I went in for my appointment today, and MIRACLE of all miracles, she said I wasn't dilated at all! So either it really was a miracle, or the nurse at the hospital did not assess me correctly. Either way, I'm pretty much in the clear! Baby looks perfect, and everything else looks great too! I will be going in for weekly Dr. appointments now so she can keep a close eye on me.
For the next couple of days, I'm supposed to just take it really easy. If I don't have any more 'symptoms,' I can actually go back to work...just no lifting. And no lifting at home either. Which I think is good, because I feel like I've already 'dropped.'
Walking out of that office today, I felt like I was on cloud 9! I could not be more happy! Such a relief! I just think it was good for me to APPRECIATE my pregnancy, and I really just think I will be grateful for every day that goes by that this little guy is still in there!
Again, thanks to all those who have been so willing to help me out during this CRAZY time! A special thanks to my parents, Grandma, and the Bitters for the delicious food that kept my family fed so well while I was down over the weekend, and to all of those helping with my kids this week! WE LOVE YOU!!!!
Showing posts with label Pregnancy. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Update
First of all...OH MY GOSH! Thank you so much everyone for your kind words and well wishes! I am just totally overwhelmed by all the caring and thoughtful people out there! Warning; those of you who have offered help may just be getting a call from me! Just so you know!
I went to the hospital again last night to get another shot and had to be on the monitor for awhile. Thankfully, the baby passed with flying colors. He is perfect. He is very active. They had me doing kick counts, and it was easy. He seems to be a very healthy boy!
Tomorrow I will have an ultrasound to see what is going on. I really hope it's nothing serious. Everything I've read about of course is making me worried, but I'm just anxious to see my midwife who KNOWS me and this pregnancy, and I feel confident I can trust whatever she prescribes for me.
On a side note, I had a little melt down last night. I just got scared. I'm glad I have Nate to help me keep my perspective. He reminded me how blessed I was, and that the best thing to do is just be grateful and have faith. He is so right. And anyway, he has taken such good care of me this weekend....serving me food in bed, taking care of the girls, and keeping the house tidy. AND never once have I heard him complain! I only see him smiling and he's constantly asking if there is anything else I need. It really makes me feel better about things to see him so relaxed....although it's entirely possible he's just hiding the stress to make me feel better!
You know what else is weird? Bed rest sounds fun until you actually have to do it. I'm thinking a weekend of movie watching...but what you don't realize is that you are really TOTALLY dependent on someone else. If I think to myself, "I need some chapstick," I can't just stand up and go grab some out of my purse. I have to wait for Nate to get it for me! So I try to wait until I really need something, then ask for a bunch of things at once. Also, have you ever tried doing your hair laying down? It's impossible! Thank goodness they said I can get up and shower, but even then they said to make it quick. So I like had to shower, lay down a while, dry my hair, lay back down...ugh! Quite the process. I'm SO hoping I'm not doomed to laying down for another 6 weeks!
I admire ALL THOSE WOMEN out there who have had to be on bed rest...especially STRICT bed rest! At least I have bathroom privileges! My own mother went through this with some of her pregnancies. I have a WHOLE new respect for her. She actually had to do it on HER third pregnancy as well, about the same time, so she was totally empathizing with me! If I end up on total bed rest, at least I definitely will not have been the first one to go through it, there are a lot of people out there who will relate!
I went to the hospital again last night to get another shot and had to be on the monitor for awhile. Thankfully, the baby passed with flying colors. He is perfect. He is very active. They had me doing kick counts, and it was easy. He seems to be a very healthy boy!
Tomorrow I will have an ultrasound to see what is going on. I really hope it's nothing serious. Everything I've read about of course is making me worried, but I'm just anxious to see my midwife who KNOWS me and this pregnancy, and I feel confident I can trust whatever she prescribes for me.
On a side note, I had a little melt down last night. I just got scared. I'm glad I have Nate to help me keep my perspective. He reminded me how blessed I was, and that the best thing to do is just be grateful and have faith. He is so right. And anyway, he has taken such good care of me this weekend....serving me food in bed, taking care of the girls, and keeping the house tidy. AND never once have I heard him complain! I only see him smiling and he's constantly asking if there is anything else I need. It really makes me feel better about things to see him so relaxed....although it's entirely possible he's just hiding the stress to make me feel better!
