Zoey tried to escape again.
I was woken up at 5 a.m. on day 27 for the routine monitoring... it wasn't 20 minutes later the nurse came in and said I was contracting every 3 minutes (again). I've come to learn that when I lay certain ways, I feel contractions more than other ways... I happened to be laying a way where I felt them but not all the time.
We tried emptying my bladder because that can sometimes help, and I laid in another position... instead of getting better, things got worse. The nurse decided I shouldn't eat until I saw the doctor, so I skipped breakfast... and lunch...
They upped the magnesium (twice) and gave me an injection of Terbutaline, which did stop the contractions for a couple hours. Once they started up again, they were bigger and getting more painful. The doctor decided to not poke me every 4 hours and to try the pill form of the shot instead... they gave me a double dose, which worked, and a shot of a pain + anti-nausea med, which actually made me more nauseated instead. By that time, I just wanted a cold rag for my face and to sleep this away... and that is what I did... I managed to get into a comfortable position, propped by many pillows, and slept for about an hour.
Now, I'm allowed to eat but I don't feel like it half the time. The magnesium by itself gives you flu symptoms and doubled with the Terbutaline, it's overwhelming. I just keep crying because I feel horrible. I feel over-medicated and they keep offering me things to make me comfortable and I am just telling them no right now because I don't feel more comfortable with all the meds, I feel drugged out... I don't want anymore drugs, just the bare minimum. So I'm not only tied to the IV now, I'm tied to the monitor 24/7, until otherwise noted. I can't get up out of bed anymore without having a nurse come in to disconnect the monitor. When trying to sleep at night, there is always someone in here messing with me, moving the monitor around my belly because it obviously gets moved when I'm trying to get comfy in my sleep.
The nurses are saying that the doctor will be happy with getting me to 35 weeks, so I have 1 week to go, but Zoey obviously wants out and I can't keep going like this... will I even make it another week? My OB is on top of things so we'll see... I hope to have good news from her very soon.
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Hi Jessi. I hope you remember me from my e-mails! I am a fellow soul cyster TTC. I imagine how you must feel! Between the drugs, being stuck in the hospital, your pregnancy hormones and missing friends and family...you MUST feel terrible! My heart goes out to you. I admire you that you obviously keep your wonderful sense of humor that makes your blog so special. Zoey is a very lucky baby to have a mother like you.
ReplyDeleteJust remember to keep up your faith in God, and to give thanks that this is almost over. Even if Zoey is born right now, she will be a perfectly healthy baby (my friend just had her baby at 34 four week and the baby only had to spend 1 week in the hospital before going home) so I hope your doctor gives in to Zoey´s demands soon.. LOL. Since a couple of weeks ago, I am going into your blog daily to check on you and to see if Zoey has been born yet. Best of luck and we are rooting for you.
Oh, sister.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry.
I am praying, and believing this is all going to end so much better than any of us can possible imagine ... Zoey will be here and all of this struggle will be easily forgotten.
love.