Back to RMH today :-(

I had my non stress test (NST) at my doctor's office/work today & then an appointment w/ Dr. Holbrook immediately following. I thought the NST went well, Jordan was kicking away...little did I know good news was not to follow.

I went into the exam room to have a Fetal Fibronectin (FFN) test done. This test is to tell if we will go into preterm labor in the next 2 weeks. Dr. Holbrook did the test, put the swab of the cells in a bag on ice & sent me off to the hospital. Our doctor said I was having multiple contractions & they need to be stopped. Her orders were...you are being admitted to RMH today, bring this test with you, they will run the test & get results quicker than we would at the clinic, you are going to be put on Magnesium Sulfate (Mag) to stop all contractions, we'll be monitoring you & the baby for 24 hours, call your husband & we'll check on you after clinic hours.

So, I went on my way to Rockford Memorial. Everyone at work was great offering to bring me to the hospital, but I just needed to get out & go before I broke down. I was on a mission & I just couldn't sit & wait for someone else to bring me or pick me up.

I called my husband...aka Jordan's Daddy, my Mom & my Mother-in-Law. All Grandma's need to know what is going on with their grand baby :-) Got to the hospital in 15 minutes, walked into the ER & said I'm having contractions & was sent by my OB Doctor...where do I go? Came up to labor & delivery, got hooked up to IV's, drugs, blood pressure monitors, NST machine to monitor contractions & then I got lunch. Haha. As I was being hooked up the husband, my Mom & sister came in. Shortly after their arrival my other Mom (Nate's Mom) & other sister (Nate's Sis) came up to check on us all. It was very nice to have company...we were all a bit freaked out. Things got much better & quickly.

Contractions had slowed down, Nate went home to get some things for me & then my BFF, Dena came for a visit. After Dena showed up my parents came to just "look" at me as my Mom says. Haha. My Dad was worried, but just wanted to see me! Dena brought me info on bed rest, preterm labor & also a Disney quiz to keep me up to date. Nate showed up a bit later in comfy clothes & stayed the night with me. We did not get too much sleep. Hard to sleep when alarms are going off because the machine ran out of paper or there is air in the line. We both were very shaken up not knowing what the alarms were for. We have had 2 nurses here for us & they have both been wonderful.

I'm now in the Mother/Baby Unit, Room C203, Phone #815-971-8564. I have a new nurse, on my last bag of Magnesium Sulfate (Mag) & then I will start taking the oral pill to keep the contractions from coming back. My orders are bed rest, up for bathroom breaks, quick showers, lounging...not laying, not sitting, lounging at an angle. I can get a nice lounge chair & get a good tan...on my front side only of course. Haha.

Well, as always we'll keep you all posted. All prayers are helpful & they have been working :-) Thanks to everyone who has been visiting, checking in & praying for all of us. We are so thankful to have support from all of our family & friends.

Love xoxoxoxo,
The Helgerson's