Bedrest

It's been a while since I updated here, but now that I'm stuck in the hospital, I figured it'd be a good time! The bad thing is that it won't be very easy to put up any of my more recent pictures.

I am fine, the babeis are fine, but I am stuck in bed so that they stay stuck in my belly. I'm at 32 weeks and a few days, and we have some definite goals about how long we want them to stay in, but it's really just a waiting game.

On Thursday of last week, I took a half-day so I could go for my routine ultrasound and ob appointments. I had been told previously that my cervix had shortened and to try to rest as much as possible. I tried to! I guess I didn't rest enough :) Thursday at the ultrasound I could tell something was wrong when the tech left me in the room, dressed and ready to go, but told me to sit and she'd be right back. She came back with a wheelchair and said she'd wheel me to the OB appointment. I was going to be about 2 hours early for that appointment, but she said "oh they're going to fit you in, they know you're coming."

Basically I was freaking out, pretty much knowing that I wasn't going back to work. I didn't know I wouldn't be going back home though!

When I got to the doctor's, they took me before they took anyone else who was waiting, and immediately checked my cervix to see if I was dilated. Indeed I was, so they sent me to the hospital in Hagerstown. They let me drive myself, but told me to go straight there. That's what I did. I called Jonathan, my mom, and my school on the way to let them know what was going on. They admitted me and got me in a room with a gown and everything. Hooked me up to a bunch of stuff and started giving me magnesium to stop labor.

Washington County Hospital does not take babies who are under 32 weeks. I was 31 weeks annd 5 days, and they are twins, so they didn't want to risk letting me deliver. They decided I'd be going somewhere else. It just took an hour or so for them to decide whether I was getting flown to Johns Hopkins, or ambulanced to Frederick. I'm really wishing I'd said "take me to Frederick!" right now. I'm stuck in Baltimore 2 hours away from home now.

The helicopter SUCKED, it was the worst 30 minutes of my life. Especially since I had no idea where I was going, and I knew when I got there, Jonathan wouldn't be with me.

Anyway, I got here, they put me in Labor and Delivery, and I was all by myself. It took Jonathan a good 4-5 hours to get everything from home and finally get here. My parents got here at the same time. Jonathan and my mom stayed the night with me that first night. It was horrible. The beds there in Labor and Delivery aren't really made for a comfortable sleep I don't think, and I was hooked up to monitors and everything. Ug. I ended up being 5cm dilated, which has apparently not changed.

Luckliy, since things haven't progressed any farther, on Friday they moved me over here to the bedrest area. It's more comfortable and they only hook me up to monitors every now and then. I'm also now allowed to get up to use the bathroom and shower if I want to. Hopefully it remains this way and things don't get riskier.

I will be here for a while I think, but it's still really hard to tell. Basically everyone says I could deliver any time, but things are looking good, so it could be weeks. I just never expected this to happen and it's killing me to be so far away from everyone. I've had people visiting though, so I'm lucky. I just hate not having Jonathan here all the time. I think he's also really worried that I'll go into labor fast and he won't get here in time.

Anyway, I'm here now for good it seems. There is a slight chance that we could do really well and either go back to Hagerstown to the hospital, or go home to be on strict bedrest, but it's not likely I don't think. It's also possible that once the babies are born, they'll have to be HERE in the NICU for a while, but do well and be able to be transported back to Hagerstown also. I wish they would just take me to Hagerstown now. I want Jonathan to be able to come see me every day. It would be easier for everyone. This place is so hard to find and get to I think. Of course I flew into the roof, but from what I hear, that's what is going on. Everyone is getting lost or stuck in traffic. It also costs money to park here and the garage is forever away from where I am in the hospital.

I'm not too bored yet. I have lots to do to keep me busy. I'm sure it won't last forever, but that's okay. I'll figure something out when I get to the breaking point. There's tons of stuff to do that I don't WANT to do, but that could still keep me busy :)

I'll update soon. I doubt I'll have a chance to update if things change though!