UPDATE

[Guest guest]

Hey guys!

Well, I've had an interesting few days here at the hospital. Tuesday

the 28th was the one year anniversary of the birth and death of my

little baby girl, Saylor, so I was happy to get through that day

without anything bad happening. However, I did discover that I had a

really bad bladder infection that day which totally sucks! Wednesday

the 29th was the day I turned 27 weeks and it also marked 9 weeks

here in the hospital. Well, when I woke up on Wednesday, I wasn't

feeling quite right. I had a little bit of crampiness in my lower

abdomen and I thought I was having stomach problems like diarhea but

in actualitly I wasn't. That's just what it felt like. Well, I told

my nurse that morning and they decided to hook me up to the monitors

to watch for contractions even though I wasn't feeling any at the

time. A little while later, my doctor called the hospital. She had

been watching the monitor from her office and noticed that I was

indeed contracting...like every 3-5 minutes! I couldn't even tell!

The next thing I know, I'm being wheeled out of my room in the

gynecology wing of the hospital and around the corner to labor and

delivery. I really didn't think there was anything big going on

until I got into my new room and there were like 10 people there

hovering over me. My doctor was doing a sono to see what position

the babies were in just in case she had to do an emergency c-

section, I was being hooked up to an IV for magnesium sulfate (that

stuff sucks!) and I was given a shot of terbulatine (sp?) all at the

same time! They also started another round of steriods for the

babies lungs even though I had them 3 weeks ago. Apparently, since I

took them at 24 weeks which is as early as they can give them, it

doesn't hurt to give another dose. Also while all of this is going

on, the neonatologist and nurse practioner from the NICU were in

there talking to my husband and I about what would be happening to

the babies if I were to deliver right then. Talk about a lot to sink

in! Apparently, my husband and I were the only one's who didn't

think I was going to have them that day...and we were right! I ended

up having to be on the highest dose of mag my dr. likes to give, but

the contractions have really slowed down. They think now that the

reason for the sudden contractions was because of my bladder

infection. I have been on antibiotics since Tuesday for it, so it's

gotten alot better. The babies are doing fine and I was able to go

down a dose on the mag which is great! I couldn't hold my eyes open

or focus on anything at all last night with that stuff and the hot

flashes were unreal! Yuck! Plus, I was having to have my blood drawn

every 6 hours to test my mag levels so my poor arm is black and

blue and looks like a pin cushion. My dr. is only ordering to have

that done once a day now, instead of 4 so we're doing much better

today! I don't know how long my dr. will keep me on the mag but as

for now, the contractions have pretty much stopped and I'm still

pregnant, so that's the important part. I'm sorry if I keep rambling

or if this doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's the best I can do

while I'm still feeling a little drunk from this mag. Anyway, that's

whats going on with me at the moment. I just wanted to keep everyone

updated. I'll let you know if anything changes!

Layci, 26

UD/IC

My little angel in Heaven, Saylor Kayte, 12-28-03

Still pregnant with twin girls! 27 weeks 2 days