Tuesday, February 10, 2009

What a Crazy NIGHT!

So, Monday we went in for our WEEKLY(yay) prenatal visit and got to do an ultrasound too. Claire is growing!! They estimated she was 6lb 15 oz but my doctor told me not to bet on it, because they can be off when guessing the weight. She kept looking at us and it was soo cool! I can't wait to meet her! Again her movement had slowed down, and so we did a non stress test, and that is where the fun started! Her heartbeat was 190's to 200's and wouldn't come down. So after having me hooked up in the office they decided to admit me and put me under observation in labor and delivery. My dad was there with me thank god! So we went to Labor and Delivery and they had to do an IV, which I was scared to death because of my veins, 9 pokes later I had a lovely iv in my shoulder! It was definitely not a fun experience, but now I know where they can put the IV during labor, so that is a good thing. They also took blood and my white blood cell count was elevated which means I had some infection. I had been fighting a cold and my doctor and I came to the conclusion that was why. Claire's heartbeat started to come down after the IV was in for a bit. My doctor then decided to keep me over night to make sure everything is ok, and to get blood in the morning and see what happen to my counts. Mitch got to the hospital around 5(we were admitted at 330). My dad stuck around for a bit then he left and we found out about 7 that we would be spending the night! I felt bad because every time I had to pee I had to wake up Mitch to help me unplug everything. Early in the morning someone came to try to get my blood, and she did get it but it took a while. My poor hands and arms are soooo swollen from being a pin cushion. Around 9 this morning we got the good news that my white blood cell counts had gone down but I need to monitor my temperature and her movement. Then we were given the OK to go home! So no Claire today, at first I was kind of upset I think because the whole fiasco, but she will come when she's ready. I just know it's getting hard on Mitch and I but that's ok. For now we just have to wait and we have 3 weeks left which will be a LONG 3 weeks I am sure. Now we just have to wait for Brayden's arrival, which will hopefully be soon! So now we are home resting and Mitch went to work for a half day. And I plan on laying low for a few days until regain my energy and catch up on my sleep! I am still calling for Friday 13th haha, I told Mitch it will be this weekend or next week because my doctor will be out of town. But who knows?! We will keep you all updated if anything new comes up, as for now we wait until next Monday.

1 comment:

Katie said...

glad you are home! i'm sure you two are getting frustrated but hang in there! she'll be here in no time :) take it easy!