First off, thank you all so much for your kind comments, it means so much to us that people are thinking about and praying for us and Knox!
Well, after a sleepless (literally) night on Procardia, the doctor came into to see me this morning. Basically, it was not working to stop the contractions, I will still getting them every five minutes this morning. So, they switched me over to Magnesium Sulfate through an IV. I can honestly say, that it was horrendous stuff. Right when they put it in, my hand where the IV is started to burn so bad I thought my vein would explode. I was instantaneously hot and felt horrible. I just cried, it’s so overwhelming to get pumped full of all of this medicine, have it not work, and worry about your baby all day long.
Luckily, the mag sulf. seems to be working, now. They are allowing me six contractions per hour, and I don’t think I’m having that many. I generally have them when my bladder is full or when I move too much. They are planning to give me another steroidal shot for Knox’s lungs this evening, then I have to stay in the hospital for another 24 hours. Hopefully, I will be out of here tomorrow if the contractions subside and my cervix hasn’t changed any more. They won’t check me again until the morning for fear of causing more contractions. I am unsure of where we’ll go from there, but I am sure bedrest would be in the picture for a while. I am praying so hard that my cervix hasn’t dilated any more because then I honestly don’t know what we’d have to do, other than staying in the hospital.
Right now, all I am hoping for is that Knox stays an inside baby for at least several more weeks!
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OH my goodness. I cannot believe I missed your post yesterday. Thank goodness that you followed your instincts. Keep resting and hang in there girl. You have a lot of people thinking about you and praying for you!!
Hang in! This is my exact same situation and I'm home now, Jess, on a terb pump and all is well. Hang in! You are so close to the end, so at least you know that if you have to stay in the hospital, it won't be for long. Thinking of you! And yes…as I said in my last comment…mag sulfate is nasty stuff, but it works! Don't worry about the effects on baby Knox. I worried for about a day about that, then got over it, because the med is better than the alternative. You don't want him out and in the NICU yet, so trust the docs and deep breaths. I'm in your corner – know EXACTLY what you're going through – if you need to vent you can email me at megan.annis@gmail.com. xoxo
God willing he will! My prayers are heading your way!!! Knox keep put! Listen to your mommy!
I hope you get to go home and rest before Knox is born. I was put on bedrest at 31 weeks due to pre-eclampsia. It was NO fun, but I made it another 4 weeks and my son was born at 35 weeks, and spent a week in the NICU. He is happy and healthy now, but it still was not fun. So rest up as much as you can, even though the days will start to blur together, and you will be bored out of your mind! It's for the best, I'll be thinking of you.
-Leila (Firemanswife)
Stay strong! Everything will be okay. You and Knox are in my thoughts and prayers.
my God girl- praying!!!
I am stalking your blog like crazy – hoping you are doing okay. Please update us as soon as you can. Hang in there guys!
You and Knox are in my prayers! I hope the contractions stop.
I'm so sorry you're having to go through all this! I had no idea any of this was going on, since I was in the hospital all day yesterday and still trying to recover from surgery.
I am praying for y'all, and I really hope Knox stays in there at least a few more weeks!
Praying for you! Hang in there!