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So, we went in for our weekly appt this morning. Piggies look fabulous.
What didn't look so hot was my cervix. Last wk is was at 3.5, and today it was at 2.4. B/c its so many piggies the peri wanted to send us to the hospital for a shot today and another in 24hrs of betamethasone. The Peri was worried that it was a sign of premature labor, so off to the hospital we went... the peri's nurse wheeled me over to L&D, and half an hour later we were admitted.
As luck would have it... Ive been having silent contractions. Fun stuff, right??? So, In a 4 hr time span I got 2 shots of terbutiline, and oral doses of beta-something or other every 6 hours.
Once we got to the hospital the nurses were in warp speed, which was weird to see, b/c they wouldn't give me complete information, just bits and pieces. I saw 3 different doctors throughout the day all of whom told me that since I wasn't feeling the contractions, then they weren't at all worried that the babies would be here any time soon. Dr. Leo (he came by a few times) wais that he'd had patients take it up through 37 wks and were okay... so, I'm hanging on to that.
From what I can see on the monitor, it looks like the contractions have calmed down, which is good. This does mean that I'm onstrict bed rest as of this morning. At home I can get up to pee, and sit up to eat... no more cooking (even my 15-20 minutes meals), and no more anything else.
We're going ahead with the shower, but we're renting a wheelchair for me to sit in throughout the event.
Overall I feel fine, which is flipping out the nurses even more, but if I'm not feeling them... I'm not going to lie.
Anyway, I'm in the hospital until at least Thursday, so this should be all sorts of exciting.
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