Admitted

I started having pain on my left side on Friday. it wasn't unbearable and medication was helping so i didnt think anything of it. Saturday morning i went to a training meeting for church and got pain that was so unbearable i thought i was going to pass out- again on the left side. so i called my mom since anthony was working and asked her to bring me pain medication so i could get through the meeting and go home to rest. well the pain went away until about 2pm. it was more like a dull ache then a real pain so i just ignored it and went on my way i picked Anthony up from work at 5 and we went home to finish getting ready for grandpa's award dinner at Cal State San Bernardino. by the time we were finished getting ready to go the pain was unbearable and i could no longer stand up or even move. i took some pain medication and put an ice pack on what i was sure was a kidney stone. after a half hour the pain was not going away so although i didn't want to i had to admit that i need to go to the hospital for help i didn't want to put stress on the baby. so we forwent the award dinner (which i was not happy about) and headed for Pomona Valley Hospital.

They determined not only was i having kidney stones but i also had a severe kidney infection. Severe enough that they admitted me to the floor to watch the baby and medicate me for the infection and for the pain safely. of course i didn't have any pain until like 2 in the morning when everyone else on the floor is having baby's i'm bothering this sweet nurse for pain medication because i can barely breath. anthony stayed at the hospital with me until 10pm and then i sent him home because he was falling asleep in the chair and i wanted him to sleep in our bed not in that uncomfortable chair. the doctor came in the morning and looked at me. he decided after about 11 am i could go home that it was safe. he sent me home with pain medication to be used only when in severe pain and antibiotics for the infection.

They checked the fluid around Madison before i could go home to make sure she was safe too. I'm proud to say she had an AFI of 16.2 which is amazing since a week ago it was only 9.1 and considered on the low side. The normal is anything above 10! its nice to be home and in my own bed. I definitely only want to be admitted to the hospital again if I'm having this baby because knowing i was going home without my baby and everyone else was going home with their baby was devastating to say the least. on the upside until now my cervix has been completely closed and I'm happy to say I'm officially dilated to .5cm !! I know its not much but at least its progress or i feel like its progress and that is encouraging that there is a light at the end of this tunnel.

10 Days to go!