Tuesday, April 8, 2008

High risk monitoring galore...

My Dr decided to put me on weekly progesterone injections. They are supposed to help with the PTL (pre-term labor). I started them today and they will continue every week until 36 weeks or birth, whichever is first. They have had good success with them so we will see. The nurse comes to my house each week and injects me and does some monitoring and checking up on me, in addition to my Dr appointments.

Also, our insurance company called me and they provide additional monitoring for free since we are high risk. Basically she sends me a bunch of information on pregnancy, labor, pre-term labor etc. She calls every few weeks and checks on me for signs and symptoms of labor. And they have a call center of OB nurses that is 24 hours should I have questions.

I haven't had to take the Terbutaline until last night. Had some more frequent contractions so I took it. Then this morning and today I have had some more. So I've been taking it. It makes me shaky, just like it did with the boys. So I'm trying to lay low today. Make them go away. They happen less once the meds kick in.

Pelvic pressure/pain has kicked up this week. I just move and it hurts. I'll be talking to them about it Thursday. Other than that everything is good!

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