I was so excited- still running and working out at 28 weeks! YAY! And then my body did what it has done with my other three pregnancies... 6-7 contractions an hour for a few hours sent me to the hospital in the wee morning hours one day last week. (dejavu to Mia's birth at 31 weeks!) Luckily I hadn't progressed too far and with a few shots of Terbutaline the contractions were slowed. The FFN came back negative and I am only dialated to a one so we are very opptimistic still at this point. (with Colby I was dialated at a 3 and all FFN's were positive from 24 weeks on!) I am on Terbutaline around the clock and still have lots of contractions but the Dr. said that unless I am having more than 4 an hour I shouldn't be dialating or progressing. Boy I hope he is right!
Many of you have asked and shown so much concern... and we appreciate you all! Since lots of asked for the details, here's the scoop. I will go in for weekly appointments, have lots of ultrasounds, and more FFN's... I am still having a nurse come every week with my progesterone shot which I honestly believe is helping at this point... and she comes for 6 more weeks. And the Dr wants me to start home monitoring asap. Bah. No fun. Better safe than sorry though. Twice a day for an hour each session- then I send in the data. The Dr. wants to avoid putting me on bedrest so just says that I need to spend more time down than up on my feet, not lift anything heavy, drink lots and lots of water, rest when I have more than 3-4 contractions an hour, etc. May not sound too hard to some of you, but being a mom I am on my feet 24-7 and LOVING exercise it is definitely difficult to not even take a morning walk.
So my running shoes will just have to stay new for a few more months. But I am feeling much better so far this week... almost 30 weeks... so here's to hoping for a full term pregnancy! *Much to my dismay here is a pic of me today- 7 months prego- ha! EVERYONE has asked to see... since my fam is all out of state pretty much... For those who are prego, my jeans are Citizens maternity jeans which I LOVE- got them 66% off at Nordstroms.com- and the shirt is from H&M- love that store! Who needs to buy maternity tops when there are so many great styles that work at the regular stores!?!
