The Dr came in this morning and said that since the babies fluids have been stable for a week and a half now the only thing holding me in the hospital was premature labor. He told me that there are pills I could take by mouth to help stop the labor if I wanted to go home.
The past several days I have had some really frequent and strong contractions. The magnesium I am on via IV is supposedly ( according to Dr Brown) the strongest medicine they have for stopping labor.
They do not offer magnesium at home because it has too many adverse side affects for me.
Since I am not even 28 weeks yet, I told him that I wanted to stay on the strongest meds they have because my babies have a lot more cooking to do. I Would hate to go home on meds that arent as strong as what I am on now, and then I go into labor. I would never ever forgive myself. So I am going to lay up in this hard, uncomfortable hospital bed as long as they will allow me to.
He said that once I got to 28 weeks we could re-evaluate and decide what to do next.
I am so thankful for every day that passes because thats one more day that my girls got to bake a little longer and be a little healthier.
Please pray that my pre-term labor will cease and that fluids will remain stable so that my girls can have the best possible chance at a healthy life.
Thank you!
When I was in the hospital, I requested an egg crate and that definitely helped. They had to roll me around the bed to get it on, which wasn't a lot of fun, but my hips felt much better afterwards. I also requested extra pillows to support my belly and knees and my husband also brought his down pillow in.
ReplyDeleteYou are already such an amazing mom! Molly and Emma are so lucky!
Oh yeah, if you get an egg crate, have them put it on with the points facing down!
ReplyDeleteHospital beds are NOT fun! I was in and out of the hospital from 22-28 weeks while pregnant with my TTTS twin girls. Egg crates are wonderful and pillows are also a great idea. My body pillow was my best friend, and I had probably 8 pillows total in bed with me! I also kept going into labor again and again because of excess amniotic fluid buildup. After I had an amnioreduction, I would feel so much better and be able to sleep, breathe, and eat. I feel your pain. That magnesium sulfate is not a party either. I had lots of IVs of that and morphiene, too. I'm praying for you and your babies! I know you don't know me, but I know what you're going through.
ReplyDeleteYall are sweet! Thank you so much Talyse and Amy for your encouragment and prayers! I cant say enough how much it is appreciated!
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