We went for our routine scan today and got quite the surprise. In the middle of the scan our Dr stopped suddenly and asked "Are you in labor???" I promptly answered with "I dont think so, but it's not like I've done this before so I can say for sure!" She then proceeded to ask me about back pain, pressure in my lower abdomen, and any pain of which I said yes to all. I now feel a bit silly, but I really thought all of those things were just normal in pregnancy and apparently they can be. She did a more thorough exam on me and found that not only was I in labor, but my Cervix was funneling and spreading wide open when she gently pushed on my stomach. YIKES. The amniotic sack was pushing into the gap in my cervix and Baby Blessing's head was RIGHT there too!
I don't think I really realized the severity of it until she rushed off to call my OBGYN. I could then hear the panic in her voice and the discussing putting me into the hospital. She cam back into the room, told me to get dressed, and that I needed to go and see my OBGYN immediately being very clear to say that we mustn't stop anywhere or do anything else! She didn't even finish the scan or give me pictures of the babies because she just wanted me to get to the Dr asap.
Dr Hulme also got a very nervous look on his face as he looked at the scans. He discussed putting me in hospital, but said that I could go home as long as I promised to stay in bed. Of course, I had to get some clarification on this so I started asking him questions like can I shower, make tea, etc to which his answer to all was a big fat NO! I was allowed to stand up to use the bathroom and that's it! If we couldn't manage the he would admit me, but Andrew was fantastic and agreed to look after me! He put me on extra progesterone and another drug to relax my uterus too! As we were leaving he said that he didn't want to scare us, but that we needed to realize the seriousness of our situation and that basically any babies delivered before 26 weeks were considered a miscarriage. I have to say that this comment really hit home! I teared up immediately at the thought of possibly losing our babies and of course agreed to stay in bed with everything, especially my legs, crossed!
Just when we got little Angel growing again they now want to come out. Not easy, but bedrest will be a small price to pay for healthy babies!
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