Friday, December 01, 2006

A post from Jen, as typed in by Jaynee:

The Good:  I have excellent compassionate nurses.
The Bad: The bedpan

We watched “The Right Stuff” over T’giving weekend and we laughed over the scene when Alan Shepherd was on the capsule and really wanted to go to the bathroom but NASA was worried about what the introduction of liquids would do to the capsule.  In the end, he was allowed to pee - and peed in his suit.  He went into space and came back and spent that whole time sitting in his own pee.  I now sort of know what that is like.

The Good: The TV
The Bad: The TV

The TV is outstanding because it is right on the arm connected to the bed, but the choice of channels is not the best.  And sidenote?  Daytime tv sucks.  However, I am now armed with my mother’s DVD player which will probably go into use this weekend since I’ll be visitor-free due to my shower, which Beau is attending on my behalf.

The Good: Hearing the baby’s heartbeat several times a day on the monitor
The Bad:  I’m constantly poked and prodded

Temperature, blood pressure, counting kicks after I eat - you name it, it is done/requested.

The Ugly: No shower

It ranks right up there with the whole “bedpan” thing from earlier.  You see where we’re going with that.

The Good: Encouraging friends
The Bad: Boredom

I have received so many visitors, calls and flowers from friends which has been such a blessing.  However, in between all the visitors, calls and flowers is interminable boredom and nothing to do but surf the bad daytime tv.

I read through Psalm 77 on Wednesday night and for that night it was the perfect encouragement.  Last night when I woke up in the middle of the night and read Psalm 42 and it also fit the perfect fit for where I was last night while reading.  We’re just trusting that God is in control and that He is not surprised by this situation even though we were.  He has a reason why I have to go on bedrest at this point, but I’m going to do what the doctors say to keep the baby safe and trust that God is in Control.

As an update to my condition - this morning the resident came in and said the ultrasound from yesterday confirmed that the placenta did separate from the uterus which caused the bleeding, but it was a small separation and she confirmed that if I have no more bleeding over the next five days I’ll be able to go home.

One of my OBs came in after that and said that since my bleeding had stopped, I could use a bedside commode instead of a bedpan.  That may be TMI, but it’s monumental when you are bored out of your mind during the day.

Lastly, the perinatologist said I am anemic and in order to boost my iron they are putting me on a 3-week IV drip for iron and I’ll have to take another daily shot similar to an insulin shot but it’s a hormone that will boost the hemoglobin.  That’s something I can administer to myself even after I get home, which is a relief.

Thanks for the comments from yesterday - Beau printed the comments from yesterday and brought them to me.