Thursday, January 26, 2012

24 Weeks and a Scary Couple of Days

I had planned to write a post on Tuesday about how nice it was to have my last intralipid infusion and to finally feel like a normal pregnant lady.  Unfortunately that’s not the topic of this post, instead I’m writing to you today while on bed rest after a 30 hour hospital stay...
I had my infusion on Friday, I brought cupcakes for my nurses to say a final thank you and make a joke about how we refer to the intralipids as frosting.  Then Blue and I spent the weekend working on Marek’s nursery.  Monday we went to work and all was well.
Monday night while I was showering I started feeling some pain in my stomach so I laid down for a while and things got better.  Then 10 pm rolled around and the pain started getting worse, at the time I really didn’t know what I was feeling but it seemed like contractions and, if so, they were too painful and too close together to mean anything good.  I decided to try and sleep for a bit and see if they’d calm down, I was able to sleep for about an hour at a time.  Finally 6 am rolled around and it hadn’t gotten better so Blue and I threw clothes on and headed to the hospital.
After about an hour of monitoring Marek’s heart beat and my contractions our OB decided to admit me and start an IV of magnesium sulfate, torodol, and antibiotics to try and calm down my uterus.  They also did a bunch of different cultures to check for bacterial infections that can cause pre-term labor.  Luckily my cervix was still long and closed which is the most important part.  
The doctor thinks the contractions were probably caused when I passed a kidney stone which accounts for the pain I was having in my back.  I was on the meds for 24 hours and then stayed in the hospital for another 3 hours while they monitored me to make sure they weren’t coming back.  We also had an ultrasound with a perinatologist that showed little man is doing great.
For the next week I’ll be stuck on the couch/bed, only allowed to stand/sit up for 15 minutes of every hour.  I have another check up with the OB next Tuesday and am hoping that she’ll release me back to normal life, but I’m happy to lay here all day until Marek gets here as long as he gets here safe.

12 comments:

  1. Oh My Goodness, how scary for you. I am glad that your little man is doing well and will keep you in my thoughts

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  2. Dude. You have seriously earned a healthy baby. Thinking of you!

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  3. Oh Lindsey, I'm so sorry you had to endure that!!! How scary. I had a conversation w/ Aubre the other day about how she thought getting pregnant was the hard part, and boy was she wrong. That seems to ring true with you as well, my dear. I hope this week is uneventful for you, and flies by. Will Blue be waiting on you hand and foot? I sure hope so? And did he ever get out of the doghouse?

    <3

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  4. Oh man, I'm sorry to hear this - I'm sure it was terrifying and I am SO relieved to hear that both of you are doing okay. Looks like E! is running a whole bunch of trashy TV this weekend and maybe that will help take the edge off?

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  5. Jeez! You poor thing. What amazes me is that you still seem to have a good attitude, even though this pregnancy has been a huge challenge. You are an awesome mommy already. And thanks for your continued support <3

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  6. Lindsey, how scary! I hope you and baby are doing okay now. Keeping you in my thoughts!

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  7. What a scary experience. Stay off your feet and get lots of rest! Sending lots of positive vibes in your direction.

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  8. I can't wait to see you tonight love! Being on bedrest with you sounds like my favorite way to spend a Friday night!

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  9. Oh my gosh, Lindsay. When does it get easier? You always think that getting pregnant is the hard part..they never tell you that staying pregnant can be just as difficult. I wish I lived closer..I'd keep you company on bedrest too!

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  10. Hoping the next week passes quickly and uneventfully for you. Hoping you have a speedy bed rest and can get back to your normal routine! Stock up on books, magazines, movies, etc!

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  11. Yikes!! That sounds pretty freaky! :s Good luck with the bedrest.....I might have to go off on disability, it always seems like something huh?? Thinking of you and lil Marek!

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  12. UGH!!! HATE mag sulfate! You are such a trooper for dealing with all of the ups and downs this pregnancy has thrown at you. I'm glad everything is okay and that you got another chance to see little Marek.

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