Update Spent Yesterday at Labor & Delivery...

kshampeny · February 2014

*Update* - Doctors visit went great today. Everything looked good, babies are doing great, and hopefully will stay in there for another 6-7 weeks. And no bed rest! Thanks again for all the support and positive thoughts. I really appreciate it.

Long story short, I hadn't been feeling baby B move very much for a few days, so called my doc. They had me come in for a non-stress test (NST) and couldn't get their twin monitors to work so sent me down to L&D. I start with one nurse who has a hard time getting the heart beats to separate. She leaves and a while later another nurse comes in because the first has to go to a delivery. She walks in, looks at the monitor and says, "You're definitely having contractions, do you feel them?" I'm sitting in the hospital bad with three monitors strapped to me, like, "No, no I don't feel any contractions." The next thing I know, I'm in a hospital gown, hooked up to a fluids IV, and they're calling the on call doctor. Doc does an ultrasound, finds both babies heart beats, but says they can't do the NST because they keep moving too much to get a consistent reading (which is a good thing) but leave me hooked up to the machine to monitor babies and contractions. Then another nurse comes in, because the second had to go to delivery (they had 3 babies born while I was in L&D), and the doctor comes back to check cervix (which was hard, tight, and closed - yay!) and to do a fetal fibronectin test (FFN - neg. means good to go). Hubby shows up, and we wait for an hour or so, and then nurse comes back and says the lid came off the tube, so we need to swab for the FFN test again. We have to wait for doctor and then test, and finally at 4 pm, they say FFN was positive, but go home, take it easy, and you'll see your doc on Friday for a follow up. And this whole time I have eaten nothing! I was starving! Good news is that babies are staying in there, baby B is okay, and hopefully when they do the follow up on Friday, everything will look right as rain and I won't have to be on bed rest for the remainder of the time. So maybe that wasn't so short after all.

Kageer · February 2014

Sorry for such a long day! Glad you got to go home and good luck at your follow up!

megmegs · February 2014

FX for a great follow-up appt. on Friday!

Jillzy86 · February 2014

I'm sorry you had such a Stressful day. I hope everything goes well on Friday and your LO's don't give you any more trouble.

2014poppy · February 2014

Glad everything is ok now. So stressful!!! Good luck at follow up!

dogsombrero · February 2014

Whew that sounds like a long/crappy day. Glad all is well and those twinnies stay put.

Xath · February 2014

Oh goodness, the second fFN was positive? What do they have you doing to prevent full-on labor? Glad everything is looking good for now.

kshampeny · February 2014

@gertiebarden They said since my cervix was hard and closed (i.e. no softening) that they weren't too worried, and that a positive FFN doesn't necessarily mean you're going into labor. But I'm pretty much on bed rest until Friday. And they said if I actually start to feel contractions or low back pain that comes and goes, to come right back in. I wasn't too worried yesterday (besides babies being way pre-term), since I figured I was in the best place I could be if the Rowselettes decided they were coming early. However, I'm eagerly awaiting an all clear appointment on Friday.

sws684 · February 2014

Shwew! I'm glad all is well

whitneymarie003 · February 2014

I'm sorry that sounds like a very long and stressful day! I'm glad everything turned out alright. Hang in there!

LunaBug924 · February 2014

Glad everything looks ok with the kiddos! Sorry you had such a long, stressful day. Rest up and I hope you have a good follow-up on Friday!

awc1986 · February 2014

Glad everything is fine.
Sorry you had to wait around so long. I had a similar situation a few weeks ago and 2 ladies went to delivery while I was being monitored. They were very apologetic but it reassured me for when my LO comes. I want to be top of their list when I'm in labour!

CamrynnsMommy · February 2014

Glad all is well!

deanna1313 · February 2014

Glad both you and the babies are doing well. Keep us posted after your follow up appointment.

lavendergiraffes · February 2014

Oh goodness! Hope they stay cooking for as long as possible!

EmilyGolden1 · February 2014

Eeek! So sorry to hear this, I hope you have a very uneventful 3rd trimester!

kshampeny · February 2014

Thanks for all your positive thoughts.

They mean a lot. I'll post an update after tomorrow's appt.

ajsweeton · February 2014

I hope everything turns out ok for you! I went in yesterday too because my baby B wasn't moving like he should. Turns out he was transverse facing down and kicking his sister instead of me. Maybe the FFN test was wrong. At least babies looked good! I've never even had them try to find the babies hb when I've been to L&D. They usually just go straight to the ultrasound since it's hard to tell the two babies apart. I'm sure that was scary! I'll be looking for your update tomorrow! FX for no bedrest!