Well folks we made it to 29 weeks before we had to go up to Labor & Deliver and that in itself is a miracle. I spent the entire day Friday having contractions 2-3 minutes apart. After drinking a ton of water, trying to nap for 2 hours, and basically sitting and doing nothing all day long, I finally gave up and Mitchell drove me up to OHSU when he got off work. They put me in a tiny triage room and began monitoring baby and my contractions. Baby was happy & healthy & praise God I wasnt dilated but they didnt do an ultrasound to measure my cervix to see if it was shorter. They did a FFN (aka Fetal Fibernectin Test) which tests the proteins to see if there is a chance of me going into labor in the next 1-2 weeks. Its a hard test to understand because its only helpful if its negative but mine did come back negative so they released me around 11:30 at night after unsucessfully stopping my contractions. I see my OB and have an ultrasound on Wednesday and am praying Im not dilated then either.
This week marks my 30 week mark when things start getting really hard and I cant do much if I want to stay pregnant until at LEAST 35 weeks. From now on I have to pack a bag when I go to my OB appts because at any point in time I may not be able to leave the hospital, and will be on forced bedrest there. I am nervous for my appt this week since I have been contracting all day long for 3 days now without ceasing. Its not easy "resting" with 3 little girlies to care for but I am trying my hardest.
Keep praying!
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