Good Bye August! Hello September!!! The month ended in a bang; I spent the last few days of the month in the hospital. After visiting my doctor's office for a routine check up, I expressed concerns with the physician assistant who was assigned since my doctor was away for the long weekend. I expressed some pelvic pressure and she and another doctor reviewed my cervix and found that I was 2-3 cms dilated. O_0 The doctor on call decided it was in my best interest to visit the Labor and Delivery dept for further test.
Once at the hospital, they monitored my fetal heartbeat activity and noticed that I was having several contractions during the course of my visit. So they decided to keep me over night for further evaluation. One night lead to two nights of monitoring and several medications later and a visit to the prenatal unit. Hopefully this will be the last hospital stay until the baby arrives in 6 weeks (cross my fingers).
On Saturday, the doctor on call decided that since the contractions have been fairly controlled it was fine to released me. Now I am happy to be home again..resting in my own bed. As doctor's orders, I am on bed rest for the next two weeks. The only time I am allowed out is for doctor's visits. I am having a hard time adjusting to bed rest since, I have been pretty activity during my entire pregnancy. It is difficult to give up my independence and have my hubby take over the controls. I must admit he has been awesome during this whole ordeal. He was by my side through the whole scary process (even slept on the hospital couch multiple nights) and I am so grateful to have such an awesome hubby.
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