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05-11-2009 - tick tick tick tick

My mood while writing this blog: relieved, excited, tired, frustrated, happy and nervous!

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Well, my twin-laden belly feels a little like a ticking time bomb today. I've just come home from 48 hours spent in hospital trying to get my contractions under control. On Wednesday morning they cranked up at about 7.30am and by mid-morning it was clear that they were getting stronger and much closer together. By mid-afternoon we'd gone into hospital - bags packed and feeling pretty nervous at the thought that they could be here so soon. I'd seen my ob on Monday and he'd said that at 34 weeks (my exact gestation on Wednesday) that they wouldn't try to stop my labour, but thankfully, on advice of the pediatrician at the hospital they decided to try to slow it down so that they could get some corticosteroids on board to help the boys' lungs mature a little more.

I had no sleep (save for about 2 hours of very broken sleep - even with a lovely cocktail of panadeine fort and tamazepan!) on Wednesday night. The contractions did slow for a few hours but by 7am on Thursday morning they were already cranking up again. I then had very painful, regular contractions (about 3.5 mins apart) for about 5 hours) when finally the meds managed to slow them down again. Last night I was all ready to start thinking about going home when I lost my mucous plug. The midwife suggested that I would have to be about 3cm dialated for that to happen and to perhaps expect that things might continue to progress. But, just to keep me guessing, I had a very restful sleep with only a few tightenings here and there.

So, I find myself at home, exhausted and dosed up to the eyeballs on slow release nifedipene (the medication that suppresses contractions) and wondering whether I will have them tonight or in three and a half weeks time. It's a bit hard to wrap my head around really, but I've resigned myself to the fact that I have no control over what happens and that we will cope with whatever we are thrown.

What a few days though!

On that note, I'm going to have a cuppa and put my feet up!

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3 Comments on tick tick tick tick


sirat - Wednesday, 11 Nov
just hang in there...have em in the oven a lil while longer...i will keep you in my prayers

ourlittlehogi - Monday, 9 Nov
thanks for the update...i've been thinking of you often! sorry you're so exhausted but it will all be over soon and you'll be holding two adorable little boys. i'm excited for that for you! thanks for keeping us posted on the happenings

bibblebop - Saturday, 7 Nov
wow, you have had it all happening :) great idea about the cuppa with your feet up though, it will do you the world of good!!I hope you can relax and just take it as it comes, your babies will be here soon, and like you say you have no control over it.. just enjoy what time you have left with them inside you 'i keep referring to it as our quiet time' .. lol.. i imagine when the D day arrives it will be an absolute whirlwind.. take care of you and hope the next few days give you good sleep and lots of rest x