Report From Bed - 1

Tuesday night, I started having some regular contractions - about 3 minutes apart - but they weren't painful or getting worse. They weren't getting better either. So after a couple of hours or trying to drink water and lay down, I went into Labor & Delivery, just to get everything checked out. They decided that I was having too many contractions, too close together, and gave me a shot of terbutaline to stop things. The contractions did stop, and a few hours later I was back home.

All day Wednesday, which was a busy work day, I had crampy contractions, but they weren't regular. But by the evening they got more and more regular, and suddenly around midnight, they also became quite painful. I went back to L&D and was having pretty powerful contractions

and they had dilated my cervix 2 cm since the night before. Things kicked into high gear and I got stuck by seven needles in one hour - normally shots don't bother me, but toward the end I was really dreading them! Thankfully they did their job, the contractions spaced out pretty quickly after a couple of hours. By the morning I was only having about 2 contractions an hour, and they no longer hurt. The terbutaline (they switched me to an oral dose every 4 hours after the shots) made me very jittery and I was totally unable to sleep. I was discharged around noon - on bed rest. I came home and got caught up on some work from bed, but I felt pretty awful until I finally got some sleep last night!

I am SO thankful that I have made it to 33 weeks before going on bed rest! It seems so much more manageable, and also less scary, to face preterm labor at 33 weeks instead of 29 weeks (like with Henry)! I am also incredibly lucky that I have a job that allows me to work from home. Not only am I able to keep earning a living, but it is a huge blessing to have something that keeps me busy during the day. And I am SO blessed with the most wonderful friends in the world! Within minutes of posting on Facebook that I was on bed rest, I cannot count the number of friends who checked on me, offered to bring meals, keep the kids, come visit, do anything I needed! The girls took it all in stride - Sophia and I laid in bed and did her homework yesterday afternoon, Amelia brought me a pile of books to read, and Henry has already discovered he can climb onto my bed anytime for extra snuggles! And my husband, oh he is the best - after keeping the kids and house under control alone all day, he went to Kroger and got me candy apples and Metromint water - I can't get enough of either! I am one lucky girl!

So, if you could say a little prayer that Baby Wyatt stays put at least for another 3 to 4 weeks, that would be very appreciated! I am still having some contractions here and there, but so far nothing too bad... let's hope it stays that way and we have an uneventful few weeks :)

Thank you, friends!