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The crappy thing was that my regular OB was out of town for a week and I had another doctor I never met (she liked to call me Fergie ... yeah I didn't like her very much). The high risk doctor checked me into the hospital saying that I was dilating and having contractions, not exactly what was happening ... and that's when they started the heavy drugs that I didn't really need. UG! The hardest was the IV with magnesium sulfate, apparently it prevents brain bleeds in babies when you deliver early. But considering I wasn't going into preterm labor it was more like lets be more safe than sorry. But crap, that drug messed me up. It's a very strong muscle relaxant and every time I sneezed, coughed or barfed (oh yes, the drug made me terribly nauseous), I peed myself. Fun. I also had to call the nurse every time I had to use my little bedside commode because I was scared of falling because my muscles were like jelly.
After 24 hours I was finally off the magnesium sulfate. They gave me steroid shots that help develop the babies lungs and started to monitor me with ultrasound heart monitors as well as a contraction monitor. Once they discovered that I wasn't going into preterm labor and my contractions were minor, they stopped all the drugs - yay! But I'll still need to be in the hospital to be monitored.
I get monitored in the morning around 9 for 30 minutes and then at night around 9 for 30 minutes. Some nurses are better than others at not only finding the babies with the monitors and also remembering that they have to come and unhook me after 30 mins. Just today I was on this morning for about and hour and a half - stupid flaky nurse.
The bed rest is okay, it's much like being at home. I have a private room with a decent view and also a private bathroom. I can shower every other day and move around for a bit too. Hubby visits me everyday and so does my mom. My belly is getting bigger, although I haven't gained that much weight. So far I've only gained a little over 10 pounds and I'm 2 days after 28 weeks. The babies are weighing great, who knew I wasn't going to pack on the pounds. You'd think it was because of the hospital food, but fortunately the food is pretty decent. Of course, I always kind of liked airplane food ... so who am I to judge.
The babies move around all the time and it's fun to see and feel my belly moving. They make the nurses laugh when they put on the monitors.
So, today I'm 2 days past 28 weeks and my doctor says we'll throw a party at 32 weeks. I'm hoping to go to at least 34 weeks.
Ooo, hubby just brought me a green tea frapicinno from starbucks and the world series is on ...
Wish me luck and send some good thoughts for the baby boys!!
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