Crazy Couple of Days

Well, it's been a crazy few days here. Here is the update:

Saturday: Saturday afternoon at 4:52pm, I started having horrible contractions. Had them through the night and some were getting as close as 10-15 minutes apart.

Sunday (Easter): Still having contractions so my doc told me to go to the hospital to get checked. We headed there (an hour one way). After being there for a little while, the contractions got farther apart and then went away. My blood pressure was high but went back to normal so they released me. At 5pm, the doc from the hospital called and told me that she didn't like what my blood pressure was doing and that I should get in bed and stay there until I can see my OB the next morning. Well...instead of going to bed, I went to church but we came home right away.

Monday: My OB wanted to see me right away. When I got there, my blood pressure was high and she told me to do partial bedrest. Basically, I should be resting as much as possible but can get out of bed to do light duties. Monday afternoon, I start having a bad headache and seeing spots, so my OB sent me back to the hospital. When I got there my blood pressure was high but they had me lay on my left side for a few hours and it went right back down to a great reading. I was ordered to do a 24 hour urine collection to test for preclampsia/toxemia.

Tuesday: I went outside to feed the dogs in the morning and my heart started racing and I started having pain down my left arm. I called my doc and they wanted to see me. When I got there, my blood pressure was 162/95...horrible. They had me lay on my left side and within minutes it went down to 120/65...great. SO....My doc has put me on bed rest. I am allowed out of bed for 2-4 hours a day. Her plan, as long as my urine test and bloodwork are normal, is to keep my blood pressure down through the bed rest for a week to 2 weeks and then possibly induce.

Today: I had to go back to the OB to turn in my urine collection, have my blood pressure checked, and have blood work done. My blood pressure was 132/84...much better than yesterday but not terrific.

As of now our next appointment is next Thursday where we will have an ultrasound to check Connor's size again and to discuss what to do next.

Sooo...it has been crazy to say the least. I am having a really hard time with this bed rest stuff. I just want to be up and about and taking care of the animals and cleaning the house. It's killing me but I know I have to do it.