mess around with letting you go home too early, geez! My contractions are under control, I’m just back to monitoring twice a day and praying they don’t call me and say they are starting back up again!!!! I can feel them more now, so I know better now when I’m having any. I have weekly ultrasounds now along with the cervical lengths, the one drug I’m on can affect the fluid around the babies if you are on it long term. They don’t think it will be a problem, since this won’t be long term, but are just being very careful with our girls!!!! Fine with meJ I get to “see” them every week now! My goal is to get to 34 weeks. 32 would be ok. But who knows they might just decide to stay in to 36! Never know with these girls!
The girls are kicking like crazy, I can tell they are bigger and stronger, and that makes me very happyJ Baby B also flipped over so her head is no longer lodged in my ribs. It’s nice!
I got out just in time to make it to a baby shower my mom and sister through on SundayJ It was so great to see everyone and thanks to everyone who came!!!
Oh yah, remember the 3 hour glucose test that I think started this whole mess. I passed. Ironic huh? But good. I don’t think I could give up my ice cream at this point!Sorry this got so long! It’s been a long week!
Erika, 27 today! eek!
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