So...having a GI infection and being 36 weeks prego do NOT go together. Scott came down with a mild stomach bug on Monday, but we kept our distance from one another. It didn't work. I was diagnosed with a severe GI infection yesterday which sent me into Pre-Term Labor. I have never been so sick in my entire life. Honestly. I started having contractions around 2 PM, and by 6 PM they were constant and 10 minutes apart. They lasted for about 3 1/2-4 hours. I called the doctor at 3 when I realized that something was seriously wrong, and was immediately given an Rx for Phinigren to stop me from throwing up. It didn't work. I honestly got sick over 50 times between 2PM and 4:30 this morning. If you think I'm exaggerating, just ask my sweet hubby who was taking care of me. I am exhausted, weak, and tired this morning. However, I am feeling dramatically better than I was yesterday. I have drunk a gallon of Gatorade, but not much of it has stayed down. So, our goal today (the doctor's and mine) is to keep as much Gatorade down as I can.
Scott took Ella Beth to his parents' house for the day. I would love to pick her up around lunch, but I'll just have to see how I feel. There is no way that I want to chance her catching what I had.
I am hoping to be off bed-rest by tomorrow since my contractions have subsided. I have a shower this weekend being thrown by my sweet friends Jenny and Meredith that I simply must attend. :)
Anyway, thanks for the calls and emails checking up on me. I really do appreciate them. Hopefully, I'll be able to return all of them by the end of today. Right now, I am going to try to eat a piece of toast. Whoever thought that trying to eat a piece of toast would be so scary??! Here's hoping it stays down.
Oh yeah...I totally forgot that I went for my Perinatal appointment yesterday morning. Wow...it was an interesting day. Everything looks good with Little Landon. He is "small," but he's very healthy. He is weighing in at 5 lbs, 4 oz which puts him at the 15-20 percentile for a fetus at 36 weeks. (OKay, we've had lots of dealings with the whole percentile charts since Ella Beth is little, but I about cracked up when they brought out one for Landon. It seems we just can't get away from them!) The perinatologist says that there is concern when a baby is below the 10% or above the 90%. So, with Landon at 15-20%, we're looking good. Anyway, we are hoping that I make it until 37-38 weeks for an induction. That should put Landon very close to Ella Beth's birth weight, so the concern of having to have a c-section is lifted for now. Hoping it stays that way. I am meeting with my regular doctor this Friday, and I'll let you know how it goes.
Toast, here I come. Wish me luck.
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