Back home from Hospital

Copied from JAMM...

I was discharged from the hospital this afternoon, which is great!!! I was discharged with orders of strict bedrest. I get bathroom privileges and "shower at leisure" (mostly b/c my doctor knows we have a shower seat in there for me.)

I was sent home with a Rx for Nifedopine (sp) - precordia - to help control my bp and the ctx that keep happening without me feeling them.

The peri came to see me a few times yesterday and today. It was almost amusing, b/c our peri is the director of women's health at the hospital which is a top hospital in SoCal for at risk pg, high order multiples, and much more. Every time a new doctor, resident, 4th year med student, or nurse came in to see us it was an introduction of their name *quickly* followed by, "I work with Dr. N." This is the first time I've ever been admitted to a hospital as an in patient... so I don't know if it's normal to have 3 or 4 different doctors come and see me between the hours of 6am and 9:30am. Except for last night's nurse, the rest of the nurses were fantastic. They were attentive - even admist the 5 births that happened in the 2pm hour yesterday afternoon... It was absolutely insane on that floor!!! all around me women were going into labor!!!

Basically, my peri says that so long as I follow bed rest orders, and continue with meds - diligently - then he has every reason to believe that the piggies will stay put for a whole longer. We're hoping for 10-12 wks longer, but it all depends on how much I follow orders. We're still seeing him once a week, and he wants tus to schedule appt on days that he's specifically there to see us. He also asked that if for ANY reason I'm worried about something Im feeling or not feeling that I'm to call in or show up first thing in the am - that no one would see me as a crazy paranoid mom.

It definitely feels great to be home, considering that we were admitted straight from an appt so didnt have a chance to come home to prepare a bag (DH did that after we'd seen a few doctors/nurses on Tuesday). What's tough is looking around, seeing everything that needs to be done, and knowing that I can't actually get up and do it.

Oh!!! Also, this weekend were borrowing a recliner from DHs uncle. DH is rearranging furniture today and tomorrow to be able to bring it in on Saturday. Well be taking it to the baby shower in a few wks also. We debated canceling it all together, but we have so many people coming to see us, including a bunch of family and friends from out of state who already have their flights. So, we're taking the bed rest with me... should be interesting in the middle of a restaurant!!!

For now, I think this about covers the excitement of our day. I do have to say though... benedryl straight into an IV is SOOO much nicer than in a pill!!! It takes effect so much faster through an IV!!! And... I hate having the hiccups. I've had them off and on since 8am today. It's already 6pm!!!