Tuesday, February 26, 2008

on bed rest

you will find no formalities such as most anything requiring a capital letter or a comma. you will find lots of typos. now to my story.
i apparently went into labor last night around 9. we were able to meet mt dad at the hospital to deposit ty. we got all checked in and found out that i was dilated too 3. they imediately shot me in the arm with a wonder drug called brethene. this drug saved my babies life but let me tell you the side affects are miserable. then i got a shot in my hip. a steroid to help the baby develop lungs quicker. then i got a pill to stop something. contractions i assume. it is actually used for high blood pressure. i didn't have that. so the side affects. have you ever had really low blood sugar to where you shake uncontrollably. thats what happens fur a good hour. they admitted me for the night and i kept having contractions in spite of all the drugs and an i-v to keep me hydrated. i have a bladder infection also, more drugs, yeah. so they sent us home trusting our competence to know when we need to get back there. they almost transfered us to saginaw because of the nicu but they ended up not doing that. i am on bed rest and lots of drugs. the shaking is constant now because the drugs are so saturated in my system. i also get hart burn really bad. more drugs for that too. james has been a gem. we got home and he settled me into bed to get some sleep and immediately went down stairs to start washing all of our baby gear. the doctors are confident we can hold off two weeks but seem to imply the baby will come early. my finger and neck are getting sore now. call me if you want more info. i have nothing to do but lay and read and watch movies. any good suggestions. btw we ran into jeff and mindy on our way out. what a blessing. they broke her water this morning. she was due on the 15th. irony. she cant go into labor and i cant stop.

james cut me off from phone calls. i have too many contractions when i talk. you can contact me through posting a message on here or you can e-mail me. thanks

1 comment:

Griese Family said...

Oh, Tara (and James) I will be praying for you!!

Christine