Thursday morning when I got up I had a lot of pain on my right side. Let me back up, the night before I started feeling severe back pain. I thought I was because I spent most of the day sitting at the sewing desk making a quilt for Molly, but I also felt a little nauseous. Fast forward...next day...ate breakfast and felt sharp stabbing pain in my side and pelvis. I took two extra strength Tylenol and got in a warm bath. Nothing seemed to help, so I just went back to bed. I called Nick and he stopped home from work and gave me a blessing By about noon, the pain had mostly gone away. I kept Worrying though. What If something was wrong. I kept having Braxton hicks. I called my doctor and they just said to go to the hospital and be checked out. I was super annoyed. I didn't want to go to the hospital and spend a ton of money for them to tell me I was having liniment pain. I went anyway and Nick met me there. After a urine sample and being hooked up to monitor the baby, we waited. The nurse came in and said they found blood in my urine and the doctor wanted me to have an ultrasound of my kidneys. After waiting another hour we had the ultrasound. The bad news was my kidneys were dilated, showing that there had been stones...they weren't sure if there were more to pass...good news, after waiting some more we found out there were no more stones. I was still having quite a few strong contractions, but because my blood pressure being low, they didn't give me anything to slow them down. The doctor said the infection was causing the contractions and since I had just been flushed with 2 bags of saline he felt it was okay for me to go home. Thank goodness. Yesterday I started an antibiotic for the UTI. I am feeling better and making myself rest. I don't want this baby to come early. It is too early. Yesterday the contractions were still strong, but today they have been a lot better. I'm not sure why I have to go through this with both pregnancies. This pregnancy in particular has been super hard. I could not be more thankful to be pregnant. After 2 years of trying for this baby I shouldn't complain, but this has been hard. I feel so weak. I have had little energy this entire pregnancy. The days that I do feel well, I often overdue making for a bad few days.
This weekend Nick and Molly went to visit the Sidwells for Easter. I can't travel. Every time I do any traveling, I have strong contractions. I don't want to feel stuck here until the baby comes, but it looks like I won't be going anywhere for the next 11+ weeks.
We were supposed to move into our new place next weekend, but I heard today that the people who were moving out are building a house and it won't be ready until the end of the month, so we have a few more weeks now. I worry about having the energy or strength to move in a few weeks. What if I have to be on bed rest? Ah well....I shouldnt worry about something I can't control.
While Nick and Molly have been gone I worked on the quilt I have been making for Molly. It is turning out so cute. I must be nesting, but I have so many projects I want to get done before the baby comes.
3 comments:
it's ok to think the hard parts are hard. it doesn't mean that you begrudge being pregnant. there is no use making yourself feel guilty for no reason. i hope you feel better soon!
I understand hard pregnancies! And I also understand feeling guilty for not loving the hard parts, especially when it was a long road to get that baby. Hang in there!
Keep your eyebrows up!
I am excited to see the finished product. Post pics when your in your new place.
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