Never thought this would be me...

aussiebabies

I just got back from L&D. Food poisoning (from an undressed salad of lettuce, celery and tomato) left me with such bad food poisoning that I got terribly dehydrated and it caused pretern labor.

I spent the day in L&D going through 6 bags of IV fluid, some injections for the nasea and then something like adrenaline (which made my heart go crazy) to stop the contractions.

I'm home now but on bedrest for the foreseeable future. Ironically it's finals week in my masters program so that's a huuuuge stress. I also have a 16 mo old at home and the doc told me I can't lift him again in the pregnancy (how on earth I'm going to manage that I have no idea).

DS took his sweet time coming (41 weeks) and my mom had all 4 of us late so I never expected to be worried about PTL. It's so scary!

 

p.s. my ticker is off, i'm actually only 32w6d today

Mrssjb

Sounds like you have had and are in for a rough time. I'll keep you in my prayers and hope it all works out for the best!

SparkFish

Oh no, sorry you are going through this! Just wanted to say that I'm a professor, and I'd totally understand if a pregnant student had to take an incomplete on a class and/or make other arrangements for finishing finals because she was put on bed rest. Don't be shy about emailing your professors and letting them know what's going on. I especially like getting emails from students that are not whining or demanding, and recognize that professors are busy. So, something like "Dear Professor X, I know you must be very busy this time of year with finals looming, but I wanted to see if you might have a bit of time to talk on the phone about making alternate arrangements to finish the requirements for class. Unfortunately, I have been put on bedrest for the remainder of my pregnancy and I'll be unable to come to campus to take the final exam/give the final presentation/etc. for your class. I'd really appreciate any accommodations you can make for me, and I'd be happy to [insert reasonable alternative for final work here - perhaps a take-home exam or a final paper in lieu of a project presentation]. Of course, I would also be willing to take an incomplete on the class and finish the requirements [insert reasonable date here]."

cmw&tdm

Sorry you're going through this.  Hopefully the rest of your pgcy passes quickly and uneventfully and you're able to make it to full term.

orleansgirl1

completing any degree but esp your masters is extrememly srtessful

 

caring for a 16mo while having health problems w/o help is almost impossible

 

now add the scare of PTL!!

 Girl, its near impossible! Be realisitic. you shud def plan to push fwd and do it all like superwoman. but this wud be possible if you are faced with all these challenges under the best possible circumstances. 

but what if things progress and you dont have the luxuray of the best possible circumstances. you also need to plan for worse case senario.

im facing several challenges myself right now. i am using this time to learn...im not superwoman. i cant do it all. and that s ok. right now what s most important for me is the health of my baby followd by the well-being of my family. everything else has to follow what s most important to me.

plz dont make yourself suffer more than you have to bc you feel lik you have to uphold this image that everyone expects of you (and the image you have of yourself).

 be realistic. be good to yourself!! be honest. and let your future steps reflect what s REALLY important to you. the rest (I PROMISE) will come in due time. it wont be the way you expect, but it WILL work out!

 take care. and i ll keep you in my prayers. plz keep me and my family in yours.  

aussiebabies

Thanks bumpies:) I truly appreciate your kind and encouraging words.