You know what else is weird? Bed rest sounds fun until you actually have to do it. I'm thinking a weekend of movie watching...but what you don't realize is that you are really TOTALLY dependent on someone else. If I think to myself, "I need some chapstick," I can't just stand up and go grab some out of my purse. I have to wait for Nate to get it for me! So I try to wait until I really need something, then ask for a bunch of things at once. Also, have you ever tried doing your hair laying down? It's impossible! Thank goodness they said I can get up and shower, but even then they said to make it quick. So I like had to shower, lay down a while, dry my hair, lay back down...ugh! Quite the process. I'm SO hoping I'm not doomed to laying down for another 6 weeks!
I admire ALL THOSE WOMEN out there who have had to be on bed rest...especially STRICT bed rest! At least I have bathroom privileges! My own mother went through this with some of her pregnancies. I have a WHOLE new respect for her. She actually had to do it on HER third pregnancy as well, about the same time, so she was totally empathizing with me! If I end up on total bed rest, at least I definitely will not have been the first one to go through it, there are a lot of people out there who will relate!
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Pregnancy Blues...a little rambling
Well...this isn't how I planned things to work out.
But do things ever go as I planned?
No, and after 23 (almost 24) years, I still haven't learned that lesson well enough. It is good for these things to happen to me so I can humble myself, and realize that even my best efforts and planning can't dominate the plans that Heavenly Father has in store for me.
Last night, something went wrong. I don't know how wrong yet. I really don't like sharing details that might make someone feel uncomfortable, but lets say there was some abnormal bleeding. Bleeding at this stage in the pregnancy is never ever normal. I'm only a little over 30 weeks pregnant and was found to already be a little dilated. You see, this is no bueno. In the hospital I got a steroid shot to--in lay man's terms--mature the baby's lungs so that he will have a better chance of survival outside the womb should he be born prematurely. I was sent home last night on strict bed rest, reassured I would be much more comfortable on bed rest at home than in the hospital. TRUE THAT!
I was supposed to work last night, but instead got to spend a little bit more time with my family from Nevada, who left for home today. Also, I got to watch all of conference which I thought I would be missing out on.
I am going in again to the hospital tonight to get another shot for the baby. Hopefully his heart still looks as good as it did last night! It's very uncertain at this point whether or not I will be on bed rest for the duration of the pregnancy. I will have an ultrasound Monday to hopefully figure out what is going on. Until then, I will remain very vague so I don't make anyone freak out unnecessarily!
Ok, so some thoughts on this WHOLE ordeal so far goes as follows:
Anyone who knows me knows how I like to be as independent as possible, and self reliant. And being honest, up until 24 hours ago, I was feeling very much in control of my life. I love paying attention to detail, because this provides the best outcome overall for me and my family.
For example, as a senior in high school, I was just starting to feel I was at the top of my game and pretty confident that nothing could go wrong. I was working, paying a lot of my own bills, had a car, and was President on our all-important drill team. To make the story short, I broke my foot and nearly lost the ability to compete at the drill competitions as a senior, which I had spent my entire 'dancing career' working for.
The fact of the matter was, I lost control. Things happen like that sometimes. And when things happen that are out of your control, you can only choose how you react to them. Also, like I said, Heavenly Father lets these things happen to humble us, get us to refocus our priorities, and open our eyes to things that are really important,
That's what happened when I broke my foot. My eyes were opened to things that really mattered. You see, drill team ends with high school. But temple preparation, for instance, is something that would benefit me for the rest of my life.
After I broke my foot, I didn't have nearly as much drill team practice because I was on crutches, and I had to just lounge around at home. I'm convinced if this hadn't happened, I would not have spent as much time dating Nate after I officially met him, which was right before I broke my foot. Who knows if I would have ended up marrying him??? But around November, I agreed to marry him, and I began preparing more intently to attend the temple. I would not have taken that time out if I hadn't been able to slow down and make that essential preparation.
