Last night was hard! Not only on me, but I'm sure Jaris, the nurses, and also my OB Doctor. After all the visitors left for the night, I was cramping up pretty bad. I tried to ignore it, but decided to let my nurse know. It almost felt like a "gas pocket" in my stomach if that makes sense. Anyway, the nurse hooked me up to the monitor, and right away could see I was contracting. Now, as much as this may seem normal to most pregnant women (which it is), with my condition of vasa previa, they don't want me contracting because when I do baby puts pressure on the blood vessel and her heart rate decelerates a little and we want to steer clear of that. So after getting hooked up to the monitor, my nurse contacted my OB Doctor and they prescribed me to be pumped with fluids (I'm on my third bag) and take Nifedopine (sp) to help stop/slow any contractions.
Around 11 p.m., after being on the monitor for 3 hours, I thought for sure I would be able to be taken off and get a good night's rest. Boy, was I wrong. The nurse came in and said she spoke to my doctor and that they wanted me on the monitor all night. All Night??!! How in the world was I going to sleep with having things stuck to my stomach, and nurses coming in every hour of the night. Well sure enough, I barely slept. I was so uncomfortable, and couldn't toss and turn like I normally do, so in a matter of 9 hours, I probably slept 3. It was really hard. Not to mention, try going to the bathroom with an IV bag stuck in you, and monitors on your belly, not easy whatsoever! After hours passed, nurse shift change happened and we got back our favorite: Christine from New Zealand! She came in and the first thing I asked her, when can I get off this thing, she said not til my OB Dr. came in and discussed things with me. (Remind you I had been on it now for 12 hours). So of course what did any pregnant emotional girl do...Broke down and started crying. Thankfully Jaris was here to calm me down, because I was pretty upset. I get that this is all for the best and for little P's health, it's just tough! I wanted to get up, move around, take a shower, stretch...do something...And here I was, just stuck in bed.
Finally, 11 a.m. rolled around and in walked my OB Dr. Gottfried. I'm not even kidding it was like an angel sent from heaven when I saw her, because I had been waiting to hear from her/talk to her all morning. So here's the verdict that she told us:
1. I had some pretty monster contractions last night/early morning and every time I had one, Paisley's heart rate decelerated a couple seconds and went back up.
2. Every time I got a contraction, and her heart rate went down, that means that she's not a fan of the feeling it's doing and may be pushing down on the blood vessel in which we don't want.
3. If I have one good size contraction every hour with her heart rate decelerating, they will schedule the delivery for pretty much that day. She said she will call OR, get everything prepared and be ready to take her via csection. They do not want her heart rate decreasing due to any contractions that I'm having.
4. IF I can hold out this next week and slow the contractions and keep her quiet and at peace in there, she has scheduled the csection for Sunday, June 22nd. My Dr. doesn't want to push it anymore then she has.
5. After all the news she gave us, she did say that I can get up off the monitor to take a shower, stretch, go to the bathroom in peace, etc. She also said later this afternoon I can do a 30 minute wheelchair ride or head over to the garden to get out. But basically any time I'm in my room I need to be on the monitor.
PS: Took a shower, did my hair, put on make-up, and never have I felt so refreshed!!
All the news last night and today has really been a roller coaster for me. I want what's best of course, but just scared of what's to come. I continue praying every day that I can get through this and will just become stronger from it all. Thank you everyone for the prayers and support you have given us. It truly means so much to us all. I will continue updating as much as possible, but with being on the monitor now at a constant, it's more difficult.
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