Those dreaded words...

Bed rest.

Yup.  Bed rest again.  I was on modified bed rest with our daughter (our second) from 24-36 weeks.  Just as a precaution because our son (our first) was born at 30 weeks.  It went beautifully and we had a healthy baby born exactly on her due date thanks to my doctors and 17 weeks of butt shots.

Now we are expecting our third and following the same regimen.  Butt shots and bed rest.  I was supposed to start bed rest around 28 weeks because it went so smoothly last time and my doctors were being a little more lenient.  That put me at the being of December.  They told me I could take care of myself, the kids, simple household chores (loading/emptying dishwasher and folding laundry) and to lounge a lot.  I took that as I could go grocery shopping, be on my feet all day, and go up and down our stairs. 

Big mistake on my part.  Big.  I ended up last Wednesday evening having timed contractions for about 30 minutes and lots of pain/pressure.  I saw my doctor on Thursday for my bi-weekly cervical check (I know it is even more fun than it sounds) and butt shot and told him what was happening.  He said to call them back if I felt more but he felt my cervix was fine. 

Well that night and into the next morning I felt more so I called back and they instructed me to go to the hospital.  I said, how about I come to the office instead and I had another cervical check and he administered a "fetal fibronectin" (spelling anyone?) test.  This test checks for a certain protein and can tell if you will be going into labor in the next week.  It is basically a long cotton swab that they swipe for samples from your cervix.  Lovely.  Well he still sent me to the hospital where my main doctor happened to be so I could be monitored for contractions.

I get to the hospital to register where the two most hilarious older woman happen to be working.  I think my registration took about 10 minutes longer than necessary because I was hearing all the hospital politics.  They were also sisters.  When I finally made it to triage I was hooked up right away and had the nicest nurse taking care of me.  Baby's heart rate was great and he/she kept bouncing around.  I was on the monitors for about 45 minutes and thankfully it was not picking up regular contractions.  Just a few blips here and there. 

My doctor came in to see me and asked what kind of trouble I was getting in too.  I was terrified he was going to yell at me.  Even though he is definitely not one who would yell.  More scolded maybe.  He checked my cervix again and was confident to send me home on bed rest for weekend and to come in on Tuesday for another cervical check and to schedule an ultrasound for cervical length.

So my 2 year old ended up being sick this weekend and the two of us hung out on the couch and watched Caillou, Mickey Mouse, Poppy Cat, and Chloe's Closet for endless hours.  Thankfully Brendan and Jason had a fun weekend:)