Tue - 2/9
I thought I'd send out an update
since it's now been a week in the hospital.
First off, I have been through very
minimal physical pain through out this whole ordeal. It's mostly been
emotionally draining on me and being a pregnant women, it can be hard to hold
back the tears. The physical pain has mostly been from unexperienced
phlebotomist and having an IV in my arm 24/7 in case of an emergency. I was so
glad that my nurse I have today was willing to take out my IV which was getting
very tender. She said, "I don't want to break any rules, so if the doctor
says something, we'll have to put one back in. The emotional pain, is the
thought of "what if" she comes early.
The baby is doing great. She's a
constant mover and every day when they do a stress test, her heart is beating
regularly. It's always comforting to feel her moving a lot.
Yesterday I had an ultra sound and
everything looked good. The baby's head was in the way so they were unable to
see if the tear in the placenta has completely healed. But ideal that the
baby's head is helping to patch it up. The bleeding has slowed down a lot, but
still hasn't completely stopped. There has been a couple days when I've got a
little too excited about possibly being discharged, but then the bleeding comes
on again. On the other hand, I do agree with the doctor in that I will be much
more relaxed and inactive in the hospital then I would at home, so its safer to
wait a full 24 hours of no bleeding. For all we know, I could be here all week.
And even when I do go home, the other scary part is it takes at least 45 min to
get to the hospital from our place. If only this hospital could be located on
the west side of Manhattan instead of as far east as possible. We are talking,
I have a view of the East river and Roosevelt Island out my window.
This week is a very crucial week for
us. I am 24 weeks along and waiting to reach the 25 week hurdle with no
complications. We are talking, double the survival rate of a child born at 24
compared to 25.
Today we are hoping to finalize who
we will be hiring as a nanny. I was very impressed by this girl we interviewed
last night and if we decide to go with her, she'll be starting on February
22nd. In the mean time, my dad is flying out here tonight to help out with the
kids so that I can have someone with me at the hospital during for most of the
day.
Today I'm delighted to have my mom at
the hospital with me while the kids are in school. She gave me a wonderful
pedicure on Sunday and continues to serve me as my day nurse making it so I
don't have to wait hours for the regular nurse to respond to my nurse call
button. She has also brought me some of the amazing left over dinner meals
people have brought us. I got to eat some Jacob's pancake and chicken this
morning which totally fulfilled my craving. The hospital food is never amazing.
They do have some good meals, most of them aren't that great. I have a little
mini fridge where I can keep extra goods and snacks for when I do get hungry.
There is also a microwave where I can reheat food and I'm very excited to try
the Jacob's pickles mac and cheese for lunch today.
I have loved having visitors so thank
you to all those who have stopped by after the long trek to the east side. Also
a big thank you to those who have been willing to help out with our kids and
send me a goodie bag.
I'm feeling very loved.
I will keep you all posted if things
change, but as for now we are just still taking it a day at a time. The future
is such a gray area that we don't know what's ahead.
Don't feel like you have to stop by,
but I love having visitors to fill my time as bed rest can get pretty boring
after a while. There are no strict visiting hours. Once again I'm at cornell
presbyterian hospital, 525 E 68th St.
Greensburg pavilion, 7 south, labor
and delivery, room 234B.
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