I'm on day 10 of bed rest and I'm already over it. Of course I will do what I have to do to help Chloe stay in my belly as long as possible but man, it's hard. A few weeks ago I would have loved to lounge on the couch and watch Food Network or take a long nap without being bothered. Overrated! I'd rather be out playing with Jack, having a picnic, people watching or even just a running errands. I am VERY fortunate that my mom can take care of Jack while Brian is in summer school and I am out of commission but I would love to be the one hanging out with my little man. I hate even complaining about the bed rest as it's for a darn good cause but I am human and I'll vent just this once :)
Some ramifications of bed rest I didn't expect:
- My joints are so sore
- I am so paranoid of blowing up as I have no physical activity now
- Seams on the sides of my clothes (including underwear) SUCK
- My arms are always falling asleep from keeping my head propped up
- It's not easy to read or be online while on my side
- I'm out of things to day dream about - never thought the day would come!
- I don't even take naps like I thought I would
- I still "get ready"; I refuse to look like the slob I feel
Now more about the pregnancy....I live for Sundays and Wednesdays. Sundays are big because it's my weekly milestone when Chloe is that much further along. So, yesterday I was officially 31 weeks :) It's a big deal because at my last doctor's appointment, she stressed that if I wasn't 37 weeks when I went into labor, she would be forced to put me on a helicopter to Phoenix to deliver there. Our hospital here can only handle full-term births and she said MAYBE at 36 and a half weeks the pediatrician MIGHT make an exception so every day counts. And Wednesdays are my weekly doctor's appointments. At my appointments now, my doctor checks for dilation and cervical length via a pelvic exam and ultrasound. Every other week, I continue to get a fFN test, which I will get this week and it is a good indicator if there is a possibility of going into labor within a week of taking it, if positive. Last week at my appointment I was holding steady at 1.5cm with a cervical length of 2.5cm. My doctor (Dr. Campuzano - she's awesome!) said she goes into "Oh Crap" mode when I get to 3cm in dilation before 37 weeks. As a precaution, Dr. Campuzano wanted me to get corticosteroid shots to help mature Chloe's lungs in the event she is delivered prior to 37 weeks and I am also taking terbutaline to help curb my contractions.
On a good note, when I went to the Labor & Delivery triage center at Yavapai Regional Medical Center, I received a tour of the brand-new, three week old birthing center and it is BEAUTIFUL! It's so lovely and everything is so new! The rooms are HUGE and come complete with a fridge, pull-out sofa, a glider chair for nursing/rocking your baby, table and chairs, flat-screen TV with DVD player, enormous bathroom with a large walk-in shower and did I mention the rooms are HUGE?! Yet another incentive to hold out to 37 weeks!
Looking forward to Wednesday :-)
Monday, June 21, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
What a Week!
I'll begin with my doctor's visit on Wednesday 6/9.......Went in like normal and this time I see the NP. How have I been feeling? Pretty good. Any problems? Nope. Good! Pelvic exam time and fFN test which helps to detect imminent labor in high risk patients. So as she's checking for dilation I'm noticing she is spending a little too much time and sure enough she says I am 1 cm dilated and my cervix has shortened by 1cm since two weeks ago. Um, not what I was expecting. Okaayyyyy......As I'm trying to process that I'm only at 29.5 weeks, she orders an ultrasound to verify her findings. Ultrasound went fine and it did verify that there has been cervical change. Boo. I leave with instructions to take it very easy and to come back in a week as I will now be on weekly visits.
Thursday was uneventful and Friday I head down to Tucson with my mom and Jack. The 4 hour drive went by fairly quickly and Jack was awesome (thank you sooo much buddy!). We check into our room at Westward Look (love it there!!!) and then we head off to Park Place mall where I worked for several years. I start getting worn out and notice I am contracting a bit more than I normally would so my mom gets me a pedicure (Yay! Thanks mom!) and I rest a bit. I met up with my high school history teacher Linda for a few minutes after we head back to the hotel and I was excited to get Jack in the pool :) Yeah, no. He hated it. Cried loudly. People began to stare. Out of the pool we go. Here's a pic of the unhappy camper after I took him out and we were on our way back to our room.....
