Sunday-January 25, 2015
Saturday night Taylor and I had planned to go on a date with my brother and sister in law, Shane and Ashley. When I got home from work Taylor told me that he didn't feel very good. I asked him if he still wanted to go on our date or if he wanted to just stay home. He kept telling me that he was fine and that he still wanted to go. So off we went. Well half way into our date Taylor told me that he didn't feel good and he needed to go home. So we went home and Taylor was SO SICK. He started shaking and told me he was freezing. I seriously piled 4 blankets on him and put the heater on him. He definitely had a fever! I was so worried about him that I ended up bawling like a baby and telling Taylor that he couldn't be sick because I am the sick pregnant lady and only one of us can be sick! Haha I am obviously a little hormonal while being pregnant. Anyways so we went to bed and I kept waking up all night to feel Taylor's forehead (his fever ended up breaking in the middle of the night).
At around 8:30 A.M. we both woke up and were laying in bed talking. I told Taylor that I didn't feel good. Side Note: My whole pregnancy I have been SO SICK. Like throwing up everyday sick. Gross I know. It had kind of gotten better since I was like 18 weeks. I only threw up every few days. Anyways, I told Taylor I was sick, but I thought I would just get up and make us some breakfast and I would feel better after I ate. Well I made it half way to the kitchen and I ran to the bathroom and started to throw up. I didn't have anything on my stomach so I was just throwing up lovely stomach acid (can you say FUN). After I got done I stood up and I literally thought I was peeing my pants. Quickly I realized it wasn't pee, and I knew my water broke. I immediately grabbed my phone and tried to call my mom. She didn't answer because she was at church. I just had this feeling that I should call Labor and Delivery at the Hospital where my doctors office is. So I called and told them what happened and they told me to come in just to be sure. I walked into the room and said, "Taylor I think my water just broke, we need to go to the hospital". He immediately jumped up and started grabbing clothes for me to change into. We left for the hospital immediately and luckily the hospital is only 2 minutes away. We made it up to L&D and they had me change into a hospital gown so they could check me. I started changing and the nurse said something like "Oh is this your husband?" and before I could answer Taylor said, "No I am her brother"..... I was literally taking my pants off as Taylor said this.. You should have seen the look on her face! I was SO embarrassed. Leave it to Taylor to make jokes at a time like this (but really I am grateful for his fun personality).
The nurse finally came in and she told me she was going to swab me to see if the fluid leaking out was amniotic fluid. She took the swab and then hooked my belly up to a monitor so she could monitor the babies heart rate and contractions. About 20 minutes later the nurse came back and said that the test was Negative meaning my water had not broke! I was relieved to hear her say that, but I still knew there was something wrong. The nurse said she was going to swab me again just to make sure the test was right. At this point Taylor was still pretty sick so I told him to go grab something to eat. Taylor left and a few minutes later the nurse came in and I immediately knew something was wrong. Her exact words to me, "Sweetie remember how I told you that the test was negative well I re-did the test and the lab called upstairs to ask me why I was repeating the test because the first test was definitely POSITIVE. I am so sorry sweetie, but your water has definitely broke." I started bawling and she just grabbed me and hugged me. What a sweet nurse. She then said, "Your doctor has already been called and she is on her way right now". They left the room and I just cried. Then the door to my room flew open and 2 nurses ran in and said, "you're having contractions and we have to put an IV in NOW!". I think they put the IV in my hand in like 1 minute, it was fast. I told the nurse I was scared and she kept telling me that it was ok and that I didn't need to be scared.
When I was a little girl I was seriously scared of my own shadow. I had to sleep with my lights on, and half the time I would beg my brother, Jake, to let me sleep by him. I was just scared of everything, I don't know why. So when I was really little my mom taught me the 1st verse of "I am a Child of God" and she told me to sing that whenever I was scared. I seriously have sang the 1st verse of "I am Child of God" probably 2 million times. So as I was laying there in that hospital room, alone and scared, I started singing that song. I was immediately comforted. I was still scared and sad, but I knew that everything would work out according to God's plan for me, Taylor, and this sweet baby.
Luckily Taylor got there in record time so I wasn't alone for long. We both just cried for a minute. My doctor finally got there and she told me that they had to transfer me to a bigger hospital because Lone Peak (the hospital I was at) wasn't equipped to deliver a 24 week baby. She said I was either going to get transferred to the University of Utah or St. Marks. My doctor also said that I was going to be transferred by ambulance and possible by helicopter (crazy)! My doctor left to go call the hospitals to see which hospital could take me. I told Taylor that I thought it would be good idea to get a blessing. Taylor told me that his parents were on their way. My in-laws got there and Taylor and his dad, Rex, gave me a blessing. I am so grateful for the Priesthood. I am grateful that my sweet husband honors and holds the Priesthood. The blessing was really comforting and made me feel a lot better. My doctor came back in and she said that the ambulance was on it's way and they were going to take me to St. Marks Hospital.
The ambulance got there and two paramedics came into my room to transfer me onto their stretcher. I told them I could get up and get myself on the stretcher, but when I sat up I was so dizzy, so they picked me up! HAHA it was kind of funny, I have no idea why I was so dizzy. Taylor got to ride in the front of the ambulance. I had to lay in the back on the stretcher and it was such a bumpy ride! I was surprised how bumpy the ride was. I thought I was going to pop off the stretcher, but they had me buckled in.
We got to the hospital and they put me in a Labor and Delivery room. I started feeling my contractions and let me just say OUCH. I was really hurting and I was scared. The nurse told me that they were going to give me some medicine called Magnesium to stop my contractions. She told me that the Magnesium could give me some nasty side effects like hot flashes, feeling out of control, and other crazy things! I was scared but I desperately wanted the contractions to STOP. I was not prepared to have this baby. Meanwhile I am having these crappy contractions and getting pumped full of Magnesium, the lady from registration came in. She was literally asking me every question in the book. I wanted to throw something at her! I was so annoyed. I wanted to yell "look lady I am having contractions and this isn't a good thing because I can't have this baby today so stop talking to me!!". HAHAHA I was so mad I looked at Taylor and said, "DEAL WITH HER SO SHE WILL LEAVE!". HAHA poor lady.
Eventually my contractions stopped. The magnesium was working! The Doctor came in and said they were going to give me a round of steroid shots to help mature the babies lungs in case the baby was born soon. Finally my mom got there!!! For those of you that don't know... my mom lives in Jackson, Mississippi. When I called her and told her what happened she bought a ticket for a few hours later and she got to Utah in record time! I was so happy to see her. I had my sweet Taylor and my mom. I knew everything would be ok with those two by my side.
To Be Continued.....
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