Hospital Visit

[estherchaya]

Many of you read Seth's blog, so many of you know that I spent Sunday evening and all day Monday in the hospital. I came home last night and all is well now, so not to worry. So here's what happened... It is, of course, pregnancy related, so I'll put it behind a cut for those of you who don't want to read about such things.

Comments

[ginamariewade]

I'm glad everything turned out all right in the end. How many weeks now?

[estherchaya]

29 weeks. So getting there, but not quite there yet.

[buildin_a_bayis]

Also happy to hear that the babies OK and still inside of you. Hope things keep going well...

[journeytoernie]

i'm glad you're doing ok! that's scary!!!

i am always amazed at how well you're doing karen. you truly are a hero and deserve a pedicure :)

[estherchaya]

There's really no good point in freaking out everytime something like this happens, in my opinion. This is the game that I'll be playing from here to the end, and I know that. It's just the way it is. Sigh. If I got stressed out every time I had too many contractions, well, I'd be having a nervous breakdown every 18 hours.

[journeytoernie]

it's still impressive. just give yourself a pat on the back :) or the stomach!

ps

[journeytoernie]

is there any particular decor you like for the baby rooms? i can make you a pretty!

[tigerbright]

I'm sorry you had to deal with all that terbutaline and go to the hospital anyway, but also glad it turned out well in the end. Hoping for good news on the glucose tolerance.

[estherchaya]

terbutaline is far less awful than a lot of the alternatives (e.g. magnesium sulfate, which is evil). The hospital visit was fine, just wish if I was going to have to be admitted that it had happened a few hours earlier rather than remonitoring so many times. But that's okay. Truth is, if I'd gone to the hospital a few hours earlier, they just would have monitored me in triage for longer before admitting me, so it would have amounted to the same thing.

as for the GTT... I almost don't care what the news is... I'll just be happy to have the "real" answer. If I failed it, nothing changes, but I don't have to be bitter every time I take my blood sugar levels. If I passed it, then I get to stop taking my levels, which is great. Either way is a win, though obviously the former would be slightly preferable! :)

[rlitterst]

Umm, isn't the latter preferable? Not taking the levels sounds better to me, at least.

[estherchaya]

sorry, yes, latter. I'm a moron. I'll blame it on the three placentas taking up my brain power.

[ichur72]

>> can I just say how unbelievably disgusting kosher hospital food is?

Seconded! The best once can hope for is "mediocre". I've even had better food on airplanes, and that is just sad.

I'm glad you're home and that the contractions are once again under control.

[estherchaya]

I had a cheese omelet. It was DISGUSTING. Double wrapped, probably frozen, microwaved. DISGUSTING. And a banana. Much better banana. Obviously if I'd been there longer, Seth would have brought me more real food (he had brought me some bagels the night before).