Bedrest.

Yesterday was a rough day for our little family. Around noon I started having contractions enough that I sat down and started looking at the clock. I was really shocked to see that they were coming every 3-4 minutes and were lasting 45-60 seconds. We sat and waited to see if they would go away with rest and they did not. So after an hour I called the doctor and they told me to come in right away. I was very upset. It is just so hard to have these scary days where you don't want to be a wimp but also don't want to neglect this life I am solely responsible for.
They sent me right down to Labor and Delivery to get monitored. They were also able to pick up the contractions and frequency on the monitor. After a shot of Terbutaline the contractions stopped instantly. I also received a steroid shot that will help the babies lungs develop more quickly in the event I go in to labor sooner rather than later. I will go back tonight for another shot and am taking a med to stop the contractions every six hours at home.
When the terb shot wore off last night I started having contractions again even with the home prescription. I also had more this morning for about an hour at 4 minutes apart. I will talk to them in Labor and Delivery tonight.
I am now on "real" bed rest. This is very difficult for someone to do when you feel fine. We were really brought to the reality of everything last night. If I do go into labor in the next 2 weeks(before 34 weeks) they will life flight me to Billings to have the baby there. The average stay in Billings for a baby of this age is at least a month. If I have the baby between 34-38 weeks there is a possibility that it would need to be transferred to Billings and I would have to wait in Bozeman to get discharged. Both of these are awful options so I am going to plant myself on the couch and in the bed and quit my bitching.
They told us yesterday that everyday the baby is early at this point is a week in NICU (which we don't have in Bozeman).
So that is where we are at today.