32 Weeks and Sick as a Dog!

    I'm a day late posting, but with very good reason. Sleep has been horrible lately and it was even worse Thursday night/Friday morning. I constantly roll over from side to side every.single.night. and its terrible because I'm huge. So Thursday night I thought I rolled over a little too quickly and pulled or strained a muscle in my back. I got up to stretch it out and it was also in my lower right abdomen. Sharp sharp jabs. While I was up stretching I got light headed and nauseous. I laid back down and could not fall back asleep due to the pain and chills. This was at 5am.


   I got up with Don and showered and could hardly walk due to the pain. I had a scheduled Dr.'s appointment at 9:20 that I cancelled because I could not get out of bed without pain, dizziness, and nausea. Don was working so Rory laid with me and was oh so sweet! He is so loveable and comforting. He rubbed my face and said "Momma, you're hot right there". Such a smart boy he is. I checked my temp and it was 100.3. I checked it again 30 minutes later and it was 100.9. I called to see if the Dr.'s office could still see me. I got there and my temp was 101.3. Dr. Huff (who I care nothing for) came in a said well, if you just having back pain and you're not having contractions, I think its just viral and you will have to wait it out. You have to let viral infections run their course. 


"So a UTI or kidney infection is out of the question"...hence the back pain and temperature.
"Your urine specimen came back negative with just a small trace of some bacteria"

   I don't get the flu shot, Rory doesn't get the flu shot, Don doesn't get the flu shot. We don't want the flu shot! Keep this in mind.

   I tell Dr. Huff I didn't take the shot (because she asks of course) and she immediately directs her diagnosis toward the flu. What symptoms do you see that makes you think I may have the flu (I really can't stand her)? I have no cough, not sore throat, no watery eyes, no weakness or generalized pain. She prescribes me Tamiflu, which treats flu symptoms, Phinergan, and Zofran. Whatever. I get them all fulfilled but take none of them. If I tell you that I am totally against the flu shot, then why on earth would I take Tamiflu to treat the flu symptoms that I don't have without even knowing if I have the flu. Ugh.


   So the day progresses and I take Tylenol, which I was very reluctant to do as well but couldn't take the pain anymore. I felt a few contractions but couldn't tell if they were true or false because of the persistent back pain. And finally at 5:15pm I couldn't take it anymore. My pain was worse and my fever had risen to 102.3. So we went to the ER. They sent us to L&D and just my luck... Dr. Huff was making rounds and stopped by. She reprimanded me for not taking the Tamiflu and said that I should have taken it immediately, yada yada. So I very nicely asked..."Why would I take Tamiflu if I don't even know if I have the flu". She ordered a flu test, some fluids, bloods tests, and another urine culture. I told her that I had been having contractions and of course her response was well, I'm not seeing any contractions on the baby monitor and mentioned again that it was probably the flu or a viral infection that needed to run its course. Against her will she decided to check my cervix. I was one fingertip dilated. So she then says oh, well maybe you had a few contractions earlier. Oh my Jesus! I could kill her at this point!! She told the nurses to monitor me for a couple more hours because being dilated at 32 weeks raised some concerns.

Also...during this stay, the baby's heartrate would elevate to the 180's and 190's for 10 minutes or so at a time. They did a bolus of fluids and after a couple minutes the heartrate would come down. Then it would go back up again... This didn't seem to be a concern for them. Apparently when my heartrate goes up related to the fever, the baby's heartrate also increases. I was still freaking out!!! 190 beats per minute??? WOW!


   Finally at 10:15pm my labs and flu test come back. Flu test was NEGATIVE! Take that Tamiflu and shove it Dr. Huff. My white blood count was elevated as well as a small trace of bacteria found in my urine (<---same bacteria from my my moring appointment maybe?!?). They prescribe me an antibiotic and send me on my way and treat it as an infection. We got home at 1:00am and my fever broke at 3:35 and my back pain immediately ceased. Craziest thing. Could I have had a UTI or kidney infection??? Why yes, I think so.


   I slept later than I have slept in 6 months and woke up this morning at 10:15am and felt like a new person. Still no fever or back pain. My lower abdomen is now sore after walking around and the pressure of the baby, but I attribute that to the clinching and minor contractions I had yesterday. Other than that...I'm cured for now. Thank goodness I see a different Dr. at my next visit.


Wow...I gave a little too much detail and made that the longest story ever. On to the weekly update...

How Far Along: 32 Weeks
Size of Baby: 3.75lbs, 16.7 inches
Total Weight Gained/Lost: +23lbs
Maternity Clothes: Yes, but I am almost too big for them too, ha!
Movement: Yes. Baby has been in the same position and it's kicks are very predictable now.
Sleep: I wake up all night long, but don't seem to be tired in the mornings so I suppose I'm getting more than I realize
What I miss: Everything I could do non-pregnant. I'm feeling huge now and want to be normal again
Cravings: Nothing
Aversions: Regular Coffee. I used to drink it, but after making the switch to Decaf, I cannpt handlt Don's coffee anymore. Sick! There is not enough creamer in this world to get me through a full cup of that dark nastiness
Symptoms: braxton hicks, heartburn, lustrious hair. I don't think I have shed more than 10 hairs this month. I love the fullness of my hair right now but I know it is only short lived. Soon my it will be falling out in clumps :( Frequent stops to the bathroom, no constipation.
Highlights from this week: Celebrating Christmas with the Family!! Each year is better than the last!

**Next Appointment is Jan. 13