Pregnancy Tidbits

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 :-)