And happy to be back in the room......munching on lettuce
The stinker did not go to sleep until 9:30! His bedtime is no later than 7:30 so this was not okay with me but he was having such a great time in his new environment I had to give in and let him play :)
And this is fun time on the bed watching Sponge Bob early Saturday morning! Too early, I might add :)
Started off the day with breakfast and off we were to my baby shower but had to make a Wal Mart stop first. Yuck. I dislike Wal Mart very much and could write a whole blog on the reasons why but not now......anywhoo, we get what we need and then I have to run back in to use the restroom. I am contracting fairly frequently and start to pay more attention to them......to the nasty restroom I go and I lose my mucus plug - if you don't know what that is, Google it because I won't get into it on here. Awesome. Fantastic. I slowly start to freak out. All this should not be happening now - I'm only 30 weeks! I call the on-call OBGYN in Prescott and leave a message. We head to the baby shower and I am trying to be calm. So happy to see my friends and catch up with them. They did such a great job of diffusing the situation and helping me relax somewhat - thank you!!!! Jack was having a ball being surrounded by beautiful women, I had fun opening adorable pink gifts :) I love my best friend Jen and my mom for making this day possible!
After not hearing from the on-call doc, decided to head to St. Joe's L&D before making the long drive back to Prescott after the shower. I was monitored and did have contractions, was 1.5 cm dilated and they took another fFN test which came back negative so I was given the green light to head home with instructions to be on bed rest. Yikes. With a 14 month old???? No work???? I'll do it, but I won't like it.
We get back to Prescott and here we are. My left side is constantly numb and a I already have a kink in my neck. My mom is such an awesome help and Brian is a stressed out papa. Anxiously awaiting my appointment on Wednesday and hoping to hear there have been no changes. Fingers are crossed and I just pray Chloe stays in my belly for at least another 7 weeks. Yavapai Regional Medical Center here in Prescott doesn't even have a NICU if we end up with a pre-term delivery, so we'd have to be transferred to a Phoenix hospital. Stay put Chloe!!!! As much as I am looking forward to meeting you, I can wait :)
Want to send a big thank you to friends and family that have called and connected via FB with your thoughts, prayers and well wishes. They are very appreciated and it means so much to us to have an awesome support system. We are beyond blessed with the most wonderful people in our lives!
Thursday was uneventful and Friday I head down to Tucson with my mom and Jack. The 4 hour drive went by fairly quickly and Jack was awesome (thank you sooo much buddy!). We check into our room at Westward Look (love it there!!!) and then we head off to Park Place mall where I worked for several years. I start getting worn out and notice I am contracting a bit more than I normally would so my mom gets me a pedicure (Yay! Thanks mom!) and I rest a bit. I met up with my high school history teacher Linda for a few minutes after we head back to the hotel and I was excited to get Jack in the pool :) Yeah, no. He hated it. Cried loudly. People began to stare. Out of the pool we go. Here's a pic of the unhappy camper after I took him out and we were on our way back to our room.....
And happy to be back in the room......munching on lettuce
The stinker did not go to sleep until 9:30! His bedtime is no later than 7:30 so this was not okay with me but he was having such a great time in his new environment I had to give in and let him play :)
And this is fun time on the bed watching Sponge Bob early Saturday morning! Too early, I might add :)
Started off the day with breakfast and off we were to my baby shower but had to make a Wal Mart stop first. Yuck. I dislike Wal Mart very much and could write a whole blog on the reasons why but not now......anywhoo, we get what we need and then I have to run back in to use the restroom. I am contracting fairly frequently and start to pay more attention to them......to the nasty restroom I go and I lose my mucus plug - if you don't know what that is, Google it because I won't get into it on here. Awesome. Fantastic. I slowly start to freak out. All this should not be happening now - I'm only 30 weeks! I call the on-call OBGYN in Prescott and leave a message. We head to the baby shower and I am trying to be calm. So happy to see my friends and catch up with them. They did such a great job of diffusing the situation and helping me relax somewhat - thank you!!!! Jack was having a ball being surrounded by beautiful women, I had fun opening adorable pink gifts :) I love my best friend Jen and my mom for making this day possible!