SOOOOOO.....perhaps, if I DO end up on permanent bed rest, the same thing will happen. Already I have seen how this will improve the relationship with my girls! This morning, the only thing in the world I was ABLE to do for myself was to lay down on the living room floor and color sesame street pictures with the girls. I loved EVERY minute of it. I've also ALREADY seen how many people really do care for me and my family! So many have already shown up with food and sent prayers my way, and offered to help with housework and watching the girls, and like I said, it's only been 24 hours.
Look for an update. Just rest assured that for now I am completely at peace that everything will work out, even though right now I'm not sure how. And also, the baby seems to be doing fine, which is the most important thing.
Thanks again to everyone for all the love and support!
But do things ever go as I planned?
No, and after 23 (almost 24) years, I still haven't learned that lesson well enough. It is good for these things to happen to me so I can humble myself, and realize that even my best efforts and planning can't dominate the plans that Heavenly Father has in store for me.
Last night, something went wrong. I don't know how wrong yet. I really don't like sharing details that might make someone feel uncomfortable, but lets say there was some abnormal bleeding. Bleeding at this stage in the pregnancy is never ever normal. I'm only a little over 30 weeks pregnant and was found to already be a little dilated. You see, this is no bueno. In the hospital I got a steroid shot to--in lay man's terms--mature the baby's lungs so that he will have a better chance of survival outside the womb should he be born prematurely. I was sent home last night on strict bed rest, reassured I would be much more comfortable on bed rest at home than in the hospital. TRUE THAT!
I was supposed to work last night, but instead got to spend a little bit more time with my family from Nevada, who left for home today. Also, I got to watch all of conference which I thought I would be missing out on.
I am going in again to the hospital tonight to get another shot for the baby. Hopefully his heart still looks as good as it did last night! It's very uncertain at this point whether or not I will be on bed rest for the duration of the pregnancy. I will have an ultrasound Monday to hopefully figure out what is going on. Until then, I will remain very vague so I don't make anyone freak out unnecessarily!
Ok, so some thoughts on this WHOLE ordeal so far goes as follows:
Anyone who knows me knows how I like to be as independent as possible, and self reliant. And being honest, up until 24 hours ago, I was feeling very much in control of my life. I love paying attention to detail, because this provides the best outcome overall for me and my family.
For example, as a senior in high school, I was just starting to feel I was at the top of my game and pretty confident that nothing could go wrong. I was working, paying a lot of my own bills, had a car, and was President on our all-important drill team. To make the story short, I broke my foot and nearly lost the ability to compete at the drill competitions as a senior, which I had spent my entire 'dancing career' working for.
The fact of the matter was, I lost control. Things happen like that sometimes. And when things happen that are out of your control, you can only choose how you react to them. Also, like I said, Heavenly Father lets these things happen to humble us, get us to refocus our priorities, and open our eyes to things that are really important,
That's what happened when I broke my foot. My eyes were opened to things that really mattered. You see, drill team ends with high school. But temple preparation, for instance, is something that would benefit me for the rest of my life.
After I broke my foot, I didn't have nearly as much drill team practice because I was on crutches, and I had to just lounge around at home. I'm convinced if this hadn't happened, I would not have spent as much time dating Nate after I officially met him, which was right before I broke my foot. Who knows if I would have ended up marrying him??? But around November, I agreed to marry him, and I began preparing more intently to attend the temple. I would not have taken that time out if I hadn't been able to slow down and make that essential preparation.
SOOOOOO.....perhaps, if I DO end up on permanent bed rest, the same thing will happen. Already I have seen how this will improve the relationship with my girls! This morning, the only thing in the world I was ABLE to do for myself was to lay down on the living room floor and color sesame street pictures with the girls. I loved EVERY minute of it. I've also ALREADY seen how many people really do care for me and my family! So many have already shown up with food and sent prayers my way, and offered to help with housework and watching the girls, and like I said, it's only been 24 hours.
Look for an update. Just rest assured that for now I am completely at peace that everything will work out, even though right now I'm not sure how. And also, the baby seems to be doing fine, which is the most important thing.
Thanks again to everyone for all the love and support!
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