29 Weeks

 

Oh what a week it was!!!  After having a pretty decent previous week, this week was rough.  I ended up in Labor & Delivery on Thursday night of last week with contractions and lots of abdominal pain.  After a few hours, they sent us home with a prescription for a UTI and instructions to come back if the contractions came back or anything else of that kind.  They also gave me the first of 2 steroid shots to make sure that the babies lungs were mature IF they decided to come early.

My parents got to Sacramento on Friday.  We had to go back to L & D Friday evening for my 2nd steroid shot, so everyone (but me) decided it was best for me to stay in Sac, rather than go to Redding for my baby shower up there.  I was NOT happy.

On Saturday evening, I got the worst pains of this pregnancy.  Usually, I have pains on the right side along where my shunt tubing is.  This time, the pains were on the left also and much worse.  I couldn't even move.  I ended up throwing up, which just made me worry more.  Back to Labor & Delivery.  I was in AGONY.

After a couple of hours, they determined that I was, in fact, in pre-term labor.  These weren't just random contractions anymore.  They were regular, and painful.  I was checked into a room and given Magnesium through an IV to stop the contractions.  I had dilated to 1 cm at that point.  They gave me a shot of some sort of pain medication, but that didn't help at all.  The doctor who was on call wanted to wait to give me any meds until they knew what was wrong.  I didn't end up getting anything until the next day, when they gave me the medication that I have a prescription for at home.

After that, things started to get a little better.  I was still having pain, but it was at least tolerable.  I spent two nights in the hospital and was released on Monday after lunch.  Jeff spent both nights there with me and my parents came to visit as well.  While I was scared for my babies, I was glad that I was at least in the hospital...so that if anything went wrong, they could do something about it.  By Monday, my cervix hadn't changed and I was holding at 1 cm.

The rest of the week was pretty rough.  I didn't sleep well at all and had to get up at least a dozen times each night to pee.  My feet and legs swelled SO MUCH from the IV fluids, I could barely walk.  It was crazy.

Luckily, by Friday I was feeling better and the swelling was gone.

This is what my feet looked like on the day I left the hospital.

DATA:

How far along? 29 weeks

Babies are the size of an: Not sure, but they are 3 lbs each.

Maternity clothes? Mostly hospital gowns.

Have you told family and friends? Yes.

Stretch marks? Not from the pregnancy  ;)

Symptoms: Minor headaches, rib soreness and major belly discomfort.

Sleep: Sleep? What’s sleep?  Every time I roll over, I have to get up to pee.

Best moment this week:  Ugh, this was NOT a good week.

Miss Anything?  Not being in pain

Number of times I get up to pee each night: I must have topped out this week at about 12.

Movement: TONS of movement.  I love it!

Food cravings: Hmmm…not really.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Smells still bother me, but not as much.

Have you started to show yet: Yup.  I feel huge.

Gender: Both GIRLS!!!

Labor Signs: Yep…contractions and I am dilated to 1 cm.

Belly Button in or out? It sticks out in the morning and then goes flat by the afternoon.

Mood: Blah

Looking forward to: This pregnancy being over.

Weight Gain: 22 pounds.

27 Weeks

Well, even though I am posting this late, it was a pretty good week.  Let's see how much of it I can remember....

It started out a little rough.  I was in some pain on Sunday, so we didn't make it to church, even though I was really hoping this would be the week.  I felt great on Saturday, so I had hoped it would last through the weekend.  I spent most of Sunday taking it easy, lying around.

This week, I worked Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  This was a great set-up because it gave me a day in between each work day so that I could recover and relax.  I am still having shunt site pains, which I am managing with my heating pad and a prescription for some pain meds.  I'm really trying not to take the meds too much.

My parents came back into town on Thursday to work on their condo and to prepare for my baby shower over the weekend.  They currently have a table, 6 chairs, a coffee table and a table that goes up against the wall.  I haven't been upstairs in the condo in over a week, so I'm not sure if they've gotten anything for up there.

My work threw me my first baby shower on Thursday.  It was amazing.  I have the best co-workers.  The cake was delicious, and I got LOTS of adorable outfits for the girls, as well as some much needed other things.  While I am looking forward to being off work for a while, I will miss being there on a weekly basis and seeing everyone.

My aunt and uncle from Pennsylvania made a surprise trip to Sacramento this week as well.  They have been on a 5 month RV trip across the US.  They had been planning to meet up with us in Redding next week for my shower up there, but they were in CA a little early.  Since everyone was in Sacramento, they met us here too.  We all (me, Jeff, my parents, his parents, and my aunt and uncle) went out for dinner together on Thursday to Old Town Sacramento.  What fun!  We played a little game for the parents to all guess the girls' names, which we finally decided to tell them since we were all together.  Based on their reactions, I am not sure how crazy they are about the names, but I'm sure they will grow on them.

Anyway, I also had my Sacramento baby shower this weekend, but that is technically part of Week 28, so I'll post that next time.  I am getting SO excited for these girls to get here.

DATA:

How far along? 27 weeks

Babies are the size of an: who knows!!

Maternity clothes? Still rockin’ my skirts this week.

Have you told family and friends? Yes.

Stretch marks? Not from the pregnancy  ;)

Symptoms: Minor headaches, rib soreness and major belly discomfort.

Sleep: Sleep? What’s sleep?  Every time I roll over, I have to get up to pee.

Best moment this week:  Having my parents here again this week and my shower at work.

Miss Anything?  Not being in pain

Number of times I get up to pee each night: I topped out this week at about 10.

Movement: TONS of movement.  I love it!

Food cravings: Drumsticks (the ice cream)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Smells still bother me, but not as much.

Have you started to show yet: Yup.  I feel huge.

Gender: Both GIRLS!!!

Labor Signs: Not this week.

Belly Button in or out? It’s starting to stick out!

Mood: Blah

Looking forward to: This pregnancy being over.

Weight Gain: 20 pounds.