Life is Flowers

I called the doctor yesterday because I wasn’t feeling right in the “girlie parts” area and I was afraid that something was wrong with my cerclage (in other words, I was worried that the babies were slowing ripping through my cervix and were going to fall out)   I was hoping just to go in for a quick check…. but instead I was sent immediately to the dreaded hospital.  They hooked me up to the monitors and we proceeded to sit in fearful agony for TWO HOURS before the doctor finally came in to see me.

Despite my extreme paranoia, my cervix and cerclage were  still intact… however, I am very glad that we went.  Turns out that I am having contractions!  Not good at 22 weeks!  At first, they thought that maybe I was dehydrated… but seeing that I practically drown myself in water everyday, I knew that couldn’t be it.  They ran some tests and found out that I have an infection which they think is probably causing my contractions.  Fun.  They pumped me full of IV antibiotics and sent me home last night with some more.  With some luck, the contractions will calm down once the antibiotics start to clear up the infection.  We are really lucky because it could have technically sent me into full-blown labor.  Super Fun.

Now I am just laying here staring at the wall and praying that the contractions will stop.  No pre-term labor for me!!