friday morning around 4am i began having contractions again. they ended around 6am after i drank a lot of water and tried what the doctors recommended. friday afternoon the contractions were back so i called the doctor's office and they sent me into the hospital around 3pm. i got another iv of fluids and they decided to keep me overnight just to monitor things. i had a ton of tests done while i was there and they all came back normal ~ praise the Lord! we were afraid that my time at home may be over and the time of hospitalization was upon us. however, they let me come home!!!
i had a terrible night friday unable to sleep and in a lot of pain from contractions and back pain. the doctor gave me 2 ambien, which did nothing (usually 1/2 an ambien knocks me out completely). after not sleeping all night and feeling terrible, the doctors offered morphine for the pain and said it would help me sleep so i took it. big mistake. it made me sick and then i was vomiting and still exhausted and still in pain. what finally helped was the anti-nausea medication they gave me around 9am. i was finally able to relax, get comfortable and sleep for awhile. thad was able to sleep some during the night on friday but not much. then on saturday he worked hard to keep the room quiet so i could sleep. i kept setting off this alarm on my iv pump because i would get it tangled up and he would have to work it free and shut the alarm off. he's such a good husband!
the high risk doctor sat down with me and thad on saturday afternoon to lay out the plan. he said that the contractions are from having three babies and not because i am in labor. i am still only dialated to 1cm, which i have been at for two weeks now meaning i am not really progressing in terms of needing to deliver yet. so, it would be better to hold off delivery as long as possible and encouraged me to put up with the pain and discomfort because it was better for the babies to be in as long as possible. he gave us the option of staying at the hospital through the weekend to continue the monitoring and being discharged on monday if that would provide more comfort or reassurance. but he felt fine with discharging us saturday night. we just needed to wait for one of the tests to be completed because it was a 24 hour test that began at 7pm friday night. we chose the saturday night discharge option and got home around 8pm last night.
we both slept much better last night and are thankful to be home. we see our doctor tomorrow and get to find out the weights!
5 comments:
oh my lanta.
I had to skip to the bottom to make sure you didn't have 3 children this weekend- I was so nervous.
Thad, good job being a dad. Michelle, this last month has been so hard for you! The last month always is hard- sleepign, uncomfortable, blah blah blah. And yours is times three. You're almost there. Hang in there!
Blessings to you both...
I am so glad you got to come home from the hospital! But remember, it's not the end of the world when you finally end up there. At a certain point it becomes better for you and the babies. Hey, maybe you won't have to though! I had a friend that didn't go on bedrest!
Sorry to hear you had such a rough weekend:( Glad you're feeling a little better though & finally getting some sleep! Thad's already getting some great "daddy" practice by keeping things quiet and catering to all of his girls;) Hang in there...you're doing great! Love, Amanda
Hey Michelle,
You are such a trooper! Keep on hanging in there. The end result is motivation enough, I'm sure. We are praying for you on this side of the border too. :) One day at a time.
Love Andrea Wiersma (Boverhof)
You are such a strong person Michelle. I was happy to see you were able to come home from the hospital. Dave & I continue to keep you all in our prayers.
Love Ya. Catrina
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