Scary Night, OK Day

For now, things are OK in waiting for babies land. Bekka's bleeding stopped late this morning and hasn't reappeared yet. We don't know if she is still bleeding (the large clots suggest that she had built up some blood before it all just came gushing out). We hope not, because otherwise she's doing pretty well. Over the past few days the pattern has been for it to stop for about 18 to 24 hours and then resume. Let us hope that changes and she has smooth sailing for a while.

It was a long day as both of us had very little sleep and Bekka struggled with nausea and heartburn through much of it. This is largely due to being taken off all oral intake last night in anticipation of a possible cesarean. After they allowed her to eat a bit, she began feeling better. Overall, it was a very nervous touch and go day. In the early evening they switched her nurses from Labor and Delivery to Ante-partem. This indicates some semblance of improvement. Of course, as we know well, a 2:30am event like last night gets her switched right back to L&D

In the plus column, the babies seemed to do fine throughout the day with consistent heart rates and Bekka did not experience contractions. She was ecstatic when the doctor allowed her to go to the bathroom on her own (well, with nurse escort). She is still confined to bed, but as long as she is not contracting or bleeding, it looks like she'll be able to get up occasionally for potty breaks. When you have been in bed for almost two weeks, that's a big morale boost.