Happy Wednesday, man it's nice outside today. Or should I say it looks nice outside. Tuesday was peaceful until around 11:00 PM. Jamie started having minor contractions/uterine irritability which was causing her discomfort. The nurse hooked her up to the baby monitor to make sure she wasn't having full-on contractions. Our doctor decided to give her a dose of Terbutuline, which is used to 'calm down' her uterus. It worked as advertised and Jamie was able to get a bit of shut eye.
The minor contractions/irritability started up again about 7:00 this morning and she was given another dose of Terbutuline. She's doing fine as of right now. Our doctor authorized a total of 3 doses of the Terbutuline so the game plan is to wait and see how things go and use the last dose as late as possible.
In simple terms, Jamie's uterus is angry because it is full of fluid. This causes the irritability and makes the tightening more painful. Baby is still doing great through it all.
So that's the current scooby. I'm going to try and sneak home for a few hours later today to de-stink myself and to make sure the cats haven't gone crazy. I also need to figure out a good plan to be awake at 1:00 AM tomorrow morning to watch the British Open. :)
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