Update

My "Home Away from Home"...for a little while

So here's an update...they have managed to substantially slow the contractions down-the last few times they monitored them I had no more than one per thirty minutes. They were even talking about sending me home today, but one of the high risk doctors just came in and said they want to keep me through today and tomorrow at least...just in case. I feel better, and so does Dave, but that's not to say I want to be here forever! I miss my dog and my bed...but the babies' health comes first. For all they've been through the babies are doing phenomenally well! Whenever they monitor them their heartbeats are super strong, and one of my nurses said they were "tracing" like 32 week babies. Tracing means that their heartbeats rise a certain number of beats over time...the further along they are the more they are expected to increase. So, she explained they are all increasing like she would expect to see in 32 weeks. I'll take any good news I can get! After all this, I realized what a valuable resource my multiple pregnancy book has been-to think I almost didn't get one because in my words at the time "they all tell you the same thing!". All the multiple sites recommended "When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads" by Dr. Barbara Luke. I bought it when I was about 12 weeks along, and read it front to back. Good thing, because I have a feeling without it this pregnancy would be a disaster! The book told me what to eat, how much weight I should gain, what to ask the doctors, when to stop working, and most importantly recently, how to recognize pre-term labor! If I hadn't read the book, my babies might not be as strong and big as they are, I would still be working (although maybe not very well), continued ignoring the contractions, and probably put myself into full term early labor! I'll have to send her a fruit basket or something! Anyway, through this all I have a sense that all is taken care of, and no matter what my babies and I will be fine. Now if I could only pass that feeling on to Dave...