Not a boring patient any more!!!!!!

2:30 am Friday June 12, 2009 - like any other night in the hospital, I get up for the 4th time to go to the bathroom. Nothing new. That is until I am washing my hands and feel like I just urinated again right down my legs. With an obvious sense of urgency I call in the nurse and tell her what happened. She preforms a test on the puddle I left in the bathroom in front of the sink, no shock here - it's amniotic fluid. 27 weeks, 5 days not good. At this rate there is no way I'm making it to my goal of 34 weeks (unrealistic I know, but if you don't set lofty goals, how do you expect to ever achieve greatness).

Next step: Call Justin

After calling his cell, TWICE, and the house he finally answers: "Sniffle, Sniffle, Sob, Sob, You better come up here now" "Be there in 10" click

The nurses now put on the 4 monitors to watch contractions, and all the babies' heart rates, I am used to this as it is done twice daily. I feel like I'm wrapped up like a mummy with straps completely encompassing this giant protrusion where my belly button use to be.

Justin arrives and the the poor Dr on call comes in to preform exam. He explains to us what most likely happened and what is going to happen.

I know he was just staring at the clock waiting for his shift to be over - NO ONE in there wanted to deliver 27 5/7 week trips at 4 in the morning with a skeleton crew.......Especially ME!

Contractions finally subdued and Dr. Lakin comes in to assess the situation. After a consult with our high risk specialist who also came in we all decide - We're not ready for these babies to come.
Bring on the MAG WASH - for those of you who don't know, a mag wash is an IV delivered Solution of Magnesium Sulfate that is given in bolus form - large dose very quickly - then continually pumped in at a slower pace. I believe the sole purpose of this medicine is to make you feel like ABSOLUTE GARBAGE!!! Actually used as last resort to knock out contractions and hold off labor.

On top of feeling, probably the worst I have ever felt, I am now officially in labor. I've been having contractions for weeks and weeks with some slight discomfort and pressure - but no amount of explanation can describe the pain that comes along with this.

New Goal: Hold off for 48 hrs to allow the 2 giant doses of steroids to help these boys' lungs develop. Both Dr. Lakin and Dr. Blake leave their clinic to check on me frequently throughout the day (They are absolutely awesome).

Mid Afternoon and no sign of letting up on contractions - and/or pain.......

Another bolus of the most God awful substance on earth, MgSO4.

OK we are gonna make it through the night......