Another fun trip to L&D

Sunday
May 6th, 2012

I guess my Facebook status said it best today- I feel like I got hit by a truck!  Yesterday was a long day.  Shortly after breakfast, I started having a lot of contractions.  Joe took care of Ryder and I laid in bed and tried to nap.  I was abruptly woken from my nap by a Mt. Everest contraction and several more to follow. I decided I should probably time them and see if it was cause for any concern.  They were coming every 2-3 minutes.  I was not happy and did NOT want to goto L&D again.  So I guzzled some water and took a shower.  I laid in bed and got them up to 7-9 minutes apart, much more acceptable.  This continued for most of the day.  I spent the whole day in bed and texted a few people to have on stand by for Ryder in case I couldn't keep them at bay and needed to go in.  By about 5pm, my contractions were back down to 2-3 minutes apart and lasting for a full minute.  Being my stubborn self, I insisted I could get them to stop and tried everything: I laid on my left side, drank tons of water, took naps, etc.  Nothing worked.  I figured if I could just put off L&D until I put Ryder to bed, it would be easier.  At 7pm, I knew I had to call the doctor and I knew that meant I was going to L&D.  I called my Dr and sure enough they said go right in.  We put Ryder to bed, a friend came over to stay with Ryder, and off we went.

I arrived at L&D, got hooked up the monitors and an IV started.  She checked my cervix and said I was 1cm dilated and she can feel the babies head.  That kinda freaks me out.  After a round of IV my contractions were gone and I was itching to go home.  I talked to the nurse and she told me its really hard at this point in a multiples pregnancy to get enough fluid to satisfy me and the babies.  She said toward the end, she sees twin Mommies a lot who just need an IV to get to an acceptable level.  Its really annoying to drink as much water as I do and it still not be enough.  But in the big scheme of things, I'm glad they could stop the contractions and I could go home.

Today, my belly hurts so bad from contracting all day yesterday.  I keep reminding myself, I have 2 more weeks left!  (although most think I won't make it that long, I'm determined to do whatever it takes to keep them in for 2 more weeks!!)