On Monday, Robyn was scheduled for a regular ultrasound checkup and I had left early that morning for a 4 day business trip to North Carolina, so she had to attend her 1 o’clock appointment alone this time. Upon checking her cervix, it was found that it had shortened rather significantly since the last u\/s. She also told the doctor about the discomfort she had been experiencing over the previous couple of days, so they told her to go next door to the hospital for additional monitoring.<\/p>\n
Once she was hooked up to the monitor, the doctor discovered that she was in fact, having some contractions so they admitted her and continued the monitoring. At this point, the doctor highly recommended that I return home, so Robyn contacted me and I told my boss that I had to go. He was fairly understanding – I think. This new boss is almost completely unreadable. He seems likable enough, but it’s hard to tell. Luckily, I was able to get on a flight at 8:17pm and I was at the hospital by about 10:30pm.<\/p>\n
While I was enroute, she was given something to stop the contractions as well a shot of steroids to help develop the babies’ lungs in case she did deliver early. Luckily, she responded well to the initial medication and the contractions seemed to dwindle. The decision was made to play it safe and keep her in the hospital for at least 2 days to ensure that there were no more contractions and that she did not have any negative reaction to the steroids.<\/p>\n
So, at this point, she is on strict bed-rest. The doctors are reassured by her response to the treatment and our goal now is to get to 36 weeks! She was in good spirits today, but already a little bored and restless laying in the hospital bed! I think this is going to be a long two months!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On Monday, Robyn was scheduled for a regular ultrasound checkup and I had left early that morning for a 4 day business trip to North Carolina, so she had to attend her 1 o’clock appointment alone this time. Upon checking … Continue reading