After not hearing from the on-call doc, decided to head to St. Joe's L&D before making the long drive back to Prescott after the shower. I was monitored and did have contractions, was 1.5 cm dilated and they took another fFN test which came back negative so I was given the green light to head home with instructions to be on bed rest. Yikes. With a 14 month old???? No work???? I'll do it, but I won't like it.
We get back to Prescott and here we are. My left side is constantly numb and a I already have a kink in my neck. My mom is such an awesome help and Brian is a stressed out papa. Anxiously awaiting my appointment on Wednesday and hoping to hear there have been no changes. Fingers are crossed and I just pray Chloe stays in my belly for at least another 7 weeks. Yavapai Regional Medical Center here in Prescott doesn't even have a NICU if we end up with a pre-term delivery, so we'd have to be transferred to a Phoenix hospital. Stay put Chloe!!!! As much as I am looking forward to meeting you, I can wait :)
Want to send a big thank you to friends and family that have called and connected via FB with your thoughts, prayers and well wishes. They are very appreciated and it means so much to us to have an awesome support system. We are beyond blessed with the most wonderful people in our lives!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
These are a Few of My Favorite Things....
I have been meaning to document the things that Jack does that I love, so here we go!
~ He has recently learned learned to give kisses....he opens his mouth wide when we ask for one :-)
~ He is becoming more communicative with us and he understands so much; it's amazing!
~ When he doesn't want something he furiously waves his hand NO and wrinkles his nose
~ His fist word besides mumma (which goes for mom and dad) was duck
~ He is mastering running
~ He has this drawer we reserved for him in the kitchen where he likes to stash stuff
~ He loves playing with his furry brother - they chase each other around the house
~ He loves the doggie sofa. We say "run Fuss, run!" and he runs to the sofa and plops on it
~ When the dogs bark suddenly he says "AH!" just once
~ He has discovered the art of stepping on things
~ We LOVE how much he loves his 'puppy' - the gray and white small stuffed dog he sleeps with
~ He mercilessly tests his limits
~ He is one independent little dude. He will try to ditch us and do his thing at every opportunity
~ He likes to give Hi-5's
~ He grubs scrambled eggs like they are going out of style
~ He is obsessed with lights and we are constantly flickering lights on and off throughout the day
~ He likes to push the garage door opener to close it when we get home
~ He has THE cutest baby butt! We love watching him waddle naked :-)
~ He loves playing with the cabinets in our bedroom - taking it's contents out and putting them back
I'm sure there is more but this are some of my favorites for now - LOVE our boy!
And here is a picture I took when we were in Flagstaff today - he is growing up too quickly!
~ He has recently learned learned to give kisses....he opens his mouth wide when we ask for one :-)
~ He is becoming more communicative with us and he understands so much; it's amazing!
~ When he doesn't want something he furiously waves his hand NO and wrinkles his nose
~ His fist word besides mumma (which goes for mom and dad) was duck
~ He is mastering running
~ He has this drawer we reserved for him in the kitchen where he likes to stash stuff
~ He loves playing with his furry brother - they chase each other around the house
~ He loves the doggie sofa. We say "run Fuss, run!" and he runs to the sofa and plops on it
~ When the dogs bark suddenly he says "AH!" just once
~ He has discovered the art of stepping on things
~ We LOVE how much he loves his 'puppy' - the gray and white small stuffed dog he sleeps with
~ He mercilessly tests his limits
~ He is one independent little dude. He will try to ditch us and do his thing at every opportunity
~ He likes to give Hi-5's
~ He grubs scrambled eggs like they are going out of style
~ He is obsessed with lights and we are constantly flickering lights on and off throughout the day
~ He likes to push the garage door opener to close it when we get home
~ He has THE cutest baby butt! We love watching him waddle naked :-)
~ He loves playing with the cabinets in our bedroom - taking it's contents out and putting them back
I'm sure there is more but this are some of my favorites for now - LOVE our boy!
And here is a picture I took when we were in Flagstaff today - he is growing up too quickly!
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