Home from hospital...AGAIN

We are almost 30 weeks! so i haven't been able to update recently... this could be long :0

i wen't to the docs on tues., july 21st. by the time i got in the car and got there i was having pretty strong contractions every four minutes. i was also having more pelvic pressure than usual. well, they checked my cervix and said i did not have 2.8 cm of cervix anymore for sure and the way her head was positioned they were concerned about her trying to deliver.

so they sent me straight over to the hospital where they immediately put me on magnesium sulfate. you should google that stuff if you get a chance. i thought i was on fire from the inside out, luckily i never vomited though. i was only allowed to have ice chips for the first 24 hours on that and couldn't have solids for 48 hours. in a nutshell they wanted to keep the contractions slowed for at least two days so i could get another round of shots for baby dee's lungs in case she delivered. i had more contractions on that stuff than i normally do. i also think the major stress of this hospitalization caused more contractions!

So after they stopped that med it took a few days to really get things quiet again. they came in yesterday to do a high risk ultrasound and found me with 2 cm of cervix left and not looking like i was going to deliver. needless to say i am a little perturbed because i now feel like this whole week of mess and grief was unnecessary and stress for no reason. i always contract a ton and feel like if they had given it some time to calm down i may have avoided the magnesium. but, we can't go back now. my regular doc was on vacation during all of this unfortunately.

so. baby dee measured 3 pounds and 4 ounces yesterday. which is so exciting! she is huge! everything is stable enough for now, but i am getting more uncomfortable and the contractions are getting stronger. the only real hang up now is my growing fear of the side effects that all of this medication use could have on the baby. i am so afraid of hurting her physically or her little brain development with the meds that have been used. i am trying not to be afraid, but using that stupid magnesium just added one more med to the list. please pray that she is protected from ill effects and will be healthy and normal (well, as normal as she can be with me as her mom i guess).

her room is making great progress! greg's dad and friend richard have been over here spackling her room while we were in the hospital. her bedding came in and i get to pick out paint chips this week! how exciting! i will try to stay updated :)