Wednesday, June 03, 2009

These twins are excited to meet their family!

I must sound like a lot of fun on the outside, because last night we had to stop some pre-term labor!

I was in Wal-Mart around 4pm yesterday and started feeling crampy. I can get that sometimes while walking so I didn't think much of it. By the time I got done I was in pain, but of course I didn't ask anyone for help, I lugged all the milk gallons and juice and all of my bags to the van, returned the cart to the cart corrall (huge pet peeve, lol), came back to my van, sat down and started having to breathe hard through the pain. I decided I better call my drs office (it was a few minutes until 5pm) when the contractions went away, and then came back every couple of minutes pretty regularly.

Long story short, I got in there and they were 1 minute apart. Not hugely painful, but definitely contractions. I got a shot of terbutaline and they started an IV with fluids...things settled down and when the first bag of fluids was almost gone the contractions started up again. So then over the course of the next 3 hours I had 5 pills of procardia and more fluid. I was super uncomfy but I think that had more to do with the way I was laying on the exam table and all of that. I am NOT dilated and my dr took some fibronectin test which came back negative (meaning I'm NOT likely to go into labor soon, very good news). I was glad to get home, for sure. I have to take one pill of the procardia every 8 hours (probably until I deliver) but our dr gave us the go-ahead for our 4 day weekend without kids so I am thrilled about that for tomorrow! Since getting up this morning I have had one mild contraction but nothing huge. I guess being pregnant with twins really IS that different! I've never had issues like this before at all.

My dr thinks it had more to do with the fact I'd had diarrhea all day yesterday (sorry if TMI, but I like full disclosure) - it started everything cramping and then I over-did it and all of that. I think this was my wake-up call, however, that I cannot be doing as much as I used to. I'd like to think I can still do it all and keep the house clean and all of that, but I think that's a no.

5 comments:

kristen said...

drink a ton of water! i am on procardia every 3-4 hours (the 10 mg pills). are you on the 30 mg extended release? you're in our prayers. we've made it this far... God will sustain us!

angie said...

Take it easy girl:)....this is one of the only times in life that you can just relax...and no one will think you're just lazy:).

I was on Procardia with my last pregnancy. It made me feel awful. As Kristen said drink LOTS of water!!! We don't want to see these babies TOO soon.

Do you have names yet? Did I miss that?

Brandi said...

You are doing AWESOME! You amaze me with your strength and stamina. I can't imagine how you are feeling. I had difficult, uncomfortable, crampy pregnancies so I can relate a little, but certainly not to how you are feeling.

Ahhh, you are rounding the corner. Get some rest, they will be here before you know it!

Anxious AF said...

Yikes! I put you on bed rest!!!! Take it easy for sure, Im glad you are 32 weeks, every day counts at this point!

MusicalMom said...

Yikes! Babies, STAY PUT!

My Baby A is REALLY low and I can totally feel her on my cervix, now. My fFN test was negative a week ago, too.

I've started using the motorized carts at the stores, and now I lug the entire family along to go grocery shopping.

Hang in there!