Thursday, April 2, 2009

4/2 Update

Yes, I'm still pregnant. April was brought in... well not so pleasantly for me. While I was getting ready to leave for Nate's first storytime in this session, I was carrying Brody down my stairs and somehow missed the last 5 or 6 stairs and collapsed at the bottom. The good news is Brody is fine, and I didn't fall forward or backward, but instead made one huge, giant step to the bottom, skipping those last 5 or 6 stairs entirely. I did twist my ankle (left ankle, the first part to "land" and braced against/fell against the wall and window at the bottom of the stairs as the rest of me kind of crumpled to the landing. I was worried more about my ankle, and of course feeling the baby move, after the fall. Again, I knew Brody was fine and probably thought it was fun sailing through the air with me. I took Nate to storytime, knowing it was an hour of semi-quiet, and while there felt the baby move. However while I was there I started to realize maybe my concern should not have been my ankle (which was surprisingly feeling fine) but my lower back which was growing increasingly more painful and was actually burning. I decided to call my doctor. Better to be safe than sorry, right? They brought me in and wanted to do a non stress test, where they hook me up and monitor the baby and if I'm having contractions, for three hours. After an hour I was on the verge of tears from having to stay in the seated position I was in. Since the baby looked great, and there was no concern there, I begged them to not make me do it any longer. I did have a few big contractions while I was hooked up, so they wanted to check me. I attribute the contractions to my body reacting to the pain I was in. I was almost 2 centimeters though, so maybe it triggered something. Not in labor though, clearly since I am writing this now. They then sent me to another doctor to check my back. Turns out she believes I cracked my tailbone. There is nothing I can do about this besides ice it and stay mobile so my body doesn't tense up. They gave me tylenol with codine, but I am hesitant to take it, even at night in case I go into labor. (I did take it last night, and feel groggy this morning. I'm not a fan of being drugged, even if it is just slightly so.)
Anyway, that's my story. I need to stay active, and sitting here writing this is not very comfortable. I figure I'll make the best of it and get a lot done around the house, and if the rain holds off, maybe squeeze in a walk.

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