Baby Update!

Lots has changed since my last update, so I'll share a quick note about what's been going on.

I'll start off by saying Baby Rosman is doing great, and I am SO happy and excited to meet him! He's getting big and is already causing his mom some trouble... but I would go through it all a hundred thousand times over again if it means he is growing and healthy. I love this little guy so much already, it's crazy!

At about 31 weeks, I started having pain on my right side, mainly in my back and it wrapped around to my lower right side. At times, it was about the worst pain I'd ever experienced. It turns out I had a kidney stone, which I passed after a night in the hospital. After going home and celebrating Christmas with my family, I ended up back in the hospital a day and a half later with the same symptoms. This time it took five days and lots of pain meds, but it never passed. The ultrasound showed I had a severely swollen right kidney, and I ended up getting stents put in.

Although I didn't have the intense right side pain anymore, the stents caused trouble of their own. After a weekend of lying low, I attempted to come back to work. It was not good... The stents cause irritation and bladder spasms, which in turn cause me to contract a lot. The contractions, although not all that strong, really irritate my stents. It is quite the cycle. After a couple trips to triage to see my lovely co-workers, I ended up getting a few doses of terb to stop the contractions, Betamethasone steroid shots for the baby in case I delivered early, and I was put on Procardia to help relax my uterus and bladder. I also started taking Percocet, which has been helping a lot with the pain.

I had an appointment with my urologist at about 33 weeks. I was hoping they would be able to take the stents out soon. My urologist told me I still have a large kidney stone that will not pass while the stent is in, and they will have to go in a week after I deliver and blast the stone and remove it. Also, he assured me that if he were to take the stent out before delivery, he is almost certain I would end up back in the hospital with the same pain I started with. I was not too thrilled about this news, but I felt I really had no choice but to stick it out.

Because I continue to contract all the time and have ureter and bladder spasms along with right side pain, my Doctor put me on bedrest until I deliver. Also, I continue to take Percocet (although I'm trying to take as little as possible), and I can't work while I'm taking a narcotic. One of the doctors suggested I have an amnio done at 36 weeks and deliver if the test shows the baby is mature. I was not a huge fan of this option. I feel that as long as I can lay low and not do a whole lot, I can tough it out so my baby can grow and develop for a couple more weeks. So, this is where I'm at. Just waiting until the little guy is ready! :)

I have a week to go before the big 36! Although time seems to be dragging on and on, I know my baby will be here before I know it. It's all in God's hands, and I trust it will all turn out exactly how it's supposed to. For now, I'm just taking it one day at a time.